Frederick the Great is the most famous person born on
August
17.
They were born on a Sunday.
They died on a Thursday.
They were 74 years, 6 months and 24 days old when they died.
Their most notable profession was King.
Their Zodiac sign is ♒ Aquarius.
Their Chinese Zodiac sign is 兔 Rabbit.
They are considered the most important person in history who died
on the 17th day in the month of
August.
The location of their death was Kingdom of Prussia.
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What does "Most Famous" mean? Unlike other sites which use current mentions, follower counts, etc. that tend to call the most famous people YouTube stars or Reality TV stars, we've decided to mark fame as a persons importance in history. We've conducted research scouring millions of historical references to determine the importance of people in History. That being said, we might have missed a few people here and there. The ranking system is a continuing work in progress - if you happen to feel like someone is misranked or missing, please shoot us a message!