Will Clyburn

American basketball player.

Born May 17th, 1990 (age 35 years) in Detroit.

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]

Hessy Levinsons Taft

German-jewish model and chemist (1934–2026).

Born May 17th, 1934 in Berlin. ^[ref]

Died January 1st, 2026 at 91 years old in San Francisco. ^[ref]

Raoul Bellanova

Italian association football player.

Born May 17th, 2000 (age 25 years) in Rho.

Youcef Atal

Algerian association football player.

Born May 17th, 1996 (age 29 years) in Boghni.

Cameron Bancroft

Canadian actor.

Born May 17th, 1967 (age 58 years) in Winnipeg.

Michio Kushi

Japanese educator (1926-2014).

Born May 17th, 1926 in Japan.

Died December 28th, 2014 at 88 years old in Boston.

Paul Chun

Hong kong actor.

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

Hannes Messemer

Actor (1924-1991).

Born May 17th, 1924 in Dillingen an der Donau.

Died November 2nd, 1991 at 67 years old in Aachen (myocardial infarction).

Janez Drnovšek

Slovenian politician (1950-2008).

Born May 17th, 1950 in Celje.

Died February 23rd, 2008 at 57 years old in Zaplana (kidney cancer). ^[ref]