Famous birthdays for Aug. 17: Phoebe Bridgers, Belinda Carlisle
Aug. 17 (UPI) -- Those born on this date are under the sign of Leo.
They include:
-- Mathematician Pierre de Fermat in 1601
-- Frontiersman Davy Crockett in 1786
-- Movie producer Samuel Goldwyn in 1882
-- Actor Mae West in 1893
-- Watergate figure W. Mark Felt, known as "Deep Throat," in 1913
-- Actor Maureen O'Hara in 1920
-- U.S. spy plane aviator Francis Gary Powers in 1929
-- Writer Ted Hughes in 1930
-- Writer V.S. Naipaul in 1932
-- Actor Robert De Niro in 1943 (age 81)
-- Filmmaker Julian Fellowes in 1949 (age 75)
-- Musician Belinda Carlisle (Go-Go's) in 1958 (age 66)
-- Writer Jonathan Franzen in 1959 (age 65)
-- Investigative journalist Eric Schlosser in 1959 (age 65)
-- Actor Sean Penn in 1960 (age 64)
-- Musician Gilbert J. Clarke (Guns N' Roses) in 1962 (age 62)
-- Television commentator/former football coach Jon Gruden in 1963 (age 61)
-- Musician Steve Gorman (Black Crowes) in 1965 (age 59)
-- Musician Jill Cunniff (Lucious Jackson) in 1966 (age 58)
-- Actor Helen McCrory in 1968
-- Actor/musician Donnie Wahlberg (New Kids on the Block) in 1969 (age 55)
-- Musician Posdnuos, born Kelvin Mercer, (De La Soul) in 1969 (age 55)
-- Tennis Hall of Fame member Jim Courier in 1970 (age 54)
-- Television personality Giuliana Rancic in 1974 (age 50)
-- Actor Mark Salling in 1982
-- Actor Austin Butler in 1991 (age 33)
-- Former WWE wrestler Paige, born Saraya-Jade Bevis, in 1992 (age 32)
-- Musician Phoebe Bridgers (boygenius) in 1994 (age 30)
-- Actor Taissa Farmiga in 1994 (age 30)
-- Musician The Kid Laroi, born Charlton Howard, in 2003 (age 21)