Caleb Cushing

American politician (1800-1879).

Born January 17th, 1800 in Salisbury.

Died January 2nd, 1879 at 78 years old in Newburyport.

Charles F. Hockett

1916-2000 linguist and anthropologist.

Born January 17th, 1916 in Columbus.

Died November 3rd, 2000 at 84 years old in Ithaca.

Deran Sarafian

Director, actor.

Born January 17th, 1958 (age 68 years) in Los Angeles.

Igor Nikolayev

Russian musician.

Born January 17th, 1960 (age 66 years) in Kholmsk.

Silouan the Athonite

Monk of russian origin.

Born January 17th, 1866 in Lebedyanskiy Uyezd.

Died September 24th, 1938 at 72 years old in Agiou Panteleimonos monastery.

Robin Roefs

Dutch association football player (born 2003).

Born January 17th, 2003 (age 23 years) in Heeswijk-Dinther.

Fabio Luisi

Italian conductor.

Born January 17th, 1959 (age 67 years) in Genoa.

Davíð Oddsson

Icelandic politician.

Born January 17th, 1948 in Reykjavík.

Died March 1st, 2026 at 78 years old in Skerjafjörður. ^[ref]

Filip Hološko

Slovak footballer.

Born January 17th, 1984 (age 42 years) in Piešťany.

Harlan Mathews

American politician (1927–2014).

Born January 17th, 1927 in Walker County.

Died May 9th, 2014 at 87 years old in Nashville (brain cancer).

Patsy Ruth Miller

American actress (1904-1995).

Born January 17th, 1904 in St. Louis.

Died July 16th, 1995 at 91 years old in Palm Desert (myocardial infarction).

Ljubčo Georgievski

Prime minister of macedonia.

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

Mel Lisboa

Brazilian actress.

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

Bisi Alimi

Nigerian lgbtq+ activist and executive director of wikimedia lgbt+.

Born January 17th, 1975 (age 51 years) in Lagos.

Tadas Sedekerskis

Lithuanian basketball player.

Born January 17th, 1998 (age 28 years) in Nida.

Viktor Stålberg

Swedish ice hockey player.

Born January 17th, 1986 (age 40 years) in Gothenburg.

Werner March

German architect (1894–1976).

Born January 17th, 1894 in Charlottenburg.

Died January 11th, 1976 at 81 years old in Dahlem.

Hennadiy Trukhanov

Ukrainian former politician.

Born January 17th, 1965 (age 61 years) in Odesa.

Santo Condorelli

Canadian then italian swimmer.

Born January 17th, 1995 (age 31 years) in Kitahiroshima. ^[ref]

Selena Steele

American pornographic actress and erotic dancer.

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

Annemarie Jacir

Palestinian filmmaker and poet.

Born January 17th, 1974 (age 52 years) in Bethlehem.

Osama Rashid

Iraqi/dutch footballer.

Born January 17th, 1992 (age 34 years) in Kirkuk.

Dino Islamovic

Swedish footballer.

Born January 17th, 1994 (age 32 years) in Hudiksvall.

Nikolay Pavlovich Ignatyev

Russian politician (1832-1908).

Born January 17th, 1832 in Saint Petersburg.

Died July 3rd, 1908 at 76 years old in Krupoderintsi.

Ellen Wood

English writer, editor (1814-1887).

Born January 17th, 1814 in Worcester. ^[ref]

Died February 10th, 1887 at 73 years old in London. ^[ref]