List of Famous people born on August 17th

Éric Straumann is a French politician of the Republicans who served as a member of the National Assembly from 2007 until 2020, representing the Haut-Rhin department,

Henri Anthony Melchior Tieleman "Hans" Kolfschoten was a Dutch politician of the defunct Catholic People's Party (KVP) now merged into the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA).

Édouard Marquis was a French radio and television host, journalist, and producer. He was co-proprietor of the Château de Culan.

Lee Ki-ho is a South Korean speed skater. He competed for South Korea at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

István Kovács, nicknamed Ko-Ko or sometimes The Cobra is a Hungarian retired world champion boxer.

Anthony E. Zuiker is an American television writer, television producer, and author. He is best known as the creator of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. He produced all four editions of the CSI franchise: CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, CSI: Miami, CSI: NY, and CSI: Cyber.

Richardson Fernandes dos Santos, simply known as Richardson is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Japanese club Ceará as a midfielder.