Famous people born on 17 August

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

1. Robert De Niro 1943American actorliving, 83
2. Herta Müller 1953German novelist and poetliving, 73
3. Mae West 1893American actor and singerdied aged 87
4. V. S. Naipaul 1932Trinidadian writerdied aged 85
5. Thierry Henry 1977French footballerliving, 49
6. Jiang Zemin 1926Politician who served as President of the People's Republic of Chinadied aged 96
7. Sean Penn 1960American actorliving, 66
8. John III Sobieski 1629King of Polanddied aged 66
9. Larry Ellison 1944American entrepreneur and businesspersonliving, 82
10. Charles I of Austria 1887Emperor of Austriadied aged 34
11. Marcus Garvey 1887Entrepreneurdied aged 52
12. Margaret Hamilton 1936American mathematiciandied aged 90
13. Nelson Piquet 1952Brazilian driverliving, 74