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Famous birthdays on January 17: Michelle Obama, Lucy Boynton

Famous birthdays on January 17: Michelle Obama, Lucy Boynton

January 17 (UPI) – Those born on this day are under the zodiac sign of Capricorn.

They include:

— Pope Pius V in 1504

— The American statesman, scientist and author Benjamin Franklin in 1706

— Author Anne Bronte in 1820

Dwyane Wade walks the red carpet at the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute Benefit "Camp: Notes on Fashion" in New York City on May 6, 2019. The former basketball star celebrates his 42nd birthday on January 17. Photo by John Angelillo/UPIDwyane Wade walks the red carpet at the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute Benefit "Camp: Notes on Fashion" in New York City on May 6, 2019. The former basketball star celebrates his 42nd birthday on January 17. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI

Dwyane Wade arrives on the red carpet at the Costume Institute Benefit “Camp: Notes on Fashion” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City on May 6, 2019. The former basketball star celebrates his 42nd birthday on January 17. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI

— British statesman David Lloyd George in 1863

— US gangster Al Capone in 1899

Zooey Deschanel attends the premiere of "Good boys" at the Regency Village Theatre in the Westwood neighborhood of Los Angeles on August 14, 2019. The actor celebrates his 44th birthday on January 17. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPIZooey Deschanel attends the premiere of "Good boys" at the Regency Village Theatre in the Westwood neighborhood of Los Angeles on August 14, 2019. The actor celebrates his 44th birthday on January 17. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI

Zooey Deschanel attends the premiere of “Good Boys” on August 14, 2019 at the Regency Village Theater in the Westwood district of Los Angeles. The actor celebrates his 44th birthday on January 17. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI

— English novelist Nevil Shute in 1899

— Actress Betty White in 1922

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File photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI

— Singer Eartha Kitt in 1927

— Beauty specialist Vidal Sassoon in 1928

— Actor James Earl Jones in 1931 (age 93)

— Douglas Wilder, first black governor of the USA, 1931 (age 93)

– Puppeteer Shari Lewis in 1933

– Talk show host Maury Povich in 1939 (85 years old)

— Olympic champion and runner Kipchoge Keino in 1940 (84 years old)

– Heavyweight boxing world champion Muhammad Ali in 1942

— Comedian Andy Kaufman in 1949

— Barbadian President Sandra Mason in 1949 (age 75)

— Former Rolling Stones member Mick Taylor in 1949 (age 75)

— Musician Steve Earle in 1955 (69 years old)

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File photo by Heinz Ruckemann/UPI

— Comedian Steve Harvey in 1957 (67 years old)

– Comedian Jim Carrey in 1962 (62 years old)

— Writer Sebastian Junger in 1962 (62 years old)

— Former First Lady of the United States, Michelle Obama, in 1964 (60 years old)

— Rapper Lil Jon, born Jonathan Smith, 1971 (age 53)

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File photo by Gary I Rothstein/UPI

— Singer Kid Rock, born Robert James Ritchie, 1971 (age 53)

— Actor/filmmaker Leigh Whannell in 1977 (47 years old)

— Dancer Maksim Chmerkovskiy in 1980 (44 years old)

— Actor Zooey Deschanel in 1980 (age 44)

— Rapper Ray J, born William Ray Norwood, 1981 (43 years old)

— Former basketball star Dwyane Wade in 1982 (42 years old)

— DJ Calvin Harris in 1984 (40 years)

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File photo by Gary I Rothstein/UPI

— Actress Kelly Marie Tran in 1989 (age 35)

— Actress Willa Fitzgerald in 1991 (age 33)

— Actress Lucy Boynton in 1994 (age 30)

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Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI