Famous people born on 17 September

• Elizabeth I of EnglandQueen of England and Ireland from 1558 to 1603 · 1533–1603
  69 yrs
• Bernhard RiemannGerman mathematician · 1826–1866
  39 yrs
• Konstantin TsiolkovskyRussian and Soviet rocket scientist and pioneer of the astronautic theory · 1857–1935
  78 yrs
• Antoninus Pius15th Roman Emperor · AD 86–161
  74 yrs
• Ludovico AriostoItalian poet · 1474–1533
  58 yrs
• Anne BancroftAmerican actress · 1931–2005
  73 yrs
• Hank WilliamsAmerican singer-songwriter · 1923–1953
  29 yrs
• Jean-Antoine-Nicolas de Caritat de CondorcetFrench philosopher, mathematician, and political scientist · 1743–1794
  50 yrs
• Agostinho NetoPresident of Angola · 1922–1979
  56 yrs
• Ken KeseyAmerican novelist · 1935–2001
  66 yrs
• Billy the KidAmerican outlaw and gunfighter · 1859–1881
  21 yrs
• William Carlos Williams ↗American poet · 1883–1963
  79 yrs
• Tito Vilanova ↗Spanish footballer and manager · 1968–2014
  45 yrs
• Chaim Herzog ↗6th President of Israel (1983–1993) – · 1918–1997
  78 yrs
• Christian Lous Lange ↗Norwegian diplomat and Nobel Peace Prize recipient · 1869–1938
  69 yrs
• Edgar Mitchell ↗American astronaut · 1930–2016
  85 yrs
• Stirling Moss ↗British motor racing driver · 1929–2020
  90 yrs
• Vladimir Menshov ↗Soviet and Russian film director and actor · 1939–2021
  81 yrs
• Frederick Ashton ↗British dancer and choreographer · 1904–1988
  83 yrs
• Maria Luisa of Savoy ↗Queen consort of Spain · 1688–1714
  25 yrs
• Jean-Claude Carrière ↗French screenwriter and actor · 1931–2021
  89 yrs
• M. F. Husain ↗Indian artist · 1915–2011
  95 yrs
• Thomas P. Stafford ↗American astronaut · 1930–2024
  93 yrs
• Keith Flint ↗British singer and musician · 1969–2019
  49 yrs
• Roddy McDowall ↗British actor · 1928–1998
  70 yrs
• Émile Augier ↗French writer · 1820–1889
  69 yrs
• Jean-Marie Lustiger ↗French Catholic cardinal · 1926–2007
  80 yrs
• Yumjaagiin Tsedenbal ↗Prime Minister and President of Mongolia · 1916–1991
  74 yrs
• Catherine of Bologna ↗Italian cloistered nun · 1413–1463
  49 yrs
• John Goodricke ↗Dutch astronomer · 1764–1786
  21 yrs
• Junius Richard Jayewardene ↗President of Sri Lanka from 1978 to 1989 · 1906–1996
  90 yrs
• John Ritter ↗American actor · 1948–2003
  54 yrs
• Maureen Connolly ↗American tennis player · 1934–1969
  34 yrs

Only people with a known day of birth are listed, and only people who have died. Dates are from Wikidata (CC0), last updated 22 October 2026.

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