List of Famous people born on May 17th

David Eigenberg is an American actor. Eigenberg is best known for his long-running role as Steve Brady on the HBO series Sex and the City, and for his role as Lieutenant Christopher Herrmann, on NBC's Chicago Fire.

Alistair Cees Overeem is a Dutch mixed martial artist and former kickboxer. He is a former Strikeforce Heavyweight Champion, DREAM Heavyweight Champion, K-1 World Grand Prix Champion, and one of only two fighters to hold world titles in both MMA and K-1 kickboxing at the same time. He holds dual victories over Fabrício Werdum, Mark Hunt and Vitor Belfort, and has also beaten former UFC champions Andrei Arlovski, Junior dos Santos, Frank Mir and Brock Lesnar. As of 28 October 2020, he is #5 in the UFC heavyweight rankings.

Jill Michelle Dillard is an American television personality. She is known for her appearances on TLC as part of the reality television shows 19 Kids and Counting (2008-2015) and Counting On (2015-2017). She also co-authored a book with her sisters Jana, Jessa, and Jinger titled Growing Up Duggar: It's All About Relationships.

Ross Fleming Butler is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Zach Dempsey in the Netflix series 13 Reasons Why and as Brett Willis on K.C. Undercover.

Ayda Field is an American model and actress.

Tessa Jane McCormick Virtue is a Canadian retired ice dancer. With ice dance partner Scott Moir, she is the 2010 and 2018 Olympic champion, the 2014 Olympic silver medallist, a three-time World champion, a three-time Four Continents champion, the 2016–17 Grand Prix Final champion, an eight-time Canadian National champion, the 2006 World Junior champion and the 2006 Junior Grand Prix gold medallists. Virtue and Moir are also the 2018 Olympic gold medallists in the team event and the 2014 Olympic silver medallists in the team event. They are the most decorated Canadian ice dance team of all time and the most decorated Olympic figure skaters of all time. They are also the only ice dancers in history to achieve a Career Super Grand Slam by winning all three major senior competitions, the two major junior competitions and the Olympics over the course of their careers.

Temba Bavuma is a South African cricketer who is currently the vice-captain of the South African national team in Tests. He was the first black African cricketer to make a Test century for South Africa. Brought up in the intense cricket culture of Langa – Bavuma, Thami Tsolekile and Malusi Siboto are all from the same street – Bavuma was educated at South African College Junior School in Newlands, and St David's Marist Inanda High School in Sandton. He is primarily a Test player and regarded as a gritty, classical mid-order batsman and excellent fielder.

Cosma Shiva Hagen is a German-American actress and voice actress. She is largely unknown outside of German-speaking countries. Although she speaks English, her acting roles have been largely confined to German language films and television productions. She also starred in an Irish film called Short Order (2005).

Adel Emam is an Egyptian film, television, and stage actor. He is primarily a comedian, and philanthropist but he has starred in more serious works and, especially in his earlier films, has combined comedy with romance.

Neal Dodson is an Independent Spirit Award-winning film producer. His producer credits include the Academy Award-nominated Margin Call, the Golden Globe Award-winning and Academy Awards-nominated All Is Lost starring Robert Redford, the comedy Breakup at a Wedding, the drama Aardvark, the upcoming Viper Club, and the Oscar Isaac and Jessica Chastain-starring film A Most Violent Year, which won Best Picture from the National Board of Review. Dodson executive produced Another Cinderella Story starring Selena Gomez and Jane Lynch, Banshee Chapter starring Katia Winter, Hollidaysburg starring Rachel Keller, Jonathan starring Ansel Elgort, Love On A Limb starring Ashley Williams and Marilu Henner, Never Here starring Mireille Enos and Sam Shepard, and Periods as well as co-producing Hateship, Loveship starring Kristen Wiig. Dodson also produced and appeared in the Starz documentary filmmaking television series The Chair, which followed two filmmakers making the same film, and was created by producer Chris Moore.