Max Irons

English actor and model.

Born October 17th, 1985 (age 39 years) in London Borough of Camden.

Mark Gatiss

British actor, screenwriter and novelist.

Born October 17th, 1966 (age 58 years) in Sedgefield.

Sanjay Kapoor

Indian actor.

Born October 17th, 1965 (age 59 years) in Mumbai.

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 October 17th, 1969 (age 55 years) in Croix-des-Bouquets. ^[ref]

Ziggy Marley

Jamaican musician and philanthropist.

Born October 17th, 1968 (age 56 years) in Kingston.

Wood Harris

American actor.

Born October 17th, 1969 (age 55 years) in Chicago.

John Paul I

Pope of the catholic church in 1978 (1912-1978).

Born October 17th, 1912 in Canale d'Agordo.

Died September 29th, 1978 at 65 years old in Vatican City (myocardial infarction).

Mae Jemison

American doctor and nasa astronaut.

Born October 17th, 1956 (age 68 years) in Decatur.

George Wendt

American actor (1948–2025).

Born October 17th, 1948 in Chicago.

Died May 20th, 2025 at 76 years old in Studio City (cardiac arrest, heart failure, coronary artery disease). ^[ref]