Famous birthdays for Aug. 17: Sean Penn, The Kid Laroi

Aug. 17 (UPI) — Those born on this date are under the sign of Leo.

They include:

— Mathematician Pierre de Fermat in 1601

— Frontiersman Davy Crockett in 1786

— Movie producer Samuel Goldwyn in 1882

— Actor Mae West in 1893

— Watergate figure W. Mark Felt, known as “Deep Throat,” in 1913

— Actor Maureen O’Hara in 1920

— Aviator Francis Gary Powers in 1929

— Writer Ted Hughes in 1930

— Writer V.S. Naipaul in 1932

— Actor Robert De Niro in 1943 (age 82)

— Filmmaker Julian Fellowes in 1949 (age 76)

— Actor Robert Joy in 1951 (age 74)

— Actor Tim Bagley in 1957 (age 68)

— Musician Belinda Carlisle (Go-Go’s) in 1958 (age 67)

— Writer Jonathan Franzen in 1959 (age 66)

— Journalist Eric Schlosser in 1959 (age 66)

— Actor Sean Penn in 1960 (age 65)

— Musician Gilbert J. Clarke (Guns N’ Roses) in 1962 (age 63)

— Musician Steve Gorman (Black Crowes) in 1965 (age 60)

— Musician Jill Cunniff (Lucious Jackson) in 1966 (age 59)

— Actor Helen McCrory in 1968

— Actor/musician Donnie Wahlberg (New Kids on the Block) in 1969 (age 56)

— Musician Posdnuos (De La Soul) in 1969 (age 56)

— International Tennis Hall of Fame member Jim Courier in 1970 (age 55)

— TV personality Giuliana Rancic in 1974 (age 51)

— Actor Mark Salling in 1982

— Actor Brady Corbet in 1988 (age 37)

— Actor Austin Butler in 1991 (age 34)

— Former WWE wrestler Saraya-Jade Bevis, who also competed under the name Paige, in 1992 (age 33)

— Musician Phoebe Bridgers (boygenius) in 1994 (age 31)

— Actor Taissa Farmiga in 1994 (age 31)

— Actor Won Ji-an in 1999 (age 26)

— Musician The Kid Laroi in 2003 (age 22)

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