List of Famous people born on October 17th

Francesca Braggiotti was an Italian dancer, actress, dubber, and first lady of Connecticut.

Robert Lowery was an American motion picture, television, and stage actor who appeared in more than seventy films.

Jean Guéguinou was a French diplomat, who served as ambassador to Czechoslovakia (1990–1993), the United Kingdom (1993–1998), and the Vatican City (1993–1998). Guéguinou also served as Consul-General in Jerusalem from 1982 to 1986 and as France's permanent representative to UNESCO from 2000 to 2006.

Michael Bruce Quigley is the U.S. Representative for Illinois's 5th congressional district, serving since the April 7, 2009 special election. The district includes most of Chicago's North Side, as well as several of the city's western suburbs. He is a member of the Democratic Party. Quigley is a former member of the Cook County Board of Commissioners, where he represented Chicago's northside neighborhoods of Lakeview, Uptown, and Rogers Park. He also teaches environmental policy and Chicago politics at Loyola University Chicago.

Isaak Soreau, was a German Baroque painter.

Baran Kosari is an Iranian actress, model and designer. She is the daughter of director Rakhshan Bani Etemad and film producer Jahangir Kosari.

Kathleen Watkins is an Irish broadcaster, harpist, actress, singer and author. She is the widow of Gay Byrne.

Pierre-Antoine Baudouin was a French painter working in the style of his father-in-law, François Boucher.

Donald L. Hanmer was an American film actor. The Chicago-born actor began his career on Broadway, where he was considered once a big hit. He appeared in 90 films between 1945 until 1991.