Damian Green

British conservative politician.

Born January 17th, 1956 (age 70 years) in Barry.

Reina Ueda

Japanese voice actress and singer.

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

Douglas Wilder

American politician.

Born January 17th, 1931 (age 95 years) in Richmond.

Brian Helgeland

American screenwriter (born 1961).

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

Rafał Trzaskowski

Polish politician, mayor of warsaw since 2018, presidential candidate for poland in 2020 and 2025.

Born January 17th, 1972 (age 54 years) in Warsaw. ^[ref]

José Sá

Portuguese association footballer.

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

Jonathan Keltz

American film and television actor.

Born January 17th, 1988 (age 38 years) in New York City.

L. V. Prasad

Indian actor, director, producer.

Born January 17th, 1908 in Eluru, Somavarappadu.

Died June 22nd, 1994 at 86 years old

Tabaré Vázquez

President of uruguay from 2005 to 2010 and from 2015 to 2020.

Born January 17th, 1940 in Montevideo.

Died December 6th, 2020 at 80 years old in Montevideo (lung cancer). ^[ref]

Luis Echeverría

57th president of mexico.

Born January 17th, 1922 in Mexico City.

Died July 8th, 2022 at 100 years old in Cuernavaca. ^[ref]

Ayo Dosunmu

American basketball player.

Born January 17th, 2000 (age 26 years) in Chicago.

Moira Shearer

British ballerina and actress (1926–2006).

Born January 17th, 1926 in Dunfermline.

Died January 31st, 2006 at 80 years old in Oxford.

Héctor Moreno

Mexican association football player.

Born January 17th, 1988 (age 38 years) in Culiacán.

Jacques Plante

Canadian ice hockey player (1929–1986).

Born January 17th, 1929 in Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel. ^[ref]

Died February 27th, 1986 at 57 years old in Geneva (stomach cancer).

Jane Elliot

American actress.

Born January 17th, 1947 (age 79 years) in New York City.

Adriana Ugarte

Spanish actress.

Born January 17th, 1985 (age 41 years) in Madrid.

Nevil Shute

British writer and engineer (1899–1960).

Born January 17th, 1899 in Ealing.

Died January 12th, 1960 at 60 years old in Melbourne (stroke).

Carl Laemmle

German-american film producer (1867–1939).

Born January 17th, 1867 in Laupheim.

Died September 24th, 1939 at 72 years old in Beverly Hills (cardiovascular disease).

Kevin Reynolds

American film director and screenwriter.

Born January 17th, 1952 (age 74 years) in San Antonio, Waco.

Squarepusher

British musician.

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

Keith Robinson

American actor.

Born January 17th, 1976 (age 50 years) in Louisville.

Ryan Gage

English actor.

Born January 17th, 1983 (age 43 years) in Coventry. ^[ref]

Diogo Morgado

Portuguese film and television actor and former model.

Born January 17th, 1981 (age 45 years) in Campo Grande.

D. R. Kaprekar

Indian mathematician (1905–1986).

Born January 17th, 1905 in Dahanu.

Died July 4th, 1986 at 81 years old in Deolali.

Yadavindra Singh

Indian diplomat and cricket player (1914-1974), maharaja of patiala (1938-1947).

Born January 17th, 1913 in Patiala.

Died June 17th, 1974 at 61 years old in The Hague.