Hazel R. O'Leary (87)
May 17th, 1937

Politician, lawyer – Hazel R. O'Leary was born in Newport News (Independent city in Virginia, United States) on May 17th, 1937 and is 87 years old today.

Other personalities born on May 17

74

Dennis Hopper

American actor and director (1936–2010)

*May 17th, 1936, Dodge City †May 29th, 2010, Venice

61

Bill Paxton

American actor and filmmaker (1955–2017)

*May 17th, 1955, Fort Worth †February 25th, 2017, Los Angeles

36

Nikki Reed

American actress

*May 17th, 1988, West Los Angeles

68

Sugar Ray Leonard

American boxer

*May 17th, 1956, Charlotte

76

Winfried Kretschmann

German politician

*May 17th, 1948, Spaichingen

82

Gary Paulsen

American writer (1939–2021)

*May 17th, 1939, Minneapolis †October 13th, 2021, Tularosa

85

Philippe Boesmans

Belgian composer and organist

*May 17th, 1936, Tongeren †April 10th, 2022, City of Brussels

62

Thomas Rachel

German politician (CDU)

*May 17th, 1962, Birkesdorf

84

Alan Kay

American computer scientist (born 1940)

*May 17th, 1940, Springfield

79

Lars Gustafsson

Swedish writer (1936-2016)

*May 17th, 1936, Västerås †April 3rd, 2016, Stockholm

63

Enya

Irish singer

*May 17th, 1961, Gweedore

65

Bob Saget

American stand-up comedian (1956–2022)

*May 17th, 1956, Philadelphia †January 9th, 2022, Orlando

58

Jason Bernard

American actor

*May 17th, 1938, Chicago †October 16th, 1996, Burbank

35

Tessa Virtue

Canadian ice dancer

*May 17th, 1989, London

92

Marianne von Weizsäcker

Spouse of the German President

*May 17th, 1932, Essen

40

Howard Ashman

American playwright and lyricist (1950-1991)

*May 17th, 1950, Baltimore †March 14th, 1991, New York City

94

Bill Minor

American journalist

*May 17th, 1922, Hammond †March 28th, 2017, Ridgeland

86

Ruth Landers

American film producer

*May 17th, 1938, Frankfurt

73

Hawa Abdi

Somalian physician, activist (1947-2020)

*May 17th, 1947, Mogadishu †August 5th, 2020, Mogadishu

60

David Eigenberg

American actor

*May 17th, 1964, New York City

72

Jean Gabin

French actor, recording artist (1904-1976)

*May 17th, 1904, 9th arrondissement of Paris †November 15th, 1976, Neuilly-sur-Seine

71

Kassym-Jomart Tokayev

President of Kazakhstan since 2019

*May 17th, 1953, Almaty

89

Ruhollah Khomeini

Iranian politician and religious leader (1900–1989)

*May 17th, 1900, Khomein †June 3rd, 1989, Tehran

62

Ferenc Krausz

Austrian-Hungarian laser physicist

*May 17th, 1962, Mór

78

Udo Lindenberg

German rock musician and composer

*May 17th, 1946, Gronau

90

Ronald Wayne

Co-founder of Apple Inc.

*May 17th, 1934, Cleveland

62

Martin Studach

Swiss rower (1944-2007)

*May 17th, 1944, Küsnacht †March 24th, 2007, Zürich

90

John Patrick

American playwright and screenwriter (1905-1995)

*May 17th, 1905, Louisville †November 7th, 1995, Delray Beach

87

Maureen O'Sullivan

Irish-American actress (1911-1998)

*May 17th, 1911, Boyle †June 23rd, 1998, Scottsdale

82

Al White

African American character actor

*May 17th, 1942, Houston

Also born in 1937

82

Sigmund Jähn

East German cosmonaut

*February 13th, 1937, Morgenröthe-Rautenkranz †September 21st, 2019, Strausberg

87

Heinz Rennhack

German actor

*March 5th, 1937, Gdańsk

80

Erland Kops

Danish badminton player

*January 14th, 1937, Copenhagen †February 18th, 2017

87

Olusegun Obasanjo

Nigerian president (1999-2007) and military leader (1976–79)

*March 5th, 1937, Abeokuta

86

Bobby Charlton

English association football player and manager (1937–2023)

*October 11th, 1937, Ashington †October 21st, 2023, Macclesfield District General Hospital

79

George Steele

American professional wrestler and actor (1937-2017)

*April 16th, 1937, Detroit †February 16th, 2017, Cocoa Beach

87

Morgan Freeman

American actor and producer (born 1937)

*June 1st, 1937, Memphis

86

Jane Fonda

American actress and activist

*December 21st, 1937, New York City

87

Rita Süssmuth

German politician

*February 17th, 1937, Wuppertal

86

Anthony Hopkins

Welsh actor and director (born 1937)

*December 31st, 1937, Port Talbot

80

Attilio Nicora

Catholic cardinal

*March 16th, 1937, Varese †April 22nd, 2017, Rome

87

Paul Zanker

German classical archaeologist (born 1937)

*February 7th, 1937, Constance

79

Johannes Grützke

German painter and illustrator (1937-2017)

*September 30th, 1937, Berlin †May 17th, 2017, Berlin

69

Saddam Hussein

Iraqi president, army officer and Baathist politician

*April 28th, 1937, Al-Awja †December 30th, 2006, Kadhimiya

85

Larry Hillman

Canadian ice hockey player

*February 5th, 1937, Kirkland Lake †June 3rd, 2022

86

Dustin Hoffman

American actor (born 1937)

*August 8th, 1937, Los Angeles

79

Richard H. Solomon

American diplomat

*June 19th, 1937, Philadelphia †March 13th, 2017, Bethesda

86

Martti Ahtisaari

President of Finland from 1994 to 2000

*June 23rd, 1937, Vyborg †October 16th, 2023, Helsinki

79

Alberto Carneiro

Portuguese artist

*September 20th, 1937, São Mamede de Coronado †April 15th, 2017, Porto

87

Warren Beatty

American actor and filmmaker

*March 30th, 1937, Richmond

87

Wolfram Hoepfner

German architectural historian

*March 16th, 1937, Wrocław

86

Tom Stoppard

British playwright (born 1937)

*July 3rd, 1937, Zlín

79

Radu Gabrea

Romanian film director and screenwriter (1937-2017)

*June 20th, 1937, Bucharest †February 9th, 2017

71

George Carlin

American stand-up comedian (1937–2008)

*May 12th, 1937, New York City †June 22nd, 2008, Santa Monica

86

Bill Cosby

American actor and comedian (born 1937)

*July 12th, 1937, Philadelphia

87

Valentina Tereshkova

Russian cosmonaut and pilot, first woman to have flown in space

*March 6th, 1937, Bolshoye Maslennikovo

78

Meena Shah

Badminton player

*January 31st, 1937, Balrampur †March 10th, 2015

87

Erich Ribbeck

German football player and coach

*June 13th, 1937, Wuppertal

79

Merle Haggard

American country music songwriter, singer, and musician (1937–2016)

*April 6th, 1937, Bakersfield †April 6th, 2016, Palo Cedro

87

Tom Courtenay

English actor

*February 25th, 1937, Kingston upon Hull

Hazel R. O'Leary