Gabriel Soto

Mexican actor.

Born April 17th, 1975 (age 51 years) in Mexico City. ^[ref]

James Last

German musician (1929-2015).

Born April 17th, 1929 in Bremen.

Died June 9th, 2015 at 86 years old in Palm Beach Gardens (disease). ^[ref]

Majid Majidi

Iranian film director, film producer, film actor and screenwriter.

Born April 17th, 1959 (age 67 years) in Tehran.

John N. Gray

British political philosopher (born 1948).

Born April 17th, 1948 (age 78 years) in South Shields.

Takaya Kuroda

Japanese actor and voice actor.

Born April 17th, 1965 (age 61 years) in Tokyo.

Ferdinand Piëch

Austrian manager (1937-2019).

Born April 17th, 1937 in Vienna. ^[ref]

Died August 25th, 2019 at 82 years old in Rosenheim.

Chavela Vargas

Mexican singer (1919–2012).

Born April 17th, 1919 in San Joaquín, Heredia Province.

Died August 5th, 2012 at 93 years old in Cuernavaca (respiratory failure). ^[ref]

Kristoffer Ajer

Norwegian association football player (born 1998).

Born April 17th, 1998 (age 28 years) in Rælingen.

Riccardo Patrese

Italian racecar driver.

Born April 17th, 1954 (age 72 years) in Padua.

Joy Sunday

American actress.

Born April 17th, 1995 (age 31 years) in Staten Island.

Loung Ung

Cambodian-american academic.

Born April 17th, 1970 (age 56 years) in Phnom Penh.

L. Scott Caldwell

American actress.

Born April 17th, 1950 (age 76 years) in Chicago.

Rosanna Davison

Irish model, activist, and miss world 2003.

Born April 17th, 1984 (age 42 years) in Dublin.

Kanstantsin Kaltsou

Belarusian ice hockey player.

Born April 17th, 1981 in Minsk.

Died March 18th, 2024 at 42 years old in Miami.

Alaina Huffman

Canadian actress.

Born April 17th, 1980 (age 46 years) in Vancouver.

Nisargadatta Maharaj

Indian guru (1897-1981).

Born April 17th, 1897 in Mumbai.

Died September 8th, 1981 at 84 years old in Mumbai.

C. J. Watson

American basketball player.

Born April 17th, 1984 (age 42 years) in Las Vegas.

Christian Braun

American basketball player.

Born April 17th, 2001 (age 25 years) in Burlington.

Michael Sembello

American musician.

Born April 17th, 1954 (age 72 years) in Philadelphia.

Michael Forest

Actor.

Born April 17th, 1929 (age 97 years) in Harvey.

Sung Si-kyung

South korean singer and television host.

Born April 17th, 1979 (age 47 years) in Seoul.

Mukul Roy

Indian politician.

Born April 17th, 1954.

Died February 23rd, 2026 at 71 years old

Dee Dee Davis

American actress.

Born April 17th, 1996 (age 30 years) in Olympia Fields.

Cap Anson

American baseball player (1852–1922).

Born April 17th, 1852 in Marshalltown.

Died April 14th, 1922 at 69 years old in Chicago.

Prince Sébastien of Luxembourg

Luxembourgian prince.

Born April 17th, 1992 (age 34 years) in Luxembourg. ^[ref]