William Gibson

American-canadian speculative fiction novelist and founder of the cyberpunk subgenre.

Born March 17th, 1948 (age 76 years) in Conway. ^[ref]

Brittany Daniel

American actress.

Born March 17th, 1976 (age 48 years) in Gainesville.

Edin Džeko

Bosnian association football player.

Born March 17th, 1986 (age 38 years) in Sarajevo.

Nicky Jam

American singer.

Born March 17th, 1981 (age 43 years) in Lawrence.

Tamar Braxton

American singer.

Born March 17th, 1977 (age 47 years) in Severn.

Sheikh Mujibur Rahman

Bangladeshi politician and statesman (1920–1975).

Born March 17th, 1920 in Tungipara Upazila.

Died August 15th, 1975 at 55 years old in Dhaka (ballistic trauma).

Rudy Ray Moore

American comedian, singer, actor, and film producer (1927-2008).

Born March 17th, 1927 in Fort Smith.

Died October 19th, 2008 at 81 years old in Akron (diabetes). ^[ref]

Rudolf Nureyev

Soviet ballet dancer and choreographer.

Born March 17th, 1938 in Irkutsk. ^[ref]

Died January 6th, 1993 at 54 years old in Levallois-Perret (death from AIDS-related complications). ^[ref]

Patrick Duffy

Character actor.

Born March 17th, 1949 (age 75 years) in Townsend.

Dana Reeve

Actress, singer, activist (1961-2006).

Born March 17th, 1961 in New York City, Teaneck.

Died March 6th, 2006 at 44 years old in New York City (lung cancer). ^[ref]