Barry Hayles

Footballer.

Born May 17th, 1972 (age 54 years) in Lambeth.

Valie Export

Austrian media artist (1940–2026).

Born May 17th, 1940 in Linz.

Died May 14th, 2026 at 85 years old in Vienna. ^[ref]

Dick Gaughan

British musician.

Born May 17th, 1948 (age 78 years) in Glasgow.

Igor Denisov

Russian footballer.

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

Andrea Favilli

Italian association football player.

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

Winfried Kretschmann

German politician (born 1948).

Born May 17th, 1948 (age 78 years) in Spaichingen. ^[ref]

Lim Jeong-hee

South korean singer.

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

Jon Koncak

American basketball player.

Born May 17th, 1963 (age 63 years) in Cedar Rapids.

Misha Ge

Uzbekistani figure skater.

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

Princess Anna of Prussia

Prussian princess.

Born May 17th, 1836 in Berlin.

Died June 12th, 1918 at 82 years old in Frankfurt.

T.J. Lowther

American film and television actor.

Born May 17th, 1986 (age 40 years) in Salt Lake City.

Qin Haiyang

Chinese swimmer.

Born May 17th, 1999 (age 27 years) in Zhuzhou.

Edvald Boasson-Hagen

Norwegian road racing cyclist.

Born May 17th, 1987 (age 39 years) in Rudsbygd. ^[ref]

Salima Ikram

Pakistani egyptologist.

Born May 17th, 1965 (age 61 years) in Lahore.

Marcelinho Paraíba

Brazilian footballer.

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

Chris Attoh

Ghanaian actor, film director, radio host, television host, and producer.

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

Dorothy Richardson

British writer (1873–1957).

Born May 17th, 1873 in Abingdon-on-Thames.

Died June 17th, 1957 at 84 years old in Beckenham.

Valeriya Novodvorskaya

Russian politician (1950-2014).

Born May 17th, 1950 in Baranavichy. ^[ref]

Died July 12th, 2014 at 64 years old in Moscow (toxic shock syndrome). ^[ref]

Shon Wan-ho

South korean badminton player.

Born May 17th, 1988 (age 38 years) in Changwon. ^[ref]

Renate Krößner

German actress (1945-2020).

Born May 17th, 1945 in Osterode am Harz.

Died May 25th, 2020 at 75 years old in Blankenfelde-Mahlow. ^[ref]

Napoleon Zervas

Greek general (1891-1957).

Born May 17th, 1891 in Arta.

Died December 10th, 1957 at 66 years old in Athens.

Stanisław Moniuszko

Polish composer (1819–1872).

Born May 17th, 1819 in Ubieĺ. ^[ref]

Died June 4th, 1872 at 53 years old in Warsaw (myocardial infarction). ^[ref]

Omar Razzaz

Jordanian politician.

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

Ralph Wright

American actor (1908-1983).

Born May 17th, 1908 in Grants Pass.

Died December 31st, 1983 at 75 years old in Los Osos (myocardial infarction).

Rosalind Picard

American computer scientist.

Born May 17th, 1962 (age 64 years) in Massachusetts.