List of Famous people born on August 17th

Igor Anatolyevich Orlov, is a Ukrainian-born Russian statesman and politician who served as the Governor of Arkhangelsk Oblast from 2012 to 2020. He is currently the General Director of PJSC Severnaya Verf Shipyard since June 2020.

Heidi CHU Hoi Ting is the 2nd runner-up and winner of Miss International Goodwill of the 2001 Miss Hong Kong contest. She is currently a presenter/actress of TVB television company, which is also her management agent from 2005. She is also a guest host for MetroFinance radio station. In 2007, Heidi has been a Guest DJ at RTHKs Morning Suite Program.

Jean Bourlès was a French professional road bicycle racer. He was born in Pleyber-Christ. He was a professional cyclist between 1954 and 1965. He won stage 16 in the 1957 Tour de France.

Takeshi Uchiyamada is a Japanese businessman, who has been chairman of Toyota since 2013.　He graduated from Nagoya University. He is known as the "father of the Prius" for his role in leading the development of the Toyota Prius, the world's best-selling hybrid electric vehicle in history.

Gerardo Arturo Gordillo Olivero is an Guatemalan professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Liga 1 club UTC and the Guatemala national football team.

Mickaël Pagis is a retired French football striker and currently a beach soccer player.

Henning Jensen was a Danish football player who played professionally for German club Borussia Mönchengladbach, Spanish club Real Madrid and Dutch club Ajax Amsterdam where he won the domestic league championship in each country. He scored nine goals in 21 games for the Denmark national football team from 1972 to 1980.

Pierre Yovanovitch is a French interior designer.

Tobias Schönenberg is a German actor and photomodel.