People born on April 17

Timur

Turco-Mongol military leader and conqueror (1336–1405)

Victoria Beckham

English businesswoman, fashion designer and singer

Karen Blixen

Danish writer

Francis Xavier

Spanish Catholic saint and missionary (1506–1552)

Jennifer Garner

American actress

Sirimavo Bandaranaike

Prime Minister of Ceylon (later Sri Lanka) from 1960–65, 1970–77, 1994–2000

J. P. Morgan

American financier, banker, and art collector (1837–1913)

Sean Bean

English actor

William Holden

American actor (1918–1981)

Shkodran Mustafi

German association football player

Juan Ponce de León

Spanish explorer and conquistador

Thornton Wilder

American playwright and novelist (1897–1975)

Rooney Mara

American actress (born 1985)

Medhi Benatia

Moroccan and French footballer

Takuya Honda

Japanese association football player