November 17 zodiac sign, birthday facts & famous birthdays
If your birthday is November 17, your zodiac sign is Scorpio ♏, your birthstone is Topaz or Citrine and your birth flower is Chrysanthemum. You share your birthday with Martin Scorsese and Cyril Ramaphosa.
- Zodiac sign
- ♏ Scorpio
- Element
- Water
- Ruling planet
- Pluto and Mars
- Birthstone
- Topaz, Citrine
- Birth flower
- Chrysanthemum
- Day of year
- 321st
- Popularity
- 173rd of 366
- Half birthday
- May 17
- Next November 17
- November 17
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November 17 zodiac: Scorpio ♏
People born on November 17 fall under Scorpio, the 8th sign of the zodiac, which covers birthdays from October 23 to November 21. Scorpio is a fixed water sign ruled by Pluto and Mars, and its symbol is the scorpion.
Scorpio is a water sign associated with depth, intensity and transformation. Scorpios are traditionally described as determined, perceptive people who feel things strongly and rarely do anything halfway.
Famous people born on November 17
Well-known people who celebrate their birthday on November 17, ranked by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
- Born 1942American filmmaker (born 1942)
- Born 1952President of South Africa since 2018
- Born 1902Hungarian-American physicist and mathematician (1902–1995)
- Born 1978Canadian actress (born 1978)
- Born 1755King of France and Navarre from 1814 to 1815 and from 1815 to 1824 (1755-1824)
- Born 1944American actor, comedian, director and producer (born 1944)
- Born 1749French inventor of airtight food preservation (1749–1841)
- Born 1887British Army officer (1887–1976)
- Born 1896Soviet psychologist (1896-1934)
- Born 1945President of the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria since 2019
- Born 1966French actress
- Born 1986Portuguese association football player
- Born 1925American actor (1925–1985)
- Born 1790German mathematician and astronomer (1790–1868)
- Born 1922American biochemist
- Born 1983Author, novelist
- Born 1944Dutch architect (1944-)
- Born 1906Japanese engineer and industrialist
- Born 1905Queen consort of the Belgians (1905-1935)
- Born 1966American musician (1966–1997)
- Born 1960American drag performer, actor, and musician
- Born 1949Prime Minister of Vietnam
- Born 194953rd Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives from 2011 to 2015
- Born 1901American theatre director, actor and acting teacher (1901–1982)
- Born 1933Japanese association football player (1933–2003)
- Born 1587Dutch poet and writer (1587-1679)
- Born 1912Japanese and South Korean association football player (1912-1984)
- Born 1964American diplomat and policy advisor (born 1964)
- Born 1985Bolivian association football player
- Born 1923Cape Verdean politician, and first president of Cape Verde (1923-2011)
- Born 1971British chess grandmaster
- Born 1938Canadian singer-songwriter (1938–2023)
- Born 1958American actress
- Born 1997Norwegian footballer (born 1997)
- Born 1866American anarchist writer and feminist
- Born 1765Marshal of France (1765-1840)
- Born 1982Ukrainian writer/translator
- Born 1978Welsh actor
- Born 1928American actor (1928–2017)
- Born 1931French historian and publisher (1931–2025)
November 17 birthstone
Topaz (golden yellow). Topaz is associated with warmth, strength and friendship.
Citrine (yellow to orange). Citrine is linked with optimism, energy and success, and is sometimes called the "merchant's stone".
November 17 birthday facts
- November 17 is the 321st day of the year (322nd in leap years), leaving 44 days until the end of the year.
- November 17 is the 173rd most common birthday in the U.S., with about 11,171 babies born on an average November 17(0% more than a typical day).
- In the Northern Hemisphere, November 17 birthdays fall in autumn. In the Southern Hemisphere they fall in spring.
- Babies born on November 17 were most likely conceived around February 25 of the previous year (about 38 weeks earlier).
- Your half birthday is May 17, six months after November 17.
- November 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 November 17?
November 17 falls under Scorpio ♏, which runs from October 23 to November 21.
What is the birthstone for November 17?
The birthstone for November 17 is Topaz or Citrine, the November birthstones. The November birth flower is Chrysanthemum.
Who are famous people born on November 17?
Famous people born on November 17 include Martin Scorsese (1942), Cyril Ramaphosa (1952), Eugene Wigner (1902), Rachel McAdams (1978), Louis XVIII (1755), Danny DeVito (1944).
How common is a November 17 birthday?
November 17 is the 173rd most common birthday out of 366, based on U.S. births from 1994 to 2014, with about 11,171 babies born on an average November 17.
What day of the year is November 17?
November 17 is the 321st day of the year in common years and the 322nd day in leap years.