50+ Celebrities Born on May 17

Jules Burke
May 14, 2024 58 items

May 17 isn't just another day on the calendar—it's a star-studded birthday bash! From Hollywood legends, such as Nikki Reed and Dennis Hopper, to music maestros, like Trent Reznor, this date has given us some of the most iconic figures in entertainment, such as Bob Saget. Why care about these celebrities and historical figures both living and deceased birthdays? Well, it’s fun to see which stars share your special day or just to drop some cool trivia at your next party.

Below is a list of celebrities who light up their candles on May 17. Whether they're gracing the silver screen or hitting high notes, each has made a significant mark in their field. Get ready to meet the famous faces born on this day!

  • Bob Saget
    Bob Saget, the renowned American stand-up comedian, actor, and television host, has carved his unique niche in the entertainment industry with an unparalleled blend of insightful humor and genuine humanity. Born on May 17, 1956, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, he kick-started his illustrious career in the late 1970s, rapidly gaining fame through his distinct comedic style that often treaded the line of edgy and family-friendly humor. Saget's rise to stardom was catapulted by his role as Danny Tanner in one of America's most beloved sitcoms, Full House, which aired from 1987 to 1995. His nuanced portrayal won the hearts of millions, showcasing not only his ability to deliver comic lines but also to depict a loving and caring single father. Concurrently, he hosted America's Funniest Home Videos, another popular show, from 1989 to 1997, demonstrating his versatility and widespread appeal. Beyond television, Saget has demonstrated his prowess in stand-up comedy and film direction. He directed the critically acclaimed movie Dirty Work in 1998 and the ABC television movie For Hope in 1996. As a stand-up comedian, his humor often leans towards the risque, presenting a contrast to his wholesome television image. Yet, it is this dichotomy, this play between the irreverent and the compassionate, that makes Bob Saget an enduring figure in American pop culture, transcending the limitations of time and trends.
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  • Nikki Reed
    Born on May 17, 1988, in West Los Angeles, California, Nikki Reed is an acclaimed American actress, screenwriter, and singer-songwriter. She is most widely recognized for her compelling performance as Rosalie Hale in the globally successful Twilight series. However, Reed's journey to stardom began long before her entrance into the world of vampires and werewolves. Reed first gained critical acclaim at the tender age of 15 when she co-wrote and starred in the controversial film Thirteen. The semi-autobiographical movie, which explored the tumultuous teenage years, garnered considerable attention and won several awards, including the Directing Award at the Sundance Film Festival. This early success was a testament to Reed's multifaceted talent and set the stage for her future endeavors in the entertainment industry. As a singer-songwriter, Reed collaborated with her then-husband, Paul McDonald, a finalist on American Idol, and released an EP titled The Best Part in 2012. Their song "Now That I've Found You" gained significant popularity, further cementing Reed's status as a versatile artist. In addition to her work in film and music, Reed is also known for her environmental activism and dedication to animal rights. Despite her busy career, she consistently uses her platform to raise awareness about various social and environmental issues.
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  • Craig Ferguson
    Craig Ferguson, born on May 17, 1962, in Glasgow, Scotland, is a multi-faceted personality who carved his niche in the entertainment world as a comedian, actor, writer, and television host. A man of extraordinary talent, Ferguson has left an indelible imprint on audiences around the globe through his diverse roles and unique comedic style. His journey is a testament to his resilience, creativity, and relentless pursuit of excellence. Ferguson's career trajectory is a compelling narrative of transformation and growth. Initially starting off as a drummer in a rock band called Dreamboys, he transitioned into comedy and acting during the mid-1980s. His breakthrough role came with the character "Nigel Wick" on the sitcom The Drew Carey Show, which cemented his place in American television. However, it was his tenure as the host of CBS's The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson from 2005 to 2014 that truly catapulted him to international fame. The show, revered for its innovative format and Ferguson's witty humor, garnered him a Primetime Emmy Nomination in 2006 and a Peabody Award in 2009. Adding another feather to his cap, Ferguson is also an acclaimed author. He has penned two books: his autobiography American On Purpose: The Improbable Adventures of an Unlikely Patriot, and the novel Between The Bridge and The River. Both publications received critical acclaim, further solidifying his reputation as a versatile artist.
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  • Dennis Hopper
    Dennis Hopper was an iconic figure in the world of film and television, best known for his groundbreaking roles as a director, actor, and artist. Born in Dodge City, Kansas, in 1936, Hopper's journey into Hollywood began at a young age when he moved to San Diego to study acting at the Old Globe Theatre and later joined the Actors Studio in New York. His breakthrough came in the form of the 1955 film Rebel Without a Cause, where he starred alongside James Dean, marking the beginning of a career that would span over five decades. Hopper's career took a turn towards directing in the late 1960s. His directorial debut, Easy Rider, became a cultural phenomenon, symbolizing the counterculture movement of that era. The film, which he co-wrote, directed, and starred in, garnered critical acclaim, earning him an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay. This success established Hopper as a formidable force in the film industry, paving the way for future projects such as The Last Movie and Out of the Blue. However, Hopper was not just confined to the realm of film and television. He was an avid photographer and visual artist, with his works exhibited in galleries worldwide. His photography, often featuring candid shots of Hollywood's elite, provided an intimate glimpse into the life behind the silver screen. Additionally, Hopper was a dedicated philanthropist, actively involved in various charitable causes throughout his life. Despite facing personal struggles, including battles with substance abuse, Hopper remained a celebrated figure till his passing in 2010. His enduring legacy remains a testament to his talent, passion, and indomitable spirit.
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  • Bill Paxton
    Bill Paxton, an American actor and film director, etched an indelible impression in the hearts of moviegoers with his compelling performances. Born on May 17, 1955, in Fort Worth, Texas, his journey into the realm of acting began with a minor role in the 1975 film Crazy Mama, which was the commencement of a career spanning over four decades. Paxton gained recognition for portraying a variety of characters in diverse genres. He was best known for his roles in films like The Terminator (1984), Aliens (1986), Titanic (1997) and Twister (1996). His ability to breathe life into characters, whether as an antagonist or a protagonist, set him apart from his contemporaries. Not confined to acting alone, Paxton made his directorial debut with the 2001 film Frailty, where he showcased his versatility behind the camera. Throughout his career, Paxton received several accolades for his outstanding performances, including an Emmy nomination for the mini-series Hatfields & McCoys (2012). Besides his accomplishments in the film industry, Paxton also had a passion for music and was part of a band named Martini Ranch during the 1980s.
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  • Trent Reznor
    Michael Trent Reznor (born May 17, 1965) is an American singer, songwriter, musician, record producer, and film score composer. He is the founder, lead vocalist, and principal songwriter of the industrial rock band Nine Inch Nails, which he founded in 1988 and of which he was the sole official member until adding long-time collaborator Atticus Ross as a permanent member in 2016. His first release under the Nine Inch Nails name, the 1989 album Pretty Hate Machine, was a commercial and critical success. He has since released nine Nine Inch Nails studio albums. He left Interscope Records in 2007 and was an independent recording artist until signing with Columbia Records in 2012. Reznor was associated with the bands Option 30, The Urge, The Innocent, and Exotic Birds in the mid-1980s. Outside of Nine Inch Nails, he has contributed to the albums of artists such as Marilyn Manson and Saul Williams. He and his wife, Mariqueen Maandig, are members of the post-industrial group How to Destroy Angels, with Atticus Ross and long-time Nine Inch Nails graphic designer Rob Sheridan.Reznor and Ross scored the David Fincher films The Social Network (2010), The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011), and Gone Girl (2014), winning the Academy Award for Best Original Score for The Social Network and the Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media for The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. They also scored the 2018 film Bird Box. In 1997, Reznor appeared in Time's list of the year's most influential people, and Spin magazine described him as "the most vital artist in music".
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  • Sasha Alexander
    Suzana Drobnjaković (Serbian: [sǔzana drobɲǎːkoʋitɕ]; born May 17, 1973), known by her stage name Sasha Alexander, is a Serbian-American actress. She played Gretchen Witter on Dawson's Creek and has acted in films including Yes Man (2008) and He's Just Not That Into You (2009). Alexander played Caitlin Todd for the first two seasons of NCIS. From July 2010 through September 2016, Alexander starred as Maura Isles in the TNT series Rizzoli & Isles.
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  • Derek Hough
    Derek Hough (born May 17, 1985) is an American professional Latin and ballroom dancer, choreographer, actor and singer.Since September 2007, Hough has become known for his work on the ABC dance-competition series, Dancing with the Stars, on which he has won a record six seasons. With a total of nine nominations, he has won two Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Choreography for several routines that he choreographed for the show. Hough has also starred in various stage productions, including the 2006 original production of Footloose: The Musical at the Novello Theatre in London's West End, as well as the 2015 New York Spring Spectacular at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. In 2013, he starred in Make Your Move, a Romeo and Juliet-inspired South Korean-American independent dance film. As of 2014, he has held a recurring acting role on ABC's musical-drama, Nashville. On December 7, 2016, Hough played the role of Corny Collins in NBC's live musical TV-production, Hairspray Live!.In May 2017, Hough joined the judges table in NBC's new dance competition series World of Dance. He continued his role as a judge for the second and third seasons.
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  • Karrueche Tran
    Karrueche Tran (born May 17, 1988) is an American actress and model. Tran initially gained mainstream exposure as the girlfriend of R&B singer Chris Brown before extending her resume to include modeling and acting. From 2013 to 2016, she starred as Vivian Johnson in the web series The Bay. She currently stars as Virginia on TNT's series Claws.
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  • Tony Parker
    Tony Parker, best known for his prolific career in professional basketball, was born William Anthony Parker Jr. on May 17, 1982, in Bruges, Belgium. The son of a professional basketball player and a Dutch model, Parker spent his early years in Europe before moving to the United States to pursue his own career in sports. He demonstrated an innate talent for the game from an early age, honing his skills in France's INSEP academy and making his professional debut with Paris Basket Racing when he was just 17. Parker's exceptional talent caught the attention of NBA scouts, leading to his selection by the San Antonio Spurs as the 28th pick in the 2001 NBA draft. Playing point guard, Parker quickly established himself as one of the league's premier players. His swift and strategic playing style earned him several accolades, including four NBA championships (2003, 2005, 2007, and 2014) and the prestigious NBA Finals MVP award in 2007. He also represented France in international competitions, contributing significantly to the team's gold medal win at the 2013 EuroBasket tournament. Off the court, Parker has cultivated a diverse range of interests. Passionate about hip-hop music since his youth, he released a French-language rap album titled TP in 2007. He also ventured into entrepreneurship, investing in France's ASVEL Basketball Club and later serving as its president. In addition, Parker shows a deep commitment to philanthropy through his self-named foundation, which supports various charitable causes.
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  • Matt Ryan
    Matthew Thomas Ryan (born May 17, 1985) is an American football quarterback and team captain for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL). After playing college football for Boston College, Ryan was drafted by the Falcons with the third overall pick in the first round of the 2008 NFL Draft. Ryan was Boston College's starting quarterback from 2005 to 2007, leading them to three bowl victories and a 25–7 record in 32 starts. He threw for 200 or more yards 15 times and is third all time in school history in passing yards and in pass completions. He earned MVP of the game honors at the 2005 MPC Computers Bowl.
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  • Jordan Knight
    Jordan Nathaniel Marcel Knight (born May 17, 1970) is an American singer-songwriter and actor. He is the lead singer of the boy band New Kids on the Block (NKOTB), who rose to fame in the 1980s and 1990s, utilizing a falsetto style of singing influenced by The Stylistics. After New Kids on the Block split in 1994, he launched a solo career. Jordan's first solo album, released in 1999, and his latest solo album, released in 2011, reached the Top 50 on the US Billboard 200. As of 2011, he released four Top 40 singles; the most well known being "Give It to You" in 1999. Knight has released three solo albums, one remix album and one EP. On May 31, 2011, Knight released the studio album, Unfinished. Knight has sold over 1.5 million records worldwide as a solo artist. In 2015, Boston City Council declared February 7 "Jordan Knight Day."
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  • Kris Bernal
    Kristine Ann Bernal (born May 17, 1989) is a Filipina actress who became known for winning in the fourth season of the reality-based talent search StarStruck of GMA Network. Kris is known for her dual role as the evil Rosette and the tragic Nimfa in Impostora.
  • LuAnn de Lesseps
    Luann de Lesseps (born LuAnn Nadeau; born May 17, 1965) is an American television personality, model, author, and singer. In 1993, she married French entrepreneur and aristocrat Count Alexandre de Lesseps; they divorced in 2009 but she retained the courtesy title "countess" until her remarriage in 2016. In 2008, de Lesseps came to prominence after being cast in the reality television series The Real Housewives of New York City, which documents the lives of several women residing in New York City. Luann began headlining "Countess and Friends," a cabaret show of her own making, in 2018.
  • Hill Harper
    Francis Eugene "Hill" Harper (born May 17, 1966) is an American actor and author. He is known for his roles on CSI: NY, Limitless, and The Good Doctor.
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  • Kandi Burruss
    Kandi Lenice Burruss-Tucker (born May 17, 1976) is an American singer, songwriter, television personality, actress, and business woman. Burruss first gained notice in 1992 as a member of the American vocal group Xscape. In 2000, She won a Grammy Award for Best R&B Song for her writing contributions on the TLC hit song "No Scrubs". Burruss currently stars in the Bravo reality television series The Real Housewives of Atlanta since its second-season premiere on July 30, 2009.
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  • Andrea Corr
    Andrea Jane Corr MBE (born 17 May 1974) is an Irish musician, songwriter and actress. Corr debuted in 1990 as the lead singer of the Celtic folk rock and pop rock group The Corrs along with her three elder siblings Caroline, Sharon and Jim. Aside from singing lead vocals, Corr plays the tin whistle, the ukulele and the piano.With the others, Corr has released six studio albums, two compilation albums, one remix album and two live albums. Andrea has also pursued a solo career, releasing her debut album, Ten Feet High, in 2007. The album moved away from the sound of the Corrs and features a dance-pop sound. Her next album, released on 30 May 2011, was entirely made up of covers of songs that were important to her when younger. Andrea is involved in charitable activities. She has played charity concerts to raise money for the Pavarotti & Friends Liberian Children's Village, Freeman Hospital in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, the victims of the Omagh bombing in Northern Ireland and The Prince's Trust in 2004. She is an ambassador for the Nelson Mandela's "46664" campaign, raising awareness towards AIDS in Africa. During the Edinburgh Live 8 on 2 July 2005 The Corrs performed "When the Stars Go Blue" alongside Bono to promote the Make Poverty History campaign. Along with her siblings, she was appointed an honorary M.B.E. in 2005 by Queen Elizabeth II for her contribution to music and charity.
  • Joshua Homme
    Joshua Michael Homme ( HOM-ee; born May 17, 1973) is an American singer, songwriter, musician, record producer, and actor. He is the founder, primary songwriter, and only continuous member of the rock band Queens of the Stone Age, which he formed in 1996 and in which he sings lead vocals and plays guitar, as well as occasionally playing bass, piano, and drums. He also co-founded Eagles of Death Metal in 1998, playing drums for their studio recordings and occasionally performing live with them. Homme was formerly the co-founder and guitarist of the stoner rock band Kyuss from 1987 to 1995. He has produced a musical improv series with other musicians (mostly from the Palm Desert Scene) known as The Desert Sessions since 1997. He formed a new project in 2009 called Them Crooked Vultures with Dave Grohl and John Paul Jones, releasing their self-titled debut album later that year. In 2016, he produced, co-wrote, and performed on the Iggy Pop album Post Pop Depression. He has also been involved with acts such as Foo Fighters and Arctic Monkeys.
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  • Tahj Mowry
    Tahj Dayton Mowry (; born May 17, 1986) is an American actor and singer. He is the younger brother of identical twins Tia Mowry and Tamera Mowry and is known for his role on the show Smart Guy as the main character TJ on The WB, though the show gained later recognition on Disney Channel. Mowry was later cast as the voice of ten-year-old super genius Wade Load on Kim Possible as a nod to this role. He is also known for his role on Full House playing Michelle's best friend Teddy. Mowry also played Tucker Dobbs on Freeform's comedy show Baby Daddy.
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  • Enya
    Eithne Pádraigín Ní Bhraonáin (anglicised as Enya Patricia Brennan (); born 17 May 1961), known professionally as Enya, is an Irish singer, songwriter, record producer and musician. Born into a musical family and raised in the Irish-speaking area of Gweedore in County Donegal, Enya began her music career when she joined her family's Celtic band Clannad in 1980 on keyboards and backing vocals. She left in 1982 with their manager and producer Nicky Ryan to pursue a solo career, with Ryan's wife Roma Ryan as her lyricist. Enya developed her sound over the following four years with multitracked vocals and keyboards with elements of new age, Celtic, classical, church, and folk music. She has sung in ten languages. Enya's first projects as a solo artist included soundtrack work for The Frog Prince (1984) and the 1987 BBC documentary series The Celts, which was released as her debut album, Enya (1987). She signed with Warner Music UK, which granted her artistic freedom and minimal interference from the label. The commercial and critical success of Watermark (1988) propelled her to worldwide fame, helped by the international top-10 hit single "Orinoco Flow". This was followed by the multi-million selling albums Shepherd Moons (1991), The Memory of Trees (1995) and A Day Without Rain (2000). Sales of the latter and its lead single, "Only Time", surged in the United States following its use in the media coverage of the September 11 attacks. Following Amarantine (2005) and And Winter Came... (2008), Enya took an extended break from music; she returned in 2012 and released Dark Sky Island (2015). Enya is known for her privacy and has never undertaken a concert tour. She is Ireland's bestselling solo artist and bestselling artist behind U2, with a discography that has sold 26.5 million certified albums in the United States and an estimated 80 million records worldwide, making her one of the bestselling music artists of all time. A Day Without Rain (2000) remains the bestselling new-age album, with an estimated 16 million copies sold worldwide. Enya has won awards including seven World Music Awards, four Grammy Awards for Best New Age Album, and an Ivor Novello Award. She was nominated for an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award for "May It Be", written for The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001).
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  • Sugar Ray Leonard
    Ray Charles Leonard (born May 17, 1956), best known as "Sugar" Ray Leonard, is an American former professional boxer, motivational speaker, and occasional actor. Often regarded as one of the greatest boxers of all time, he competed from 1977 to 1997, winning world titles in five weight divisions; the lineal championship in three weight divisions; as well as the undisputed welterweight title. Leonard was part of "The Fabulous Four", a group of boxers who all fought each other throughout the 1980s, consisting of himself, Roberto Durán, Thomas Hearns and Marvin Hagler. "The Fabulous Four" created a wave of popularity in the lower weight classes that kept boxing relevant in the post-Muhammad Ali era, during which Leonard defeated future fellow International Boxing Hall of Fame inductees Hearns, Durán, Hagler, and Wilfred Benítez. Leonard was also the first boxer to earn more than $100 million in purses, and was named "Boxer of the Decade" in the 1980s. The Ring magazine named him Fighter of the Year in 1979 and 1981, while the Boxing Writers Association of America (BWAA) named him Fighter of the Year in 1976, 1979, and 1981. In 2002, Leonard was voted by The Ring as the ninth greatest fighter of the last 80 years; BoxRec ranks him as the 27th greatest boxer of all time, pound for pound.
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  • Queen Máxima of the Netherlands
    Queen Máxima of the Netherlands (born Máxima Zorreguieta Cerruti; 17 May 1971) is an Argentine-Dutch royal who is the wife of King Willem-Alexander. On 30 April 2013, she became the first queen consort of the Netherlands since Emma of Waldeck and Pyrmont (queen consort from 1879 to 1890) and the first Latin American-born queen consort in the history of the Netherlands.
  • Maureen O'Sullivan
    Maureen Paula O'Sullivan (17 May 1911 – 23 June 1998) was an Irish-American actress best known for playing Jane in the Tarzan series of films starring Johnny Weissmuller.
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  • Sendhil Ramamurthy

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    Sendhil Amithab Ramamurthy (born May 17, 1974) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as geneticist Mohinder Suresh in the NBC sci-fi drama Heroes and Jai Wilcox in Covert Affairs.
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  • Marshall Applewhite
    Marshall Herff Applewhite Jr. (May 17, 1931 – March 26, 1997), also known as Do, among other names, was an American cult leader who founded what became known as the Heaven's Gate religious group and organized their mass suicide in 1997, claiming the lives of 39 people. A native of Texas, Applewhite attended several universities, and as a young man, served in the United States Army. After finishing school at Austin College, he taught music at the University of Alabama. He later returned to Texas, where he led choruses and served as the chair of the music department at the University of St. Thomas in Houston. He left the school in 1970, citing emotional turmoil. His father's death a year later brought on severe depression. In 1972, he developed a close friendship with Bonnie Nettles, a nurse; together, they discussed mysticism at length and concluded that they were called as divine messengers. They operated a bookstore and teaching center for a short while, and then began to travel around the U.S. in 1973 to spread their views. They only gained one convert. In 1975, Applewhite was arrested for failing to return a rental car and was jailed for 6 months. In jail, he further developed his theology. After Applewhite's release, he traveled to California and Oregon with Nettles, eventually gaining a group of committed followers. Applewhite and Nettles told their followers that they would be visited by extraterrestrials who would provide them with new bodies. Applewhite initially stated that his followers and he would physically ascend to a spaceship, where their bodies would be transformed, but later, he came to believe that their bodies were the mere containers of their souls, which would later be placed into new bodies. These ideas were expressed with language drawn from Christian eschatology, the New Age movement, and American popular culture. The group received an influx of funds in the late 1970s, which it used to pay housing and other expenses. In 1985, Nettles died, leaving Applewhite distraught and challenging his views on physical ascension. In the early 1990s, the group took more steps to publicize their theology. In 1996, they learned of the approach of Comet Hale–Bopp and rumors of an accompanying spaceship. They concluded that this spaceship was the vessel that would take their spirits on board for a journey to another planet. Believing that their souls would ascend to the spaceship and be given new bodies, the group members committed mass suicide in their mansion. A media circus followed the discovery of their bodies. In the aftermath, commentators and academics discussed how Applewhite persuaded people to follow his commands, including suicide. Some commentators attributed his followers' willingness to commit suicide to his skill as a manipulator, while others argued that their willingness was due to their faith in the narrative that he constructed.
  • Leven Rambin
    Leven Alice Rambin (born May 17, 1990) is an American actress. She is known for playing look-alike half-sisters Lily Montgomery and Ava Benton on All My Children and her recurring roles in Grey's Anatomy and Gone, as well Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, One Tree Hill, Wizards of Waverly Place, and CSI: Miami. She appeared in the sci-fi film The Hunger Games (2012) as the District 1 tribute Glimmer, and appeared as Clarisse La Rue in the fantasy film Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters (2013).
  • Matt Cassel
    Matthew Brennan Cassel (born May 17, 1982) is a American football quarterback who is currently a free agent . He was drafted by the New England Patriots in the seventh round of the 2005 NFL draft. He played college football at USC. A journeyman quarterback throughout his career, Cassel has also played for the Kansas City Chiefs, Minnesota Vikings, Buffalo Bills, Dallas Cowboys, Tennessee Titans, and Detroit Lions. Cassel became the Patriots' starting quarterback after Week 1 of the 2008 season after then reigning NFL MVP Tom Brady suffered a season-ending knee injury. In February 2009, the Patriots used their franchise tag on Cassel, extending him a one-year contract worth over $14 million, the largest one-year contract for an offensive player in NFL history. Later that offseason, the Patriots made a trade which sent Cassel to the Kansas City Chiefs, who signed him to a 6-year, $62.7 million contract in July 2009. In 2010, Cassel led the Chiefs to their first AFC West divisional championship in seven years and earned a Pro Bowl selection in the process. He played only partial seasons as the Chiefs starting quarterback as injuries limited his playing time in 2011 and 2012. After the Chiefs cut him in the 2013 off-season, he signed with the Vikings. Coming off of the bench, he earned his way to the Vikings starter in 2013, but additional injuries cut his 2014 season short after only three games. He was traded by the Vikings to the Buffalo Bills for the 2015 season, however, the Bills traded him to the Dallas Cowboys after only three games. While with the Cowboys, he served a back-up role, starting several games in place of the injured Tony Romo. After being released by the Cowboys following the 2015 season, he spent 2016 and 2017 as a back-up for the Tennessee Titans and served a similar role in 2018 for the Detroit Lions.
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  • Danny Manning
    Daniel Ricardo Manning (born May 17, 1966) is an American college basketball coach and retired National Basketball Association player. He is the current men's head coach at Wake Forest. Manning played high school basketball at Lawrence High School in Lawrence, Kansas, college basketball at The University of Kansas, and played in the NBA for 14 years. After retiring from professional basketball Manning became an assistant coach at his alma mater, the University of Kansas. He won the national championship with the Jayhawks in 1988 as a player, and again as an assistant in 2008. He is the all-time leading scorer in Kansas basketball history with 2,951 points. The next closest player to his point total is Nick Collison, who is 854 points behind Manning.
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  • Tessa Virtue
    Tessa Jane McCormick Virtue (born May 17, 1989) is a Canadian ice dancer. With ice dance partner Scott Moir, she is the 2010 Olympic champion, the 2018 Olympic champion, the 2014 Olympic silver medalist, a three-time World champion (2010, 2012, 2017), a three-time Four Continents champion (2008, 2012, 2017), the 2016–17 Grand Prix Final champion, an eight-time Canadian National champion (2008–2010, 2012–2014, 2017–2018), and the 2006 World Junior champion. Virtue and Moir are also the 2018 Olympic gold medalists in the team event and the 2014 Olympic silver medalists in the team event. They are the most decorated Canadian ice dance team of all time and the most decorated Olympic figure skaters of all time.Virtue and Moir were paired in 1997, at the ages of seven and nine. They are the 2004 Canadian junior champions and became Canada's top ice dance team in 2007. They are the 2008 World silver medalists and the 2009 World bronze medalists and became the first ice dance team to receive a 10.0 for a program component score under the new ISU Judging System. In 2010, they became the first ice dancers from North America to win an Olympic gold medal, ending the 34-year streak of the Europeans. They are the youngest ice dance team ever to win an Olympic title. They were the first ice dancers to win a gold medal in their Olympic debut, and the first ice dance team to win Olympic gold on home ice.Virtue and Moir continued to be one of the world's top ice dance teams after their first Olympic victory in 2010. They are the 2010 and 2012 World champions, the 2011 and 2013 World silver medallists, and the 2014 Olympic ice dance and team event silver medalists. After taking a two-season break from the sport, they returned to competition in the fall of 2016 and became the 2017 World champions, having an unprecedented undefeated season. As of 2018, they are five-time Olympic medalists. Virtue and Moir are holders of the world record score for the now-defunct original dance.Having skated together for over twenty years, Virtue and Moir are the longest-standing ice dance team in Canadian history. Due to their longevity, achievements and versatility on the ice, they are considered by many to be the greatest ice dancers of all time. In 2018, Time magazine noted that "they've become especially beloved by new and returning spectators alike for their passionate performances and undeniable chemistry, on and off the ice".
  • Dorothy Gibson
    Dorothy Gibson (May 17, 1889 – February 17, 1946) was a pioneering American silent film actress, artist's model, and singer active in the early 20th century. She is best remembered as a survivor of the sinking of the Titanic and for starring in the first motion picture based on the disaster.
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