People born on January 17

Anton Chekhov

Russian dramatist and author (1860–1904)

Benjamin Franklin

American author, printer, political theorist, politician, postmaster, scientist, inventor, civic activist, statesman, diplomat, Founding Father (1706–1790)

Muhammad Ali

American boxer, philanthropist, and activist (1942–2016)

Michelle Obama

Lawyer and former First Lady of the United States

Jim Carrey

Canadian comedian and actor

David Lloyd George

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1916 to 1922

Pedro Calderón de la Barca

Spanish dramatist (1600-1681)

Al Capone

American gangster

Anne Brontë

British novelist and poet (1820-1849)

Konstantin Stanislavski

Russian and Soviet actor and theatre director (1863–1938)

Eartha Kitt

American singer (1927–2008)

Betty White

American actress and comedian (1922–2021)

Zooey Deschanel

American actress and singer

Dalida

Italian singer and actress; who naturalized in France

Tabaré Vázquez

President of Uruguay from 2005 to 2010 and from 2015 to 2020