List of Famous people born on October 17th

Sabrina Scharf Schiller is an American actress, lawyer, real estate developer, activist, and politician best known for her roles on American television shows.

Marie Elisabeth Aimée Lucas-Robiquet was a French Orientalist artist who worked within the Salon of the Société des Artistes Français.

Count Soejima Taneomi was a diplomat and statesman during early Meiji period Japan.

Jana Berezko-Marggrander is a German retired individual rhythmic gymnast. She is the 2010 Youth Olympic all-around bronze medalist.

William Waldegrave Palmer, 2nd Earl of Selborne,, styled Viscount Wolmer between 1882 and 1895, was a British politician and colonial administrator, who served as High Commissioner for Southern Africa.

Princess Eleonore of Hesse-Rheinfels-Rotenburg was the consort of John Christian, Count Palatine of Sulzbach, whose two children were both by his first wife, Maria Henriette de La Tour d'Auvergne.

Maria Teresa Agnesi was an Italian composer. Though she was most famous for her compositions, she was also an accomplished harpsichordist and singer, and the majority of her surviving compositions were written for keyboard, the voice, or both.