Ralph Wright

American actor (1908-1983).

Born May 17th, 1908 in Grants Pass.

Died December 31st, 1983 at 75 years old in Los Osos (myocardial infarction).

Rosalind Picard

American computer scientist.

Born May 17th, 1962 (age 63 years) in Massachusetts.

Jehane Noujaim

Egyptian-american photographer, journalist and documentary filmmaker.

Born May 17th, 1974 (age 51 years) in Cairo.

Shiri Maimon

Israeli singer.

Born May 17th, 1981 (age 44 years) in Haifa.

Bojan Jokić

Slovenian footballer.

Born May 17th, 1986 (age 39 years) in Kranj.

Daiki Hashioka

Japanese association football player.

Born May 17th, 1999 (age 26 years) in Saitama.

Schuyler Wheeler

American inventor of the two-blade electric fan.

Born May 17th, 1860 in New York City. ^[ref]

Died April 20th, 1923 at 62 years old ^[ref]

Renat Dadashov

Azerbaijani association football player.

Born May 17th, 1999 (age 26 years) in Rüdesheim am Rhein.

Peter Høeg

Danish writer.

Born May 17th, 1957 (age 68 years) in Copenhagen.

Henri Barbusse

French novelist (1873-1935).

Born May 17th, 1873 in Asnières-sur-Seine. ^[ref]

Died August 30th, 1935 at 62 years old in Moscow (pneumonia). ^[ref]