Famous Births on 17 May

Famous Births on 17 May

1155 - Jien, Japanese poet and historian (d. 1225)
1443 - Edmund, Earl of Rutland, brother of Kings Edward IV of England and Richard III of England
1551 - Martin Delrio, Flemish theologian and occultist (d. 1601)
1628 - Archduke Ferdinand Charles of Austria, Regent of the Tyrol (d. 1662)
1682 - Bartholomew Roberts, Welsh pirate (d. 1722)
1706 - Andreas Felix von Oefele, German historian and librarian (d. 1780)
1718 - Robert Darcy, 4th Earl of Holderness, English diplomat and politician (d. 1778)
1743 - Seth Warner, American revolutionary leader (d. 1784)
1749 - Edward Jenner, English medical researcher (d. 1823)
1758 - John St Aubyn, British fossil collector (d. 1839)
1768 - Caroline of Brunswick, Queen consort of the United Kingdom (d. 1821)
1768 - Henry Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey, English general (d. 1854)
1794 - Anna Brownell Jameson, British writer (d. 1860)
1821 - Sebastian Kneipp, German naturopathist (d. 1897)
1836 - Virginie Loveling, Belgian writer and poet (d. 1923)
1836 - Wilhelm Steinitz, Austrian chess player (d. 1900)
1844 - Julius Wellhausen, German biblical scholar (d. 1918)
1866 - Erik Satie, French composer (d. 1925)
1868 - Horace Elgin Dodge, American automobile manufacturer (d. 1920)
1873 - Henri Barbusse, French novelist and journalist (d. 1935)
1873 - Dorothy Richardson, English writer (d. 1957)
1879 - Simon Petlyura, Ukrainian independence fighter (d. 1926)
1886 - Alfonso XIII of Spain (d. 1941)
1888 - Tich Freeman, English cricketer (d. 1965)
1891 - Princess Alexandra, Duchess of Fife (d. 1959)
1897 - Odd Hassel, Norwegian chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1981)
1898 - Alfred Joseph Casson, Canadian painter (d. 1992)
1900 - Ruhollah Khomeini, Iranian Muslim cleric (d. 1989)
1901 - Werner Egk, German composer (d. 1983)
1903 - Cool Papa Bell, baseball player (d. 1991)
1904 - Jean Gabin, French actor (d. 1976)
1906 - Zinka Milanov, Croatian soprano (d. 1989)
1911 - Lisa Fonssagrives, Swedish-born supermodel (d. 1992)
1911 - Maureen O'Sullivan, Irish actress (d. 1998)
1913 - Hans Ruesch, Swiss racing driver (d. 2007)
1918 - Birgit Nilsson, Swedish soprano (d. 2005)
1919 - Antonio Aguilar, Mexican singer and actor (d. 2007)
1919 - Merle Miller, American biographer (d. 1986)
1921 - Bob Merrill, American composer and lyricist (d. 1998)
1921 - Dennis Brain, English French horn player (d. 1957)
1931 - Marshall Applewhite, American cult leader (d. 1997)
1935 - Dennis Potter, English writer (d. 1994)
1936 - Dennis Hopper, American actor and director
1937 - Hazel R. O'Leary, United States Secretary of Energy
1938 - Jason Bernard, American actor (d. 1996)
1939 - Gary Paulsen, American author
1940 - Reynato Puno, Filipino Supreme Court Chief Justice
1940 - Alan Kay, American computer scientist
1941 - David Cope, American composer and author
1941 - Ben Nelson. American politician
1941 - Grace Zabriskie, American actress
1942 - Taj Mahal, American musician
1943 - Johnny Warren, Australian Footballer (d. 2004)
1943 - Vicky Moscholiou, Greek singer (d. 2005)
1945 - Tony Roche, Australian tennis player
1946 - F. Paul Wilson, American novelist
1946 - Udo Lindenberg, German musician
1948 - Dick Gaughan, Scottish musician, singer and songwriter
1949 - Bill Bruford, English musician (Yes)
1950 - Howard Ashman, American lyricist (d. 1991)
1950 - Janez Drnovšek, Slovenian politician
1951 - Simon Hughes, British politician
1952 - Howard Hampton, Canadian politician
1955 - Bill Paxton, American actor and film director
1956 - Sugar Ray Leonard, American boxer
1956 - Bob Saget, American actor
1956 - Dave Sim, Canadian cartoonist
1957 - Pascual Pérez, Dominican baseball player
1958 - Paul Di'Anno, English singer (Iron Maiden)
1959 - Marcelo Loffreda, Argentine rugby player and coach
1959 - Jim Nantz, American broadcaster
1960 - Lou DiBella, American boxing promoter
1961 - Enya, Irish singer and songwriter
1962 - Craig Ferguson, Scottish actor and comedian
1962 - Lise Lyng Falkenberg, Danish writer
1963 - Page McConnell, American musician and songwriter (Phish)
1964 - Menno Oosting, Dutch tennis player (d. 1999)
1965 - Richard Baumhammers, American spree killer
1965 - Trent Reznor, American musician (Nine Inch Nails)
1966 - Mark Kratzmann, Australian tennis player
1966 - Danny Manning, American basketball player
1966 - Hill Harper, American actor
1969 - Thom Filicia, American television personality
1969 - Alan Doyle, Canadian musician (Great Big Sea)
1970 - Jordan Knight, American singer (New Kids on the Block)
1970 - Hubert Davis, American basketball player
1970 - Angelica Agurbash, Belarusian singer, actress and model
1970 - Matt Lindland, American mixed martial arts fighter
1971 - Princess Máxima of the Netherlands
1971 - Shaun Hart, Australian footballer
1973 - Josh Homme, American musician and songwriter
1973 - Matthew McGrory, American actor (d. 2005)
1973 - Sasha Alexander, American television actress
1973 - Steve Barakatt, Canadian composer
1974 - Sendhil Ramamurthy, American actor
1974 - Eddie Lewis, American football (soccer) player
1974 - Wiki González, Venezuelan baseball player
1974 - Andrea Corr, Irish singer (The Corrs)
1975 - Cheick Kongo, French martial artist
1975 - Jonti Picking, British cartoonist
1975 - Kostas Sommer, Greek actor
1975 - Laura Voutilainen, Finnish singer
1975 - Alex Wright, German professional wrestler
1976 - Lee-Hom Wang, American-born Taiwanese musician and composer
1976 - José Guillén, Dominican baseball player
1978 - John Foster, American baseball player
1978 - Paddy Kenny, Irish goalkeeper
1978 - Carlos Pena, Dominican baseball player
1979 - Wayne Thomas, English footballer
1980 - Davor Džalto, Serbian art historian
1980 - Dallas Taylor, American singer (Underoath)
1981 - Giannis Taralidis, Greek footballer
1981 - Leon Osman, English footballer
1981 - Shiri Maimon, Israeli singer
1981 - R. J. Helton, American Idol finalist
1981 - Beñat Albizuri, Spanish cyclist
1982 - Tony Parker, French-American basketball player
1983 - Channing Frye, American basketball player
1983 - Nicky Hofs, Dutch footballer
1983 - Jeremy Sowers, American baseball player
1984 - Christian Bolaños, Costa Rican footballer
1984 - Christine Robinson, Canadian water polo player
1985 - Matt Ryan, American football player
1985 - Derek Hough, American dancer and singer
1986 - Tahj Mowry, American actor
1988 - Nikki Reed, American actress
1990 - Leven Rambin, American actress