April 17 zodiac sign, birthday facts & famous birthdays
If your birthday is April 17, your zodiac sign is Aries ♈, your birthstone is Diamond and your birth flower is Daisy or Sweet pea. You share your birthday with Victoria Beckham and Karen Blixen.
- Zodiac sign
- ♈ Aries
- Element
- Fire
- Ruling planet
- Mars
- Birthstone
- Diamond
- Birth flower
- Daisy, Sweet pea
- Day of year
- 107th
- Popularity
- 268th of 366
- Half birthday
- October 17
- Next April 17
- April 17
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April 17 zodiac: Aries ♈
People born on April 17 fall under Aries, the 1st sign of the zodiac, which covers birthdays from March 21 to April 19. Aries is a cardinal fire sign ruled by Mars, and its symbol is the ram.
Aries opens the zodiac year, and the sign is linked with beginnings: starting things, taking the lead and moving first. In traditional astrology, Aries people are pictured as energetic and competitive, happiest with a challenge in front of them.
Famous people born on April 17
Well-known people who celebrate their birthday on April 17, ranked by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
- Born 1974English businesswoman, fashion designer and singer
- Born 1885Danish writer
- Born 1916Prime Minister of Ceylon (later Sri Lanka) from 1960–65, 1970–77, 1994–2000
- Born 1972American actress
- Born 1837American financier, banker, and art collector (1837–1913)
- Born 1918American actor (1918–1981)
- Born 1959British actor (born 1959)
- Born 1897American playwright and novelist (1897–1975)
- Born 1992German association football player and manager
- Born 1985American actress (born 1985)
- Born 1952American actor (1952–2016)
- Born 1951British actress (1951–2024)
- Born 1927Prime Minister of India (1990-1991)
- Born 1987Moroccan footballer
- Born 1986French and Swiss racing driver
- Born 1985Japanese association football player
- Born 1946German immunologist (1946–1995)
- Born 1985French tennis player
- Born 1909French politician (1909-1996)
- Born 1984American Wikipedia editor with most edits
- Born 1978Japanese association football player and manager
- Born 1957English novelist, screenwriter, essayist, and film producer (born 1957)
- Born 1960Member of the Swiss Federal Council from 2009 to 2017
- Born 1734King of Siam
- Born 1919Mexican singer (1919–2012)
- Born 1968American filmmaker (born 1968)
- Born 1980Bulgarian politician, economist and entrepreneur
- Born 1929Senegalese writer (1929–1981)
- Born 159816th century Italian theologian and astronomer
- Born 1959Iranian film director, film producer, film actor and screenwriter
- Born 1995Canadian association football player
- Born 1967Scottish-Peruvian actor
- Born 1957American DJ, record producer, and rapper (1957–2026)
- Born 1854American journalist and anarchist (1854-1939)
- Born 1951German association football player and manager
- Born 1919President of Cuba (1919–1983)
- Born 1923British feature-film, theatre and documentary director and film critic (1923-1994)
- Born 1989Chilean association football player
- Born 1996Italian association football player
- Born 1964American singer
April 17 birthstone
Diamond (clear). Diamond, the hardest natural material, symbolises lasting love, strength and clarity.
April 17 birthday facts
- April 17 is the 107th day of the year (108th in leap years), leaving 258 days until the end of the year.
- April 17 is the 268th most common birthday in the U.S., with about 10,942 babies born on an average April 17(2% fewer than a typical day).
- In the Northern Hemisphere, April 17 birthdays fall in spring. In the Southern Hemisphere they fall in autumn.
- Babies born on April 17 were most likely conceived around July 26 of the previous year (about 38 weeks earlier).
- Your half birthday is October 17, six months after April 17.
- April 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 April 17?
April 17 falls under Aries ♈, which runs from March 21 to April 19.
What is the birthstone for April 17?
The birthstone for April 17 is Diamond, the April birthstone. The April birth flowers are Daisy and Sweet pea.
Who are famous people born on April 17?
Famous people born on April 17 include Victoria Beckham (1974), Karen Blixen (1885), Sirimavo Bandaranaike (1916), Jennifer Garner (1972), J. P. Morgan (1837), William Holden (1918).
How common is a April 17 birthday?
April 17 is the 268th most common birthday out of 366, based on U.S. births from 1994 to 2014, with about 10,942 babies born on an average April 17.
What day of the year is April 17?
April 17 is the 107th day of the year in common years and the 108th day in leap years.