Fazlollah Zahedi

General, statesman (1897-1963).

Born May 17th, 1892 in Hamadan.

Died September 2nd, 1963 at 71 years old in Geneva.

Michel de Certeau

French jesuit and scholar.

Born May 17th, 1925 in Chambéry. ^[ref]

Died January 10th, 1986 at 60 years old in Paris (pancreatic cancer). ^[ref]

Henrik Larsen

Danish football player and manager.

Born May 17th, 1966 (age 59 years) in Kongens Lyngby.

Sirajuddin of Perlis

Raja of perlis.

Born May 17th, 1943 (age 82 years) in Arau.

Yōko Shimada

Japanese actress.

Born May 17th, 1953 in Kumamoto.

Died July 25th, 2022 at 69 years old in Tokyo (colorectal cancer). ^[ref]

Tony Roche

Australian tennis player.

Born May 17th, 1945 (age 80 years) in Wagga Wagga.

Magda Schneider

German actress (1909–1996).

Born May 17th, 1909 in Augsburg.

Died July 30th, 1996 at 87 years old in Berchtesgaden.

Joseph M. Acaba

Astronaut, hydrogeologist, science teacher.

Born May 17th, 1967 (age 58 years) in Inglewood. ^[ref]

Christian Bolaños

Costa rican association football player.

Born May 17th, 1984 (age 41 years) in Hatillo.

Andrea Favilli

Italian association football player.

Born May 17th, 1997 (age 28 years) in Pisa.