Boyega, John (1992)
Finn in the movie Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Famous People Born on March 17
From the Who2 database of 4,809 musicians, actors, historical figures, and other celebrities:
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Cole, Nat King (1916)
The singer of "Unforgettable" and "Mona Lisa" -
Daniels, Stormy (1979)
The adult film star paid hush money by Donald Trump's attorney -
Ford, Patricia (1969)
Playboy lingerie model of the 1990s -
Gacy, John Wayne (1942)
The "Killer Clown" who buried his victims in his house -
Gibson, William (1948)
The author who created "cyberpunk" -
Hamm, Mia (1971)
Star of the 1996 and 2004 Olympic soccer champs -
Ledecky, Katie (1997)
The champion swimmer who won Olympic Gold at age 15 -
Lowe, Rob (1964)
The handsome actor who played Sam Seaborn on TV's The West Wing -
McQueen, Alexander (1969)
The avant-garde fashion designer who killed himself in 2010 -
Newman, Alfred (1901)
17 February 1970 -
Plessy, Homer (1863)
Namesake of the U.S. court case Plessy v. Ferguson -
Russell, Kurt (1951)
Snake Plissken in the movie Escape From New York -
Rustin, Bayard (1912)
Organizer behind Martin Luther King, Jr.'s 1963 March on Washington