List of Famous people born on August 17th

Michael Kwame Adusei Boateng is an English footballer who last played for Whitehawk. He is primarily a right back but can also play on the right wing. In June 2014, Boateng was sentenced for 16 months' imprisonment for his part in an attempted match-fixing fraud.

Vladimir Anatolyevich Maslennikov is a Russian sports shooter. He won the bronze medal in the men's 10 metre air rifle event at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Jeffery Alan "Jeff" Smisek is an American businessman and investor who currently serves as the president of GOOSE Capital, on the board of trustees of Rice University and on the board of directors of Finch Therapeutics. Smisek previously worked in the airline industry as the chairman, president, and chief executive officer (CEO) of Continental Airlines and, later, of United Airlines.

Kenta Matsunami is a Japanese politician of the Initiatives from Osaka party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet. A native of Izumisano, Osaka and graduate of Waseda University, he joined Sankei Shimbun in 1997. He was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2002 for the Liberal Democratic Party in a by-election. After losing his seat in 2003, he was re-elected in 2005.

Philippe Mario Aghion FBA is a French economist who is Centennial Professor of Economics at the London School of Economics and Professor at the Collège de France. He is also an Associate in the Growth Research Programme at the Centre for Economic Performance.

Jacob "Jake" Virtanen is a Canadian professional ice hockey winger currently playing for the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League (NHL). Nicknamed "Shotgun Jake" by Canucks fans, Virtanen was drafted by the Canucks sixth overall in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft.

Nora Gjakova is a Kosovan judoka. She won 2 Continental Opens in 2015, in Tunis and Lisbon. Coached by Driton Kuka, Gjakova meanwhile won 11 World Cup medals.

Isiah "Butch" Robertson was a professional American football player who played linebacker for the Los Angeles Rams (1971–1978) and the Buffalo Bills (1979–1982). He was selected to six Pro Bowls during his years with the Rams. He picked off 25 passes in his career, returning three for touchdowns, scoring a fourth touchdown on a fumble recovery in 1978. According to Rams and Bills records, Robertson also sacked the quarterback 24½ times and forced 16 fumbles in his career.

Tanmanjeet Singh "Tan" Dhesi is a British Labour Party politician. He was elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Slough in 2017. He was appointed Shadow Minister for the Railways by Labour leader Keir Starmer in April 2020.

Matthew Oakley is an English retired professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Oakley was most recently the assistant manager of League One club Milton Keynes Dons alongside manager Paul Tisdale.