List of Famous people born on August 17th

Alexander Honnold is an American rock climber best known for his free solo ascents of big walls. He is known for free soloing El Capitan, in Yosemite National Park in 2017.

Muslim Magometovich Magomayev, dubbed the "King of Songs" and the "Soviet Sinatra" was a Soviet, Azerbaijani and Russian opera and pop singer. He achieved iconic status in Russia and the post-Soviet countries for his vocal talent and charisma. People's Artist of the USSR (1973).

Jiang Zemin is a Chinese politician who served as General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party from 1989 to 2002, as Chairman of the Central Military Commission of the Communist Party of China from 1989 to 2004, and as President of the People's Republic of China from 1993 to 2003. Jiang has been described as the "core of the third generation" of Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leaders since 1989.

Maureen O'Hara was an Irish actress and singer. She was a famous redhead who was known for playing passionate, but sensible heroines, often in westerns and adventure films. On numerous occasions, she worked with director John Ford and longtime friend John Wayne.

Taissa Farmiga is an American actress. She began her career in the drama film Higher Ground (2011), which was directed by her sister Vera, and subsequently made her television debut in the FX series American Horror Story: Murder House (2011). She then appeared in the American Horror Story seasons Coven (2013–2014), Roanoke (2016), and Apocalypse (2018), which earned her a reputation as a contemporary scream queen.

David Reed Bromstad is an American designer and television personality. In 2006, he became the winner of the debut season of HGTV Design Star. He is the host of his own television show, Color Splash with David Bromstad, which debuted in March 2007 on HGTV as well as Color Splash Miami on HGTV which debuted in 2010. He also hosts HGTV's My Lottery Dream Home, in which he helps lottery winners find their dream real estate property.

Marion Rousse is a French former racing cyclist. She won the French national road race title in 2012. She announced her retirement from racing in October 2015.

Oleg Pavlovich Tabakov was a Soviet and Russian actor and the Artistic Director of the Moscow Art Theatre.

Franklin Delano Roosevelt Jr. was an American lawyer, politician, and businessman. He served as a United States Congressman from New York from 1949 to 1955 and in 1963 was appointed United States Under Secretary of Commerce by President John F. Kennedy. He was appointed as the first chairman of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission from 1965 to 1966 by President Lyndon B. Johnson. Roosevelt also ran for Governor of New York twice. He was a son of President Franklin D. Roosevelt and First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, and served as an officer in the United States Navy during World War II.

Erika Toda is a Japanese actress.