Mark Gatiss

British actor, screenwriter and novelist.

Born October 17th, 1966 (age 59 years) in Sedgefield.

Andy Whitfield

Welsh actor (1971–2011).

Born October 17th, 1971 in Amlwch.

Died September 11th, 2011 at 39 years old in Sydney (non-Hodgkin lymphoma). ^[ref]

Wood Harris

American actor.

Born October 17th, 1969 (age 56 years) in Chicago.

Max Irons

British actor.

Born October 17th, 1985 (age 40 years) in London Borough of Camden.

Smita Patil

Indian actress (1955–1986).

Born October 17th, 1955 in Pune.

Died December 13th, 1986 at 31 years old in Mumbai (puerperal disorders).

Wyclef Jean

Haitian rapper (born 1969).

Born October 17th, 1969 (age 56 years) in Croix-des-Bouquets. ^[ref]

Mae Jemison

American doctor and nasa astronaut.

Born October 17th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Decatur.

Irene Ryan

Actress (1902–1973).

Born October 17th, 1902 in El Paso.

Died April 26th, 1973 at 70 years old in Santa Monica (stroke).

Anil Kumble

Former indian cricketer.

Born October 17th, 1970 (age 55 years) in Bengaluru.

Syed Ahmed Khan

Indian muslim reformer and social activist (1817–1898).

Born October 17th, 1817 in Delhi.

Died March 27th, 1898 at 80 years old in Aligarh.

André Villas-Boas

Portuguese association football manager (born 1977).

Born October 17th, 1977 (age 48 years) in Porto. ^[ref]

Simi Garewal

Indian actress.

Born October 17th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Delhi.

Steve McMichael

American football player and professional wrestler (1957–2025).

Born October 17th, 1957 in Houston.

Died April 23rd, 2025 at 67 years old in Joliet (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis). ^[ref]

Chris Kirkpatrick

American singer and dancer.

Born October 17th, 1971 (age 54 years) in Clarion.

Chris Lowell

American actor.

Born October 17th, 1984 (age 41 years) in Atlanta.

Pranitha Subhash

Indian actress.

Born October 17th, 1992 (age 33 years) in Bengaluru.

Erin Kellyman

British actress.

Born October 17th, 1998 (age 27 years) in Tamworth. ^[ref]

Prabowo Subianto

President of the republic of indonesia.

Born October 17th, 1951 (age 74 years) in Jakarta.

Bhagwant Mann

Indian politician and comedian (born 1973).

Born October 17th, 1972 (age 53 years) in Satoj.

Tom Poston

American actor (1921-2007).

Born October 17th, 1921 in Columbus.

Died April 30th, 2007 at 85 years old in Los Angeles (respiratory failure).

Bea Alonzo

Filipino actress.

Born October 17th, 1987 (age 38 years) in Cainta.

Jean Arthur

American actress.

Born October 17th, 1900 in Plattsburgh.

Died June 19th, 1991 at 90 years old in Carmel-by-the-Sea (heart failure).

Howard Rollins

American stage, film and television actor (1950-1996).

Born October 17th, 1950 in Baltimore.

Died December 8th, 1996 at 46 years old in St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center (lymphoma).

Julie Adams

American actress (1926–2019).

Born October 17th, 1926 in Waterloo.

Died February 3rd, 2019 at 92 years old in Los Angeles. ^[ref]

Robert Jordan

American fantasy writer (1948–2007).

Born October 17th, 1948 in Charleston.

Died September 16th, 2007 at 58 years old in Charleston (amyloidosis). ^[ref]