List of Famous people born on November 17th

Sir John Evans was an English archaeologist and geologist.

Colonel Sir John Luke Lowther was a British soldier and Northamptonshire gentleman.

Marie-Hélène Naila Stephanie Josina de Rothschild was a French socialite who became a doyenne of Parisian high-society and was a member of the prominent Rothschild banking family of France.

Claës Richard Wersäll was a Swedish governor and artillery officer. Between 15 March 1895 and 16 July 1897 he served as a Swedish Finance Minister. He was also the governor of Dalarna County (1893–1901) and Västmanland County (1901–1916). During his career he was awarded the Order of the Polar Star (1895), Order of the Sword (1889), Order of St. Anna and Order of St. Olav.

The Blessed Hieromartyr Klymentiy Sheptytsky, M.S.U., was an archimandrite of the Order of Studite monks of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church. Klymentiy has been beatified by the Catholic Church, as well as awarded the title of Righteous Among the Nations by the State of Israel for saving Jews. As effective leader of the Church, he was arrested and died a prisoner of the Soviet Union.

Margherita Farnese, was an Italian noblewoman member of the House of Farnese and by marriage Hereditary Princess of Mantua during 1581–1583.