List of Famous people born on September 17th

Ayako Sono is a Japanese writer.

Ivan Janša, baptized and best known as Janez Janša, is a Slovenian politician who is currently serving as prime minister of Slovenia, a position he had previously also held from 2004 to 2008, and from 2012 to 2013. Janša has led the Slovenian Democratic Party, which has emerged as the pre-eminent Slovenian right-wing party, since 1993.

Robert Lembke was a German television presenter and game show host.

Nadezhda Andreyevna Durova, also known as Alexander Durov, Alexander Sokolov and Alexander Andreevich Alexandrov, was a woman who, while disguised as a man, became a decorated soldier in the Russian cavalry during the Napoleonic wars. She was the first known female officer in the Russian military. Her memoir, The Cavalry Maiden, is a significant document of its era because few junior officers of the Napoleonic wars published their experiences, and because it is one of the earliest autobiographies in the Russian language.

Gonzalo Peralta was an Argentine footballer who at the time of his death played defender for Deportivo Riestra.

Negra Li is a Brazilian singer, actress and dancer. She was one of the lead actresses in the 2006 musical drama film Antônia. She has sold over 300,000 copies and her net worth is R$ 3 million.

María Fernanda García is a Mexican actress best known as "Licha" in Una familia de diez. She has also appeared in many telenovelas and won a Silver Ariel for "Best Actress in a Minor Role" for the film Bienvenido — Welcome (1995) at the 37th Ariel Awards.

Sung Chi-li, born Sung Kan-lin, is a notorious Taiwan cult leader and geomancer who founded the Sung Chi-li Miracle Association and the Great Sun Sect. He was embroiled in a scandal in 1996 and accused of swindling US$7 million from his followers. He was convicted of fraud in 1997 and sentenced to seven years imprisonment. His verdict was later overturned in 2003 by the high court which cited freedom of religion was protected under Taiwan's constitution. Sung claims to have supernatural powers such as the ability to appear anywhere at anytime ), possessing divine healing powers and calls himself Yuzhou Guangmingti.

Virgilio Barco Vargas was a Colombian politician and civil engineer who served as the 27th President of Colombia serving from 7 August 1986 to 7 August 1990.

Tam Siu Wai is a former Hong Kong professional footballer.