History Births on May 17
Queen Máxima of the Netherlands
#Queen_Máxima_of_the_Netherlands
Menno Oosting, Dutch tennis player (d. 1999)
#Menno_Oosting
Hubert Davis, American basketball player and coach
#Hubert_Davis
Saul Adler, Belarusian-English captain and parasitologist (d. 1966)
#Saul_Adler
Todd Redmond, American baseball player
#Todd_Redmond
Mayte Martínez, Spanish runner
#Mayte_Martínez
Ante Trumbi?, Croatian lawyer and politician, 27th Mayor of Split (d. 1938)
#Ante_Trumbi?
Seth Warner, American colonel (d. 1784)
#Seth_Warner
Christine Nesbitt, Canadian speed skater
#Christine_Nesbitt
Trent Reznor, American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer
#Trent_Reznor
Christine Ohuruogu, English runner
#Christine_Ohuruogu
Timo Simonlatser, Estonian skier
#Timo_Simonlatser
Hazel R. O'Leary, American lawyer and politician, 7th United States Secretary of Energy
#Hazel_R._O'Leary
Erik Satie, French pianist and composer (d. 1925)
#Erik_Satie
Lim Jeong-hee, South Korean singer
#Lim_Jeong-hee
Pervis Jackson, American R&B bass singer (The Spinners) (d. 2008)
#Pervis_Jackson
Valeriya Novodvorskaya, Russian journalist and politician (d. 2014)
#Valeriya_Novodvorskaya
Alan Johnson, English politician, Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer
#Alan_Johnson
Simon Hughes, English lawyer and politician
#Simon_Hughes
Henry Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey, English general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (d. 1854)
#Henry_Paget,_1st_Marquess_of_Anglesey
Odd Hassel, Norwegian chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1981)
#Odd_Hassel
Bill Paxton, American actor and director (d. 2017)
#Bill_Paxton
Michael Beetham, English commander and pilot (d. 2015)
#Michael_Beetham
Dick Gaughan, Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist
#Dick_Gaughan
Guido Pella, Argentine tennis player
#Guido_Pella
Ben Nelson, American lawyer and politician, 37th Governor of Nebraska
#Ben_Nelson
Yelena Gorchakova, Russian javelin thrower (d. 2002)
#Yelena_Gorchakova
Robert Darcy, 4th Earl of Holderness, English politician and diplomat, Secretary of State for the Southern Department (d. 1778)
#Robert_Darcy,_4th_Earl_of_Holderness
Lou DiBella, American boxing promoter, actor, and producer
#Lou_DiBella
Matt Cassel, American football player
#Matt_Cassel
Reynato Puno, Filipino lawyer and jurist, 22nd Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines
#Reynato_Puno
Page McConnell, American keyboard player and songwriter
#Page_McConnell
Andrew Farrar, Australian rugby league player and coach
#Andrew_Farrar
Edvald Boasson Hagen, Norwegian cyclist
#Edvald_Boasson_Hagen
Bill Bruford, English drummer, songwriter, and producer
#Bill_Bruford
Josh Homme, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
#Josh_Homme
Paul Di'Anno, English rock singer-songwriter (Iron Maiden)
#Paul_Di'Anno
Tich Freeman, English cricketer (d. 1965)
#Tich_Freeman
Keith Hill, English footballer and manager
#Keith_Hill_(footballer)
Earl Morrall, American football player and coach (d. 2014)
#Earl_Morrall
Jien, Japanese monk, poet, and historian (d. 1225)
#Jien
Dan Hardy, English mixed martial artist
#Dan_Hardy
Anna Vasa of Sweden, Swedish princess (d. 1625)
#Anna_Vasa_of_Sweden
Alex Wright, German wrestler
#Alex_Wright
Jordan Knight, American singer-songwriter and actor (New Kids on the Block)
#Jordan_Knight
Jeremy Sowers, American baseball player
#Jeremy_Sowers
Jesse Winchester, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (d. 2014)
#Jesse_Winchester
Craig Ferguson, Scottish-American comedian, actor, and talk show host
#Craig_Ferguson
Chris Skidmore, English historian and politician
#Chris_Skidmore
Dorothy Richardson, English author and journalist (d. 1957)
#Dorothy_Richardson
Dennis Hopper, American actor and director (d. 2010)
#Dennis_Hopper
Reinhold Saulmann, Estonian sprinter and bandy player (d. 1936)
#Reinhold_Saulmann
Gina Raimondo, Governor of Rhode Island
#Gina_Raimondo
Wilhelm Steinitz, Austrian-American chess player (d. 1900)
#Wilhelm_Steinitz
Werner Egk, German pianist and composer (d. 1983)
#Werner_Egk
Dave Abbruzzese, American rock drummer and songwriter (Pearl Jam)
#Dave_Abbruzzese
Newton Moore, Australian politician, 8th Premier of Western Australia (d. 1936)
#Newton_Moore
Jodie Taylor, English footballer
#Jodie_Taylor
Gary Paulsen, American author
#Gary_Paulsen
Tessa Virtue, Canadian ice dancer
#Tessa_Virtue
Teófilo Gutiérrez, Colombian footballer
#Teófilo_Gutiérrez
Mohamed Nasheed, Maldivian lawyer and politician 4th President of the Maldives
#Mohamed_Nasheed
Edward Colman, English Catholic courtier under Charles II (d. 1678)
#Edward_Colman
Eddie Lewis, American soccer player
#Eddie_Lewis_(American_soccer)
Jamil Azzaoui, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist
#Jamil_Azzaoui
Tony Roche, Australian tennis player and coach
#Tony_Roche
Dietmar Schönherr, Austrian-Spanish actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 2014)
#Dietmar_Schönherr
Chloe Smith, English politician
#Chloe_Smith
Archibald Cox, American lawyer and politician, 31st United States Solicitor General (d. 2004)
#Archibald_Cox
Ronald Wayne, American computer scientist, co-founded Apple Inc.
#Ronald_Wayne
Dave Sim, Canadian cartoonist and author
#Dave_Sim
Edward Jenner, English physician and microbiologist (d. 1823)
#Edward_Jenner
Ferdinand Charles, Archduke of Austria (d. 1662)
#Ferdinand_Charles,_Archduke_of_Austria
Fredrik Kessiakoff, Swedish cyclist
#Fredrik_Kessiakoff
Sugar Ray Leonard, American boxer
#Sugar_Ray_Leonard
Engelbert II of Nassau, Count of Nassau-Vianden and Lord of Breda (1475-1504) (d. 1504)
#Engelbert_II_of_Nassau
Zinka Milanov, Croatian-American soprano and educator (d. 1989)
#Zinka_Milanov
Antonio Aguilar, Mexican singer-songwriter, producer, actor, and screenwriter (d. 2007)
#Antonio_Aguilar
Caroline of Brunswick (d. 1821)
#Caroline_of_Brunswick
Anna Brownell Jameson, Irish-English author (d. 1860)
#Anna_Brownell_Jameson
Christian Bolaños, Costa Rican footballer
#Christian_Bolaños
José Guillén, Dominican-American baseball player
#José_Guillén
Albert, Duke of Prussia, last Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights (d. 1568)
#Albert,_Duke_of_Prussia
Marcelo Loffreda, Argentine rugby player and coach
#Marcelo_Loffreda
Maureen O'Sullivan, Irish-American actress (d. 1998)
#Maureen_O'Sullivan
Léon Gérin, Canadian lawyer, sociologist, and civil servant (d. 1951)
#Léon_Gérin
Taj Mahal, American blues singer-songwriter and musician
#Taj_Mahal_(musician)
Thomas McIlwraith, Scottish-Australian politician, 8th Premier of Queensland (d. 1900)
#Thomas_McIlwraith
Nikki Reed, American actress, singer, and screenwriter
#Nikki_Reed
Alan Kay, American computer scientist and academic
#Alan_Kay
Kevin Kingston, Australian rugby league player
#Kevin_Kingston
Bob Saget, American comedian, actor, and television host
#Bob_Saget
Nicky Hofs, Dutch footballer
#Nicky_Hofs
Derek Hough, American actor, singer, and dancer
#Derek_Hough
Marcia Freedman, Israeli activist
#Marcia_Freedman
Matt Lindland, American mixed martial artist, wrestler, and politician
#Matt_Lindland
Janez Drnovšek, Slovenian economist and politician, 2nd President of Slovenia (d. 2008)
#Janez_Drnovšek
Dewey Redman, American saxophonist (d. 2006)
#Dewey_Redman
Andreas Felix von Oefele, German historian and librarian (d. 1780)
#Andreas_Felix_von_Oefele
Leon Osman, English footballer
#Leon_Osman
Hans Ruesch, Swiss race car driver and author (d. 2007)
#Hans_Ruesch
Federico II Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua (d. 1540)
#Federico_II_Gonzaga,_Duke_of_Mantua
Aleandro Rosi, Italian footballer
#Aleandro_Rosi
Ezra Otis Kendall, American professor, astronomer and mathematician (d. 1899)
#Ezra_Otis_Kendall
Henri Barbusse, French author and journalist (d. 1935)
#Henri_Barbusse
Bartholomew Roberts, Welsh pirate (d. 1722)
#Bartholomew_Roberts
Lisa Fonssagrives, Swedish-American model (d. 1992)
#Lisa_Fonssagrives
Davor Džalto, Bosnian historian and philosopher
#Davor_Džalto
A. J. Casson, Canadian painter (d. 1992)
#A._J._Casson
Jason Bernard, American actor (d. 1996)
#Jason_Bernard
Giannis Taralidis, Greek footballer
#Giannis_Taralidis
Patrick Ortlieb, Austrian skier
#Patrick_Ortlieb
Panagis Tsaldaris, Greek politician, Prime Minister of Greece (d. 1936)
#Panagis_Tsaldaris
Katrina Hart, English runner
#Katrina_Hart
David Jarolím, Czech footballer
#David_Jarolím
Udo Lindenberg, German singer-songwriter and drummer
#Udo_Lindenberg
Marcelinho Paraíba, Brazilian footballer
#Marcelinho_Paraíba
Birgit Nilsson, Swedish operatic soprano (d. 2005)
#Birgit_Nilsson
Danny Manning, American basketball player and coach
#Danny_Manning
Branko Zebec, Yugoslav football player and coach (d. 1988)
#Branko_Zebec
Rosalind Picard, American computer scientist and engineer, co-founded Affectiva
#Rosalind_Picard
Johanna Konta, Australian-English tennis player
#Johanna_Konta
Annise Parker, American politician
#Annise_Parker
Ace Parker, American baseball and football player (d. 2013)
#Ace_Parker
Alfonso Reyes, Mexican author (d. 1959)
#Alfonso_Reyes
Jennison Myrie-Williams, English footballer
#Jennison_Myrie-Williams
Tony Parker, French-American basketball player
#Tony_Parker
Fabian Giefer, German footballer
#Fabian_Giefer
Jacint Verdaguer, Catalan priest and poet (d. 1902)
#Jacint_Verdaguer
Howard Hampton, Canadian lawyer and politician
#Howard_Hampton
Mose Masoe, New Zealand rugby league player
#Mose_Masoe
Horace Elgin Dodge, American businessman, co-founded Dodge (d. 1920)
#Horace_Elgin_Dodge
Wang Leehom, American-Taiwanese singer-songwriter, producer, actor, and director
#Wang_Leehom
Beñat Albizuri, Spanish cyclist
#Beñat_Albizuri
Sirajuddin of Perlis, Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia
#Sirajuddin_of_Perlis
Andrea Corr, Irish singer-songwriter, pianist, and actress
#Andrea_Corr
Sebastian Kneipp, German priest and therapist (d. 1897)
#Sebastian_Kneipp
Stefano della Bella, Italian engraver and etcher (d. 1664)
#Stefano_della_Bella
Carlos Peña, Dominican-American baseball player
#Carlos_Peña
Keith Bradley, Baron Bradley, English accountant and politician
#Keith_Bradley,_Baron_Bradley
Channing Frye, American basketball player
#Channing_Frye
Sir John St Aubyn, 5th Baronet, English politician (d. 1839)
#Sir_John_St_Aubyn,_5th_Baronet
Jeremy Vine, English journalist and author
#Jeremy_Vine
Kandi Burruss, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
#Kandi_Burruss
Dorothy Gibson, American actress and singer (d. 1946)
#Dorothy_Gibson
Matt Ryan, American football player
#Matt_Ryan_(American_football)
Virginie Loveling, Belgian author and poet (d. 1923)
#Virginie_Loveling