Birthday wishes go out to Jordan Knight, Craig Ferguson and all the other celebrities with birthdays today. Check out our slideshow below to see photos of famous people turning a year older on May 17th and learn an interesting fact about each of them.
Top celebrity birthdays on May 17, 2022
Comedian Craig Ferguson turns 60
Fun fact: Originally from Glasgow, Scotland
Singer-musician Trent Reznor turns 57
Fun fact: Won his first Grammy Award in 1993
Singer Jordan Knight turns 52
Fun fact: Had a small part as an extra in an episode of ‘Blue Bloods’
Actress Sasha Alexander turns 49
Fun fact: Actress Sophia Loren is her mother-in-law
Actress Nikki Reed turns 34
Fun fact: Portrayed Betsy Ross on ‘Sleepy Hollow’
More celebrities with birthdays today
Singer Taj Mahal is 80. Drummer Bill Bruford of Yes and King Crimson is 73. Singer-guitarist George Johnson of The Brothers Johnson is 69. TV personality Kathleen Sullivan is 69. Singer Enya is 61. Keyboardist Page McConnell of Phish is 59. Actor David Eigenberg (“Sex and the City”) is 58. Guitarist O’Dell of Mint Condition is 57. Actor Paige Turco (“The 100″) is 57. Actor Hill Harper (”CSI: NY,” ″He Got Game”) is 56. TV personality-interior designer Thom Filicia (“Queer Eye For The Straight Guy”) is 53. Singer Darnell Van Rensalier of Shai is 52. Singer Josh Homme of Queens of the Stone Age is 49. Singer Andrea Corr of The Corrs is 48. Actor Sendhil Ramamurthy (“Heroes”) is 48. Singer Kandi Burruss (Xscape) (“The Real Housewives of Atlanta”) is 46. Actor Kat Foster (“‘Til Death”) is 44. Singer-songwriter Passenger is 38. Dancer Derek Hough (“Dancing With the Stars”) is 37. Actor Tahj Mowry (“Smart Guy,” ″Kim Possible”) is 36. Actor Leven Rambin (“The Hunger Games,” ″Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles”) is 32.
Other popular or historical birthdays for May 17th
Edward Jenner, smallpox vaccine
Dennis Hopper, actor
Bill Paxton, actor
Sugar Ray Leonard, boxer (66)
Bob Saget, actor & comedian
Jim Nantz, broadcaster (63)
with The Associated Press
Celebrity fun facts
Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson | Emilia Clarke | Sophie Turner
Robert Downey Jr. | Chris Hemsworth | Seth MacFarlane
Gal Gadot | Jason Momoa | Natalie Portman | Kat Dennings
Jenna Fischer | Miley Cyrus | Emma Stone | Reese Witherspoon
Emma Watson | Sarah Michelle Gellar | Tiffani Amber Thiessen
Scarlett Johansson | Kate Mara | Jennifer Aniston | Alan Alda
Jennifer Lawrence & Mila Kunis | David Hasselhoff
Lindsay Lohan | George Clooney | Amanda Seyfried
Betty White | Dave Matthews | Danica McKellar | Taylor Swift
Britney Spears | Bill Nye | Alyson Hannigan | Alec Baldwin
Rachel McAdams | Demi Moore | Julia Roberts | Mark Hamill
Danielle Fishel and the ‘Boy Meets World’ cast
Movie and TV fun facts & more
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15 celebrities who appeared on ‘Saved By the Bell’
‘The Office’ fun facts | 30 guest stars on ‘The Office’
10 famous directors who shot episodes of ‘The Office’
25 fun facts about ‘Friends’ | 25 celebs who appeared on ‘Friends’
25 actors you didn’t know were on ‘Game of Thrones’
25 actors you didn’t know appeared in ‘Boy Meets World’
More movie fun facts: ‘Love Actually’ | ‘Napoleon Dynamite’ | ‘Dirty Dancing’ | ‘Scream’ | ‘Romeo + Juliet’ | ‘The Big Lebowski’ | ‘I Know What You Did Last Summer’ | ‘The Phantom Menace’
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