List of Famous people born on February 17th
Osvaldo Valenti
Osvaldo Valenti was an Italian film actor. He appeared in 56 films between 1928 and 1945. He was born in Istanbul, Turkey to a Sicilian carpet trader and a wealthy Lebanese woman of Greek descent. He and his lover, Luisa Ferida, were executed by partisans in Milan, Italy, due to their links with Fascism. Their story was portrayed in the 2008 film Wild Blood.
Amr El-Safty
Amr El-Safty is an Egyptian retired footballer.
Ruth Mack Brunswick
Ruth Jane Mack Brunswick, born Ruth Jane Mack, was an American psychiatrist. Mack was initially a student and later a close confidant of and collaborator with Sigmund Freud and was responsible for much of the fleshing out of Freudian theory. Dr. Brunswick was charming, intelligent, feminine, and vivacious. Her generosity drove her to help many of her friends to leave Austria once the Nazis invaded it. She also had to leave Vienna to save her own life. Dr. Brunswick pioneered the psychoanalytic treatment of psychoses, and the study of emotional development between young children and their mothers, and the importance of this relationship in creating mental illness.
Kang Min-hyuk
Kang Min-hyuk is a South Korean badminton player from Samsung Electro-Mechanics team. Educated at Maewon High School, Kang rose to prominence when he along with Kim Won-ho, defeated seeded players at the 2019 Asian championships and reached the semifinals, ultimately winning the bronze medal. He is the national team member since 2017 and was also the part of Korean team that won bronze medal at the World Mixed Team Championship in 2021. In his junior career, Kang was the 2017 Asian mixed team champion as well.
Lotte Wæver
Lotte Wæver is a Danish former actress and television presenter. She is best known for hosting the Eurovision Song Contest in 1964.
Fernando Ribas Carli Filho
Anne Lonnberg
Anne Lonnberg is an American actress and singer of Swedish descent.
Shihori Suzuki
Kęstutis Kėvalas
Kęstutis Kėvalas is the current Archbishop of Kaunas.