The Famous Birthdays: Celebrity birthdays and famous people biographies

Famous people who died on May 17th

Donna Summer

Donna Summer (1948 - 2012)

American singer-songwriter
Vangelis

Vangelis (1943 - 2022)

Greek musician and composer
John Deere

John Deere (1804 - 1886)

American blacksmith and manufacturer
Tony Randall

Tony Randall (1920 - 2004)

American actor, director, and producer
John Jay

John Jay (1745 - 1829)

American jusrist and politician, 1st Chief Justice of the United States
Lawrence Welk

Lawrence Welk (1903 - 1992)

American musician
Shad Gaspard

Shad Gaspard (1981 - 2020)

American wrestler
Jorge Rafael Videla

Jorge Rafael Videla (1925 - 2013)

Argentinian politician, 43rd President of Argentina
John Cabell Breckinridge

John Cabell Breckinridge (1821 - 1875)

Confederate Army general
Herman Wouk

Herman Wouk (1915 - 2019)

American writer
Mario Benedetti

Mario Benedetti (1920 - 2009)

Uruguayan journalist and author
Harmon Killebrew

Harmon Killebrew (1936 - 2011)

Professional baseball player
Guy Clark

Guy Clark (1941 - 2016)

American musician
Gunnar Myrdal

Gunnar Myrdal (1898 - 1987)

Swedish economist
Owen Roberts

Owen Roberts (1875 - 1955)

American Supreme Court associate justice