Famous birthdays for May 17: Kandi Burruss, Sugar Ray Leonard

May 17 (UPI) -- Those born on this date are under the sign of Taurus.

They include:

-- Inventor Schuyler Wheeler in 1860

-- Baseball Hall of Fame member Cool Papa Bell in 1903

-- Actor Maureen O'Sullivan in 1911

-- Actor Dennis Hopper in 1936

-- Musician Taj Mahal in 1942 (age 84)

-- Musician Bill Bruford (Yes/King Crimson) in 1949 (age 77)

-- Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev in 1953 (age 73)

-- Actor/filmmaker Bill Paxton in 1955

-- Actor/comedian Bob Saget in 1956

-- International Boxing Hall of Fame member Sugar Ray Leonard in 1956 (age 70)

-- Sports broadcaster Jim Nantz in 1959 (age 67)

-- Musician Enya in 1961 (age 65)

-- Comedian Craig Ferguson in 1962 (age 64)

-- Musician Page McConnell (Phish) in 1963 (age 63)

-- Actor David Eigenberg in 1964 (age 62)

-- Musician Trent Reznor (Nine Inch Nails) in 1965 (age 61)

-- Actor Hill Harper in 1966 (age 60)

-- Musician Jordan Knight (New Kids on the Block) in 1970 (age 56)

-- Actor Sasha Alexander in 1973 (age 53)

-- Musician Andrea Corr (The Corrs) in 1974 (age 52)

-- Actor Sendhil Ramamurthy in 1974 (age 52)

-- Musician/TV personality Kandi Burruss in 1976 (age 50)

-- Actor Rochelle Aytes in 1976 (age 50)

-- Actor Ginger Gonzaga in 1983 (age 43)

-- Actor/screenwriter Lena Waithe in 1984 (age 42)

-- Dancer Derek Hough in 1985 (age 41)

-- Actor Tahj Mowry in 1986 (age 40)

-- Actor Nikki Reed in 1988 (age 38)

-- Actor/model Karrueche Tran in 1988 (age 38)

-- Canada's Sports Hall of Fame ice dancer Tessa Virtue in 1989 (age 37)

-- Actor Leven Rambin in 1990 (age 36)

-- Actor Ross Butler in 1990 (age 36)

-- Actor Hannah Dodd in 1995 (age 31)