List of Famous people born on July 17th

Guo Yue is a Chinese table tennis player and the 2007 women's world champion.

Nikolai Vasilievich Chigirinsky known as The Pervouralsk Ripper, is a Russian serial killer.

Hermann Huppen is a Belgian comic book artist. He is better known under his pen-name Hermann. He is most famous for his post-apocalyptic comic Jeremiah which was made into a television series.

Vincent Vittoz is a French former cross-country skier, non-commissioned officer and coach. He grew up in the town of La Clusaz in the Northern French Alps and has been competing since 1982. He made his FIS Cross-Country World Cup debut in January 1996 in Nové Město na Moravě, finishing 22nd in a 15 km classical race. He won a gold medal in the 15 km + 15 km double pursuit at the 2005 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Oberstdorf. As of 2018 Vittoz is the only French cross-country skiing world champion.

Sergei Khizhnichenko is a Kazakh football player, who plays for Ordabasy in the Kazakhstan Premier League.

Marina Karella is a Greek artist and the wife of Prince Michael of Greece and Denmark.

Asuto Saitō is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 5-dan.