Famous People Born on January 17

Andy Kaufman
1949
American actor and comedian (d. 1984)
Steve Javie
1955
American basketball player and referee
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Moira Shearer
1926
Scottish-English ballerina and actress (d. 2006)
Mick Taylor
1949
English singer-songwriter and guitarist
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Thomas Fairfax
1612
English general and politician (d. 1671)
Trevor Bauer
1991
American baseball player
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George M. Leader
1918
American soldier and politician, 36th Governor of Pennsylvania (d. 2013)
Nicolae Iorga
1871
Romanian historian and politician, 34th Prime Minister of Romania (d. 1940)
Babu Gulabrai
1888
Indian philosopher and author (d. 1963)
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Jeremy Roenick
1970
American ice hockey player and actor
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Henry Grey
1517
1st Duke of Suffolk, English Duke (d. 1554)
Lukas Moodysson
1969
Swedish director, screenwriter, and author
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