Jerry Siegel

American co-creator of superman.

Born October 17th, 1914 in Cleveland.

Died January 28th, 1996 at 81 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).

Pino Palladino

Welsh bassist.

Born October 17th, 1957 (age 68 years) in Cardiff.

Paul Anderson

American weightlifter (1932–1994).

Born October 17th, 1932 in Toccoa.

Died August 15th, 1994 at 61 years old in Vidalia (nephritis).

Marsha Hunt

American actress (1917–2022).

Born October 17th, 1917 in Chicago.

Died September 7th, 2022 at 104 years old in Sherman Oaks. ^[ref]

Queen Naija

American r&b singer.

Born October 17th, 1995 (age 30 years) in Ypsilanti.

Carol S. Dweck

American psychologist.

Born October 17th, 1946 (age 79 years). ^[ref]

Sam Bottoms

American actor (1955–2008).

Born October 17th, 1955 in Santa Barbara.

Died December 16th, 2008 at 53 years old in Los Angeles (brain cancer). ^[ref]

Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna of Russia

Duchess consort of saxe-coburg and gotha (1853–1920).

Born October 17th, 1853 in Pushkin.

Died October 24th, 1920 at 67 years old in Zurich.

René Dif

Danish musician and actor (1967-).

Born October 17th, 1967 (age 58 years) in Copenhagen. ^[ref]

Shatta Wale

Ghanaian reggae-dancehall artist.

Born October 17th, 1984 (age 41 years) in Accra. ^[ref]