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.

Frédéric ChopinFrédéric Chopin
Polish
Composer
PuyiPuyi
Chinese
Last Emperor of China

Elijah CummingsElijah Cummings
American
Former United States Representative

J. Bruce IsmayJ. Bruce Ismay
British
Businessman

Liaquat Ali KhanLiaquat Ali Khan
Pakistani
First Prime Minister of Pakistan

Eliza Hamilton HollyEliza Hamilton Holly
American
Alexander Hamilton's Daughter
Levi StubbsLevi Stubbs
American
Baritone Singer

Emily MurphyEmily Murphy
Canadian
First Female Magistrate in Canada

John ReedJohn Reed
American
Journalist, Poet
Gustav KirchhoffGustav Kirchhoff
German
Physicist

Yaa AsantewaaYaa Asantewaa
Central African, Ghanaian
Queens Mother
Alberta HunterAlberta Hunter
American
American singer

Peyo YavorovPeyo Yavorov
Bulgarian
Poet

Jacopo AmigoniJacopo Amigoni
Italian
Painter

Joey BishopJoey Bishop
American
Entertainer

Tennessee Ernie FordTennessee Ernie Ford
American
Singer, Television presenter, Actor, Songwriter
Joan HicksonJoan Hickson
British
Actress

Sylvia KristelSylvia Kristel
Dutch
Singer, Film actor, Film director, Actor, Model,

Masaru EmotoMasaru Emoto
Japanese
Essayist, Writer

KannadasanKannadasan
Indian
Poet, Lyricist, Songwriter
Pierre LaportePierre Laporte
Canadian
Politician, Lawyer, Journalist

Bill MacyBill Macy
American
Actor
Megan Taylor MeierMegan Taylor Meier
American
Student

Philip SidneyPhilip Sidney
British
Poet

Karl KautskyKarl Kautsky
Czech, German
Philosopher
Laura SecordLaura Secord
Canadian
Canadian loyalist

Howard KendallHoward Kendall
British
Association football player, Association football
Julia Ward HoweJulia Ward Howe
American
Songwriter, poet

Carin GöringCarin Göring
Swedish
 

LalonLalon
Bangladeshi
poet
Teresa BrewerTeresa Brewer
American
Singer

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Pollycarpus PriyantoPollycarpus Priyanto
Indonesian
Pilot
Johann Nepomuk HummelJohann Nepomuk Hummel
Austrian, German, Slovak
composer, conductor, pianist, concertmaster

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

Michael BalconMichael Balcon
British
Film producer

Raymond AronRaymond Aron
French
Journalist, Philosopher, Writer, Political
Alicia AlonsoAlicia Alonso
Cuban
Dancer
Ben WeiderBen Weider
Canadian
Businessperson

Lionel of Antwerp, 1st Duke of ClarenceLionel of Antwerp, 1st Duke of Clarence
British
Duke

Bartolomeo Giuseppe GuarneriBartolomeo Giuseppe Guarneri
Italian
Luthier

Jay LivingstonJay Livingston
American
Composer
Criss OlivaCriss Oliva
American
Musician, Guitarist

Patrice de Mac-Mahon, Duke of MagentaPatrice de Mac-Mahon, Duke of Magenta
French
Politician

Natalia GoncharovaNatalia Goncharova
French, Russian
painter, choreographer

Natalya GoncharovaNatalya Goncharova
Russian
Russian artist

Chris AclandChris Acland
British
Musician, Drummer
Gerald Clery MurphyGerald Clery Murphy
American
Expatriate

S. J. PerelmanS. J. Perelman
American
Humorist
Jacques HadamardJacques Hadamard
French
Mathematician

Jean AméryJean Améry
Austrian
Writer, Philosopher

Ninon de LenclosNinon de Lenclos
French
Author
Rama TirthaRama Tirtha
Indian
Teacher

Ryszard RonczewskiRyszard Ronczewski
Polish
Actor
Edward Hawke, 1st Baron HawkeEdward Hawke, 1st Baron Hawke
British
Navy Admiral

Fyodor TolbukhinFyodor Tolbukhin
Russian
Military commander

Ba JinBa Jin
Writer, Translator, Esperantist, Autobiographer,

Frank DickseeFrank Dicksee
British
Painter, Illustrator

Pope Boniface IIPope Boniface II
Italian
Pope
Giovanni GronchiGiovanni Gronchi
Italian
Italian Politician

Rechavam Ze'eviRechavam Ze'evi
Palestinian
Politician

Leo NomelliniLeo Nomellini
American
Wrestler

Cal HubbardCal Hubbard
American
Football Player
Danièle DelormeDanièle Delorme
French
Film producer, Stage actor, Film actor

Robert McClureRobert McClure
Irish, British
Explorer
Kōji WakamatsuKōji Wakamatsu
Japanese
Film director, Screenwriter, Film producer

Manfred GerlachManfred Gerlach
German
Jurist

Derek BellDerek Bell
British
Harpist
Charles A. DanaCharles A. Dana
American
American journalist

Stanford R. OvshinskyStanford R. Ovshinsky
American
Inventor
René Antoine Ferchault de RéaumurRené Antoine Ferchault de Réaumur
French
Entomologist

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

Brian DicksonBrian Dickson
Canadian
Lawyer
Laura SabiaLaura Sabia
Canadian
Social Activist

Ellsworth HuntingtonEllsworth Huntington
American
Professor
Orest KiprenskyOrest Kiprensky
Russian
Poet

Theodor LippsTheodor Lipps
German
Philosopher

Quincy WrightQuincy Wright
American
Political scientist

A. K. M. Mosharraf HossainA. K. M. Mosharraf Hossain
Bangladeshi
Politician
Harry CooperHarry Cooper
British, American
Golfer
Thomas Clifford, 1st Baron Clifford of ChudleighThomas Clifford, 1st Baron Clifford of Chudleigh
British
Statesman

Micheline OstermeyerMicheline Ostermeyer
French
Athlete

William CookworthyWilliam Cookworthy
British
Pharmacist

Berthold GoldschmidtBerthold Goldschmidt
German, British
Composer
George Colman the YoungerGeorge Colman the Younger
British
Dramatist

Bernhard KellermannBernhard Kellermann
German
Author

Aileen RigginAileen Riggin
American
Swimmer

William Vaughn MoodyWilliam Vaughn Moody
American
Dramatist

Émile AllaisÉmile Allais
French
Olympic Athlete
Zheng ZhenduoZheng Zhenduo
Chinese
Journalist

Boris KurakinBoris Kurakin
Russian
Ambassador
Haniel LongHaniel Long
Burmese, American
Poet

Caleb MillsCaleb Mills
American
Educator
John Stanley PlaskettJohn Stanley Plaskett
Canadian
Astronomer
Hermann auf der HeideHermann auf der Heide
German
Field hockey player