Authors born in 1917
- Cliffie Stone Singer, 1917
- Conor Cruise O'Brien Politician, 1917
- Cyrus Vance Lawyer, 1917
- Dabbs Greer Actor, 1917
- Daniel Shanks Mathematician, 1917
- Daniel Wildenstein Art Dealer, 1917
- Danielle Darrieux Actress, 1917
- Danny Murtaugh Baseball Manager, 1917
- David Bohm Scientist, 1917
- David Easton Political Scientist, 1917
- David Goodis Writer, 1917
- David McClelland Psychologist, 1917
- Dean Martin Singer, 1917
- Denis Healey Politician, 1917
- Desiderio Alberto Arnaz y de Acha III Actor, 1917
- Dizzy Gillespie Trumpeter, 1917
- Ed Furgol Golfer, 1917
- Edmund Clowney Theologian, 1917
- Edward Norton Lorenz Mathematician, 1917
- Eileen Caddy 1917
- Elizabeth Marie Pope Author, 1917
- Ella Fitzgerald Singer, 1917
- Elliott Jaques Psychoanalyst, 1917
- Eric Hobsbawm Historian, 1917
- Ernest Borgnine Actor, 1917
- Ernst von Glasersfeld Philosopher, 1917
- Estelle Ramey Physiologist, 1917
- Ettore Sottsass Architect, 1917
- Fannie Lou Hamer Politician, 1917
- Ferdinand Marcos Politician, 1917
- Francis Parker Yockey Attorney At Law, 1917
- G. B. Caird Theologian, 1917
- George Gaynes Singer, 1917
- Gershon Legman Critic, 1917
- Han Suyin Midwife, 1917
- Hank Sauer Baseball Player, 1917
- Helen Suzman Activist, 1917
- I. M. Pei Architect, 1917
- Indira Gandhi Politician, 1917
- Irving Penn Fashion Photographer, 1917