Granddi N'Goyi

French football player of congolese descent.

Born May 17th, 1988 (age 38 years) in Melun.

Elisabeth Vrba

American paleontologist.

Born May 17th, 1942 in Hamburg.

Died February 5th, 2025 at 82 years old in New Haven. ^[ref]

Anna-Maria Wagner

German judoka.

Born May 17th, 1996 (age 30 years) in Ravensburg, Weingarten.

Jiří Korn

Czech musician and actor.

Born May 17th, 1949 (age 77 years) in Prague.

Pedro Lira Rencoret

Painter and propeller of chilean painting (1845-1912).

Born May 17th, 1845 in Santiago.

Died April 20th, 1912 at 66 years old in Santiago.

Zuzana Fialová

Slovak actress.

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

Ifeanyi Chiejine

Nigerian footballer (1983-2019).

Born May 17th, 1983 in Lagos.

Died August 21st, 2019 at 36 years old ^[ref]

Benedict Hollerbach

German association football player.

Born May 17th, 2001 (age 25 years) in Starnberg.

Sergey Solovyov

Russian historian (1820–1879).

Born May 17th, 1820 in Moscow.

Died October 16th, 1879 at 59 years old in Moscow.

Patrick Ortlieb

Downhill skier.

Born May 17th, 1967 (age 59 years) in Bregenz.

James Richardson Spensley

English footballer (1867-1915).

Born May 17th, 1867 in Stoke Newington.

Died November 10th, 1915 at 48 years old in Mainz.

Branislav Niňaj

Slovak footballer.

Born May 17th, 1994 (age 32 years) in Bratislava.

John J. Williams

American politician (1904-1988).

Born May 17th, 1904 in Frankford.

Died January 11th, 1988 at 83 years old in Lewes.

Alessio Castro-Montes

Association football player.

Born May 17th, 1997 (age 29 years) in Belgium.

Minna Atherton

Australian swimmer.

Born May 17th, 2000 (age 26 years) in Auchenflower. ^[ref]

Malcolm St. Clair

Hollywood film director, writer, producer and actor (1897-1952).

Born May 17th, 1897 in Los Angeles.

Died June 1st, 1952 at 55 years old in Pasadena.

Alexandru Șerbănescu

Romanian flying ace (1912-1944).

Born May 17th, 1912 in Colonești.

Died August 18th, 1944 at 32 years old in Viperești.

Magnus Andersson

Swedish handball player and manager.

Born May 17th, 1966 (age 60 years) in Linköping.

Ilona Elek

Hungarian fencer (1907-1988).

Born May 17th, 1907 in Budapest.

Died July 24th, 1988 at 81 years old in Budapest.

Philippe Gondet

French association football player (1942-2018).

Born May 17th, 1942 in Blois.

Died January 21st, 2018 at 75 years old in Vertou.

Sidney Preston Osborn

American politician (1884-1948).

Born May 17th, 1884 in Phoenix.

Died May 25th, 1948 at 64 years old in Phoenix (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis).

John Davies

Australian swimmer, olympic gold medallist, u.s. federal judge (1929–2020).

Born May 17th, 1929 in Willoughby.

Died March 24th, 2020 at 90 years old in Pasadena (cancer). ^[ref]

Jean-Denis Bredin

French lawyer and writer (1929–2021).

Born May 17th, 1929 in 8th arrondissement of Paris.

Died September 1st, 2021 at 92 years old in 8th arrondissement of Paris. ^[ref]

Elena Pampoulova

Bulgarian professional tennis player.

Born May 17th, 1972 in Sofia.

Died April 19th, 2023 at 50 years old ^[ref]

Nicky Hofs

Dutch footballer.

Born May 17th, 1983 (age 43 years) in Arnhem.