Authors born in 1917
- Abram Hoffer Biochemist, 1917
- Alan W. Livingston Businessman, 1917
- Alfred Kahn Professor, 1917
- Alvin Liberman Psychologist, 1917
- Andrew Wyeth Painter, 1917
- Ann Rutherford Actress, 1917
- Anne Cumming Author, 1917
- Anne Shropshire Actress, 1917
- Anthony Burgess Writer, 1917
- Anthony Provenzano Activist, 1917
- Arthur C. Clarke Writer, 1917
- Arthur Laurents Playwright, 1917
- Arthur Lydiard Athlete, 1917
- Atle Selberg Mathematician, 1917
- Augusto Roa Bastos Novelist, 1917
- Barbara Cooney Writer, 1917
- Barbara Deming Writer, 1917
- Barry Commoner Biologist, 1917
- Barry Nelson Actor, 1917
- Beatrice Sparks Author, 1917
- Betty Comden Actress, 1917
- Billy Conn Boxer, 1917
- Bobby Bragan Baseball Player, 1917
- Bobby Locke Golfer, 1917
- Bonnie Baker Singer, 1917
- Bowden Wyatt Coach, 1917
- Buddy Rich Jazz Musician, 1917
- Byron White Judge, 1917
- Carl Ballantine Magician, 1917
- Carl Karcher Entrepreneur, 1917
- Carol Kendall Writer, 1917
- Carson McCullers Writer, 1917
- Caspar Weinberger Politician, 1917
- Celeste Holm Actress, 1917
- Celestine Sibley Journalist, 1917
- Charles Frankel Philosopher, 1917
- Chief White Eagle Actor, 1917
- Christian de Duve Biochemist, 1917
- Clarice Taylor Actress, 1917
- Cleveland Amory Author, 1917