List of Famous people born on January 17th

Tonique Williams-Darling is a Bahamian sprint athlete. She won the gold medal in the 400 meters at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. She graduated from St. John's College Bahamas.

Michel Vaarten is a retired track cyclist and road bicycle racer from Belgium. He represented Belgium at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, where he won silver medal in the 1.000m time trial behind East Germany's Klaus-Jürgen Grünke. Vaarten was a professional from 1979 to 1992. He won 12 national titles, one European title and one world title, mainly in track cycling. Vaarten is currently piloting a Derny bike in many Six Day Cycling events around Europe.

Nikos Nioplias is a Greek football manager and former professional footballer.

Bülent Turan is a Turkish politician, who currently serves as a member of the Turkish Parliament for the Justice and Development Party.

Guy Lewis Hunt is an English professional golfer. He won the 1977 Dunlop Masters and played in the 1975 Ryder Cup.

Antton Luengo Celaya is a Spanish former professional road bicycle racer who competed professionally between 2004 and 2008 for the Euskaltel–Euskadi team.