List of Famous people born in 1917

1. John F. Kennedy
John Fitzgerald Kennedy

Male. 35th President of the United States of America

First Name: John

Last Name: Kennedy

Born on May 29, 1917

Died on November 22, 1963 (aged 46)

Born in United States of America, Massachusetts

Height: 185 cm | 6'1"

2. Mikhail Devyatayev

Male. Soviet flying ace

First Name: Mikhail

Last Name: Devyatayev

Born on July 8, 1917

Died on November 24, 2002 (aged 85)

3. Indira Gandhi

Female. Indian Prime Minister and Politician

First Name: Indira

Born on November 19, 1917

Died on October 31, 1984 (aged 66)

Born in India

4. Dean Martin

Male. American singer, actor, comedian and film producer

First Name: Dean

Last Name: Martin

Born on June 7, 1917

Died on December 25, 1995 (aged 78)

Born in United States of America, Ohio

Height: 178 cm | 5'10"

5. Zsa Zsa Gabor

Female. Hungarian-American socialite and actress

First Name: Zsa

Born on February 6, 1917

Died on December 18, 2016 (aged 99)

Born in Hungary

Height: 163 cm | 5'4"

6. Pedro Infante
Pedro Infante Cruz

Male. Mexican actor and singer

First Name: Pedro

Last Name: Infante

Born on November 18, 1917

Died on April 15, 1957 (aged 39)

Born in Mexico, Sinaloa

7. Ella Fitzgerald

Female. American jazz singer

First Name: Ella

Born on April 25, 1917

Died on June 15, 1996 (aged 79)

Born in United States of America, Virginia

Height: 164 cm | 5'5"

8. M. G. Ramachandran

Male. film actor, director, producer, politician, and chief minister of Tamil nadu

First Name: M.

Last Name: Ramachandran

Born on January 17, 1917

Died on December 29, 1987 (aged 70)

Born in Sri Lanka, Central Province

9. Louis Zamperini

Male. Italian-American middle distance runner

First Name: Louis

Last Name: Zamperini

Born on January 26, 1917

Died on July 6, 2014 (aged 97)

Born in United States of America, New York

Height: 175 cm | 5'9"

10. Vera Lynn
Vera Margaret Welch

Female. British singer and actress

First Name: Vera

Last Name: Lynn

Born on March 20, 1917 (age 104)

Born in United Kingdom, England

11. Karl-Günther von Hase

Male. German soldier and diplomat

First Name: Karl-Günther

Born on December 15, 1917 (age 103)

12. Desi Arnaz
Desiderio Alberto Arnaz y de Acha III

Male. Cuban-born American musician, actor and television producer

First Name: Desi

Last Name: Arnaz

Born on March 2, 1917

Died on December 2, 1986 (aged 69)

Born in Cuba, Santiago de Cuba Province

Height: 177 cm | 5'10"

13. Ferdinand Marcos

Male. former President of the Philippines from 1965 to 1986

First Name: Ferdinand

Last Name: Marcos

Born on September 11, 1917

Died on September 28, 1989 (aged 72)

Born in Philippines, Ilocos Region

14. Alexander Schmorell

Male. active within the White Rose non-violent resistance group in Nazi Germany

First Name: Alexander

Last Name: Schmorell

Born on September 16, 1917

Died on July 13, 1943 (aged 25)

Born in Russia, Orenburg Oblast

15. Kenan Evren

Male. Turkish general

First Name: Kenan

Last Name: Evren

Born on July 17, 1917

Died on May 9, 2015 (aged 97)

Born in Manisa Province

16. Joan Fontaine

Female. British American actress

First Name: Joan

Last Name: Fontaine

Born on October 22, 1917

Died on December 15, 2013 (aged 96)

Born in Japan

Height: 161 cm | 5'3"

17. Durward Knowles

Male. sailor and Olympic champion from the Bahamas

First Name: Durward

Last Name: Knowles

Born on November 2, 1917

Died on February 24, 2018 (aged 100)

Born in The Bahamas

Height: 176 cm | 5'9"

18. Alparslan Türkeş

Male. Turkish politician

First Name: Alparslan

Born on November 25, 1917

Died on April 5, 1997 (aged 79)

Born in Cyprus, Nicosia District

19. Anthony Provenzano

Male. American mobster

First Name: Anthony

Last Name: Provenzano

Born on May 17, 1917

Died on December 12, 1988 (aged 71)

Born in United States of America, New York, New York City

20. Violeta Parra

Female. Chilean musician and folklorist (1917-1967)

First Name: Violeta

Born on October 4, 1917

Died on February 5, 1967 (aged 49)

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