July 17 zodiac sign, birthday facts & famous birthdays
If your birthday is July 17, your zodiac sign is Cancer ♋, your birthstone is Ruby and your birth flower is Larkspur or Water lily. You share your birthday with Angela Merkel and Donald Sutherland.
- Zodiac sign
- ♋ Cancer
- Element
- Water
- Ruling planet
- the Moon
- Birthstone
- Ruby
- Birth flower
- Larkspur, Water lily
- Day of year
- 198th
- Popularity
- 48th of 366
- Half birthday
- January 17
- Next July 17
- July 17
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July 17 zodiac: Cancer ♋
People born on July 17 fall under Cancer, the 4th sign of the zodiac, which covers birthdays from June 21 to July 22. Cancer is a cardinal water sign ruled by the Moon, and its symbol is the crab.
Cancer is a water sign ruled by the Moon and associated with home, family and emotional connection. Like the crab it is named after, Cancer is described as having a protective shell and a soft, caring interior.
Famous people born on July 17
Well-known people who celebrate their birthday on July 17, ranked by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
- Born 1954Chancellor of Germany from 2005 to 2021 (born 1954)
- Born 1935Canadian actor (1935–2024)
- Born 1899American actor and dancer (1899–1986)
- Born 1947Queen consort of the United Kingdom since 2022
- Born 1894Belgian astrophysicist and Catholic priest (1894–1966)
- Born 1961Portuguese politician, President of the European Council since 2024 (1961-)
- Born 1917President of Turkey (1917–2015)
- Born 1963King of Lesotho since 1996
- Born 1920IOC president 1980–2001
- Born 1917American stand-up comedian, actress, author, musician, and visual artist (1917–2012)
- Born 1952American actor, singer, producer, and businessman (born 1952)
- Born 1744Vice president of the United States from 1813 to 1814
- Born 1913French philosopher, politician and Holocaust denier (1913-2012)
- Born 1958Chinese-born Hong Kong filmmaker (born 1958)
- Born 1944Brazilian association football player and manager (1944-2016)
- Born 1975Australian-American mathematician
- Born 1714German philosopher (b. 1714)
- Born 1963Finnish ski jumper (1963–2019)
- Born 1971Canadian-British-American blogger, journalist, and science fiction author
- Born 1987Croatian association football player (born 1987)
- Born 1994Swedish association football player
- Born 1970Canadian far-right commentator
- Born 1994French footballer (born 1994)
- Born 1876Soviet diplomat and foreign minister (1876–1951)
- Born 1831The ninth emperor (and the seventh after defeating Ming) of the Qing Dynasty (1831-1861)
- Born 1972Dutch association football player and manager
- Born 1763German-American businessman (1763-1848)
- Born 1976Brazilian association football player
- Born 1959Brazilian association football player
- Born 1959Greek politician, President of Greece since 2025
- Born 1949English bassist (born 1949)
- Born 1935American actress, singer, model and activist (1935–2019)
- Born 1889American writer and lawyer (1889–1970)
- Born 1975Finnish DJ, music producer and composer
- Born 1797French painter (1797-1856)
- Born 1843Argentine politician and general, former president of Argentina (1843–1914)
- Born 1974Argentine association football player
- Born 1976Swedish footballer
- Born 1969Australian actor
- Born 1898American photographer (1898-1991)
July 17 birthstone
Ruby (red). Ruby, once called the "king of gems", symbolises passion, protection and prosperity.
July 17 birthday facts
- July 17 is the 198th day of the year (199th in leap years), leaving 167 days until the end of the year.
- July 17 is the 48th most common birthday in the U.S., with about 11,770 babies born on an average July 17(5% more than a typical day).
- In the Northern Hemisphere, July 17 birthdays fall in summer. In the Southern Hemisphere they fall in winter.
- Babies born on July 17 were most likely conceived around October 25 of the previous year (about 38 weeks earlier).
- Your half birthday is January 17, six months after July 17.
- July 17 always falls after Chinese New Year, so your Chinese zodiac animal is simply the one for your birth year.
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Frequently asked questions
What zodiac sign is July 17?
July 17 falls under Cancer ♋, which runs from June 21 to July 22.
What is the birthstone for July 17?
The birthstone for July 17 is Ruby, the July birthstone. The July birth flowers are Larkspur and Water lily.
Who are famous people born on July 17?
Famous people born on July 17 include Angela Merkel (1954), Donald Sutherland (1935), James Cagney (1899), Queen Camilla (1947), Georges Lemaître (1894), António Costa (1961).
How common is a July 17 birthday?
July 17 is the 48th most common birthday out of 366, based on U.S. births from 1994 to 2014, with about 11,770 babies born on an average July 17.
What day of the year is July 17?
July 17 is the 198th day of the year in common years and the 199th day in leap years.