List of Famous people born on April 17th

William Gerald Forbes Douglas was a Scottish film director best known for the trilogy of films about his early life.

David Lowe is an English actor, composer, film director and scientist. He appeared in more than thirty films since 1987.

Griffin Andrew McElroy is an American podcaster, actor, writer, composer, and former video game journalist. He is known for his work on podcasts such as My Brother, My Brother and Me and The Adventure Zone, as well as for co-founding the video game journalism website Polygon. In 2017, Forbes named him a "30 Under 30" media luminary.

Emil Jens Baumann Adolf Jerichau was a Danish sculptor. He belonged to the generation immediately after Bertel Thorvaldsen, for whom he worked briefly in Rome, but gradually moved away from the static Neoclassicism he inherited from him and towards a more dynamic and realistic style. He was a professor at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts and its director from 1857 to 1863.

Charles Henri of Lorraine was the legitimated son of Charles IV, Duke of Lorraine, and Béatrix de Cusance. He was given the Principality of Commercy in 1708 by his cousin Leopold, Duke of Lorraine. He was also the Count of Falkenstein.

Jérémy Leveau is a French cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team Xelliss–Roubaix–Lille Métropole. He previously rode for UCI Professional Continental team Delko–Marseille Provence for 2018 and 2019.