Jehane Noujaim

Egyptian-american photographer, journalist and documentary filmmaker.

Born May 17th, 1974 (age 52 years) in Cairo.

Shiri Maimon

Israeli singer.

Born May 17th, 1981 (age 45 years) in Kiryat Chaim.

Bojan Jokić

Slovenian footballer.

Born May 17th, 1986 (age 40 years) in Kranj.

Daiki Hashioka

Japanese association football player.

Born May 17th, 1999 (age 27 years) in Saitama.

Schuyler Wheeler

American inventor of the two-blade electric fan.

Born May 17th, 1860 in Manhattan.

Died April 20th, 1923 at 62 years old

Lukas Reichel

German ice hockey player.

Born May 17th, 2002 (age 24 years) in Nuremberg. ^[ref]

Peter Høeg

Danish writer.

Born May 17th, 1957 (age 69 years) in Copenhagen.

Henri Barbusse

French author (1873-1935).

Born May 17th, 1873 in Asnières-sur-Seine.

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

Ruth Donnelly

Actress (1896-1982).

Born May 17th, 1896 in Trenton.

Died November 17th, 1982 at 86 years old in New York City.

Johnny Warren

Australian soccer player (1943-2004).

Born May 17th, 1943 in Sydney.

Died November 6th, 2004 at 61 years old in Sydney (lung cancer). ^[ref]

Stan Albeck

American basketball player and coach (1931–2021).

Born May 17th, 1931 in Chenoa.

Died March 25th, 2021 at 89 years old ^[ref]

Ersan Gülüm

Turkish association football player (born 1987).

Born May 17th, 1987 (age 39 years) in Carlton.

Sonny Colbrelli

Italian cyclist.

Born May 17th, 1990 (age 36 years) in Desenzano del Garda.

Branko Zebec

Croatian footballer and manager (1929–1988).

Born May 17th, 1929 in Zagreb.

Died September 26th, 1988 at 59 years old in Zagreb (choking).

Patricio Garino

Argentinian basketball player.

Born May 17th, 1993 (age 33 years) in Mar del Plata. ^[ref]

A. J. Casson

Canadian painter, youngest member of the group of seven (1898–1992).

Born May 17th, 1898 in Toronto.

Died February 20th, 1992 at 93 years old in Toronto. ^[ref]

Norman Lockyer

English scientist and astronomer (1836–1920).

Born May 17th, 1836 in Rugby.

Died August 16th, 1920 at 84 years old in Salcombe Regis.

Dewey Redman

American saxophonist (1931–2006).

Born May 17th, 1931 in Fort Worth.

Died September 2nd, 2006 at 75 years old in Brooklyn. ^[ref]

Hazel R. O'Leary

Politician, lawyer.

Born May 17th, 1937 (age 89 years) in Newport News.

Dennis Brain

British horn player.

Born May 17th, 1921 in London.

Died September 1st, 1957 at 36 years old in Hatfield (traffic collision).

José Chamot

Argentine association football player.

Born May 17th, 1969 (age 57 years) in Concepción del Uruguay.

Stav Shaffir

Israeli social activist and politician.

Born May 17th, 1985 (age 41 years) in Netanya. ^[ref]

Pierre Clastres

French anthropologist (1934-1977).

Born May 17th, 1934 in 14th arrondissement of Paris.

Died July 29th, 1977 at 43 years old in Gabriac (traffic collision).

Veselin Đuranović

President of montenegro (1925-1997).

Born May 17th, 1925 in Danilovgrad.

Died August 30th, 1997 at 72 years old in Danilovgrad.

Andy Diouf

French footballer (born 2003).

Born May 17th, 2003 (age 23 years) in Neuilly-sur-Seine. ^[ref]