John F. Kennedy (1917-1963)
US President
1
Ella Fitzgerald (1917-1996)
Jazz Singer
2
Dean Martin (1917-1995)
Pop Singer
3
Vera Lynn (1917-2020)
4
Zsa Zsa Gabor (1917-2016)
Movie Actress
5
Ernest Borgnine (1917-2012)
TV Actor
6
Lena Horne (1917-2010)
World Music Singer
7
Ferdinand Marcos (1917-1989)
World Leader
8
Pedro Infante (1917-1957)
Movie Actor
9
Desi Arnaz (1917-1986)
10
Whang-od Oggay, 107
Tattoo Artist
11
Indira Gandhi (1917-1984)
Politician
12
Louis Zamperini (1917-2014)
War Hero
13
El Santo (1917-1984)
Wrestler
14
June Foray (1917-2017)
Voice Actress
15
Buddy Rich (1917-1987)
Drummer
16
June Allyson (1917-2006)
17
Marsha Hunt (1917-2022)
18
Raymond Burr (1917-1993)
19
Payton Jordan (1917-2009)
Runner
20
Henry Ford II (1917-1987)
Entrepreneur
21
MG Ramachandran (1917-1987)
22
Jack Kirby (1917-1994)
Comic Book Artist
23
Phyllis Diller (1917-2012)
Comedian
24
Died in 1917
Born in the 1910s
Dizzy Gillespie (1917-1993)
Composer
25
Gene Rayburn (1917-1999)
Game Show Host
26
Jane Wyman (1917-2007)
27
David Tomlinson (1917-2000)
28
John Lee Hooker (1917-2001)
Guitarist
29
Susan Hayward (1917-1975)
30
Joan Fontaine (1917-2013)
31
Freddie Francis (1917-2007)
Director
32
Óscar Romero (1917-1980)
Religious Leader
33
Tom Bradley (1917-1998)
34
John Connally Jr. (1917-1993)
35
I. M. Pei (1917-2019)
Architect
36
Sydney Newman (1917-1997)
TV Producer
37
Adam Malik (1917-1984)
38
Don Herbert (1917-2007)
39
Fannie Lou Hamer (1917-1977)
Civil Rights Leader
40
Isabel Sanford (1917-2004)
TV Actress
41
Jesse White (1917-1997)
42
Robert Mitchum (1917-1997)
43
Gwendolyn Brooks (1917-2000)
Poet
44
Bailey Brown (1917-2004)
Lawyer
45
Jacob Lawrence (1917-2000)
Painter
46
Dabbs Greer (1917-2007)
47
Buffalo Bob Smith (1917-1998)
TV Show Host
48
Years