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May 17th

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622 Notable birthdays

David Eigenberg

American actor.

Born May 17th, 1964 (age 62 years) in Manhasset.

Harshad Chopda

Indian actor.

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

Gina Raimondo

40th united states secretary of commerce.

Born May 17th, 1971 (age 55 years) in Smithfield.

Paul Di'Anno

British heavy metal singer (1958–2024).

Born May 17th, 1958 in Chingford. [ref]

Died October 21st, 2024 at 66 years old in Salisbury. [ref]

Temba Bavuma

South african cricketer.

Born May 17th, 1990 (age 36 years) in Cape Town.

Ginger Gonzaga

American comedian and actress.

Born May 17th, 1984 (age 42 years) in Modesto.

Erin Richards

Welsh actress and director.

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

Qasym-Jomart Toqaev

President of the republic of kazakhstan.

Born May 17th, 1953 (age 73 years) in Almaty.

Howard Ashman

American playwright and lyricist (1950-1991).

Born May 17th, 1950 in Baltimore.

Died March 14th, 1991 at 40 years old in New York City (death from AIDS-related complications).

Bill Bruford

English drummer.

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

Grace Zabriskie

American actress.

Born May 17th, 1941 (age 85 years) in New Orleans.

Jaguar Wright

American singer.

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

EL KÁISER ESPAÑOL

Spanish association football player.

Born May 17th, 1991 (age 35 years) in Ondarroa.

Carlos Peña

Dominican baseball player.

Born May 17th, 1978 (age 48 years) in Santo Domingo. [ref]

Dan Hardy

British mixed martial artist.

Born May 17th, 1982 (age 44 years) in Nottingham.

Hubert Davis

American basketball player.

Born May 17th, 1970 (age 56 years) in Winston-Salem.

Léon Marchand

French swimmer.

Born May 17th, 2002 (age 24 years) in Toulouse. [ref]

Channing Frye

American basketball player (born 1983).

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

Wang Leehom

Taiwanese singer, songwriter, actor.

Born May 17th, 1976 (age 50 years) in Rochester.

Cedric Alexander

American professional wrestler.

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

Cheick Kongo

French mixed martial arts fighter.

Born May 17th, 1975 (age 51 years) in Paris.

Pankaj Udhas

Indian singer.

Born May 17th, 1951 in Jetpur.

Died February 26th, 2024 at 72 years old in Mumbai.

Danny Manning

American basketball player and coach.

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

Gary Paulsen

American writer (1939–2021).

Born May 17th, 1939 in Minneapolis.

Died October 13th, 2021 at 82 years old in Tularosa. [ref]

Earl Hebner

American professional wrestling referee.

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

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