Birthday wishes go out to Jason Ritter and Ed Sheeran.  Ritter celebrates his 37th birthday.  Sheeran turns 26 today.

Other celebrities with birthdays on February 17th: 

Actor Hal Holbrook is 92. Comedian Dame Edna (Barry Humphries) is 83. Country singer-songwriter Johnny Bush is 82. Actress Christina Pickles ("The Wedding Singer," ''St. Elsewhere") is 82. Actress Brenda Fricker is 72. Actress Rene Russo is 63. Actor Richard Karn ("Home Improvement") is 61. Actor Lou Diamond Phillips is 55. Comedian Larry the Cable Guy is 54. Singer Chante Moore is 50. Guitarist Tim Mahoney of 311 is 47. Actor Dominic Purcell ("Prison Break") is 47. Actress Denise Richards is 46. Singer-guitarist Billie Joe Armstrong of Green Day is 45. Actor Jerry O'Connell is 43. Country singer Bryan White is 43. Actress Kelly Carlson ("Nip/Tuck") is 41. Actor Conrad Ricamora ("How To Get Away With Murder") is 38. Actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt is 36. TV co-host Daphne Oz ("The Chew") is 31. Actor Chord Overstreet ("Glee") is 28. 

Other popular or historical birthdays for February 17th:

William Cadbury, English chocolate maker

Thomas Watson, founder of IBM

Jim Brown, former NFL running back (81)

Michael Jordan, former NBA player and NBA owner (54)

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