| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| Dave Abbruzzese |
Drummer |
17-May-1968 |
|
Former drummer, Pearl Jam |
| Sasha Alexander |
Actor |
17-May-1975 |
|
Caitlin Todd on Navy NCIS |
| Alfonso XIII |
Royalty |
17-May-1886 |
28-Feb-1941 |
King of Spain, 1902-31 |
| Idi Amin |
Head of State |
17-May-1928 |
16-Aug-2003 |
Former dictator of Uganda |
| Marshall Applewhite |
Religion |
17-May-1931 |
26-Mar-1997 |
Led the Heaven's Gate cult to suicide |
| Howard Ashman |
Songwriter |
17-May-1950 |
14-Mar-1991 |
Beauty and the Beast |
| Artie Auerbach |
Actor |
17-May-1903 |
3-Oct-1957 |
Mr. Kitzel on The Jack Benny Program |
| Rochelle Aytes |
Actor |
17-May-1976 |
|
White Chicks |
| Cameron Bancroft |
Actor |
17-May-1967 |
|
Joe Bradley on Beverly Hills 90210 |
| Lawrence Bathgate |
Attorney |
17-May-1939 |
|
GOP activist |
| William S. Beardsley |
Politician |
17-May-1901 |
21-Nov-1954 |
Governor of Iowa, 1949-54 |
| Cool Papa Bell |
Baseball |
17-May-1903 |
7-Mar-1991 |
Negro Leagues star |
| Georges Berthoin |
Politician |
17-May-1925 |
|
Trilateral Commission Euro Chair, 1973-92 |
| Heston Blumenthal |
Chef |
17-May-1966 |
|
The Fat Duck |
| Richard W. Bolling |
Politician |
17-May-1916 |
21-Apr-1991 |
Congressman from Missouri, 1949-83 |
| Myles Brand |
Educator |
17-May-1942 |
16-Sep-2009 |
President of the NCAA, 2003-09 |
| Bill Bruford |
Drummer |
17-May-1949 |
|
Drummer for King Crimson |
| R. V. Cassill |
Novelist |
17-May-1919 |
25-Mar-2002 |
Dr. Cobb's Game |
| Phillip L. Clay |
Educator |
17-May-1946 |
|
Chancellor, MIT |
| Alec Clunes |
Actor |
17-May-1912 |
13-Mar-1970 |
Classical theatre actor, stage manager |
| Andrea Corr |
Singer |
17-May-1974 |
|
Lead singer of The Corrs |
| Archibald Cox |
Government |
17-May-1912 |
29-May-2004 |
Target of Watergate Saturday Night Massacre |
| Thomas Davidson |
Paleontologist |
17-May-1817 |
14-Oct-1885 |
British Fossil Brachiopoda |
| Stefano Della Bella |
Engraver |
17-May-1610 |
12-Jul-1664 |
Florentine engraver |
| Ruth Donnelly |
Actor |
17-May-1896 |
17-Nov-1982 |
A Slight Case of Murder |
| David Eigenberg |
Actor |
17-May-1964 |
|
Steve Brady on Sex and the City |
| Enya |
Musician |
17-May-1961 |
|
Orinoco Flow |
| Craig Ferguson |
Talk Show Host |
17-May-1962 |
|
"It's a great day for America" |
| Thom Filicia |
TV Personality |
17-May-1968 |
|
Interior Design Queer Eye guy |
| Simon Fuller |
Film/TV Producer |
17-May-1960 |
|
American Idol producer |
| Jean Gabin |
Actor |
17-May-1904 |
15-Nov-1976 |
The Lower Depths |
| Hill Harper |
Actor |
17-May-1966 |
|
CSI: New York |
| Odd Hassel |
Chemist |
17-May-1897 |
11-May-1981 |
Conformational analysis |
| Raymond Hide |
Physicist |
17-May-1929 |
|
Earth's rotation |
| Josh Homme |
Guitarist |
17-May-1973 |
|
Guitarist for Kyuss and Queens of the Stone Age |
| Dennis Hopper |
Actor |
17-May-1936 |
29-May-2010 |
Apocalypse Now |
| Derek Hough |
Dancer |
17-May-1985 |
|
Dancing with the Stars |
| John Howe |
Religion |
17-May-1630 |
2-Apr-1706 |
The Living Temple |
| David R. Hunter |
Administrator |
17-May-1916 |
25-Nov-2000 |
Progressive fund advisor |
| Qusay Hussein |
Royalty |
17-May-1966 |
22-Jul-2003 |
Saddam Hussein's younger son |
| Edward Jenner |
Doctor |
17-May-1749 |
26-Jan-1823 |
Smallpox Vaccination |
| Toni Jennings |
Politician |
17-May-1949 |
|
Lt. Governor of Florida, 2003-07 |
| Alan Johnson |
Politician |
17-May-1950 |
|
UK Minister for Health |
| Alan Johnston |
Journalist |
17-May-1962 |
|
Kidnapped BBC journalist |
| Alan Kay |
Computer Programmer |
17-May-1940 |
|
Father of Object-Oriented Programming |
| Clark Kerr |
Educator |
17-May-1911 |
1-Dec-2003 |
Chancellor of UC Berkeley, 1952-58 |
| Jordan Knight |
Singer |
17-May-1970 |
|
New Kids on the Block |
| Ernest Konnyu |
Politician |
17-May-1937 |
|
Congressman from California, 1987-89 |
| Jerry L. Larson |
Judge |
17-May-1936 |
|
Justice, Iowa Supreme Court |
| Daniel Curtis Lee |
Actor |
17-May-1991 |
|
Simon Nelson-Cook on Ned's Declassified |
| Sugar Ray Leonard |
Boxing |
17-May-1956 |
|
Retired six times |
| Page McConnell |
Musician |
17-May-1963 |
|
Keyboardist for Phish |
| Matthew McGrory |
Actor |
17-May-1973 |
9-Aug-2005 |
Big Fish |
| Carl McIntire |
Religion |
17-May-1906 |
19-Mar-2002 |
Radio Free America |
| Horace McMahon |
Actor |
17-May-1906 |
17-Aug-1971 |
Lt. Parker on Naked City |
| Bob Merrill |
Songwriter |
17-May-1921 |
17-Feb-1998 |
How Much Is That Doggie In The Window? |
| George Miller |
Politician |
17-May-1945 |
|
Congressman, California 7th |
| Philip Moon |
Physicist |
17-May-1907 |
9-Oct-1994 |
Gamma ray fluorescence |
| Tahj Mowry |
Actor |
17-May-1986 |
|
Kim Possible |
| Marcel Moyse |
Musician |
17-May-1889 |
1-Nov-1984 |
Virtuoso flautist |
| Robert L. Nardelli |
Business |
17-May-1948 |
|
CEO of Chrysler |
| Ralph Neas |
Activist |
17-May-1946 |
|
People for the American Way |
| Ben Nelson |
Politician |
17-May-1941 |
|
US Senator from Nebraska |
| Birgit Nilsson |
Singer |
17-May-1918 |
25-Dec-2005 |
Swedish operatic, Wagnerian soprano |
| Hazel O'Leary |
Government |
17-May-1937 |
|
US Secretary of Energy 1993-97 |
| Maureen O'Sullivan |
Actor |
17-May-1911 |
28-Jun-1998 |
A Day at the Races |
| Ace Parker |
Football |
17-May-1912 |
|
NFL Hall of Fame QB |
| Annise Parker |
Politician |
17-May-1956 |
|
Mayor of Houston |
| Tony Parker |
Basketball |
17-May-1982 |
|
San Antonio Spurs |
| Bill Paxton |
Actor |
17-May-1955 |
|
Mighty Joe Young |
| Frederic Prokosch |
Novelist |
17-May-1908 |
6-Jun-1989 |
The Skies of Europe |
| Sendhil Ramamurthy |
Actor |
17-May-1974 |
|
Mohinder Suresh on Heroes |
| Leven Rambin |
Actor |
17-May-1990 |
|
Lily Montgomery on All My Children |
| Nikki Reed |
Actor |
17-May-1988 |
|
Thirteen |
| Alfonso Reyes |
Author |
17-May-1889 |
27-Dec-1959 |
Visión de Anáhuac |
| Trent Reznor |
Electronic Musician |
17-May-1965 |
|
Nine Inch Nails |
| Dorothy Richardson |
Novelist |
17-May-1873 |
17-Jun-1957 |
Pilgrimage novel sequence |
| Jay Riemersma |
Football |
17-May-1973 |
|
Former NFL tight end |
| Bob Saget |
Comic |
17-May-1956 |
|
America's Funniest Home Videos |
| Erik Satie |
Composer |
17-May-1866 |
1-Jul-1925 |
Messe des Pauvres |
| George A. Schaefer, Jr. |
Business |
17-May-1945 |
|
CEO of Fifth Third Bancorp, 1991-2007 |
| Frederick Hanley Seares |
Astronomer |
17-May-1873 |
20-Jul-1964 |
Astronomer at Mt. Wilson Observatory |
| Harry W. Shlaudeman |
Diplomat |
17-May-1926 |
|
US Ambassador to Nicaragua, 1990-92 |
| Dave Sim |
Cartoonist |
17-May-1956 |
|
Cerebus |
| Joel Elias Spingarn |
Critic |
17-May-1875 |
26-Jul-1939 |
Literary critic, NAACP leader |
| Robert Smith Surtees |
Novelist |
17-May-1803 |
16-Mar-1864 |
Jorrocks's Jaunts and Jollities |
| Conway Tearle |
Actor |
17-May-1878 |
1-Oct-1938 |
Stella Maris |
| Paige Turco |
Actor |
17-May-1965 |
|
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II |
| Norv Turner |
Football |
17-May-1952 |
|
Head Coach, San Diego Chargers |
| John J. Williams |
Politician |
17-May-1904 |
11-Jan-1988 |
US Senator from Delaware, 1947-70 |
| John Minor Wisdom |
Judge |
17-May-1905 |
15-May-1999 |
5th Circuit Court of Appeals, 1957-77 |
| Grace Zabriskie |
Actor |
17-May-1941 |
|
Sarah Palmer in Twin Peaks |
