Birthday wishes go out to David Hasselhoff, Billie Lourd and all the other celebrities with birthdays today. Check out our slideshow below to see photos of famous people turning a year older on July 17th and learn an interesting fact about each of them.
Top celebrity birthdays on July 17, 2024
![David Hasselhoff](https://www.cleveland.com/resizer/v2/R3P5MOTUIZAMBII7FRSGAWMOJY.jpg?auth=67fbd6244c0945c67096db8b5f356e748df220242c9775a62f70033e495cd50e&width=500&quality=90)
David Hasselhoff poses for photographers upon arrival at the European MTV Awards 2022 in Dusseldorf, Germany, Sunday, Nov. 13, 2022. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)AP
Actor David Hasselhoff turns 72
Fun fact: Originally from Baltimore
![David Hasselhoffs](https://www.cleveland.com/resizer/v2/FSCJGDNWTNFF5N2HIB72N7W4EQ.jpeg?auth=4e95522d9a3d30dded8e526492b2bf8f3a6c85374bfedb31f46b548660915cdb&width=500&quality=90)
A collage of David Hasselhoff through the years (AP)
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![Luke Bryan](https://www.cleveland.com/resizer/v2/GPUEY5VTO5EWLOYB5MEA5U74KM.jpg?auth=9d21f900afa67687f401dd5273ff7a363fbad941c4b83a40b3ae54129c94e460&width=500&quality=90)
Luke Bryan performs during CMA Fest on Friday, June 7, 2024, in Nashville, Tenn. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP)Amy Harris/Invision/AP
Singer Luke Bryan turns 48
Fun fact: Has hosted the CMA Awards multiple times
![Summer Bishil](https://www.cleveland.com/resizer/v2/UDCOLNGXUVDNXBFENEBGIGNZME.jpg?auth=867923b406be8c09732aab175429e3fa11904976b8242b53299b6aed907a6736&width=500&quality=90)
Summer Bishil arrives at the 2016 NBCUniversal Winter TCA at the Langham Huntington Hotel & Spa on Thursday, Jan. 14, 2016, in Pasadena, Calif. (Photo by Rich Fury/Invision/AP)Rich Fury/Invision/AP
Actress Summer Bishil turns 36
Fun fact: One of her first TV show appearances was an episode of ‘Days of Our Lives’ in 2005
![Billie Lourd](https://www.cleveland.com/resizer/v2/3U4IBZILEBDI7ADGDP3HYXSP6A.jpg?auth=98e0653aed721e967c949c1babddb07d4c38f35ebd7be58dfd632428b6df49dd&width=500&quality=90)
Billie Lourd arrives at The Hollywood Reporter's Women in Entertainment Gala on Thursday, Dec. 7, 2023, at the Beverly Hills Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP
Actress Billie Lourd turns 32
Fun fact: Most recent feature film was ‘Ticket to Paradise’ where she played Lily’s friend Wren
More celebrities with birthdays today
Sportscaster Verne Lundquist is 84. Bassist Geezer Butler of Black Sabbath is 75. Actor Lucie Arnaz is 73. Bassist Fran Smith Jr. of The Hooters is 72. TV producer Mark Burnett (“Survivor,” “The Apprentice”) is 64. Actor Nancy Giles (“China Beach”) is 64. Singer Regina Belle is 61. Country singer Craig Morgan is 60. Bassist Lou Barlow (Dinosaur Jr., Sebadoh, Folk Implosion) is 58. Contemporary Christian singer Susan Ashton is 57. Actor Andre Royo (“The Wire”) is 56. Actor Bitty Schram (“Monk”) is 56. Actor Jason Clarke (“Zero Dark Thirty,” ″Dawn of the Planet of the Apes”) is 55. Director F. Gary Gray (“Straight Outta Compton,” “Furious 8″) is 55. Singer JC of PM Dawn is 53. Rapper Sole’ is 51. Actor Eric Winter (”Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay”) is 48. Actor Mike Vogel (“Under the Dome,” ″The Help”) is 45. Actor Tom Cullen (“Downton Abbey”) is 39. Actor Brando Eaton (“Dexter”) is 38. Singer Jeremih is 37.
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Erie Stanley Gardner, writer - Perry Mason
James Cagney, actor
Art Linkletter, TV host
Phyllis Diller, comedian/actress
Donald Sutherland, actor
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