Alexander Meier

German footballer.

Born January 17th, 1983 (age 43 years) in Buchholz in der Nordheide.

Yoon Yu-seon

South korean actress.

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

Benno Fürmann

German actor.

Born January 17th, 1972 (age 54 years) in Kreuzberg.

Harry Price

British writer (1881–1948).

Born January 17th, 1881 in London.

Died March 29th, 1948 at 67 years old in Pulborough.

9ice

Nigerian musician.

Born January 17th, 1980 (age 46 years) in Nigeria.

Albert Ramos Viñolas

Spanish tennis player.

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

David Blue

American actor and director.

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

Bobby Hutcherson

American jazz vibraphone and marimba player (1941–2016).

Born January 17th, 1941 in Los Angeles. ^[ref]

Died August 15th, 2016 at 75 years old in Montara (pulmonary emphysema). ^[ref]

Klaus Mäkelä

Finnish conductor and violoncellist.

Born January 17th, 1996 (age 30 years) in Helsinki. ^[ref]

John Bellairs

American novelist, primarily speculative fiction for children (1938–1991).

Born January 17th, 1938 in Marshall.

Died March 8th, 1991 at 53 years old in Haverhill (cardiovascular disease).

Manasseh Sogavare

Solomon islander politician (1955–), prime minister of the solomon islands (2000–2001, 2006–2007, 2014–2017, 2019–2024), dictator.

Born January 17th, 1955 (age 71 years) in Popondetta.

James Wattana

Thai snooker player.

Born January 17th, 1970 (age 56 years) in Bangkok.

Compton Mackenzie

Scottish writer, cultural commentator, raconteur and nationalist (1883-1972).

Born January 17th, 1883 in West Hartlepool.

Died November 30th, 1972 at 89 years old in Edinburgh.

Anson Chan

Hong kong politician.

Born January 17th, 1940 (age 86 years) in Shanghai.

Derrick Williams

Irish association football player.

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

Sharon Chan

Hong kong actor and model.

Born January 17th, 1979 (age 47 years) in Hong Kong.

Robert Cormier

American author and journalist (1925–2000).

Born January 17th, 1925 in Leominster.

Died November 2nd, 2000 at 75 years old in Boston.

Ellen von Unwerth

German photographer (born 1954).

Born January 17th, 1954 (age 72 years) in Frankfurt. ^[ref]

Tom Flanagan

Association football player.

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

Jan Guillou

Swedish author.

Born January 17th, 1944 (age 82 years) in Södertälje.

Rauf Denktaş

Leader of turkish cypriots and founding president of trnc (1924-2012).

Born January 17th, 1924 in Paphos, British Cyprus.

Died January 13th, 2012 at 87 years old in North Nicosia (multiple organ dysfunction syndrome). ^[ref]

August Weismann

German evolutionary biologist (1834-1914).

Born January 17th, 1834 in Frankfurt.

Died November 5th, 1914 at 80 years old in Freiburg im Breisgau.

Duane Hanson

American sculptor (1925–1996).

Born January 17th, 1925 in Alexandria.

Died January 6th, 1996 at 70 years old in Boca Raton.

Esteban Chaves

Road racing cyclist.

Born January 17th, 1990 (age 36 years) in Bogotá.

Anita Guha

Indian actress.

Born January 17th, 1939.

Died June 20th, 2007 at 68 years old in Mumbai. ^[ref]