List of Famous people born on June 17th

Drogo, also known as Dreux or Drogon, was an illegitimate son of Frankish emperor Charlemagne by the concubine Regina.

Kandia Camara is an Ivorian teacher and politician who is the Minister of National Education in the government of President Alassane Outtara. She is a professional handball player and was part of the ASC Bouaké team that won African Cup of Champion Clubs in 1981.

Dorothea Röschmann is a German soprano. She is famous for her performances in operas by Mozart as well as Lieder.

Willy Kan Wai-yue (簡慧榆), was a popular and promising female apprentice jockey from Hong Kong, who rode to no fewer than 17 victories in her short career (1997–1999). She was the first female to ride in the Hong Kong Derby and was known as "Little Sister" due to her likable personality.

Johann Nepomuk Czermak was an Austrian-German physiologist who was a native of Prague.

Iryna Alyaksandrauna Kurachkina is a Belarusian freestyle wrestler. She won the silver medal in the women's 57 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan. She is also a two-time bronze medalist at the World Wrestling Championships and a four-time medalist, including two golds, at the European Wrestling Championships. She also won the gold medal in her event at the 2019 European Games held in Minsk, Belarus.

Marie-Laure Norindr, also known as Kayane, is a French esports player and journalist. She specializes in fighting games, in particular in the Dead or Alive, Soulcalibur and Street Fighter series, and has been playing competitively since 2001. Since then, according to Guinness World Records in 2011, she has been the most successful female participant in fighting game tournaments, especially regarding the Soulcalibur games. She is currently sponsored by Red Bull.

Charles Eames was an American designer, architect and film maker. In creative partnership with his spouse, Ray Kaiser Eames, he was responsible for groundbreaking contributions in the field of architecture, furniture design, industrial design, manufacturing and the photographic arts.

Chantal Mouffe is a Belgian political theorist, formerly teaching at University of Westminster.

Françoise Dorner is a French actress, screenwriter, author of plays and novels.