Famous people born on 17 April

11 of the people we track were born on 17 April, best known first, with each one’s age at death, or today. Dates from Wikidata, linked from each person’s page.

1. Alexander II of Russia 1818Emperor of all the Russiasdied aged 62
2. Victoria Beckham 1974British fashion designer and singerliving, 52
3. Karen Blixen 1885Danish writerdied aged 77
4. Sirimavo Bandaranaike 1916Sri Lankan politician who served as Prime Minister of Sri Lankadied aged 84
5. Jennifer Garner 1972American actorliving, 54
6. J. P. Morgan 1837American financier and bankerdied aged 75
7. William Holden 1918American actordied aged 63
8. Sean Bean 1959British actorliving, 67
9. Thornton Wilder 1897American playwright and novelistdied aged 78
10. Shkodran Mustafi 1992German footballerliving, 34
11. Rooney Mara 1985American actorliving, 41