List of Famous people born on May 17th

Andrea Favilli is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Verona on loan from Genoa.

Clémence Calvin is a French runner. She has won silver medal at the 2014 European Championships in Zürich in the 10,000 metres event, behind the winner Jo Pavey.

William Lloyd Brill, & Bar was a senior officer and bomber pilot in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). Born in the Riverina district of New South Wales, he was a farmer and a member of the Militia before joining the RAAF in 1940. After training in Australia and Canada, he was posted to Britain in 1941 to take part in the air war over Europe. Brill first saw combat with No. 460 Squadron RAAF, flying Vickers Wellington medium bombers. He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) in May 1942 for attacking a target after his plane was badly damaged by anti-aircraft fire. Following assignment as an instructor with the Royal Air Force (RAF), he returned to the bombing campaign in January 1944 as a flight commander with No. 463 Squadron RAAF, flying Avro Lancaster heavy bombers.

Pai Hsueh-hua, born Pai Yueh-o, better known by her stage name Pai Bing-bing, is a Taiwanese singer, actress, media personality and social activist.

Angelica Anatolievna Yalinskaya, better known as Angelica Agurbash, is a Belarusian singer and former model best known internationally for representing Belarus at the Eurovision Song Contest 2005.

Jasper Tsang Yok-sing is a Hong Kong politician. He is the founding member of the largest pro-Beijing party the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong (DAB) from 1992 to 2003 and the 2nd President of the Legislative Council from 2008 to 2016.

Luís Filipe Valente Lá Féria Orta, known professionally as Filipe La Féria, is a Portuguese director, producer, and screenwriter for television and theatre.

Per Jimmie Åkesson is a Swedish politician and author, serving as leader of the Sweden Democrats since 2005. He has been a member of the Riksdag (SD) for Jönköping County since 2010. He previously served as leader of the Sweden Democratic Youth from 2000 until 2005.

Rafael Alexandre "Rafa" Fernandes Ferreira da Silva ComM is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Benfica and the Portugal national team as an attacking midfielder.

Pankaj Udhas is a ghazal singer, hailing from Gujarat in India. He started his career with a release of a ghazal album titled Aahat in 1980 and subsequently recorded many hits like Mukarar in 1981, Tarrannum in 1982, Mehfil in 1983, Pankaj Udhas Live at Royal Albert Hall in 1984, Nayaab in 1985 and Aafreen in 1986. After his success as a ghazal singer, he was invited to appear and sing for a film by Mahesh Bhatt, Naam. Udhas rose to further fame for singing in the 1986 film Naam, in which his song "Chitthi Aayee Hai" became an instant hit. He did playback singing for many Hindi films after that. Albums and live concerts around the globe brought him fame as a singer. In 2006, Pankaj Udhas was awarded Padma Shri, India's fourth highest civilian award.