List of Famous people born on August 17th

Natalya Igorevna Vetlitskaya is a Soviet and Russian singer and actress, popular in the 1990s, who released six studio albums between 1992 and 2004. She retired from the music scene in 2009 and, as of 2018, resides in Spain.

Miquel Iceta Llorens is a Spanish politician and member of the Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC), currently serving as minister of Territorial Policy and Civil Service of the Spanish government and as first secretary of the PSC since 2014. He's one of the first openly gay politicians from Spain. He has been a member of the 6th to 12th terms of the Parliament of Catalonia. He also was member of the 6th Congress of Deputies, representing Barcelona.

Giuliana Rancic is an Italian-American entertainment reporter and television personality. She is a co-anchor of E! News and resides in Chicago and Los Angeles.

Kasim Edebali is a German-American professional American football defensive end who is currently a free agent. He played college football at Boston College and was signed by the New Orleans Saints as an undrafted free agent in 2014.

Steven Zuber is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for German club Eintracht Frankfurt and the Switzerland national team.

Farah Zeynep Abdullah is a Turkish actress and singer. She is best known for portraying Aylin Akarsu on the Turkish television drama Öyle Bir Geçer Zaman ki, and Mediha in the 2013 film The Butterfly's Dream, the Turkish entry for Best Foreign Language Film at the 86th Academy Awards.

Nelson Piquet Souto Maior, known as Nelson Piquet, is a Brazilian former racing driver and businessman. Since his retirement, Piquet, a three-times World Champion, has been ranked among the greatest Formula One drivers in various motorsport polls.

Edward James Hughes was an English poet, translator, and children's writer. Critics frequently rank him as one of the best poets of his generation, and one of the twentieth century's greatest writers. He was appointed Poet Laureate in 1984 and held the office until his death. In 2008 The Times ranked Hughes fourth on their list of "The 50 greatest British writers since 1945".

Bengt Erik Marcus Berg is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a striker for FC Krasnodar and the Swedish national team. Beginning his footballing career in Sweden with IFK Göteborg, Berg has gone on to play professionally in the Netherlands, Germany, Greece, the United Arab Emirates, and Russia. A full international since 2008, Berg represented the Sweden national team at UEFA Euro 2016 and the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

Philip Nikodem Jagielka is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Premier League club Sheffield United.