List of Famous people who born in 1997

Ko Itakura is a Japanese footballer who plays for FC Groningen on loan from Manchester City.

Yuki Soma is a Japanese football player who plays for Nagoya Grampus.

Billy Preston is an American professional basketball player who plays for Metropolitanos de Mauricio Baez of the TBS. A power forward, he attended four high schools: St. John Bosco High School, Redondo Union High School, Prime Prep Academy, and Oak Hill Academy. He was ranked among the top recruits of his class, earning McDonald's All-American honors while at Oak Hill.

Matt Haarms is a Dutch college basketball player for the BYU Cougars of the West Coast Conference (WCC). He previously played for the Purdue Boilermakers.

Mike Hughes is an American football cornerback for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at UCF.

Filip Benković is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a centre back for OH Leuven, on loan from Leicester City.

Atsushi Mochizuki is a Japanese Nippon Professional Baseball pitcher for the Hanshin Tigers in Japan's Central League.

Mfiondu Tshimanga Kabengele is a Canadian professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Clippers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Florida State Seminoles. He was drafted 27th overall in the 2019 NBA draft by the Brooklyn Nets and immediately traded to the Clippers.

Ennajie Cruz Laure, better known as EJ Laure, is a Filipino volleyball player. She is a member and a former team captain of the UST Golden Tigresses volleyball team, and a former Philippine national team member.

Mehmet Zeki Çelik is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a right-back for French club Lille.