Famous people born in 1917
Dean Martin
Dean Martin was a prominent American singer, actor, as well as a comedian
Gene Rayburn
Gene Rayburn was an American radio and TV host known for hosting ‘Match Game’
Ella Fitzgerald
Ella Fitzgerald was an American jazz singer known as the ‘First Lady of Song.’
Herbert A. Hauptman
Herbert Aaron Hauptman was an American mathematician who won the 1985 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Sir Arthur Charles Clarke
Sir Arthur Charles Clarke was a British science fiction writer, inventor and futurist who had also served in the Royal Air Force during the World War II
Joan Fontaine
Joan Fontaine was an Academy Award winning British American actress famous for movies like ‘Rebecca’ and ‘Suspicion.’ This biography of Joan Fontaine provides detailed information about her childhood, life, achievements, works & timeline.
Robert Burns Woodward
Robert Burns Woodward was a Nobel Prize winning American chemist known for his work on complex natural products
Susan Hayward
Susan Hayward was an American actress who started as a fashion model and then moved to Hollywood to act in films
Ilya Prigogine
Ilya Prigogine was a Russian-born Belgian physical chemist who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1977