Magnus Andersson

Swedish handball player and manager.

Born May 17th, 1966 (age 59 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 footballer (1942-2018).

Born May 17th, 1942 in Blois. ^[ref]

Died January 21st, 2018 at 75 years old in Vertou. ^[ref]

John Davies

Australian swimmer, olympic gold medallist, u.s. federal judge.

Born May 17th, 1929 in Willoughby.

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

Jean-Denis Bredin

French writer and lawyer.

Born May 17th, 1929 in 8th arrondissement of Paris. ^[ref]

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 42 years) in Arnhem.

José Ufarte

Spanish footballer.

Born May 17th, 1941 (age 84 years) in Pontevedra.

Andreas Michalakopoulos

Greek politician (1875-1938).

Born May 17th, 1875 in Patras.

Died March 7th, 1938 at 62 years old in Athens (pneumonia). ^[ref]

Wilfried Hannes

German footballer.

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