Chris Skidmore

British politician and historian (born 1981).

Born May 17th, 1981 (age 45 years) in Bristol.

Simon Hughes

British politician (born 1951).

Born May 17th, 1951 (age 75 years) in Cheshire.

Fazlollah Zahedi

General, statesman (1897-1963).

Born May 17th, 1892 in Hamadan.

Died September 2nd, 1963 at 71 years old in Geneva.

Juan Arango

Venezuelan footballer.

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

Udo Lindenberg

German rock musician and composer.

Born May 17th, 1946 (age 80 years) in Gronau.

Matt Lindland

American mixed martial artist, olympic wrestler, and political candidate.

Born May 17th, 1970 (age 56 years) in Oregon City.

B. Subrahmanyam. Chandrashekhar

Indian cricket player.

Born May 17th, 1945 (age 81 years) in Mysore.

Magda Schneider

German actress (1909–1996).

Born May 17th, 1909 in Augsburg.

Died July 30th, 1996 at 87 years old in Berchtesgaden.

Hannah Lux Davis

American music video director.

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

Sirajuddin I of Perlis

Raja of perlis.

Born May 17th, 1943 (age 83 years) in Arau.

Guido Pella

Argentine tennis player.

Born May 17th, 1990 (age 36 years) in Bahía Blanca.

Jayson Blair

American actor.

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

Tony Roche

Australian tennis player.

Born May 17th, 1945 (age 81 years) in Wagga Wagga.

Charles Hapgood

American historian (1904-1982).

Born May 17th, 1904 in New York City.

Died December 21st, 1982 at 78 years old in Greenfield (struck by vehicle).

Henrik Larsen

Danish football player and manager.

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

Sebastian Berhalter

American association football player (born 2001).

Born May 17th, 2001 (age 25 years) in London.

Marilù Tolo

Italian actress.

Born May 17th, 1943 (age 83 years) in Rome.

Joseph M. Acaba

Astronaut, hydrogeologist, science teacher.

Born May 17th, 1967 (age 59 years) in Inglewood. ^[ref]

Will Clyburn

American basketball player.

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

Michel de Certeau

French jesuit and scholar (1925–1986).

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

Died January 10th, 1986 at 63 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris (pancreatic cancer). ^[ref]

Hessy Levinsons Taft

German-jewish model and chemist (1934–2026).

Born May 17th, 1934 in Berlin. ^[ref]

Died January 1st, 2026 at 91 years old in San Francisco. ^[ref]

Mikel Alonso

Spanish footballer.

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

Raoul Bellanova

Italian association football player.

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

Youcef Atal

Algerian association football player.

Born May 17th, 1996 (age 30 years) in Boghni.

Andrew Latimer

English musician.

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