List of Famous people born on September 17th

Rafael Vaz dos Santos is a Brazilian footballer who plays as centre back for Al-Khor.

Albertine Sarrazin was a French author. She was best known for her semi-autobiographical novel L'Astragale.

Sandra Cristina Marzullo Pêra is a Brazilian actress, singer and theater director.

Juan Pedro Esnaola was and Argentine composer from the first half of the nineteenth century. He is remembered as the arranger of the Argentine National Anthem.

Andrea Eckert is an Austrian stage and film actress, singer and documentary filmmaker.

Pedro Morenés y Álvarez de Eulate, is a Spanish politician who was Minister of Defence and Ambassador of Spain to the United States of America. Prior to his appointment as Minister, he was President of Real Club de la Puerta de Hierro, from 2006 to 2011.

Shinji Hirai is a Japanese politician the governor of Tottori Prefecture in Japan, first elected in 2007. He graduated from the University of Tokyo with the B.L. degree in 1984 and joined the Ministry of Home Affairs upon graduation.

Venancio Manuel Jesús Novo Cid-Fuentes, known as Nancho Novo is a Spanish actor. He studied medicine at Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, but stopped halfway to move to Madrid, where he studied acting at the Real Escuela de Arte Dramático y Danza. He also is a singer, songwriter and guitar player in the rock band Los castigados sin postre.

Raphy Leavitt was a Puerto Rican composer and founder of the salsa orchestra "La Selecta".

Yvonne Yung is a Chinese actress and former beauty pageant winner based in Hong Kong.