Luke Kelly

Irish singer and musician (1940–1984).

Born November 17th, 1940 in Dublin.

Died January 30th, 1984 at 43 years old in Dublin (brain cancer).

Elvin Hayes

American basketball player.

Born November 17th, 1945 (age 80 years) in Rayville.

Justin Cooper

American exactor.

Born November 17th, 1988 (age 37 years) in Los Angeles.

Terry Branstad

American politician.

Born November 17th, 1946 (age 79 years) in Leland.

Moses Sithole

South african serial killer.

Born November 17th, 1964 (age 61 years) in Boksburg.

Shobhna Samarth

Indian actress (1916–2000).

Born November 17th, 1916 in Mumbai.

Died February 9th, 2000 at 83 years old in Pune (cancer).

Rem Koolhaas

Dutch architect (1944-).

Born November 17th, 1944 (age 81 years) in Rotterdam. ^[ref]

Ernst August, Duke of Brunswick

Hanoverian royal (1887-1953).

Born November 17th, 1887 in Penzing.

Died January 30th, 1953 at 65 years old in Pattensen.

Park Han-byul

South korean actress.

Born November 17th, 1984 (age 41 years) in Seoul.

Bill Lancaster

American screenwriter (1947-1997).

Born November 17th, 1947 in Los Angeles.

Died January 4th, 1997 at 49 years old in Los Angeles.

Astrid of Sweden

Queen consort of the belgians (1905-1935).

Born November 17th, 1905 in Arvfurstens palats.

Died August 29th, 1935 at 29 years old in Küssnacht (traffic collision).

Katsuyori Shibata

Japanese professional wrestler.

Born November 17th, 1979 (age 46 years) in Kuwana.

Fenella Fielding

English actress (1927–2018).

Born November 17th, 1927 in London.

Died September 11th, 2018 at 90 years old in Hammersmith (cerebrovascular disease). ^[ref]

Kimya Dawson

American musician.

Born November 17th, 1972 (age 53 years) in Bedford Hills.

Abdelmadjid Tebboune

President of the people's democratic republic of algeria since 2019.

Born November 17th, 1945 (age 80 years) in Mécheria. ^[ref]

Raquel Castro

American actress and singer.

Born November 17th, 1994 (age 31 years) in Long Island.

Eugene Wigner

Hungarian-american physicist and mathematician (1902–1995).

Born November 17th, 1902 in Budapest.

Died January 1st, 1995 at 92 years old in Princeton (pneumonia). ^[ref]

Shannan Click

American model.

Born November 17th, 1981 (age 44 years) in San Dimas.

Ed Brubaker

American comic book writer and cartoonist.

Born November 17th, 1966 (age 59 years) in Bethesda.

Jonathan Moffett

American musician.

Born November 17th, 1954 (age 71 years) in New Orleans.

Leonard Roberts

American actor.

Born November 17th, 1972 (age 53 years) in St. Louis.

Jack Vettriano

Scottish painter (1951–2025).

Born November 17th, 1951 in Methil. ^[ref]

Died March 1st, 2025 at 73 years old in Nice. ^[ref]

Patrick McHale

Writer, storyboard artist, animator, filmmaker.

Born November 17th, 1983 (age 42 years) in The Chathams.

Rebecca Walker

American writer.

Born November 17th, 1969 (age 56 years) in Jackson.

Ralph Garman

American actor.

Born November 17th, 1964 (age 61 years) in Philadelphia.