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November 17 birthdays

282 notable historical figures were born on November 17, and 212 died on this day. Everyone born on November 17 is a Scorpio.

20% of November 17 birthdays work in Politics, more than any other field. More come from United States (70) than any other country.

Born on November 17

• Rachel McAdams (born 1978. Canadian actress (born 1978))
• Martin Scorsese (born 1942. American filmmaker (born 1942))
• Bernard Montgomery (1887 to 1976. British Army officer (1887–1976))
• Louis XVIII (1755 to 1824. King of France from 1814 to 1824)
• Cyril Ramaphosa (born 1952. President of South Africa since 2018)
• Julian (emperor) (331 to 363. Roman emperor from 361 to 363, Neoplatonic philosopher)
• Peter Cook (1937 to 1995. British comedian, actor, satirist (1937–1995))
• Abdelmadjid Tebboune (born 1945. President of Algeria since 2019)
• Lev Vygotsky (1896 to 1934. Soviet psychologist (1896–1934))
• Philip VI (1293 to 1350. Disputed King of France from 1328 to 1350)
• Eugene Wigner (1902 to 1995. Hungarian-American physicist and mathematician (1902–1995))
• Duke Ernest Augustus (1887 to 1953. Duke of Brunswick from 1913 to 1918)
• Astrid of Sweden (1905 to 1935. Queen of the Belgians from 1934 to 1935)
• Rem Koolhaas (born 1944. Dutch architect (born 1944))
• Danny DeVito (born 1944. American actor (born 1944))
• Rebecca Walker (born 1969. American writer (born 1969))
• Dorgon (1612 to 1650. Regent of Qing China from 1643 to 1650)
• Walter Hallstein (1901 to 1982. German diplomat and statesman (1901–1982))
• Runa Laila (born 1952. Bangladeshi singer (born 1952))
• Pierre Nora (1931 to 2025. French historian (1931–2025))
• Barry McCaffrey (born 1942. United States Army general)
• August Ferdinand Möbius (1790 to 1868. German mathematician and astronomer (1790–1868))
• Hubert Lyautey (1854 to 1934. French general and colonial administrator (1854–1934))
• Robin Li (born 1968. Chinese software engineer and billionaire internet entrepreneur (born 1968))
• Voltairine de Cleyre (1866 to 1912. American anarchist writer and feminist (1866–1912))
• Jacques MacDonald (1765 to 1840. French military leader (1765–1840))
• Maria Antonia Ferdinanda of Spain (1729 to 1785. Queen of Sardinia from 1773 to 1785)
• Kiril, Prince of Preslav (1895 to 1945. Prince of Preslav (1895–1945))
• Joost van den Vondel (1587 to 1679. Dutch poet and writer (1587–1679))
• Nguyễn Tấn Dũng (born 1949. Prime Minister of Vietnam)
• Princess Marie of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (1845 to 1912. Countess of Flanders)
• Nico Diederichs (1903 to 1978. President of South Africa from 1975 to 1978)
• Duchess Charlotte Georgine of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1769 to 1818. Duchess of Saxe-Hildburghausen)
• Duchess of Apulia (born 1971. Duchess of Aosta)
• Nani (born 1986. Portuguese footballer (born 1986))
• Rock Hudson (1925 to 1985. American actor (1925–1985))
• Becky Albertalli (born 1982. American author (born 1982))
• Stanley Cohen (biochemist) (1922 to 2020. American biochemist (1922–2020))
• Władysław Moes (1900 to 1986. Polish nobleman)
• Ferdinand, Duke of Viseu (1433 to 1470. Duke of Viseu and Beja (1433–1470))
• Horace François Bastien Sébastiani de La Porta (1772 to 1851. French soldier, diplomat, and politician (1771–1851))
• Princess Ferial of Egypt (1938 to 2009. Egyptian royal)
• Aristides Pereira (1923 to 2011. Cape Verdean politician, President from 1975 to 1991)
• Pierre Mignard (1612 to 1695. French painter (1612–1695))
• Irandokht (1915 to 1984. Iranian princess (1915–1984))
• Lady Augusta Gordon (1803 to 1865. British noblewoman)
• Linda Lee Thomas (1883 to 1954. Wife of Cole Porter (1883–1954))
• Pierre Gaultier de Varennes, sieur de La Vérendrye (1685 to 1749. 18th-century French Canadian military officer, fur trader and explorer)
• Vlastimir Đorđević (born 1948. Serbian general (born 1948))
• Amata Kabua (1928 to 1996. President of the Marshall Islands from 1979 to 1996)
• Sasy (born 1988. Iranian rapper (born 1988))
• RuPaul (born 1960. American drag queen, actor and musician (born 1960))
• Sophie Marceau (born 1966. French actress (born 1966))
• Panagiotis Danglis (1853 to 1924. Greek politician and general (1853–1924))
• Anne H. Ehrlich (born 1933. American conservation biologist and writer)
• Amanda Levete (born 1955. British architect)
• Mimis Papaioannou (1942 to 2023. Greek footballer and manager (1942–2023))
• Jeff Buckley (1966 to 1997. American musician (1966–1997))
• Zaghloul El-Naggar (1933 to 2025. Egyptian geologist and scholar (1933–2025))
• Hassan Suhrawardy (1884 to 1946. Bengali surgeon, military officer and politician (1884-1946))

Died on November 17

• Catherine the Great (1729 to 1796. Empress of Russia from 1762 to 1796)
• Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1744 to 1818. Queen of Great Britain and Ireland from 1761 to 1818)
• Mary I (1516 to 1558. Queen of England and Ireland from 1553 to 1558)
• Doris Lessing (1919 to 2013. British novelist (1919–2013))
• Auguste Rodin (1840 to 1917. French sculptor (1840–1917))
• Audre Lorde (1934 to 1992. American writer and feminist activist (1934–1992))
• Valentinian I (321 to 375. Roman emperor from 364 to 375)
• Lala Lajpat Rai (1865 to 1928. Indian nationalist politician and independence activist (1865–1928))
• Elizabeth of Hungary (1207 to 1231. Hungarian princess and Christian saint)
• Reginald Pole (1500 to 1558. Archbishop of Canterbury from 1556 to 1558)
• Eric Gill (1882 to 1940. English artist (1882–1940))
• Lon Nol (1913 to 1985. Prime Minister of Cambodia (1966–1967; 1969–1971))
• Giovanni Pico della Mirandola (1463 to 1494. Italian Renaissance philosopher (1463–1494))
• Jakob Böhme (1575 to 1624. German philosopher (1575–1624))
• Mustafa IV (1779 to 1808. Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1807 to 1808)
• Ferenc Puskás (1927 to 2006. Hungarian footballer (1927–2006))
• John III of Sweden (1537 to 1592. King of Sweden from 1569 to 1592)
• Erskine Hamilton Childers (1905 to 1974. President of Ireland from 1973 to 1974)
• Thomas Pelham-Holles (1693 to 1768. Prime Minister of Great Britain (1754–1756; 1757–1762))
• Prince Philippe, Count of Flanders (1837 to 1905. Belgian prince (1837–1905))
• Herman Hollerith (1860 to 1929. American statistician and inventor)
• Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887 to 1959. Brazilian composer (1887–1959))
• Leo II (467 to 474. Eastern Roman emperor in 474)
• Alexander I (1857 to 1893. Prince of Bulgaria from 1879 to 1886)
• Abba Eban (1915 to 2002. Israeli diplomat and politician (1915–2002))
• Maria Josepha of Austria (1699 to 1757. Queen of Poland from 1733 to 1757)
• Antoine of Navarre (1518 to 1562. King of Navarre from 1555 to 1562)
• Yusef of Morocco (1882 to 1927. Sultan of Morocco from 1912 to 1927)
• Bo Schembechler (1929 to 2006. American college football player and coach, sports administrator (1929–2006))
• Hilda of Whitby (614 to 680. Christian saint (c. 614–680))

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