Phyllis Diller

American stand-up comedian, actress, author, musician, and visual artist (1917–2012).

Born July 17th, 1917 in Lima.

Died August 20th, 2012 at 95 years old in Brentwood (heart failure).

Tom Fletcher

English musician, singer, composer, author and youtube vlogger.

Born July 17th, 1985 (age 40 years) in London Borough of Harrow. ^[ref]

Tom Cullen

British actor.

Born July 17th, 1985 (age 40 years) in Aberystwyth.

Victor Lindelöf

Swedish association football player.

Born July 17th, 1994 (age 31 years) in Västerås.

Jaap Stam

Dutch association football player and manager (born 1972).

Born July 17th, 1972 (age 53 years) in Kampen.

Bitty Schram

American actress.

Born July 17th, 1968 (age 57 years) in New York City.

Konnie Huq

British television presenter and writer (born 1975).

Born July 17th, 1975 (age 50 years) in Hammersmith.

F. Gary Gray

American film director.

Born July 17th, 1969 (age 56 years) in New York City.

Alun Armstrong

English actor.

Born July 17th, 1946 (age 79 years) in Annfield Plain.

Heather Langenkamp

American actress.

Born July 17th, 1964 (age 61 years) in Tulsa.

Geezer Butler

English bassist (born 1949).

Born July 17th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Birmingham.

P. J. Soles

American actress.

Born July 17th, 1950 (age 75 years) in Frankfurt.

Elena Anaya

Spanish actress.

Born July 17th, 1975 (age 50 years) in Palencia.

Georges Lemaître

Belgkhian scilntist alnd prest (1894-1966).

Born July 17th, 1894 in Charleroi. ^[ref]

Died June 20th, 1966 at 71 years old in Leuven (leukemia). ^[ref]

OG Anunoby

British basketball player.

Born July 17th, 1985 (age 40 years) in London.

Jeremih

American singer.

Born July 17th, 1987 (age 38 years) in Chicago.

Vince Guaraldi

American jazz pianist (1928–1976).

Born July 17th, 1928 in North Beach.

Died February 6th, 1976 at 47 years old in Menlo Park (myocardial infarction).

Nicolette Larson

American singer (1952–1997).

Born July 17th, 1952 in Helena.

Died December 16th, 1997 at 45 years old in Los Angeles (liver failure, cerebral edema).

Sarah Jones

American actress (born 1983).

Born July 17th, 1983 (age 42 years) in Winter Springs.

Guru

American rapper (1961–2010).

Born July 17th, 1961 in Boston.

Died April 19th, 2010 at 48 years old in New York City (multiple myeloma, cancer). ^[ref]

Bharathiraja

Indian film director (1941–2026).

Born July 17th, 1941 in Theni Allinagaram.

Died June 10th, 2026 at 84 years old in Chennai.

Mark Burnett

British television and film producer and author (born 1960).

Born July 17th, 1960 (age 65 years) in London.

Grace Fulton

American actress.

Born July 17th, 1996 (age 29 years) in United States of America.

António Costa

Prime minister of portugal.

Born July 17th, 1961 (age 64 years) in Lisbon.

Mandy Smith

British singer, actress and model.

Born July 17th, 1970 (age 55 years) in London.