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.

Charlotte of Mecklenburg-StrelitzCharlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
British
Queen Consort of Great Britain and Ireland
Catherine the GreatCatherine the Great
Russian
Empress of Russia

Mary I of EnglandMary I of England
British
Queen of England and Ireland

Lala Lajpat RaiLala Lajpat Rai
Indian
Freedom Fighter

Barbara DalyBarbara Daly Baekeland
American
Socialite

Audre LordeAudre Lorde
American
Writer
Auguste RodinAuguste Rodin
French
Sculptor

Doris LessingDoris Lessing
British
Novelist, Short Story Writer

Robert OwenRobert Owen
Welsh
 
Fred C KochFred C Koch
American
Chemical Engineer, Entrepreneur

Mirra AlfassaMirra Alfassa
French
Spiritual Guru
Eric GillEric Gill
British
Sculptor

Lon NolLon Nol
Cambodian
Cambodian Politician

Herman HollerithHerman Hollerith
American
Father of modern automatic computation

Heitor Villa-LobosHeitor Villa-Lobos
Brazilian
Latin American Composer

Abba EbanAbba Eban
Israeli
Politician and Diplomat
Immanuel VelikovskyImmanuel Velikovsky
Israeli
Author

Robert HofstadterRobert Hofstadter
American
Physicist

Louis Eugène Félix Néel Louis Néel
French
Physicist

Queen MaryQueen Mary
British
Politician, Queen
Ferenc PuskásFerenc Puskás
Hungarian
Footballer

Bal ThackerayBal Thackeray
Indian
Politician, Journalist, Painter
Esther RolleEsther Rolle
American
Theater Actress, Film Actress, Television Actress

Reginald PoleReginald Pole
British
Archbishop of Canterbury

Bo SchembechlerBo Schembechler
American
American football player, Sports administrator
Dame Gladys CooperDame Gladys Cooper
British
Actress

Elizabeth of HungaryElizabeth of Hungary
German, Hungarian
Saint
Fred C. KochFred C. Koch
American
Entrepreneur

George Stephen MorrisonGeorge Stephen Morrison
American
Aviator

Valentinian IValentinian I
Ancient Roman
Emperor
Mustafa IVMustafa IV
Turkish
Sultan

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

Giovanni Pico della MirandolaGiovanni Pico della Mirandola
Italian
Philosopher

Gertrude the GreatGertrude the Great
German
Nun

Jakob BöhmeJakob Böhme
German, Polish
philosopher, Christian mystic, and Lutheran
Antoine of NavarreAntoine of Navarre
French
King of Navarre
Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of NewcastleThomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle
British
Statesman

Mervyn PeakeMervyn Peake
Chinese, British
Writer

Don GibsonDon Gibson
American
Songwriter

John III of SwedenJohn III of Sweden
Swedish
King
James P. JohnsonJames P. Johnson
American
composer, pianist, jazz musician

Erskine Hamilton ChildersErskine Hamilton Childers
Irish, British
President

Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of ElginThomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin
British
Diplomat

Roman ViktyukRoman Viktyuk
Ukrainian, Russian
Director

John MandevilleJohn Mandeville
British
Author
Thomas C. KinkaidThomas C. Kinkaid
American
Officer

Maria Josepha of AustriaMaria Josepha of Austria
Austrian
 
David MarrDavid Marr
British
 

Harrison A. WilliamsHarrison A. Williams
American
Politician

Henry LehmanHenry Lehman
American
merchant, banker, businessperson
Charles W. ChesnuttCharles W. Chesnutt
American
Author

Bernardo BellottoBernardo Bellotto
Polish
Painter, Graphic artist
Eddie BorysewiczEddie Borysewicz
Polish
Cyclist

Emperor JomeiEmperor Jomei
Japanese
Emperor

Akshaya MohantyAkshaya Mohanty
Indian
composer

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

Ernestine Schumann-HeinkErnestine Schumann-Heink
Austrian, German, American
Contralto
Carl AkeleyCarl Akeley
American
Taxidermist

Pete NewellPete Newell
American
Basketball coach

Richard Norman ShawRichard Norman Shaw
British, Scottish
Architect

Theodor LeschetizkyTheodor Leschetizky
Polish
Pianist
Thomas Erskine, 1st Baron ErskineThomas Erskine, 1st Baron Erskine
British, Scottish
Lawyer

Ninomiya SontokuNinomiya Sontoku
Japanese
Philosopher
Whitney SmithWhitney Smith
American
Vexillologist

Guy PeellaertGuy Peellaert
Belgian
Artist

Dr. FloriDr. Flori
Albanian
Rapper
Stanislaw DuliasStanislaw Dulias
Polish, Ukrainian
Politician

Alain-René LesageAlain-René Lesage
French
Novelist
Carle VernetCarle Vernet
French
Painter

Marguerite Vivian YoungMarguerite Young
American
Author

Willy BurgdorferWilly Burgdorfer
Swiss, American
Scientist
Ante TrumbićAnte Trumbić
Croatian
Lawyer

Ashraf FayadhAshraf Fayadh
Saudi Arabian
Artist
Mathilde MarchesiMathilde Marchesi
German
Soprano

François-Joseph-Victor BroussaisFrançois-Joseph-Victor Broussais
French
Physician

Raymond PearlRaymond Pearl
American
Biologist

Jacques MédecinJacques Médecin
French
Politician
Charles de Sainte-Maure, duc de MontausierCharles de Sainte-Maure, duc de Montausier
French
Military officer
David IgnatowDavid Ignatow
American
Poet

Francis McClintockFrancis McClintock
British
Explorer

Johan August BrinellJohan August Brinell
Swedish
Engineer

John EarleJohn Earle
British
Bishop
Bo BergmanBo Bergman
Swedish
Writer

Annibale CaroAnnibale Caro
Italian
Writer

Ursula HerkingUrsula Herking
German
Actress

Gert Gunther HoffmannGert Gunther Hoffmann
German
Actor

John M. DawsonJohn M. Dawson
American
American physicist
Kea BoumanKea Bouman
Dutch
Tennis player

George GurnettGeorge Gurnett
Canadian
journalist, politician
Dorothy AlexanderDorothy Alexander
American
Ballet Dancer

John EvershedJohn Evershed
British
Astronomer
Erich BautzErich Bautz
German
Cyclist
Tharrawaddy MinTharrawaddy Min
Burmese
King