Famous People Born on February 17

• Bay, Michael (1965)

  The high-octane director of the Transformers films

• Gordon-Levitt, Joseph (1981)

  Star of Brick and The Lookout

• Hilton, Paris (1981)

  Party-hopping Hilton Hotel heiress and star of TV reality shows

• Holbrook, Hal (1925)

  Stage and TV actor known for playing Mark Twain

• Jordan, Michael (1963)

  The super-duper-star guard for the Chicago Bulls

• Mo Yah (1955)

  The Chinese author of Red Sorghum Clan

• Newton, Huey (1942)

  Co-founder of the Black Panthers

• Richards, Denise (1971)

  Star of the 'reality' show It's Complicated

• Russo, Rene (1954)

  Co-star of the remake of The Thomas Crown Affair

• Sheeran, Ed (1991)

  The redheaded singer-songwriter who did of "The Shape of You"

See also: Died on February 17