List of Famous people born on September 17th

David Terrell Reid is a former boxer from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Richard Smith, also known as Dick Smith, was a screenwriter, actor, and film director. Smith was born in Cleveland, Ohio, and became a comedian active in the vaudeville era. He met his wife Alice Howell in 1910 and the two performed together as Howell and Howell. After working under direction of Mack Sennett at the American Mutoscope and Biograph Company in New York City, Smith moved to Los Angeles, California. Smith and his wife starred in reels together produced by L-KO Kompany.

Richard Dene Pursel is an American television writer, screenwriter, and storyboard artist. He is known as a writer for the television series The Ren and Stimpy Show, SpongeBob SquarePants, and Cow and Chicken.

Reizō Nomoto was a Japanese voice actor from Tokyo, Japan. His birth name was Reijiro Nomoto . On July 7, 2006, Nomoto vomited blood at home and - after having been transported to the hospital - died. The cause of his death is unknown. He was 75 years of age.

Raicho Vasilev is a Bulgarian stunt/actor best known for his role Gladiator Gnaeus on the TV series Spartacus: Blood and Sand and its prequel Spartacus: Gods of the Arena.

Percival C. Pearce was an American producer, director, and writer, best known for his work with Disney.

Jutta Appelt is a German politician and writer from the German Christian Democratic Union. She was a member of the Landtag of North Rhine-Westphalia between 1995 and 2005.

Charles Howard, 2nd Earl of Nottingham of Effingham, Surrey was the second son of Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Nottingham. His mother was the former Catherine Carey. From 1615 to 1624 he was styled Lord Howard of Effingham before he succeeding his father in the latter year as 2nd Earl of Nottingham.

Jean Dax was a French actor who appeared in more than seventy films during his career. He appeared in Maurice Tourneur's 1928 film The Crew