List of Famous people born on February 17th

Leire Olaberria Dorronsoro ; born 17 February 1977 in Ikaztegieta, Gipuzkoa is a Spanish Basque racing cyclist. She won the Bronze medal in the Women's points race at the 2008 Summer Olympics, finishing behind Marianne Vos (Netherlands) and Yoanka González (Cuba).

Ludovic Auger is a French former professional road bicycle racer. In his 14-year career, he rode for BigMat-Auber 93 from 1994 until 2004 and then for UCI ProTeam Française des Jeux from 2005 to 2007.

Aryeh Deri, also Arie Deri, Arye Deri, or Arieh Deri, is an Israeli politician. He is one of Shas' founders, and acts on its behalf as Minister of the Interior, Minister of the Development of the Negev and Galilee, and a member in the Security Cabinet of Israel. He previously served as Minister of the Economy. In 1999, Deri was convicted of bribery, fraud, and breach of trust, and given a three-year jail sentence. At the end of 2012, ahead of the elections for the nineteenth Knesset, he returned to lead the Shas party. He was placed in the 2nd position, and was re-elected to the Knesset. In May 2013, he was re-appointed to the role of Shas chairman.

Garry Chalk is an English-Canadian film, television and voice actor. He has provided the voices for Optimus Primal of Beast Wars: Transformers and Beast Machines, as well as Optimus Prime in the anime English dubs of Transformers: Armada, Transformers Energon, and Transformers: Cybertron. He has lent his voice to over 30 animated television series and has been in films such as The Fly II, Godzilla and Freddy vs. Jason. He played the recurring role of Col. Chekov on Stargate SG-1. He is perhaps best known for his recurring role as Inspector Andrew Pawlachuk on Cold Squad.

André Muniz de Aguiar is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who competes in the Middleweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.