List of Famous people born on April 17th

Sydney Anicetus Charles was a Trinidadian Roman Catholic bishop. Charles was born in Trinidad and Tobago and was ordained to the priesthood in 1954. He served as bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint George's in Grenada from 1975 to 2002.

Lee Hyun-il is a badminton player from South Korea.He was the World and Asian Championships bronze medalists, and was part of South Korean team that won the 2003 Sudirman Cup as well in 2002 and 2014 Asian Games.

William Kerwin was an American actor and filmmaker. He was most well known for his character roles in the films of Herschell Gordon Lewis.

Christopher Thompson is a British long-distance runner, who won the silver medal in the 10,000 metres at the 2010 European Athletics Championships in Barcelona, on 27 July 2010 behind his compatriot Mo Farah. Prior to his 2010 medal win he had won the European U23 5000 m Championship in 2003. However he was initially unable to build on this victory, as he had substantial injury problems for a number of years. He is currently coached by bronze Olympic medallist, Mark Rowland.