List of Famous people born on July 17th

Émilie Simon is a French singer, songwriter and composer of electronic music.

Justine Triet is a French film director, screenwriter and editor. She is a graduate of the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts. Her debut feature, Age of Panic, was presented as part of the ACID programme at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival.

Louis Lachenal, a French climber born in Annecy, Haute-Savoie, was one of the first two mountaineers to climb a summit of more than 8,000 meters. On 3 June 1950 on the 1950 French Annapurna expedition, along with Maurice Herzog, he reached the summit of Annapurna I in Nepal at a height of 8,091 m (26,545 ft). Previously he had made the second ascent of the North Face of the Eiger in 1947, with Lionel Terray. He died falling into a snow-covered crevasse while skiing the Vallee Blanche in Chamonix. The mountain Pointe Lachenal in the Mont Blanc massif was named after him.

Pablo Prigioni is an Argentine-Italian professional basketball coach and a former player. He played at the point guard position. He was a two-time All-EuroLeague selection and was also a member of the senior Argentina national basketball team that won the bronze medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics. He is the oldest rookie in NBA history, making his debut with the New York Knicks in 2012, at age 35. He played 4 seasons in the NBA for the New York Knicks, Houston Rockets and the Los Angeles Clippers before starting his coaching career in 2017. He is currently an assistant coach with the Minnesota Timberwolves.

Suha Arafat is the widow of former Palestinian Authority President Yasser Arafat.

Marcos Antônio Senna da Silva, known as Senna, is a Spanish-Brazilian retired footballer who played as a central midfielder.

Diego Luis Soñora is an Argentine former footballer who played as a defender or midfielder. He is the father of Alan Soñora and Joel Soñora.

Rick Allison is a Belgian-born Canadian singer, author and record producer.

Takashi Shinohara is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet.

Carmen Balagué is a Spanish actress. She appeared in more than sixty films since 1977.