List of Famous people born on May 17th

Ksenia Andreyevna Novikova is a Russian singer, actress, songwriter. Soloist of the female pop group Blestyashchiye.

Jordan Nathaniel Marcel Knight is a Canadian-American singer-songwriter and actor. He is the lead singer of the boy band New Kids on the Block (NKOTB), who rose to fame in the 1980s and 1990s, using a falsetto style of singing influenced by The Stylistics. After New Kids on the Block split in 1994, he launched a solo career. Knight's first solo album, released in 1999, and his latest solo album, released in 2011, reached the Top 50 on the US Billboard 200. As of 2011, he released four Top 40 singles; the most well known being "Give It to You" in 1999. Knight has released three solo albums, one remix album and one EP. On May 31, 2011, Knight released the studio album, Unfinished. Knight has sold over 1.5 million records worldwide as a solo artist. In 2015, Boston City Council declared February 7 "Jordan Knight Day".

Alan Arthur Johnson is a British politician who served as Secretary of State for the Home Department from 2009 to 2010 and Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer from 2010 to 2011. A member of the Labour Party, Johnson served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle from 1997 to 2017.

Ronald Wayne is a retired American electronics industry businessman. He co-founded Apple Computer Company as a partnership with Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs, providing administrative oversight and documentation for the new venture. Twelve days later, he sold his 10% share of the new company back to Jobs and Wozniak for US$800, and one year later accepted a final US$1,500 to forfeit any potential future claims against the newly incorporated Apple, totaling US$2,300.

Daniel Mark Hardy is an English former mixed martial artist who fought in the welterweight division. During his professional MMA career, which began in 2004, Hardy fought in multiple promotions, such as Cage Force and Cage Warriors, before signing a contract with the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) in 2008. In 2010 he fought Georges St-Pierre for the UFC Welterweight Championship, but lost the bout via decision. He is currently an analyst and colour commentator for the UFC.

Yekaterina Valerevna Rednikova is a Russian theatre and film actress, best known for her roles in films including The Thief and The Man of No Return.

Cheick Guillaume Ouedraogo, more commonly known as Cheick Kongo, is a French heavyweight mixed martial artist and former kickboxer who fights in Bellator MMA. A professional MMA competitor since 2001, he has also competed for the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

Erik Lesser is a German biathlete. In 2010, he ran his first single World Cup Race. At the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi he won a silver medal at Men's individual. At the Biathlon World Championships 2013 he won a bronze medal with the German team in Men's relay.

Marianne Viktoria Armgard Helene Doria Freifrau von Weizsäcker is the widow of Richard von Weizsäcker, the President of West Germany and reunited Germany from 1984 to 1994.

Ludwig Trepte is a German television and film actor best known internationally for a leading role as Viktor Goldstein in Generation War (2013) and for his prominent role as Alex Edel in the German miniseries Deutschland 83 (2015).