Lydia Lassila

Australian freestyle skier.

Born January 17th, 1982 (age 44 years) in Melbourne.

Cedar Walton

American jazz pianist (1934–2013).

Born January 17th, 1934 in Dallas.

Died August 19th, 2013 at 79 years old in Brooklyn.

George Morikawa

Japanese manga artist.

Born January 17th, 1966 (age 60 years) in Tokyo.

Robert Maynard Hutchins

American philosopher and university president (1899–1977).

Born January 17th, 1899 in Brooklyn.

Died May 15th, 1977 at 78 years old in Santa Barbara. ^[ref]

Gyude Bryant

Liberian politician (1949-2014).

Born January 17th, 1949 in Monrovia.

Died April 16th, 2014 at 65 years old in Monrovia.

Maia Chiburdanidze

Georgian chess grandmaster.

Born January 17th, 1961 (age 65 years) in Kutaisi.

Amanda Ilestedt

Swedish association football player.

Born January 17th, 1993 (age 33 years) in Sölvesborg Municipality.

Noah Beery, Sr.

American actor (1882–1946).

Born January 17th, 1882 in Kansas City.

Died April 1st, 1946 at 64 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).

Lukas Moodysson

Swedish writer and film director (born 1969).

Born January 17th, 1969 (age 57 years) in Lund.

Cristina

American singer (1956-2020).

Born January 17th, 1956 in New York City. ^[ref]

Died March 31st, 2020 at 64 years old in New York City (COVID-19). ^[ref]