Alexandru Mățel

Romanian footballer.

Born October 17th, 1989 (age 35 years) in Constanța.

Anna Tunnicliffe

American sailor.

Born October 17th, 1982 (age 42 years) in Doncaster.

Deniz Uğur

Turkish actress.

Born October 17th, 1973 (age 51 years) in Ankara.

Yoshio Taniguchi

Japanese architect.

Born October 17th, 1937 in Tokyo Prefecture.

Died December 16th, 2024 at 87 years old (pneumonia). ^[ref]

Ameenah Gurib-Fakim

Scientist and president of mauritius.

Born October 17th, 1959 (age 65 years) in Mauritius.

Elliot Grandin

French association football player.

Born October 17th, 1987 (age 37 years) in Caen.

Lars Hirschfeld

Canadian soccer player.

Born October 17th, 1978 (age 46 years) in Edmonton.

Cansu Özbay

Turkish volleyball player.

Born October 17th, 1996 (age 28 years) in İzmir. ^[ref]

Friedrich Hirzebruch

German mathematician.

Born October 17th, 1927 in Hamm.

Died May 27th, 2012 at 84 years old in Bonn. ^[ref]

Roger Pontare

Swedish pop musician (b.1951).

Born October 17th, 1951 (age 73 years) in Örnsköldsvik.