artist, art historian, theologian and philosopher | University of Freiburg, University of Belgrade Faculty of Philosophy | Travnik: May 17, 1980 - Pierrefonds

Russian writer and literary critic | Moscow State University | Moscow: May 17, 1979 - Moscow: September 3, 1923 | Mikhail Boyko | Moscow: May 17, 1979

Iranian inventor | University of Tehran, College of Alameda | Tabriz: May 17, 1978 - Paulinenaue: February 3, 1956 | Alireza Rastegar | Tabriz: May 17, 1978

Czech physicist | Otto Wichterle Award (2009) | Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University | Boskovice: May 17, 1975 - Chicago: April 14, 2015

Russian mathematician | Mathematics and Mechanics Faculty, St. Petersburg State University | Saint Petersburg: May 17, 1974 - October 17, 1943 | Aleksandr

Swedish mathematician (*1969) | Göran Gustafsson Prize for mathematics (2010), Wallenberg Prize (2002) | Stanford University | May 17, 1969 - Kyiv: October 2, 1962

Russian scientist | Siberian State Industrial University | Novokuznetsk: May 17, 1965 - December 1, 1987 | Aleksey Yuryev | Novokuznetsk: May 17, 1965 - December 1, 1987

Turkish theologian | Bünyan: May 17, 1963 - Fullerton: March 21, 1991 | Ömer Özsoy (Omer Ozsoy) | Bünyan: May 17, 1963 - Fullerton: March 21, 1991

Austrian-Hungarian laser physicist | Johann Joseph Ritter von Prechtl Medal (2024), honorary citizen of Fejér County (2024), Hungarian Order of Saint Stephen

American writer, speaker, and mathematician | University of California, Los Angeles, McDonogh 35 High School, Vassar College, Harvard University, Harvard

Spanish sociologist | Complutense University of Madrid | Santomera: May 17, 1956 - July 5, 1912 | Antonio Campillo Meseguer | Santomera: May 17, 1956 - July 5, 1912

researcher | University of Santiago de Compostela | Santiago de Compostela: May 17, 1956 - Bonn: May 28, 1969 | María Luz Pintos Peñaranda (Maria Luz Pintos

American historian of science and physicist | Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics (2020), Pfizer Award (1998), Guggenheim Fellowship (2009), MacArthur

May 17, 1955 - Lake Wales: October 15, 1966 | Vladimír Veselý (Vladimir Vesely) | May 17, 1955 - Lake Wales: October 15, 1966

Azerbaijani scientist | Lerik District: May 17, 1953 - Baku: June 11, 2017 | Akif Məmmədov | Lerik District: May 17, 1953 - Baku: June 11, 2017

Mexican poet | Anna Seghers-Preis (1999) | National Autonomous University of Mexico | Mexico City: May 17, 1953 - New York City: June 4, 1979 | Hermann

Russian scientist | Order of Alexander Nevsky, Russian government prize for science and technology, Lenin Komsomol Prize, Order "For Merit to the Fatherland"

Kazakhstani politician | Dostyk Order of grade II, Order of Parasat, commemorative medal for the ten years of independence of the Republic of Kazakhstan

hetman of the Ukrainian Registered Cossacks | Honored Scientist of Ukraine, Order of Merit (Ukraine), 3rd class, Order of Merit (Ukraine), 2nd class | Vasyl'

Indian chemist | Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry | University of Calcutta, Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur University | Jamtara: May 17, 1947 - Prague

American mathematician | Gödel Lecturer (1995) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | May 17, 1946 - Frankfurt: September 14, 1935 | Leo Harrington | May

Indian mathematician | University of Mumbai, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research | Mumbai: May 17, 1943 - Pune: July 17, 2023 | Mangala Narlikar | Mumbai

Italian physicist | Fellow of the American Physical Society, Sloan Fellowship | Sapienza University of Rome | La Brigue: May 17, 1942 - July 30, 1924 | Remo

Czech physicist, humorist, caricaturist, cartoonist and nature scientist settled in Canada (1942-2017) | Olomouc: May 17, 1942 - Toronto: August 3, 2017

Soviet mathematician and mechanics expert | Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology | Novaya Slobodka: May 17, 1942 - Calgary: January 10, 2021 | Anatoly

French physicist | Irène-Joliot-Curie Prize (2008), Commander of the Legion of Honour (2014), Commander of the National Order of Merit (2010) | Pierre and

American mathematician | Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Bennington: May 17, 1942 - Columbus: April 17, 2012 | Stephen James Rallis

German baroness (1941-1994) | European Culture Prize (1992), Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (1989), European Human Rights Prize

Swedish writer (1936-2016) | Sveriges Radio's Poetry Prize (1990), Signe Ekblad-Eldh Award (1986), Thomas Mann Prize (2015), John Landquist Prize (2008), Prix

Russian mineralogist | Moscow State University Faculty of Geology | Moscow: May 17, 1936 - Palo Alto: October 20, 2014 | Liâ Nikolaevna Kogarko (Lia

German-Jewish model and chemist | Barnard College, Columbia University | Berlin: May 17, 1934 - Copenhagen: January 24, 1988 | Hessy Levinsons Taft | Berlin

German scientist (1931–2007) | Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (2003) | Ludwig-Maximilian-University in Munich

Australian radiophysicist (1923-2008) | Royal Medal (1980), Thomas Ranken Lyle Medal (1975), Fellow of the Royal Society, Arctowski Medal (1969), Fellow of the

Slovak physicist | Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava | Mokrance: May 17, 1922 - Košice: June 8, 2011 | Matej Rákoš (Matej Rakos) | Mokrance: May

American physicist (1919–2000) | Guggenheim Fellowship (1955), Fellow of the American Physical Society | Naval Postgraduate School, Eastside High School, The

Swiss glaciologist (1915–2007) | Seligman Crystal (1982) | Zurich: May 17, 1915 - Zurich: February 16, 2007 | Marcel Roland de Quervain | Zurich: May 17

Dutch engineer (1909-1972) | May 17, 1909 - July 8, 1972 | Jan Willem Hugo Lambach | May 17, 1909 - July 8, 1972

British physicist (1907–1994) | Hughes Medal (1991), Fellow of the Royal Society | Sidney Sussex College, Leyton Sixth Form College | Lewisham: May 17, 1907

Georgian mathematician (1907-1992) | State Prize of Georgia (1998) | Tbilisi State University | Kutaisi: May 17, 1907 - Tbilisi: December 17, 1992 | Alexey

Norwegian physical chemist and Nobel Laureate (1897-1981) | The Norwegian Chemical Society Guldberg-Waage Medal (1964), Centenary Prize (1957), Fellow of the

Norwegian physicist (1897–1956) | Steinkjer Municipality: May 17, 1897 - November 4, 1956 | Nelius Holthe Moxnes | Steinkjer Municipality: May 17, 1897

Gold Cross of Merit (1935) | University of Warsaw | May 17, 1894 - Turin: March 21, 1936 | Halina Sosnowska | May 17, 1894 - Turin: March 21, 1936 | Gold

American businessman and inventor | National Inventors Hall of Fame (2007), National Medal of Technology and Innovation (1991) | Cincinnati: May 17, 1893

Czech philosopher (1890-1958) | Faculty of Arts, Charles University in Prague | Vinohrady: May 17, 1890 - Prague: April 30, 1958 | Ladislav Rieger | Vinohrady

Mexican writer, philosopher and diplomat (1889-1959) | Honorary Doctorate from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (1951), National Prize for Arts and

Presbyterian theologian, missionary, and educator (1889-1983) | Palmas Magisteriales | National University of San Marcos, University of Aberdeen, Inverness

May 17, 1886 - 14th arrondissement of Paris: April 15, 1980 | Ubald Kolařík (Ubald Kolarik) | May 17, 1886 - 14th arrondissement of Paris: April 15, 1980

Greek painter, singer, inventor and opera singer (1885-1949) | Constantinople: May 17, 1885 - Paris: February 18, 1949 | Spéranza Calo-Séailles - Ελπίς

mathematician | honorary doctor of Comenius University (1949) | Babeș-Bolyai University | Gočovo: May 17, 1881 - Bratislava: December 1, 1959 | Jur Hronec

Biochemist and bacteriologist (1867–1962) | Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour | Paris: May 17, 1867 - Paris: June 20, 1962 | Gabriel Bertrand | Paris

Dutch mathematician and philosopher (1867-1956) | honorary doctor of the University of Amsterdam (1946) | University of Amsterdam | Wormerveer: May 17, 1867

American inventor of the two-blade electric fan | John Scott Award (1904) | Manhattan: May 17, 1860 - April 20, 1923 | Schuyler Wheeler - Schuyler Skaats

German philosopher (1860–1930) | Königsberg: May 17, 1860 - Erlangen: November 8, 1930 | Paul Hensel | Königsberg: May 17, 1860 - Erlangen: November 8, 1930

English scientist and astronomer (1836–1920) | Janssen Medal (1889), Bakerian Lecture (1888), Bakerian Lecture (1874), Fellow of the Royal Society, Rumford

German chemist and botanist (1835–1917) | University of Göttingen | Deutschenbora: May 17, 1835 - Feuerbach: February 10, 1917 | Oswald Hesse

American astronomer and mathematician | Wilmington: May 17, 1818 - Philadelphia: January 5, 1899 | Ezra Otis Kendall | Wilmington: May 17, 1818 - Philadelphia

inventor of the noiseless match (1817-1895) | TU Wien | Albiș: May 17, 1817 - Vértes: December 17, 1895 | János Irinyi (Janos Irinyi) | Albiș: May 17, 1817

Order of Saint Michael | May 17, 1808 - Versmold: April 19, 1791 | Johann Ludwig Werder | May 17, 1808 - Versmold: April 19, 1791

French physician and agronomist (1807-1872) | Officer of the Legion of Honour (1867), Knight of the Legion of Honour (1860) | Paris Medical Faculty

Georgian philosopher (1805–1836) | Saint Petersburg State University | Magharo: May 17, 1805 - Kirov: August 20, 1836 | Solomon Dodashvili | Magharo: May 17

scientist | Imperial Moscow University | Tallinn: May 17, 1793 - Saint Petersburg: November 27, 1872 | August Wilhelm Schneider | Tallinn: May 17, 1793 - Saint

English educational reformer and philanthropist (1792-1860) | County Durham: May 17, 1792 - London: May 16, 1860 | Anne Isabella Byron - Anne Isabella

Spanish scientist | Betanzos: May 17, 1774 - April 17, 1850 | Jacobo María de Parga y Puga (Jacobo Maria de Parga y Puga)

Scientist, politician, diplomat (1763-1834) | Officer of the Legion of Honour | Nevers: May 17, 1763 - Paris: March 19, 1834 | Pierre Adet | Nevers: May 17

1733-1806) | Venice: May 17, 1733 - Venice: May 12, 1806 | Giovanni Battista Gallizioli | Venice: May 17, 1733 - Venice: May 12, 1806

German mathematician | Fürstenwalde: May 17, 1693 - Göttingen: September 17, 1749 | Johann Friedrich Penther | Fürstenwalde: May 17, 1693 - Göttingen

Bohemian philosopher and theologian | Charles University | Opava: May 17, 1637 - Prague: August 27, 1679 | Hieronymus Hirnhaim | Opava: May 17, 1637 - Prague