List of Famous people born on January 17th

Hildebrando Pascoal Nogueira Neto, popularly known as the Deputado Motosserra (chainsaw representative), is a Brazilian politician and former colonel of Acre State's Military Police. He was elected as a federal representative of the PFL, but was expelled by his party after his criminal activity came to light.

Alma-Sofia Miettinen, known professionally as Alma, is a Finnish singer and songwriter. Beginning her career in 2013, she placed fifth in the seventh season of the Finnish version of Idol. Her breakthrough came in 2015 when she was featured on the single "Muuta ku mä" by Sini Sabotage, and was subsequently signed to Universal Music Group.

Werner Kok is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with the South African Sevens team. His regular position is centre or winger.

Anne Queffélec is a French classical pianist, born in Paris.

Gastón Pauls is an Argentine actor, TV host and producer.

Igor Vyacheslavovich Sutyagin is a Russian arms control and nuclear weapons specialist. In 1998, he became the head of the subdivision for Military-Technical and Military-Economic Policy at the Institute for US and Canadian Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences in Moscow, where he worked before he was arrested for treason on accusations he had given information to a British company, although he had no access to classified documentation as a civilian researcher. Sutyagin spent 11 years in prison on espionage charges and was released by Russia in 2010 in exchange for the release of a group of spies arrested in the United States.

Mohammad Ibrahim Shtayyeh is the Prime Minister of the Palestinian National Authority and an economic expert born in Tell, Nablus, in 1958. He served as minister of public works and housing, and minister of the Palestinian Economic Council for Development and Reconstruction and holds a doctorate in economic development from the University of Sussex. He worked as a professor and dean at Birzeit University and has published several books on economics, politics and history.

Jewel Cianeh Taylor is a Liberian politician and the current Vice President of Liberia. She was married to convicted war criminal and former president Charles Taylor and was First Lady of Liberia during his presidency. In 2005, Jewel Taylor was elected to the Senate of Liberia in Bong County as a member of the National Patriotic Party. She served as the Chairperson of the Senate Health and Social Welfare Committee on Gender, Women and Children.

Daniel Chan Ho Yuen is a Hong Konger para-badminton player who won bronze at the 2020 Summer Paralympics. He lost his leg in a car accident in 2008. He began representing Hong Kong in international competitions since 2010. He won silver in the WH2 class at the 2018 Asian Para Games. His main rival is said to be Kim Jungjun.

Amos Pieper is a German professional footballer who plays as a defender for Arminia Bielefeld.