Famous People Born on October 17

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• Shinichi Suzuki (1898) — Japanese violinist and pioneer in musical pedagogy (1898–1998)
• Sam Concepcion (1992) — Filipino actor and singer
• A. S. Neill (1883) — Scottish progressive school founder (1883–1973)
• Johnny Haynes (1934) — English footballer
• Alejandra Ávalos (1968) — Mexican musician and actress (born 1968)
• John Bowring (1792) — English politician (1792–1872)
• Richard Roeper (1959) — American writer and film critic (born 1959)
• Don Coryell (1924) — American football coach (1924–2010)
• Jim Smith (footballer, born 1940) (1940) — English footballer and manager (1940–2019)
• Jerry Siegel (1914) — American comic book writer (1914–1996)
• Rob Marshall (1960) — American film and theatre director and producer (born 1960)
• André Gill (1840) — French caricaturist (1840–1885)
• Paxton Whitehead (1937) — English actor (1937–2023)
• Robert Jordan (1948) — American fantasy writer (1948–2007)
• Seals & Crofts (1941) — American soft rock duo
• Ralph Wilson (1918) — American football executive (1918–2014)
• José López Rega (1916) — Argentine politician (1916–1989)
• Derrick Plourde (1971) — American drummer (1971–2005)
• Aravinda de Silva (1965) — Sri Lankan cricketer
• John Wilkes (1725) — British radical, journalist and politician (1725–1797)
• Dmitry Pozharsky (1577) — Russian prince (1577–1642)
• Jamal Adams (1995) — American football player (born 1995)
• Yekaterina Gamova (1980) — Russian volleyball player
• Eminem (1972) — American rapper (born 1972)
• Wood Harris (1969) — American actor (born 1969)
• Chuka Umunna (1978) — British politician (born 1978)
• Mohammad Hafeez (1980) — Pakistani cricketer (born 1980)
• Theodor Eicke (1892) — German SS officer (1892–1943)
• Roy Kilner (1890) — English cricketer
• Mike Judge (1962) — American actor, animator, and filmmaker (born 1962)