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

Adil Omar, Pakistani rapper and music producer

Charlie Gubb, New Zealand rugby league player

Rain Raadik, Estonian basketball player

Marius ?inikas, Lithuanian footballer

Christine Robinson, Canadian water polo player

Chris Henry, American football player (d. 2009)

Reiko Nakamura, Japanese swimmer

Wayne Thomas, English footballer

Magdalena Zd?novcová, Czech tennis player

Paddy Kenny, English footballer

John Foster, American baseball player and coach

Daniel Komen, Kenyan runner

Shayne Dunley, Australian rugby league player

Wiki González, Venezuelan baseball player

Shaun Hart, Australian footballer, coach, and sportscaster

Mark Connors, Australian rugby player

René Vilbre, Estonian director and screenwriter

Nancy Benoit, American professional wrestling valet and model (d. 2007)

Gilles Quénéhervé, French sprinter

Mark Kratzmann, Australian tennis player and coach

Qusay Hussein, Iraqi soldier and politician (d. 2003)

Mauro Martini, Italian race car driver

Stratos Apostolakis, Greek footballer and coach

Jon Koncak, American basketball player

Jane Moore, English journalist and author

Lise Lyng Falkenberg, Danish journalist and author

Justin King, English businessman

Enya, Irish singer-songwriter and producer

Simon Fuller, English talent manager and producer, created the Idols series

Pascual Pérez, Dominican baseball player (d. 2012)

David Townsend, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2005)

Michael Roberts, South African-English jockey

Howard Ashman, American playwright and composer (d. 1991)

Keith, American pop singer

Stephen Platten, English bishop

B.S. Chandrasekhar, Indian cricketer

Johnny Warren, Australian footballer, coach, and sportscaster (d. 2004)

David Cope, American composer and author

Hugh Dykes, Baron Dykes, English politician

Dennis Potter, English voice actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1994)

Friedrich-Wilhelm Kiel, German educator and politician

Peter Burge, Australian cricketer (d. 2001)

Rodric Braithwaite, English soldier and diplomat, British Ambassador to Russia

Marshall Applewhite, American cult leader, founded Heaven's Gate (d. 1997)

Franz Sondheimer, German-English chemist and academic (d. 1981)

David Ogilvy, 13th Earl of Airlie, English-Scottish soldier and politician

Francis Tombs, Baron Tombs, English engineer and politician

Roy Bentley, English footballer (d. 2018)

Anthony Eyton, English painter and educator

Jean Rédélé, French race car driver, founded Alpine (d. 2007)

Bob Merrill, American composer and screenwriter (d. 1998)

Dennis Brain, English composer (d. 1957)

Harry Männil, Estonian-Venezuelan businessman, co-founded ACO Group (d. 2010)

Gustav Naan, Russian-Estonian physicist and philosopher (d. 1994)

Merle Miller, American author and screenwriter (d. 1986)

Joan Benham, English actress (d. 1981)

Robert N. Thompson, American-Canadian chiropractor and politician (d. 1997)

Mary Beatrice Davidson Kenner, American inventor (d. 2006)

Julius Sumner Miller, American physicist and academic (d. 1987)

Marie-Anne Desmarest, French author (d. 1973)

Cool Papa Bell, American baseball player and manager (d. 1991)

Carmen de Icaza, Spanish writer (d. 1979)

Frederick McKinley Jones, African-American inventor and entrepreneur (d. 1961)

Napoleon Zervas, Greek general and politician (d. 1957)

Alfonso XIII of Spain, Spanish monarch (d. 1941)

Karl Burman, Estonian architect and painter (d. 1965)

George Sheldon, American diver (d. 1907)

Louis Richardet, Swiss target shooter (d. 1923)

Charlotte Barnum, American mathematician and social activist (d. 1934)

Martin Kuku?ín, Slovak author and playwright (d. 1928)

Francesco Pasquale Ricci, Italian violinist and composer (d. 1817)

Gio Nicola Buhagiar, Maltese painter (d. 1752)

Martin Delrio, Belgian occultist and theologian (d. 1601)

Edmund, Earl of Rutland (d. 1460)