May 17 zodiac sign, birthday facts & famous birthdays
If your birthday is May 17, your zodiac sign is Taurus ♉, your birthstone is Emerald and your birth flower is Lily of the valley or Hawthorn. You share your birthday with Enya and Edward Jenner.
- Zodiac sign
- ♉ Taurus
- Element
- Earth
- Ruling planet
- Venus
- Birthstone
- Emerald
- Birth flower
- Lily of the valley, Hawthorn
- Day of year
- 137th
- Popularity
- 177th of 366
- Half birthday
- November 17
- Next May 17
- May 17
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May 17 zodiac: Taurus ♉
People born on May 17 fall under Taurus, the 2nd sign of the zodiac, which covers birthdays from April 20 to May 20. Taurus is a fixed earth sign ruled by Venus, and its symbol is the bull.
Taurus is an earth sign associated with stability, comfort and patience. The Bull is traditionally described as grounded and dependable, with a strong appreciation for good food, nature, music and beautiful things.
Famous people born on May 17
Well-known people who celebrate their birthday on May 17, ranked by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
- Born 1961Irish singer (born 1961)
- Born 1749English physician, scientist and pioneer of vaccination (1749–1823)
- Born 1873French author (1873-1935)
- Born 1953President of Kazakhstan since 2019
- Born 1904French actor and singer (1904–1976)
- Born 1866French composer and pianist (1866-1925)
- Born 1936American actor and film director (1936–2010)
- Born 1886King of Spain from 1886 to 1931 (1886–1941)
- Born 1956American stand-up comedian (1957–2022)
- Born 1955American actor and filmmaker (1955–2017)
- Born 1982President of the Republic of Kosovo since 2021
- Born 1950Slovenian politician (1950–2008)
- Born 1971Queen consort of the Netherlands (born 1971)
- Born 1897Norwegian physical chemist and Nobel Laureate (1897–1981)
- Born 1982French basketball player (born 1982)
- Born 1918Swedish opera singer (1918–2005)
- Born 1962Austrian-Hungarian laser physicist and university teacher (born 1962)
- Born 1967Maldivian politician, 4th president of the second republic of Maldives
- Born 1988American actress
- Born 1940American computer scientist (born 1940)
- Born 1988Japanese association football player
- Born 1984Russian footballer
- Born 1965American musician, singer, songwriter, record producer and composer
- Born 2002French swimmer
- Born 1973American actress
- Born 1991Spanish association football player
- Born 1836English scientist and astronomer (1836–1920)
- Born 1911Irish-American actress (1911-1998)
- Born 1956American boxer
- Born 1985Colombian footballer
- Born 1999Japanese association football player
- Born 1768Queen consort of the United Kingdom and Hanover from 1820 to 1821
- Born 1948German association football player and manager
- Born 1962British actor
- Born 1967Astronaut, Hydrogeologist, science teacher
- Born 1934American engineer and co-founder of Apple Inc. (born 1934)
- Born 1984Costa Rican association football player
- Born 1985Belgian cyclist
- Born 197140th United States Secretary of Commerce
- Born 1844German theologian and orientalist (1844–1918)
May 17 birthstone
Emerald (green). Emerald is linked with rebirth, love and wisdom, and it was a favourite of Cleopatra.
May 17 birthday facts
- May 17 is the 137th day of the year (138th in leap years), leaving 228 days until the end of the year.
- May 17 is the 177th most common birthday in the U.S., with about 11,163 babies born on an average May 17(0% more than a typical day).
- In the Northern Hemisphere, May 17 birthdays fall in spring. In the Southern Hemisphere they fall in autumn.
- Babies born on May 17 were most likely conceived around August 25 of the previous year (about 38 weeks earlier).
- Your half birthday is November 17, six months after May 17.
- May 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 May 17?
May 17 falls under Taurus ♉, which runs from April 20 to May 20.
What is the birthstone for May 17?
The birthstone for May 17 is Emerald, the May birthstone. The May birth flowers are Lily of the valley and Hawthorn.
Who are famous people born on May 17?
Famous people born on May 17 include Enya (1961), Edward Jenner (1749), Henri Barbusse (1873), Kassym-Jomart Tokayev (1953), Jean Gabin (1904), Erik Satie (1866).
How common is a May 17 birthday?
May 17 is the 177th most common birthday out of 366, based on U.S. births from 1994 to 2014, with about 11,163 babies born on an average May 17.
What day of the year is May 17?
May 17 is the 137th day of the year in common years and the 138th day in leap years.