List of Famous people born on March 17th

Hyuma Matsui is a Japanese former baseball player. He has played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars.

Laurene Landon Coughlin is a Canadian film and television actress. She first began appearing in movies in the 1980s. She is best known for her roles in Maniac Cop and Maniac Cop 2, I, the Jury, Hundra, Airplane II: The Sequel, and ...All the Marbles.

Jayme de Almeida Filho, known as Jayme de Almeida, is a Brazilian professional football manager and former player who played as a centre-back.

Servet Çetin is a Turkish footballer who last played for Mersin Idmanyurdu in the Süper Lig. He received the nickname Ayıboğan which literally means; a man who could choke a bear, due to his height and strength. He also has the nickname "Türkü Baba" due to the numerous Turkish folk songs on his iPod.

Hector Quiñones, known as Quiño, is a Colombian football defender who plays for América de Cali.

Manuel Jesús Plaza Reyes was a long-distance runner from Chile. He competed in the marathon at the 1924 and 1928 Olympics and won a silver medal in 1928, becoming the first Olympic medalist from Chile. He placed sixth in 1924, and served as the flag bearer for Chile at both Olympics.

Christian Dayton Clemenson is an American film and television actor. He is well known for his portrayal of Jerry "Hands" Espenson in the television series Boston Legal, for which he was nominated for three Emmy Awards and winning the 2006 Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series. He has appeared in a number of highly acclaimed films, including Hannah and Her Sisters, Broadcast News, Apollo 13 and The Big Lebowski, and portrayed Tom Burnett in Paul Greengrass' United 93. He starred in The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story as prosecutor William Hodgman.

Héctor Altamirano Escudero is a retired Mexican footballer. Nicknamed "El Pity", he usually played the position of right midfielder. Since October 27, 2020 he is the current manager of Liga MX club Querétaro.

Thomas Kempe is a retired German footballer. His sons Dennis and Tobias are also professional footballers.

Gina Holden is a Canadian actress, perhaps best known for her roles as Coreen Fennel in Blood Ties, Dale Arden in Flash Gordon, and Shea Allen in Harper's Island.