Quote Authors Born in 1917

Maharishi Mahesh Yogi

Indian Philosopher

Jan 12, 1917 - Feb 5, 2008

Manny Farber

American Artist

Feb 20, 1917 - Aug 18, 2008

Merle Travis

American Musician

Nov 29, 1917 - Oct 20, 1983

Murray Kempton

American Journalist

Dec 16, 1917 - May 5, 1997

Oliver Tambo

South African Politician

Oct 27, 1917 - Apr 24, 1993

Orlando Aloysius Battista

Canadian Scientist

Jun 20, 1917 - Oct 3, 1995

Ossie Davis

American Actor

Dec 18, 1917 - Feb 4, 2005

Phil Rizzuto

American Celebrity

Sep 25, 1917 - Aug 13, 2007

Phyllis Diller

American Comedian

Jul 17, 1917 - Aug 20, 2012

Raymond Burr

Canadian Actor

May 21, 1917 - Sep 12, 1993

Red Auerbach

American Coach

Sep 20, 1917 - Oct 28, 2006

Robert Anderson

American Playwright

Apr 28, 1917 - Feb 9, 2009

Robert Bloch

American Writer

Apr 5, 1917 - Sep 23, 1994

Robert Byrd

American Politician

Nov 20, 1917 - Jun 28, 2010

Robert Conquest

British Historian

Jul 15, 1917 - Aug 3, 2015

Robert Lowell

American Poet

Mar 1, 1917 - Sep 12, 1977

Robert Mitchum

American Actor

Aug 6, 1917 - Jul 1, 1997

Sidney Sheldon

American Novelist

Feb 11, 1917 - Jan 30, 2007

Stephane Hessel

French Diplomat

Oct 20, 1917 - Feb 26, 2013

Sydney J. Harris

American Journalist

Sep 14, 1917 - Dec 8, 1986

Terry Sanford

American Politician

Aug 20, 1917 - Apr 18, 1998

Thelonious Monk

American Musician

Oct 10, 1917 - Feb 17, 1982

Theodore Hesburgh

American Clergyman

May 25, 1917

Vernon A. Walters

American Soldier

Jan 3, 1917 - Feb 10, 2002

Walter Lord

American Author

Oct 8, 1917 - May 19, 2002

Will Eisner

American Cartoonist

Mar 3, 1917 - Jan 3, 2005