Selim Bayraktar

Turkish-iraqi actor (born 1975).

Born June 17th, 1975 (age 50 years) in Kirkuk.

Paul Kennedy

British historian.

Born June 17th, 1945 (age 80 years) in Wallsend.

Helen Glover

British rower.

Born June 17th, 1986 (age 39 years) in Truro.

Alex Rodrigo Dias da Costa

Brazilian footballer.

Born June 17th, 1982 (age 43 years) in Niterói.

Alfonso Bialetti

Italian engineer and inventor of the moka pot (1888–1970).

Born June 17th, 1888 in Montebuglio. ^[ref]

Died December 31st, 1970 at 82 years old in Omegna. ^[ref]

Charles Eames

American designer (1907-1978).

Born June 17th, 1907 in St. Louis. ^[ref]

Died August 21st, 1978 at 71 years old in St. Louis.

Sasha Sokol

Mexican singer, composer, actress and television presenter.

Born June 17th, 1970 (age 55 years) in Mexico City.

Rafael Sóbis

Brazilian footballer.

Born June 17th, 1985 (age 40 years) in Erechim.

Diego Souza

Brazilian footballer.

Born June 17th, 1985 (age 40 years) in Rio de Janeiro.

Vladimir Lučić

Serbian basketball player.

Born June 17th, 1989 (age 36 years) in Belgrade.

Prince Wilhelm, Duke of Södermanland

Swedish prince (1884–1965).

Born June 17th, 1884 in Tullgarn Palace.

Died June 5th, 1965 at 80 years old in Flen (myocardial infarction).

Bud Collins

Us sports journalist and tennis player (1929–2016).

Born June 17th, 1929 in Lima.

Died March 4th, 2016 at 86 years old in Brookline. ^[ref]

Kōichi Yamadera

Japanese actor, voice actor, singer and narrator.

Born June 17th, 1961 (age 64 years) in Shiogama.

Roberta Maxwell

Canadian actress.

Born June 17th, 1941 (age 84 years) in Toronto.

Heather Mazur

Actress.

Born June 17th, 1976 (age 49 years) in Pittsburgh.

Nick Fazekas

Japanese basketball player.

Born June 17th, 1985 (age 40 years) in Denver.

Harold Guy Hunt

49th governor of alabama (1933-2009).

Born June 17th, 1933 in Holly Pond.

Died January 30th, 2009 at 75 years old in Birmingham (lung cancer). ^[ref]

Rod Paige

American politician (1933–2025).

Born June 17th, 1933 in Monticello.

Died December 9th, 2025 at 92 years old in Houston. ^[ref]

Paul McGuinness

Irish businessman, music publisher and manager of u2.

Born June 17th, 1951 (age 74 years) in Rinteln.

Ruben Rausing

Swedish businessman (1895–1983).

Born June 17th, 1895 in Råå.

Died August 10th, 1983 at 88 years old in Blentarp.

Doğu Perinçek

Turkish author, phd at public law, and politician.

Born June 17th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Gaziantep.

Ignacy Hryniewiecki

Assassin (1856–1881).

Born June 17th, 1856 in Basin.

Died March 13th, 1881 at 24 years old in Saint Petersburg.

Louise Fazenda

American actress (1895-1962).

Born June 17th, 1896 in Lafayette.

Died April 17th, 1962 at 65 years old in Beverly Hills (cerebral hemorrhage).

Phil Chevron

Irish guitarist (1957–2013).

Born June 17th, 1957 in Dublin.

Died October 8th, 2013 at 56 years old in Dublin (esophageal cancer). ^[ref]

François Jacob

French biologist and geneticist, winner of the nobel prize in 1965.

Born June 17th, 1920 in Nancy.

Died April 20th, 2013 at 92 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris. ^[ref]