Famous August 17 Deaths
The Most Historically Significant Person Who Died on this Day is Frederick the Great.
Frederick the Great is the most famous person born on August 17. They were born on a Sunday. They died on a Thursday. They were 74 years, 6 months and 24 days old when they died. Their most notable profession was King. Their Zodiac sign is ♒ Aquarius. Their Chinese Zodiac sign is 兔 Rabbit. They are considered the most important person in history who died on the 17th day in the month of August.
The location of their death was Kingdom of Prussia.
Next most famous people who died on August 17
Number of Famous People:
Top 95%Weak
Not many famous people died on this day versus people who died on other days.
Fame Power of People:
Top 98%Weak
The people who died on this day are less famous than people who died on other days.
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#5 Ira Gershwin
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#7 Rudolf Hess
#10 Lorenzo Da Ponte
#14 Umberto Boccioni
#16 Pearl Bailey
#19 Ted Whitten
#23 Ray Chapman
#24 Bill Deedes
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Fame Ranking
What does "Most Famous" mean? Unlike other sites which use current mentions, follower counts, etc. that tend to call the most famous people YouTube stars or Reality TV stars, we've decided to mark fame as a persons importance in history. We've conducted research scouring millions of historical references to determine the importance of people in History. That being said, we might have missed a few people here and there. The ranking system is a continuing work in progress - if you happen to feel like someone is misranked or missing, please shoot us a message!
Fame Ranking
What does "Most Famous" mean? Unlike other sites which use current mentions, follower counts, etc. that tend to call the most famous people YouTube stars or Reality TV stars, we've decided to mark fame as a persons importance in history. We've conducted research scouring millions of historical references to determine the importance of people in History. That being said, we might have missed a few people here and there. The ranking system is a continuing work in progress - if you happen to feel like someone is misranked or missing, please shoot us a message!