List of Famous people born on August 17th

Siegfried Adolf Wouthuysen was a Dutch physicist who made contributions to quantum mechanics.

Pancho Córdova was a Mexican character actor who has appeared in numerous films of United States and Mexico.

Teresa Bellanova is an Italian politician and trade unionist, who served as Minister of Agriculture from September 2019 to January 2021 in the government of Giuseppe Conte. In 2018, she was elected in the Italian Senate for the Democratic Party (PD), but in 2019 she joined Italia Viva (IV), the new movement of Matteo Renzi. Bellanova was also a member of the Italian Chamber of Deputies from 2006 to 2018.

Federico Colonna is an Italian former professional road racing cyclist.

Zabya Khamis al-Muslimani is an Emirati poet and short story writer.

Jacqueline R. Walorski is an American politician who has been the U.S. Representative for Indiana's 2nd congressional district since 2013. She is a member of the Republican Party, and she was a member of the Indiana House of Representatives, representing Indiana's 21st district, from 2005 to 2010. In 2010, Walorski won the Republican nomination for Indiana's 2nd congressional district, but narrowly lost in the general election to Democratic incumbent Joe Donnelly. In 2012, Walorski won the seat after Donnelly vacated it to run for the U.S. Senate.