Famous people born on 17 July

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

1. Angela Merkel 1954German politician who served as Federal Chancellor of Germanyliving, 72
2. Donald Sutherland 1935Canadian actordied aged 88
3. James Cagney 1899American film actor who served as President of SAGdied aged 86
4. Queen Camilla 1947British activistliving, 79
5. Ismail I 1487Safavid governordied aged 36
6. Georges Lemaître 1894Belgian astrophysicist and Catholic priestdied aged 71
7. António Costa 1961Portuguese politician who served as Prime Minister of Portugalliving, 65
8. Ivan Aivazovsky 1817Russian painterdied aged 82
9. Kenan Evren 1917Statesperson who served as President of Turkeydied aged 97
10. Letsie III 1963King of Lesotholiving, 63
11. Juan Antonio Samaranch 1920Spanish politician who served as President of Spain's Olympic Comiteedied aged 89
12. Phyllis Diller 1917American stand-up comedian and actordied aged 95
13. David Hasselhoff 1952American actor and singerliving, 74