June 17 zodiac sign, birthday facts & famous birthdays
If your birthday is June 17, your zodiac sign is Gemini ♊, your birthstone is Pearl or Alexandrite or Moonstone and your birth flower is Rose or Honeysuckle. You share your birthday with Venus Williams and M. C. Escher.
- Zodiac sign
- ♊ Gemini
- Element
- Air
- Ruling planet
- Mercury
- Birthstone
- Pearl, Alexandrite, Moonstone
- Birth flower
- Rose, Honeysuckle
- Day of year
- 168th
- Popularity
- 138th of 366
- Half birthday
- December 17
- Next June 17
- June 17
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June 17 zodiac: Gemini ♊
People born on June 17 fall under Gemini, the 3rd sign of the zodiac, which covers birthdays from May 21 to June 20. Gemini is a mutable air sign ruled by Mercury, and its symbol is the twins.
Gemini, the Twins, is the sign of conversation and curiosity. In astrology it is linked with ideas, language and variety, and Geminis are often pictured as lively people who can talk to anyone about anything.
Famous people born on June 17
Well-known people who celebrate their birthday on June 17, ranked by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
- Born 1980American tennis player (born 1980)
- Born 1898Dutch graphic artist (1898–1972)
- Born 1942Egyptian law scholar and diplomat, 4th Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, and Nobel Peace Prize recipient
- Born 1818French composer (1818–1893)
- Born 1990English association football player (born 1990)
- Born 1929Soviet Armenian Grandmaster and World Chess Champion
- Born 1987American rapper and songwriter (born 1987)
- Born 1888German general
- Born 1960American actor
- Born 1945Belgian cyclist (born 1945)
- Born 1832British chemist and physicist (1832-1919)
- Born 1920French biologist and geneticist, winner of the Nobel Prize in 1965
- Born 1990Russian association football player
- Born 1943American politician and former speaker of the United States House of Representatives
- Born 1940American economist and Koshland Professor of Economics
- Born 1849Russian statesman and first Prime Minister of the Russian Empire (1849-1915)
- Born 1936English film director and screenwriter (born 1936)
- Born 1975Japanese association football player
- Born 1999Kazakhstani tennis player
- Born 1967Brazilian association football player (born 1967)
- Born 1963American actor
- Born 1995French footballer (born 1995)
- Born 1982Brazilian footballer
- Born 1945English politician (born 1945); Mayor of London from 2000 until 2008
- Born 1976English actor and martial artist (born 1976)
- Born 1973Indian tennis player
- Born 1971Mexican singer (born 1971)
- Born 1800Anglo-Irish astronomer (1800-1867)
- Born 1968President of Burundi
- Born 1880American writer and photographer (1880–1964)
- Born 1808Norwegian writer (1808–1845)
- Born 2001Dutch association football player (born 2001)
- Born 1920Japanese actress (1920–2015)
- Born 1985Cypriot tennis player (born 1985)
- Born 1988Australian swimmer
- Born 1976Russian chess player
- Born 1943American singer
- Born 1958American singer and activist (born 1958)
- Born 1939Polish producer and film director
- Born 1975Spanish footballer
June 17 birthstone
Pearl (creamy white). Pearl is associated with purity, loyalty and calm. It is the only gem made by a living creature.
Alexandrite (colour-changing green to red). Alexandrite changes colour between daylight and lamplight and is linked with luck and balance.
Moonstone (milky blue sheen). Moonstone is associated with intuition, dreams and new beginnings.
June 17 birthday facts
- June 17 is the 168th day of the year (169th in leap years), leaving 197 days until the end of the year.
- June 17 is the 138th most common birthday in the U.S., with about 11,292 babies born on an average June 17(1% more than a typical day).
- In the Northern Hemisphere, June 17 birthdays fall in spring. In the Southern Hemisphere they fall in autumn.
- Babies born on June 17 were most likely conceived around September 25 of the previous year (about 38 weeks earlier).
- Your half birthday is December 17, six months after June 17.
- June 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 June 17?
June 17 falls under Gemini ♊, which runs from May 21 to June 20.
What is the birthstone for June 17?
The birthstone for June 17 is Pearl or Alexandrite or Moonstone, the June birthstones. The June birth flowers are Rose and Honeysuckle.
Who are famous people born on June 17?
Famous people born on June 17 include Venus Williams (1980), M. C. Escher (1898), Mohamed ElBaradei (1942), Charles Gounod (1818), Jordan Henderson (1990), Tigran Petrosian (1929).
How common is a June 17 birthday?
June 17 is the 138th most common birthday out of 366, based on U.S. births from 1994 to 2014, with about 11,292 babies born on an average June 17.
What day of the year is June 17?
June 17 is the 168th day of the year in common years and the 169th day in leap years.