List of Famous people born on May 17th

Thomas Rachel is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) who has been serving as a member of the Bundestag from the state of North Rhine-Westphalia since 1994. He has been serving as Parliamentary State Secretary at the Federal Ministry of Education and Research in the government of Chancellor Angela Merkel since her first election in 2005.

Fredrik Carl Wilhelm Kessiakoff is a Swedish former professional road bicycle racer. Kessiakoff turned to road racing in 2009, having had a successful career as a professional mountain biker for many years, winning the Swedish national championship 4 times, and finishing third at the 2006 World Mountain biking championships. He twice represented Sweden at the Olympics. Kessiakoff retired in 2014.

César Augusto da Silva Lemos, usually called César Maluco or just César, is a former Brazilian footballer who was included in the 1974 FIFA World Cup squad of the Brazil national football team. He played for Palmeiras.

Eleanor Frances Callier, better known as Frances Callier, is an American actress, producer, writer, and comedian. Her television credits include According to Jim, My Name Is Earl, Frasier, and Curb Your Enthusiasm. Callier is also known for her co-starring role in the British comedy, 3 Non-Blondes.

Anton Kaisti is a Finnish badminton player. He joined Finish national badminton team since 2007, then in 2014 he won a bronze medal at the European Men's Team Championships in Basel.