List of Famous people born on August 17th

Kevin Alfred Strom is an American white nationalist, neo-Nazi, Holocaust denier, white separatist, and associate editor of National Vanguard. Strom resigned from National Vanguard in July 2006, but rejoined in 2012.

William Eric Gallas is a French former professional footballer who played as a defender. He played most of his footballing career in France and England before finishing his career in Australia with A-League club Perth Glory. Gallas began his career in France, before being signed by English club Chelsea in 2001. He transferred to Arsenal as part of an exchange deal in 2006. He then signed for rivals Tottenham Hotspur in 2010.

Ricardo Mollo is a musician, producer, singer and composer of Argentinian rock.

Liam Heath is a British sprint canoeist. He was a gold medalist in the individual 200m kayak sprint event, and a silver in the men's double with Jon Schofield at the 2016 Summer Olympics. He is the most successful British canoeist at the Olympics, with an additional a bronze at the 2012 London Olympics in the K-2 200 with Schofield.

Imke Susann Onnen is a German athlete specialising in the high jump. She won a bronze medal at the 2019 Summer Universiade.

Edgar Montilion "Monty" Woolley was an American actor. At the age of 50, he achieved a measure of stardom for his best-known role in the 1939 stage play The Man Who Came to Dinner and its 1942 film adaptation. His distinctive white beard was his trademark and he was affectionately known as "The Beard."

Troy Brouwer is a Canadian professional ice hockey winger who is currently an unrestricted free agent. He most recently played for the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League (NHL). He has previously played for the Chicago Blackhawks, Washington Capitals, Calgary Flames and Florida Panthers. The Blackhawks selected him in the seventh round, 214th overall in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft.

Kirk Stevens is a Canadian former professional snooker player.

Kevin Leon Byard Jr. is an American football safety for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Middle Tennessee. Byard was drafted by the Titans in the third round of the 2016 NFL Draft. In 2017, his second season in the NFL, he was selected to the Pro Bowl and the First Team All-Pro and was the co-leader for most interceptions throughout the season. Additionally, he led the NFL in takeaways with 10.

Edward Paul Lazear was an American economist, the Morris Arnold and Nona Jean Cox Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University and the Davies Family Professor of Economics at Stanford Graduate School of Business.