| 44371 | April 17 | Birth | 1940 – Anja Silja, German soprano and actress |
| 44372 | April 17 | Birth | 1941 – Lagle Parek, Estonian architect and politician, Estonian Minister of the Interior |
| 44373 | April 17 | Birth | 1942 – David Bradley, English actor |
| 44374 | April 17 | Birth | 1943 – Bobby Curtola, Canadian singer |
| 44375 | April 17 | Birth | 1943 – Richard Allen Epstein, American lawyer, author, and academic |
| 44376 | April 17 | Birth | 1946 – Clare Francis, English sailor and author |
| 44377 | April 17 | Birth | 1946 – Henry Kelly, Irish radio and television host |
| 44378 | April 17 | Birth | 1947 – George Emslie, Lord Emslie, Scottish lawyer and judge |
| 44379 | April 17 | Birth | 1947 – Richard Field, English lawyer and judge |
| 44380 | April 17 | Birth | 1947 – Sherrie Levine, American photographer |
| 44381 | April 17 | Birth | 1947 – Paul Thomas, American porn actor and director |
| 44382 | April 17 | Birth | 1947 – Tsutomu Wakamatsu, Japanese baseball player, coach, and manager |
| 44383 | April 17 | Birth | 1948 – Jan Hammer, Czech pianist, composer, and producer |
| 44384 | April 17 | Birth | 1948 – Alice Harden, American educator and politician (d. 2012) |
| 44385 | April 17 | Birth | 1948 – Pekka Vasala, Finnish runner |
| 44386 | April 17 | Birth | 1949 – Mike Hill, English bishop |
| 44387 | April 17 | Birth | 1950 – L. Scott Caldwell, American actress and director |
| 44388 | April 17 | Birth | 1950 – Bruce McNall, American businessman |
| 44389 | April 17 | Birth | 1951 – Olivia Hussey, Argentinian-English actress |
| 44390 | April 17 | Birth | 1951 – Börje Salming, Swedish ice hockey player and businessman |
| 44391 | April 17 | Birth | 1952 – Pierre Guité, Canadian ice hockey player |
| 44392 | April 17 | Birth | 1952 – John McColl, English general and politician, Lieutenant Governor of Jersey |
| 44393 | April 17 | Birth | 1952 – Željko Ražnatović, Serbian commander (d. 2000) |
| 44394 | April 17 | Birth | 1952 – John Robertson, Scottish businessman and politician |
| 44395 | April 17 | Birth | 1954 – Riccardo Patrese, Italian race car driver |
| 44396 | April 17 | Birth | 1954 – Roddy Piper, Canadian professional wrestler and actor (d. 2015) |
| 44397 | April 17 | Birth | 1954 – Michael Sembello, American singer-songwriter |
| 44398 | April 17 | Birth | 1954 – Lester Square, Canadian guitarist (The Monochrome Set and Adam and the Ants) |
| 44399 | April 17 | Birth | 1955 – Todd Lickliter, American basketball player and coach |
| 44400 | April 17 | Birth | 1955 – Pete Shelley, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (Buzzcocks) |