Manuel Olmedo Villar

Athletics competitor.

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

Juan Manuel Alejándrez

Mexican footballer (1944-2007).

Born May 17th, 1944 in Mexico City.

Died January 6th, 2007 at 62 years old in Guadalajara.

Domenico Gambino

Italian actor, screenwriter and director (1891–1968).

Born May 17th, 1890 in Turin.

Died May 17th, 1968 at 78 years old in Rome. ^[ref]

Vladimír Vůjtek

Czechoslovak ice hockey player and coach born 1947.

Born May 17th, 1947 (age 79 years) in Klimkovice.

Norihiro Yamagishi

Japanese association football player.

Born May 17th, 1978 (age 48 years) in Kumagaya.

Dmitry Strakhov

Russian cyclist.

Born May 17th, 1995 (age 31 years) in Vyborg. ^[ref]

Juan Píriz

Uruguayan footballer (1902-1946).

Born May 17th, 1902 in Montevideo.

Died March 23rd, 1946 at 43 years old in Montevideo.

Ulrike Gräßler

German ski jumper.

Born May 17th, 1987 (age 39 years) in Eilenburg.

Koki Negi

Japanese association football player.

Born May 17th, 2000 (age 26 years) in Osaka Prefecture.

Ryuki Miura

Japanese association football player.

Born May 17th, 1992 (age 34 years) in Tokyo.

Mikito Tachizaki

Japanese biathlete.

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

Gustav Hedenvind-Eriksson

Swedish writer (1880-1967).

Born May 17th, 1880 in Alanäs socken.

Died April 17th, 1967 at 86 years old in Stockholm.

Leonid Pervomayskiy

Ukrainian poet (1908–1973).

Born May 17th, 1908 in Berestyn.

Died December 9th, 1973 at 65 years old in Kyiv.

Duchess Luise of Mecklenburg-Schwerin

(1824-1859).

Born May 17th, 1824 in Ludwigslust.

Died March 9th, 1859 at 34 years old in Venice.

Yoshinobu Harada

Japanese association football player.

Born May 17th, 1986 (age 40 years) in Kawaguchi.

Oscar Plattner

Swiss bicycle racer and track cyclist (1922-2002).

Born May 17th, 1922 in Bern. ^[ref]

Died August 21st, 2002 at 80 years old in Zurich.

Frederick Hanley Seares

American astronomer (1873-1964).

Born May 17th, 1873 in Michigan.

Died July 20th, 1964 at 91 years old in Honolulu.

Yu Okubo

Japanese association football player.

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

Edwin Mills

British tug of war competitor (1878–1946).

Born May 17th, 1878 in Warwickshire.

Died November 12th, 1946 at 68 years old in Ashby-de-la-Zouch.

Alfons Lütke-Westhues

German equestrian (1930-2004).

Born May 17th, 1930 in Westbevern.

Died March 8th, 2004 at 73 years old in Warendorf.

Marina Znak

Soviet rower.

Born May 17th, 1961 (age 65 years) in East Berlin.

Yuto Yamada

Japanese association football player (born 2000).

Born May 17th, 2000 (age 26 years) in Chiba Prefecture.

Motoki Imagawa

Japanese association football player.

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

Pasquale Buonocore

Italian water polo player.

Born May 17th, 1916 in Naples.

Died September 1st, 2003 at 87 years old in Naples.

Kim Yong-Ik

North korean judoka.

Born May 17th, 1947 (age 79 years).