List of Famous people born on February 17th

Yevgeniy Mikhaylovich Abalakov was a Soviet mountaineer and sculptor.

Siyavush Dunyamali oghlu Novruzov is a Member of the National Assembly of Azerbaijan is the second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth convocation Member of the Milli Mejlis of the Republic of Azerbaijan, chairman of the Committee on Regional Affairs of the Milli Mejlis, Deputy Executive Secretary of the New Azerbaijan Party (YAP), DPhil in Law.

Hong Eun-hee is a South Korean actress.

Leslie Calvin "Les" Brown is an American motivational speaker, author, former radio DJ, and former television host. He was a member of the Ohio House of Representatives from 1976 to 1981.

Hiroaki Samura is a Japanese manga artist, known for Blade of the Immortal, as well as several other short works. He has also done various illustrations for magazines and ero guro work.

Rim Riahi, is a Tunisian actress. She is best known for the role 'Hanène Lahmar' in the television serial Naouret El Hawa.

Laila Miranda Garin is a Brazilian actress and singer.

Mario Ariel Bolatti is an Argentine former footballer who played as a central midfielder.

Florence Hartmann is a French journalist and author. During the 1990s she was a correspondent in the Balkans for the French newspaper Le Monde. In 1999 she published her first book, Milosevic, la diagonale du fou, reissued by Gallimard in 2002. From October 2000 until October 2006 she was official spokesperson and Balkan adviser to Carla Del Ponte, chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) in The Hague.

Laurentino Gomes is a Brazilian journalist and writer. He is best known as the author of the trilogy of books that cover the history of Brazil and Portugal during the 19th century. He has already released two of the three books: 1808, about the transfer of the Portuguese Court to Brazil; and 1822, about the Independence of Brazil. He is about to release the third and final book of the series, 1889, about the Proclamation of the Republic.