Joan Llaneras Roselló

Spanish cyclist.

Born May 17th, 1969 (age 57 years) in Porreres.

Adjoa Bayor

Ghanaian footballer.

Born May 17th, 1979 (age 47 years) in Accra.

Abdurrahim bey Hagverdiyev

Azerbaijani playwright, stage director, politician and public figure (1870–1933).

Born May 17th, 1870 in Ağbulaq, Shusha.

Died December 17th, 1933 at 63 years old in Baku.

Saul Adler

Israeli microbiologist (1895–1966).

Born May 17th, 1895 in Kareličy.

Died January 25th, 1966 at 70 years old in Jerusalem.

Tejumade Alakija

Nigerian civil servant (1925 – 2013).

Born May 17th, 1925 in Nigeria.

Died August 23rd, 2013 at 88 years old in University College Hospital, Ibadan.

Thérèse Steinmetz

Dutch singer (born 1933).

Born May 17th, 1933 (age 93 years) in Amsterdam.

Yuri Kawamura

Japanese association football player.

Born May 17th, 1989 (age 37 years) in Niigata.

Anders Södergren

Swedish cross-country skier.

Born May 17th, 1977 (age 49 years) in Söderhamn parish.

Alexander Lenkov

Soviet and russian actor (1943–2014).

Born May 17th, 1943 in Rasskazovo.

Died April 21st, 2014 at 70 years old in Moscow (stomach cancer). ^[ref]

Kim Jung-ya

South korean association football player.

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

Victor Bendix

Danish musician (1851-1926).

Born May 17th, 1851 in Copenhagen.

Died January 5th, 1926 at 74 years old in Frederiksberg.

Fredrik Kessiakoff

Swedish cyclist.

Born May 17th, 1980 (age 46 years) in Nacka.

Axel Bellinghausen

German footballer.

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

Anupama Gokhale

Chess player.

Born May 17th, 1969 (age 57 years) in Mumbai.

Anna Ostroumova-Lebedeva

Russian artist (1871-1955).

Born May 17th, 1871 in Saint Petersburg.

Died May 5th, 1955 at 83 years old in Saint Petersburg.

Marika Domanski-Lyfors

Swedish association football player and manager.

Born May 17th, 1960 (age 66 years) in Gothenburg.

Lillian Leighton

American actress (1874-1956).

Born May 17th, 1874 in Wisconsin.

Died March 19th, 1956 at 81 years old in Woodland Hills.

Maha Ali

Jordanian politician.

Born May 17th, 1973 (age 53 years) in Amman.

Czesław Lang

Polish road racing cyclist.

Born May 17th, 1955 (age 71 years) in Kołczygłowy.

Mavis Nkansah Boadu

Ghanaian politician.

Born May 17th, 1989 (age 37 years) in Wiamoase. ^[ref]

Marie Déa

Actress (1912–1992).

Born May 17th, 1912 in Nanterre.

Died March 1st, 1992 at 79 years old in 10ᵗʰ arrondissement of Paris.

Ralfs Freibergs

Latvian ice hockey player.

Born May 17th, 1991 (age 35 years) in Riga. ^[ref]

Aglaja Veteranyi

Swiss actor and writer (1962-2002).

Born May 17th, 1962 in Bucharest.

Died February 3rd, 2002 at 39 years old in Zurich (drowning).

Ingrid Wendl

Austrian figure skater.

Born May 17th, 1940 (age 86 years) in Vienna.

Kazimierz Dejmek

Polish actor, theatre and film director, and politician (1924-2002).

Born May 17th, 1924 in Kovel. ^[ref]

Died December 31st, 2002 at 78 years old in Warsaw.