Famous People Born on May 17
Famous people born on May 17 include Edward Jenner (1749), Enya (1961) and Henri Barbusse (1873).
BORN ON THIS DAY
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Enya
Irish singer (born 1961)
Henri Barbusse
French novelist and writer (1873–1935)
Erik Satie
French composer and pianist (1866–1925)
Alfonso XIII
King of Spain from 1886 to 1931
Dennis Hopper
American actor and filmmaker (1936–2010)
Bob Saget
American comedian and actor (1956–2022)
Bill Paxton
American actor (1955–2017)
Janez Drnovšek
Slovenian statesman (1958–2008)
Queen Máxima of the Netherlands
Queen of the Netherlands since 2013
Odd Hassel
Norwegian physical chemist and Nobel Laureate (1897–1981)
Birgit Nilsson
Swedish dramatic soprano (1918–2005)
Tony Parker
French basketball player (born 1982)
Nikki Reed
American actress
Mohamed Nasheed
President of the Maldives from 2008 to 2012
Alan Kay
American computer scientist (born 1940)
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Sandro Botticelli
Italian Renaissance painter (1445–1510)
Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord
French secularized clergyman, statesman, and diplomat (1754–1838)
Catherine I of Russia
Empress of Russia from 1725 to 1727
Donna Summer
American singer (1948–2012)
Gunnar Myrdal
Swedish economist, sociologist, and Nobel Laureate (1898–1987)
Jorge Rafael Videla
President of Argentina from 1976 to 1981
Vangelis
Greek composer and musician (1943–2022)
Gerald Edelman
American biologist
John Jay
American Founding Father (1745–1829)
John C. Breckinridge
Vice President of the United States from 1857 to 1861
Sources
- May 17 — Wikipedia. Births and deaths on this date
- Edward Jenner — Wikipedia
- Wikidata — Wikimedia Foundation. Birth years under More famous deaths