May 17

 Jien

Jien (Jichin-daikasho) (born May 17, 1155) Japanese Buddhist poet (Lotus Sutra / Tendai school) and historian – Gukanshō / Jottings of a Fool

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Dennis Potter

Dennis Potter (born May 17, 1935) British screenwriter, novelist – The Singing Detective

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