Celebrities born on 17 August

The zodiac sign for 17 August is Leo. The Sun is in Leo on this date in every year from 1900 to 2026, in every time zone, between 22° and 27° of the sign, which puts 17 August in the third decan of Leo. Leo is a fixed fire sign.

Robert De Niro, Thierry Henry and Sean Penn were born on 17 August. StarMap has birth charts for 25 people born on this date, listed here with the best known first.

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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.

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