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.

Salima Ikram

Pakistani egyptologist.

Born May 17th, 1965 (age 60 years) in Lahore.

Dorothy Richardson

Writer.

Born May 17th, 1873 in Abingdon-on-Thames.

Died June 17th, 1957 at 84 years old in Beckenham.

Stan Albeck

American basketball player and coach.

Born May 17th, 1931 in Chenoa.

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

Peter Høeg

Danish writer.

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

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).

Napoleon Zervas

Greek general (1891-1957).

Born May 17th, 1891 in Arta.

Died December 10th, 1957 at 66 years old in Athens.

Vukašin Jovanović

Serbian association football player.

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

Renat Dadashov

Azerbaijani association football player.

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