Born in 1917

John F. Kennedy American President May 29
Lloyd Cutler American Lawyer November 10
Lloyd Norton Cutler American Lawyer November 10
Lou Harrison American Composer May 14
Louis Auchincloss American Novelist September 27
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi Indian Philosopher January 12
Malcolm Forbes American Publisher August 19
Marv Harshman American Coach October 4
Mel Ferrer American Actor August 25
Merle Travis American Musician November 29
Murray Kempton American Journalist December 16
Leslie Fiedler American Critic March 8
Leonora Carrington British Artist April 6
John Lee Hooker American Musician August 22
John Raitt American Actor January 19
Joshua Nkomo Zimbabwean Politician June 19
Juan Rulfo Mexican Novelist May 16
June Allyson American Actress October 7
June Foray American Actress September 18
Katharine Graham American Businessman June 16
Katherine Graham American Publisher June 16
Lena Horne American Actress June 30
Leonard Chess Polish Businessman March 12
Oliver Tambo South African Politician October 27
Ossie Davis American Actor December 18
Phyllis Diller American Comedian July 17
Sydney J. Harris American Journalist September 14
Thelonious Monk American Musician October 10
Theodore Hesburgh American Clergyman May 25
Tiny Rowland British Businessman February 27
Vernon A. Walters American Soldier January 3
Walter Lord American Author October 8
Will Eisner American Cartoonist March 3
William P. Bundy American Historian September 24
William Scranton American Politician July 19
William Standish Knowles American Scientist June 1
Sydney Harris American Journalist September 14
Sidney Sheldon American Novelist February 11
Raymond Burr Canadian Actor May 21
Red Auerbach American Coach September 20
Reginald Maudling British Politician March 7
Robert Bloch American Writer April 5
Robert Byrd American Politician November 20
Robert Conquest British Historian July 15
Robert Lowell American Poet March 1
Robert Mitchum American Actor August 6
Rodney Robert Porter British Scientist October 8
Rose Mary Woods American Celebrity December 26
Zsa Zsa Gabor Hungarian Actress February 6
John Connally American Politician February 27
Andrew Wyeth American Artist July 12
Caspar Weinberger American Public Servant August 18
Cleveland Amory American Historian September 2
Conor Cruise O'Brien Irish Politician November 3
Cyrus Vance American Statesman March 27
David Bohm American Scientist December 20
David C. McClelland American Psychologist
Dean Martin American Actor June 7
Denis Healey British Politician August 30
Desi Arnaz American Actor March 2
Dizzy Gillespie American Musician October 21
Carson McCullers American Novelist February 19
Carl Karcher American Businessman January 16
Anthony Burgess English Novelist February 25
Arthur C. Clarke English Writer December 16
Arthur Lydiard New Zealander Athlete July 6
Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr. American Historian October 15
Augusto Roa Bastos Paraguayan Novelist June 13
Barbara Deming American Author
Barry Commoner American Scientist May 28
Bobby Bragan American Athlete October 30
Bobby Locke South African Athlete November 20
Buddy Rich American Musician September 30
Eileen Caddy English Celebrity August 26
Eric Hobsbawm British Historian June 8
Ernest Borgnine American Actor January 24
J. F. Powers American Novelist July 8
Jack Kirby American Cartoonist August 28
Jack Lynch Irish Statesman August 15
Jacob Lawrence American Artist September 7
James Donald Scottish Actor May 18
James Rainwater American Scientist December 9
Jane Wyman American Actress January 5
Jerry Wexler American Musician January 10
Jessica Mitford American Journalist September 11
Jiang Zemin Chinese Leader August 17
Indira Gandhi Indian Statesman November 19
Ilya Prigogine Belgian Physicist January 25
Fannie Lou Hamer American Activist October 6
Ferdinand Marcos Filipino Statesman September 11
Francis Parker Yockey American Writer September 18
Gene Rayburn American Entertainer December 22
Gwendolyn Brooks American Poet June 7
Han Suyin Chinese Writer September 12
Hank Sauer American Athlete March 17
Helen Suzman South African Politician November 7
Herbert Lom Czechoslovakian Actor September 11
Howard Metzenbaum American Poet June 4
Jo Stafford American Musician November 12