Authors born in 1917
- Nur Muhammad Taraki Statesman, 1917
- Oliver Tambo Politician, 1917
- Orlando Aloysius Battista Chemist, 1917
- Ossie Davis Actor, 1917
- Page Smith Historian, 1917
- Park Chung-hee Politician, 1917
- Phil Rizzuto Basketball Player, 1917
- Phyllis Diller Comedian, 1917
- Raymond Burr Actor, 1917
- Red Auerbach Basketball Coach, 1917
- Reginald Maudling Politician, 1917
- Sidney Sheldon Writer, 1917
- Stephane Hessel Diplomat, 1917
- Susan Hayward Actress, 1917
- Sydney J. Harris Journalist, 1917
- Terry Sanford Administrator, 1917
- Uell Stanley Andersen Author, 1917
- Urie Bronfenbrenner Psychologist, 1917
- Vernon A. Walters Diplomat, 1917
- Walter J. West Football Player, 1917
- Walter Lord Historian, 1917
- Walter Munk Oceanographer, 1917
- Wayne Oates Psychologist, 1917
- Wilfrid Noyce Mountaineer, 1917
- Will Eisner Cartoonist, 1917
- William Brinkley Writer, 1917
- William H. Whyte Journalist, 1917
- William Hardy McNeill Historian, 1917
- William P. Bundy Secretary, 1917
- William Scranton Politician, 1917
- William Standish Knowles Chemist, 1917
- William Tapley Bennett Jr. Diplomat, 1917
- Zsa Zsa Gabor Film Actor, 1917