List of Famous people born on February 17th

Valeria Raquel Mazza is an Argentine supermodel and businesswoman. Mazza rose to prominence in the 1990s and became a household name after appearing on the cover of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue of 1996 alongside Tyra Banks. Mazza worked for fashion designers such as Gianni Versace and Roberto Cavalli.

Christina Pickles is a British-American actress. She is known for her role as Nurse Helen Rosenthal in the NBC medical drama St. Elsewhere (1982–1988), for which she received five nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series. She is also known for her recurring role as Judy Geller on the NBC sitcom Friends (1994–2003), for which she was nominated for the 1995 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series.

Dame Katherine Patricia Routledge, is an English actress, comedian, broadcaster and singer with one of the longest careers of an entertainer, spanning more than 70 years. For her role as Hyacinth Bucket in the BBC sitcom Keeping Up Appearances (1990–1995), she was nominated for the BAFTA TV Award for Best Light Entertainment Performance in 1992 and 1993. Her film appearances include To Sir, with Love (1967) and Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River (1968). In 2017, Routledge was made a Dame by Queen Elizabeth II for her services to entertainment and charity.

Julia Cagé is a French economist specializing in development economics, political economy, and economic history.

Yuki Kuramochi , known professionally as Yuki, is a Japanese musician and singer-songwriter. She is best known as the lead vocalist for Judy and Mary. She founded Judy and Mary in 1991 and became a solo artist in 2002. She has also been a member of the bands NiNa and Mean Machine.

Michiko Kichise is a Japanese actress and model. She received the Elan d'or Award for Newcomer of the Year in 2011 for her work in Liar Game: Season 2 (2009–10), Liar Game: The Final Stage (2010), and Bloody Monday Season 2 (2010).

Chord Paul Overstreet is an American actor and musician. He is known for his role as Sam Evans on the Fox television series Glee (2009–2015).

Dominic Haakon Myrtved Purcell is a British-Australian actor. He is best known for his portrayals of Lincoln Burrows in Fox's Prison Break and Mick Rory / Heat Wave in The CW's The Flash (2014–2016) and Legends of Tomorrow (2016–present), as well as Drake / Dracula in Blade: Trinity (2004).

Maria Eagle is a British Labour Party politician who has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Garston and Halewood, previously Liverpool Garston, since 1997. She was Minister of State at the Ministry of Justice and Government Equalities Office in Gordon Brown's government. She was previously a junior minister at the Department for Work and Pensions, Department for Education and Skills and Northern Ireland Office.

Aya Endō is a Japanese voice actress and narrator from Yamagata Prefecture. At the 2nd Seiyu Awards, she won Best Singing along with her cast mates in Lucky Star, and at the 3rd Seiyu Awards, she won Best Supporting Actress. She is the current official Japanese dub voice of Minnie Mouse since 2016 replacing the late Yūko Mizutani, and is also the voice for the character Iris in Rockman X DiVE starting July 2020, which was previously released without any voice data.