List of Famous people born on February 17th

Hermann Achmüller is an Italian male mountain runner, who won a medal at the World Long Distance Mountain Running Championships (2007).

Yuya Asano is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Sanfrecce Hiroshima.

Jonathan Raymond Breck is an American actor. Beginning his career as a stage actor, Breck is best known for his role as the Creeper in the original Jeepers Creepers trilogy from Victor Salva, in which he portrayed the character in Jeepers Creepers, Jeepers Creepers 2, and Jeepers Creepers 3. He has also appeared in numerous other film and television productions including Beat Boys, Beat Girls, Good Advice, Spiders, I Married a Monster, JAG, Star Trek: Voyager, V.I.P., and Push.

Carlos Arruza, born Carlos Ruiz Camino, was one of the most prominent bullfighters of the 20th century. He was known as "El Ciclón".

Philippe Bernat-Salles is a retired French Rugby Union player, usually playing as a wing. His main skill was a blinding speed, while he was also visually striking due to his unruly mop of gray hair.

Ashton Holmes is an American actor, best known for the role of Jack Stall in A History of Violence, Private Sidney Phillips in the HBO miniseries The Pacific, Thom on the CW action-thriller series Nikita, and as Tyler Barrol on the ABC drama series Revenge.

Arisa Takada is a Japanese volleyball player who plays for Toray Arrows.

Walter Ciofani is a retired French hammer thrower. His personal best throw is 78.50 metres, achieved in May 1985 in Bourg-en-Bresse.

Dmytro Nepohodov is a Ukrainian-born Kazakhstani football goalkeeper who plays for the Kazakhstani club FC Astana.

Joseph Tilford Lee Greene was an American track and field athlete who competed mainly in the long jump.