List of Famous people who born in 1997

Vakoun Issouf Bayo is a Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ligue 2 club Toulouse, on loan from Celtic, and the Ivory Coast national team. He is nicknamed The Crow.

Kevin Nisbet is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Scottish Premiership club Hibernian and the Scotland national team. He has previously played for Partick Thistle, Raith Rovers and Dunfermline Athletic, as well as East Stirlingshire, Ayr United and Dumbarton on loan.

Lyanco Evangelista Silveira Neves Vojnović, simply known as Lyanco, is a Brazilian-Serbian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Italian club Torino FC and the Brazil national under-23 team.

Neville Gallimore is a Canadian American football defensive end for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Oklahoma.

Halima Aden is a Somali-American fashion model. She is noted for being the first woman to wear a hijab in the Miss Minnesota USA pageant, where she was a semi-finalist. Following her participation in the pageant, Halima received national attention and was signed to IMG Models. She was also the first model to wear a hijab and burkini in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue.

Ethan Bear is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for the Edmonton Oilers in the National Hockey League (NHL).

Tatsuki Seko is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a midfielder for Yokohama FC.

Joshua-Douglas James Naylor is a Canadian professional baseball first baseman and outfielder for the Cleveland Indians of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played for the San Diego Padres. Naylor was the 12th overall selection in the 2015 MLB draft, and he made his MLB debut for the Padres in 2019. He was traded to Cleveland during the 2020 season.

Henry John Ellenson is an American professional basketball player for Raptors 905 of the NBA G League. He played one season of college basketball for Marquette. before being drafted 18th overall by the Pistons in the 2016 NBA draft.

Karin Miyawaki is a Japanese fencer. She has won medals at several editions of the Asian Fencing Championships and, in 2014, she won one of the bronze medals in the women's team foil event at the 2014 Asian Games held in Incheon, South Korea.