Famous People Born on January 17

• Ali, Muhammad (1942)

  The heavyweight boxing champ called "The Greatest"

• Andrews, Naveen (1969)

  Sayid in the TV series Lost

• Capone, Al (1899)

  The American gangster known as "Scarface"

• Carrey, Jim (1962)

  The star of Dumb and Dumber and The Truman Show

• Cuffe, Paul (1759)

   The richest African American of the early 19th century

• Deschanel, Zooey (1980)

  The doe-eyed star of (500) Days of Summer and New Girl

• Franklin, Benjamin (1706)

  The Founding Father who wrote Poor Richard's Almanac

• Jones, James Earl (1931)

  The voice of Darth Vader

• Kaufman, Andy (1949)

  The 1970s weirdo comedian extraordinaire

• Kid Rock (1971)

  Cowboy-rock rapper of Devil Without a Cause

• Lloyd George, David (1863)

   The British Prime Minister, 1916-22

• Obama, Michelle (1964)

  First Lady of the United States, 2009-2017

• Popeye the Sailor (1929)

  Fist-fighting, spinach-loving sailor of comics and cartoons

• Préval, René (1943)

  President of Haiti, 1996-2000, 2006-present

• Stafford, William (1914)

  The poet who wrote "Traveling Through the Dark"

• Taylor, Mick (1949)

  Guitarist for The Rolling Stones, 1969-74

• Wade, Dwyane (1982)

  Miami Heat guard called "Flash" and "D-Wade"

• White, Betty (1922)

  Rose Nyland on The Golden Girls

See also: Died on January 17