TheFamousPeople

Died On November 17th

Discover the most famous people who died on November 17. The list includes people like Mary I of England, Catherine the Great, Auguste Rodin, Doris Lessing, Robert Owen. Famous personalities featured on this list, include political leaders, empresses & queens, diplomats and physicists and from other domains of life. This list includes people from United States, United Kingdom, India & France and many more countries.

Catherine the GreatCatherine the Great
Russian
Empress of Russia
Mary I of EnglandMary I of England
British
Queen of England and Ireland

Charlotte of Mecklenburg-StrelitzCharlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
British
Queen Consort of Great Britain and Ireland

Audre LordeAudre Lorde
American
Writer

Auguste RodinAuguste Rodin
French
Sculptor

Barbara DalyBarbara Daly Baekeland
American
Socialite
Lala Lajpat RaiLala Lajpat Rai
Indian
Freedom Fighter

Eric GillEric Gill
British
Sculptor

Doris LessingDoris Lessing
British
Novelist, Short Story Writer
Robert OwenRobert Owen
Welsh
 

Mirra AlfassaMirra Alfassa
French
Spiritual Guru
Lon NolLon Nol
Cambodian
Cambodian Politician

Heitor Villa-LobosHeitor Villa-Lobos
Brazilian
Latin American Composer

Herman HollerithHerman Hollerith
American
Father of modern automatic computation

Immanuel VelikovskyImmanuel Velikovsky
Israeli
Author

Abba EbanAbba Eban
Israeli
Politician and Diplomat
Robert HofstadterRobert Hofstadter
American
Physicist

Louis Eugène Félix Néel Louis Néel
French
Physicist

Fred C KochFred C Koch
American
Chemical Engineer, Entrepreneur

Bal ThackerayBal Thackeray
Indian
Politician, Journalist, Painter
Ferenc PuskásFerenc Puskás
Hungarian
Footballer

Esther RolleEsther Rolle
American
Theater Actress, Film Actress, Television Actress
Valentinian IValentinian I
Ancient Roman
Emperor

Reginald PoleReginald Pole
British
Archbishop of Canterbury

Fred C. KochFred C. Koch
American
Entrepreneur
Mustafa IVMustafa IV
Turkish
Sultan

Ruth BrownRuth Brown
American
Singer-songwriter
Ernst UdetErnst Udet
German
Pilot

Bo SchembechlerBo Schembechler
American
American football player, Sports administrator

Jakob BöhmeJakob Böhme
German, Polish
philosopher, Christian mystic, and Lutheran
Elizabeth of HungaryElizabeth of Hungary
German, Hungarian
Saint

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Giovanni Pico della MirandolaGiovanni Pico della Mirandola
Italian
Philosopher
Mervyn PeakeMervyn Peake
Chinese, British
Writer

Antoine of NavarreAntoine of Navarre
French
King of Navarre

Don GibsonDon Gibson
American
Songwriter

Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of NewcastleThomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle
British
Statesman
John III of SwedenJohn III of Sweden
Swedish
King
Thomas C. KinkaidThomas C. Kinkaid
American
Officer

Gertrude the GreatGertrude the Great
German
Nun

Charles W. ChesnuttCharles W. Chesnutt
American
Author

James P. JohnsonJames P. Johnson
American
composer, pianist, jazz musician
Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of ElginThomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin
British
Diplomat

Erskine Hamilton ChildersErskine Hamilton Childers
Irish, British
President

Queen MaryQueen Mary
British
Politician, Queen

Maria Josepha of AustriaMaria Josepha of Austria
Austrian
 

Henry LehmanHenry Lehman
American
merchant, banker, businessperson
Akshaya MohantyAkshaya Mohanty
Indian
composer

Carl AkeleyCarl Akeley
American
Taxidermist
Theodor LeschetizkyTheodor Leschetizky
Polish
Pianist

Harrison A. WilliamsHarrison A. Williams
American
Politician

Bernardo BellottoBernardo Bellotto
Polish
Painter, Graphic artist
Emperor JomeiEmperor Jomei
Japanese
Emperor

Ernestine Schumann-HeinkErnestine Schumann-Heink
Austrian, German, American
Contralto
Thomas Erskine, 1st Baron ErskineThomas Erskine, 1st Baron Erskine
British, Scottish
Lawyer

Richard Norman ShawRichard Norman Shaw
British, Scottish
Architect

Pete NewellPete Newell
American
Basketball coach

Ninomiya SontokuNinomiya Sontoku
Japanese
Philosopher

Whitney SmithWhitney Smith
American
Vexillologist
Alain-René LesageAlain-René Lesage
French
Novelist

Willy BurgdorferWilly Burgdorfer
Swiss, American
Scientist

Francis McClintockFrancis McClintock
British
Explorer

Carle VernetCarle Vernet
French
Painter
Marguerite Vivian YoungMarguerite Young
American
Author

Tharrawaddy MinTharrawaddy Min
Burmese
King
Guy PeellaertGuy Peellaert
Belgian
Artist

Ante TrumbićAnte Trumbić
Croatian
Lawyer

Raymond PearlRaymond Pearl
American
Biologist
Mathilde MarchesiMathilde Marchesi
German
Soprano

Jacques MédecinJacques Médecin
French
Politician
François-Joseph-Victor BroussaisFrançois-Joseph-Victor Broussais
French
Physician

Dame Gladys CooperDame Gladys Cooper
British
Actress

David IgnatowDavid Ignatow
American
Poet
Annibale CaroAnnibale Caro
Italian
Writer

Sir John MandevilleSir John Mandeville
British
English author
Charles de Sainte-Maure, duc de MontausierCharles de Sainte-Maure, duc de Montausier
French
Military officer

Bo BergmanBo Bergman
Swedish
Writer

Johan August BrinellJohan August Brinell
Swedish
Engineer

John M. DawsonJohn M. Dawson
American
American physicist
John EvershedJohn Evershed
British
Astronomer
George GurnettGeorge Gurnett
Canadian
journalist, politician

David MarrDavid Marr
British
 

John EarleJohn Earle
British
Bishop

Dorothy AlexanderDorothy Alexander
American
Ballet Dancer
Baby BollingerBaby Bollinger
American
Infant

Cho Joong-hoonCho Joong-hoon
South Korean
Businessman

Emma MarwedelEmma Marwedel
German, American
Educator

Gottfried Heinrich, count zu PappenheimGottfried Heinrich, count zu Pappenheim
German
German officer