Celebrities born on 17 February

The zodiac sign for 17 February is Aquarius or Pisces, depending on the year and the time of birth. The Sun leaves Aquarius for Pisces on or about 17 February, at a different moment each year, so a birth on this date can fall either side of the change. Aquarius is a fixed air sign and Pisces is a mutable water sign. In 2026 the Sun is in Aquarius throughout 17 February (UTC).

Michael Jordan, Paris Hilton and Mo Yan were born on 17 February. StarMap has birth charts for 26 people born on this date, listed here with the best known first.

17 February falls between Aquarius and Pisces.Which side of the change were you born on?Draw your own birth chart, free

Famous birthdays on 17 February

17 February, year by year: Aquarius or Pisces

Times are UTC. A birth in another time zone happened at a different clock time, so within a few hours of the change the place of birth decides the sign as much as the hour does. A chart drawn from the full birth details settles it.

Aquarius all day: 1900, 1901, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026.

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Signs are computed from the Sun’s position with the astronomy-engine ephemeris, checked against Swiss Ephemeris. Birth dates and places come from Wikidata. A sign is shown beside a name only when it holds for the whole of the birth date; where it does not, both possibilities are given. How to read a birth chart.

Photo credits (26 photos from Wikimedia Commons)

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