TheFamousPeople

Died On October 17th

Discover the most famous people who died on October 17. The list includes people like Frédéric Chopin, Liaquat Ali Khan, Gustav Kirchhoff, Emily Murphy, John Reed. Famous personalities featured on this list, include journalists, poets, composers and actors and from other domains of life. This list includes people from United States, France, United Kingdom & Canada and many more countries.

PuyiPuyi
Chinese
Last Emperor of China
Frédéric ChopinFrédéric Chopin
Polish
Composer

J. Bruce IsmayJ. Bruce Ismay
British
Businessman

Elijah CummingsElijah Cummings
American
Former United States Representative

Liaquat Ali KhanLiaquat Ali Khan
Pakistani
First Prime Minister of Pakistan

Levi StubbsLevi Stubbs
American
Baritone Singer
John ReedJohn Reed
American
Journalist, Poet

Eliza Hamilton HollyEliza Hamilton Holly
American
Alexander Hamilton's Daughter

Yaa AsantewaaYaa Asantewaa
Central African, Ghanaian
Queens Mother
Gustav KirchhoffGustav Kirchhoff
German
Physicist

Emily MurphyEmily Murphy
Canadian
First Female Magistrate in Canada
Alberta HunterAlberta Hunter
American
American singer

Peyo YavorovPeyo Yavorov
Bulgarian
Poet

Jacopo AmigoniJacopo Amigoni
Italian
Painter

Joey BishopJoey Bishop
American
Entertainer

Sylvia KristelSylvia Kristel
Dutch
Singer, Film actor, Film director, Actor, Model,
Masaru EmotoMasaru Emoto
Japanese
Essayist, Writer

Tennessee Ernie FordTennessee Ernie Ford
American
Singer, Television presenter, Actor, Songwriter

Joan HicksonJoan Hickson
British
Actress

Bill MacyBill Macy
American
Actor
Philip SidneyPhilip Sidney
British
Poet

KannadasanKannadasan
Indian
Poet, Lyricist, Songwriter
Megan Taylor MeierMegan Taylor Meier
American
Student

Laura SecordLaura Secord
Canadian
Canadian loyalist

Carin GöringCarin Göring
Swedish
 
Karl KautskyKarl Kautsky
Czech, German
Philosopher

Teresa BrewerTeresa Brewer
American
Singer
Howard KendallHoward Kendall
British
Association football player, Association football

Julia Ward HoweJulia Ward Howe
American
Songwriter, poet

LalonLalon
Bangladeshi
poet
Pierre LaportePierre Laporte
Canadian
Politician, Lawyer, Journalist

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Patrice de Mac-Mahon, Duke of MagentaPatrice de Mac-Mahon, Duke of Magenta
French
Politician
Johann Nepomuk HummelJohann Nepomuk Hummel
Austrian, German, Slovak
composer, conductor, pianist, concertmaster

Ben WeiderBen Weider
Canadian
Businessperson

Michael BalconMichael Balcon
British
Film producer

Margaret Mary AlacoqueMargaret Mary Alacoque
French
Nun
Raymond AronRaymond Aron
French
Journalist, Philosopher, Writer, Political
Lionel of Antwerp, 1st Duke of ClarenceLionel of Antwerp, 1st Duke of Clarence
British
Duke

Bartolomeo Giuseppe GuarneriBartolomeo Giuseppe Guarneri
Italian
Luthier

Ingeborg BachmannIngeborg Bachmann
Austrian
Poet, Writer, Journalist, Screenwriter,

Alicia AlonsoAlicia Alonso
Cuban
Dancer
Natalya GoncharovaNatalya Goncharova
Russian
Russian artist

Chris AclandChris Acland
British
Musician, Drummer

Criss OlivaCriss Oliva
American
Musician, Guitarist

Robert McClureRobert McClure
Irish, British
Explorer

Gerald Clery MurphyGerald Clery Murphy
American
Expatriate
Jay LivingstonJay Livingston
American
Composer

Cleo de MerodeCleo de Merode
Belgian, French
Ballet dancer
S. J. PerelmanS. J. Perelman
American
Humorist

Jean AméryJean Améry
Austrian
Writer, Philosopher

Jacques HadamardJacques Hadamard
French
Mathematician
Rama TirthaRama Tirtha
Indian
Teacher

Edward Hawke, 1st Baron HawkeEdward Hawke, 1st Baron Hawke
British
Navy Admiral
Fyodor TolbukhinFyodor Tolbukhin
Russian
Military commander

May ZiadehMay Ziadeh
Lebanese, Palestinian, Syrian
Poet

Giovanni GronchiGiovanni Gronchi
Italian
Italian Politician

Frank DickseeFrank Dicksee
British
Painter, Illustrator

Ninon de LenclosNinon de Lenclos
French
Author
Ba JinBa Jin
Writer, Translator, Esperantist, Autobiographer,

Pope Boniface IIPope Boniface II
Italian
Pope

Derek BellDerek Bell
British
Harpist

Helene van ZuylenHelene van Zuylen
French
Author
Cal HubbardCal Hubbard
American
Football Player

Leo NomelliniLeo Nomellini
American
Wrestler
Kōji WakamatsuKōji Wakamatsu
Japanese
Film director, Screenwriter, Film producer

Manfred GerlachManfred Gerlach
German
Jurist

Rechavam Ze'eviRechavam Ze'evi
Palestinian
Politician
Charles A. DanaCharles A. Dana
American
American journalist

Danièle DelormeDanièle Delorme
French
Film producer, Stage actor, Film actor
Stanford R. OvshinskyStanford R. Ovshinsky
American
Inventor

Orest KiprenskyOrest Kiprensky
Russian
Poet

Ellsworth HuntingtonEllsworth Huntington
American
Professor
Brian DicksonBrian Dickson
Canadian
Lawyer

Pollycarpus PriyantoPollycarpus Priyanto
Indonesian
Pilot
René Antoine Ferchault de RéaumurRené Antoine Ferchault de Réaumur
French
Entomologist

René-Antoine Ferchault de RéaumurRené-Antoine Ferchault de Réaumur
French
Entomologist

Thomas Clifford, 1st Baron Clifford of ChudleighThomas Clifford, 1st Baron Clifford of Chudleigh
British
Statesman

Quincy WrightQuincy Wright
American
Political scientist
Theodor LippsTheodor Lipps
German
Philosopher
Avetik IsahakyanAvetik Isahakyan
Armenian
Lyric poet

Émile AllaisÉmile Allais
French
Olympic Athlete

Harry CooperHarry Cooper
British, American
Golfer

William CookworthyWilliam Cookworthy
British
Pharmacist
Berthold GoldschmidtBerthold Goldschmidt
German, British
Composer

Micheline OstermeyerMicheline Ostermeyer
French
Athlete

Aileen RigginAileen Riggin
American
Swimmer

George Colman the YoungerGeorge Colman the Younger
British
Dramatist

Laura SabiaLaura Sabia
Canadian
Social Activist
Bernhard KellermannBernhard Kellermann
German
Author

William Vaughn MoodyWilliam Vaughn Moody
American
Dramatist
Zheng ZhenduoZheng Zhenduo
Chinese
Journalist

A. K. M. Mosharraf HossainA. K. M. Mosharraf Hossain
Bangladeshi
Politician
Caleb MillsCaleb Mills
American
Educator
Ryszard RonczewskiRyszard Ronczewski
Polish
Actor