July 17 Birthday for Famous people are an important celebration. Today’s Happy Birthday wishes of July 17 goes out to Linda Ejiofor, Amarachi, Ronke Ojo, Maryam Yahaya, Joseph Nanven Garba, Tayo Fabuluje and Samuel Fosso. Some other birthdays in Nigerian history includes Olanike Adeyemo, a Nigerian professor of Veterinary Public Health and Preventive Medicine born in 1970 and Hafsat Mohammed Baba, a Nigerian Commissioner of Women Affairs and Social Development.
We also have new names which includes Samuel Fosso, a Cameroonian photographer born in 1962 at Kumba, Sunusi Mamman born in 1965, and Joel Danlami Ikenya, a Nigerian politician born in 1962. Footballers among the famous 100 people and celebrities with birthdays today includes Yahaya Adamu (1993), Onome Sodje (1988) in Warri, Furo Iyenemi (1978) in Port Harcourt, Edward Weng (1982). The rest are Kate Obilor, a Nigerian female hurdler born in 1985 and Oladele Awobuluyi and Akoko North-West born in 1935.
You can scroll down to browse through and see photos of famous people in history and other popular celebrities turning a year older on July 17th. From there, you can additionally learn an interesting fact about each of them, their age and their profession.
Top Famous Birthdays on July, 17 2024
Linda Ejiofor turns 38 years
Linda Ejiofor is a Nigerian actress, model and celebrity and her birthday is July 17 1986 with the Cancer Birth sign. Her full name is Ihuoma Linda Ejiofor Suleiman She was actually born in Isuikwuato local government area of Abia State, Nigeria. Everyone in Nigeria knows her for the role as Bimpe Adekoya in M-Net’s TV series Tinsel in DSTV and GoTV. Her other works includes Knockout Blessing (2018), 4th Republic (2019) and Out of Luck (2015). In 2012, she was nominated for Best Actress in a Supporting Role at the 9th Africa Movie Academy Awards for her role in the film “The Meeting” but she didn’t win. Then in 2013, her name was listed among the 10 fastest rising Nollywood stars by Mr. Tony Ogaga Erhariefe of The Sun Nigeria. She is married to Ibrahim Suleiman and has wonderful children.
Amarachi Uyanne turns 20 years
Amarachi Uyanne birthday date is July 17, 2004 with the cancer zodiac sign. Her fans and entertainment viewers knows her stage name simply as a Amarachi. She is a Nigerian teenage singer (Recording artist), dancer and violinist. Few years ago, she won 10 million Naira in the maiden edition of “Nigeria’s Got Talent”, at 8 years old, bring her to limelight. She has now graduated from a Nigerian university and currently serving her fatherland through the National Youth Service Corps (2023-2024 batch). Currently, she has become a Media Influencer, Entrepreneur, Hustler, and young Millionaire. She is always seen in a music studio singing and producing new gospel songs.
Maryam Yahaya turns 27 years
Maryam Yahaya birthday date is July 17, 2004 with the cancer zodiac sign. She is a Nigerian film actress in the Hausa speaking movies officially known as Kannywood film industry. Maryam has been doing unpopular Hausa movies for a long time but she came into limelight after appearing in Taraddadi, a movie directed by Elnass Ajenda. The move trended in mainly in northern Nigeria because of the language and her fans loved her. Now, because of the cast role she played in the movie, she was nominated as best promising actress by City People Entertainment Awards in 2017 but did’t win the title. Since then, Maryam Yahaya has done a lot of work including Restaurant, Barauniya and Tabo, produced by Mansoor, Bilkisu Shema, and Ali Nuhu respectively. In 2019, there where rumors that she had died but Maryam Yahaya has debunked rumours that she is dead through her official social media page.
Azubuike Egwuekwe turns 35 years
Azubuike Egwuekwe, was born in July 16 1989 is a strong football defender nicknamed “Big Az”. People call him a veteran of Nigerian football because of Strong Center Back position and playing skills. Egwuekwe, stands at an impressive 6ft 5in and plays as a center back, known for his strength and physical presence on the field.
His Club Career Highlights are very impressive. He has played for several Nigerian clubs including Warri Wolves and Rivers United, along with stints in Finland with KuPS and South Africa with SuperSport United. Egwuekwe represented Nigeria’s national team, the Super Eagles, from 2012 to 2015, earning 35 caps and scoring 2 goals. He was even part of the squad that won the 2013 African Cup of Nations. Recently, Egwuekwe spoke out about the importance of including players from the Nigerian Premier Football League in the national team.
Bobby Lashley, a force to be reckoned with, isn’t just a professional wrestler, he’s also a former mixed martial artist. Booby’s birthday is on July 16 1976. He has an 8-time world champion title, holding the WWE Championship twice, the ECW World Championship twice, and the TNA World Heavyweight Championship a whopping four times.
Before entering the squared circle, Lashley dominated in collegiate wrestling. He won three National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) National Wrestling Championships and was a four-time wrestling All-American at Missouri Valley College.
Ghana People and Celebrities with birthdays today July 17
Ghana Celebrity Birthdays for 17 July includes Leila Djansi, an American-Ghanaian filmmaker born in 1981, Margaret Amoakohene, a Ghanaian academic and diplomat born in 1960 at Wenchi and Sarfo Gyamfi, a Ghanaian footballer born in 1967.
Some of Ghanaian Footballers that have their birthdays today 17 July includes John Eshun born in Sekondi-Takoradi in 1942 and Moustapha Quaynor born in Ghana capital in 1995. There are currently no popular Ghanaian politician celebrating their birthday today July 17.
Infamous People with birthdays today July 17 in Nigeria
Current Birthdays in 17 July for infamous people in Nigeria and its neighbor, Ghana includes Okeke Onyinyechi Jennifer, Dorothy Edems, Temitope Queen, Ojuaanu Damilola, Glory Kate Idaro, Stella Ekemezie, and Sunny Promise. Miss. Favour Mukoro, Celestine Jeftha, Gbadamosi Nurat Olayinka, Uloho Oghenemine, Tolulope Adedire, Tayo Rotimi, and Adedire Tolu also have birthdays on July 16th.
Others includes Uyai Gabriel Essien, Tabitha Yakubu, Mungu Mirabel, Emem Jackson, Helen Bassey, Obasanya Eniola, Nwankpa Dumebi, Harriet Ukale and Odessa King. There’s also Onyeka Emmanuel Okoyeugo, Akindiji Bolanle, Otiono Keren Uzochukwa, Omoregie Eseosa, Roselyn Onyinyechi, and Grace daku, who are among others too many to mention.
Celebrities with birthdays today July 16 in United States of America
In the US, Billie Lourd a American actress; daughter of Carrie Fisher born in 1992 at Los Angeles, David Hasselhoff, a American actor, singer, producer, and businessman born in 1952 at Baltimore and Lucie Arnaz, also an Maerican actress born in 1951 at Hollywood. Other American actors celebrating birthday for 16 July includes Travis Browne, an American mixed martial artist born at Oahu in 1982, Terence Tao, an Australian-American mathematician born at Adelaide in 1975.
There is a short list of Famous People’s Birthdays, for July 17, in United States including Kali Uchis, a Colombian-American singer, songwriter, record producer, music video director, and fashion designer born in 1993 at Pereira, Marina Oswald Porter, a Widow of Lee Harvey Oswald born in 1941 at Severodvinsk. There is also John Jacob Astor, a German-American businessman born in 1763 at Walldorf.
Movie actors and actresses includes Diahann Carroll (1935), Phyllis Diller (1917), P. J. Soles (1950), Mike Vogel (1979 – born at Abington Township) and F. Gary Gray, American film director born in New York City in (1969).
July 17 Celebrities with birthdays today in the US Today
More Celebrity Birthdays are expected to come with birthday wishes too for people like Craig Morgan, an American musical artist born in 1962 at Kingston Springs and Jeremih, a American singer, rapper and songwriter from Illinois born in 1987 at Chicago. Heather Langenkamp 1964, an American actress, film producer and prosthetic makeup coordinator and Paul Stamets, an American mycologist born in 1955 in Columbiana are not left out.
In United states history, other birthday remembrance includes; Guru (rapper, producer and actor) born in Boston 1961, J. Michael Straczynski, anAmerican writer and television producer born in 1954 at Paterson.
We still have Nicolette Larson, singer 1952, Sarah Jones (screen actress) 1983, Lacey Von Erich, American professional wrestler born 1986 and Adriana Farmiga, an American visual artist born 1974 also has birthday on July 16.
More July 17 Famous Actors with birthdays today in USA
- Elbridge Gerryl (US diplomat and vice president; Massachusetts governor) 1744, born at Marblehead
- Art Linkletter (Canadian-American radio and television personality) 1912, born at Moose Jaw
- Grace Fulton (American actress) 1996, born at United States of America
- Frank Olson (American chemist) 1910, born at Hurley
- Summer Bishil (USA actress) 1988, born at Pasadena
- Susan Silver (American music manager), 1958 born at Seatle
- Fred Ball (American movie studio executive), 1915 born at Jamestown
- Anderson East (American musician), 1988
Famous Birthdays for July 17 United Kingdom
Today’s 17 July Birthday celebrations are currently ongoing in United Kingdom for Richard Branson, an English business magnate, investor and philanthropist born in 1950 at Blackheath, M.I.A, a music rapper born in 1975 at Hounslow and Kelly Reilly, an English actress born in 1977 at Chessington. Other celebrants will be explained as we progress with this happy birthday notifications.
Famous People’s Birthdays, for July 17, in United Kingdom are numerous. However, Celebrity Birthdays must be celebrated. Therefore, we are sending birthday wishes to James Norton (actor) born in 1985, Laura Carmichael (actress) born in 1986 and Danny Mountain (British pornographic film actor) born in 1984.
Let us not forget to send a heart warming happy birthday celebration messages to Bishop Briggs, a British singer-songwriter born in 1992, Steve Parish (British entrepenuer, business leader & businessman) born in 1965 at Lewisham
New birthday celebrations includes; Fionn Whitehead, British actor born in 1977, Annie Mac, an Irish presenter and DJ born in 1978 and Burt Kwouk as well as James Faulkner born in 1930 and 1948 respectively.
List of Historical Birthdays on 17 July in UK
- Gavin McInnes 1970, Canadian writer born at Hitchin
- Camilla 1947, Duchess of Cornwall
- Gino D’Acampo 1976, Italian-British chef born at Torre del Greco
- Tom Cullen 1985, British actor born at Aberystwyth
- Geezer Butler 1949, English musician, bassist and lyricist of Black Sabbath born in Birmingham
- Alun Armstrong 1946, English actor born in Annfield Plain
- Tom Fletcher 1985, English musician, singer, composer, author and YouTube vlogger born in London Borough of Harrow
- Konnie Huq 1975, television presenter born in Hammersmith
Other popular or historical birthdays on July 17th
- Gareth Emery (English electronic dance music producer and DJ) born at Southampton 1980
- Alexander (Last Crown Prince of Yugoslavia) born at London in 1945
- Cory Doctorow (Canadian-British blogger, journalist, and science fiction author) born in Toronto 1971
- Natasha Hamilton (English singer, songwriter) born in Liverpool 1982
- Fern Britton (English television presenter) born in Ealing 1952
- Stephen Tredre (British actor-writer) born in London 1963
- Mary Nighy (British Actress) born in London 1984
- Mandy Smith (English singer, model) born in London 1970
- Isaac Watts (English hymnwriter, theologian and logician) born in Southampton 1674
- Catherine Schell (Hungarian-born British actress) born in Budapest 1944
- Tim Brooke-Taylor (British Movie actor) born in Buxton 1940
- Jane Hazlegrove (British actress) born in British actress 1968
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