List of Famous people born on June 17th

Zhanna Vladimirovna Bichevskaya is a prominent Soviet and Russian singer and folk musician.

Derya Arbaş was a Turkish American actress.

Fritz Teufel was a prominent figure in the West German political left of the 1960s. One of the founders of Kommune 1, Teufel cultivated a theatrical, humorous public image—encapsulated in his idea of the "Spaßguerilla". In the 1970s he rejected this image and became involved with the violent Movement 2 June. He was jailed several times in the 1960s and 1970s.

Mother Paula of Odivelas, religious name of Paula Teresa da Silva e Almeida, was a Portuguese nun and royal mistress.

Aleksandr Yakovlevich Askoldov was a Soviet Russian actor and film director. He graduated from the Gorky Literary Institute. After finishing the advanced directing course he directed his first film, Commissar (1967). The film was banned for more than 20 years and put an end to his career as a director in the USSR.

Juan Van-Halen Acedo is a Spanish poet, journalist, historian and politician member of the People's Party (PP). His political activity is notable in the scope of the Community of Madrid, where he chaired the presidency of the regional parliament between 1995 and 1999.

Étienne Chatiliez is a French film director. He was born in Roubaix, France.

Christophe Barratier is a French film producer, director and screenwriter, and lyricist.

Gil Parrondo Rico OAXS was a Spanish art director, set decorator and production designer. He won two Academy Awards and was nominated for another in the category Best Art Direction.

Nikolai Nikolaevich Yeremenko Sr. (Belarusian: Мікалай Мікалаевіч Яроменка ; was a Belarusian Soviet film and theater actor. People's Artist of the USSR.