Jan Wegereef

Dutch football referee.

Born January 17th, 1962 (age 64 years) in Rijssen.

Roland Thöni

Alpine skier (1951–2021).

Born January 17th, 1951 in Trafoi.

Died April 4th, 2021 at 70 years old in Bolzano. ^[ref]

Cynthia Hotton

Argentinian politician.

Born January 17th, 1969 (age 57 years) in Buenos Aires.

Yevgeny Dementyev

Russian cross-country skier.

Born January 17th, 1983 (age 43 years) in Khanty-Mansiysk.

Taizo Kawamoto

Japanese association football player and manager (1914–1985).

Born January 17th, 1914 in Aichi Prefecture.

Died September 20th, 1985 at 71 years old in Osaka Prefecture (stomach cancer).

Lidiya Alfeyeva

Soviet long jumper (1946–2022).

Born January 17th, 1946 in Dnipro.

Died March 3rd, 2022 at 76 years old ^[ref]

Simone Ponzi

Racing cyclist.

Born January 17th, 1987 (age 39 years) in Manerbio.

Wilhelm von Diez

German painter (1839-1907).

Born January 17th, 1839 in Bayreuth.

Died February 25th, 1907 at 68 years old in Munich.

John Riseley-Prichard

British racing driver (1924-1993).

Born January 17th, 1924 in Hereford.

Died July 8th, 1993 at 69 years old in Thailand (AIDS related disease).

Jorge Guasch

Paraguayan footballer.

Born January 17th, 1961 (age 65 years) in Itá.

Jan Zahradníček

Czech catholic poet (1905–1960).

Born January 17th, 1905 in Mastník. ^[ref]

Died October 7th, 1960 at 55 years old in Uhřínov. ^[ref]

Bohumil Váňa

Czechoslovak table tennis player (1920–1989).

Born January 17th, 1920 in Prague.

Died November 4th, 1989 at 69 years old in Prague.

Oleh Lisohor

Swimmer.

Born January 17th, 1979 (age 47 years) in Brovary.

Magno Nazaret

Brazilian racing cyclist.

Born January 17th, 1986 (age 40 years) in Dourados.

Elis Manolova

Azerbaijani wrestler.

Born January 17th, 1996 (age 30 years).

Patrick Péra

Figure skater.

Born January 17th, 1949 (age 77 years) in 6th arrondissement of Lyon. ^[ref]

Tom Bohli

Swiss cyclist.

Born January 17th, 1994 (age 32 years) in Uznach.

Sergei Svetlov

Russian ice hockey player.

Born January 17th, 1961 (age 65 years) in Penza.

Antoaneta Boneva

Bulgarian sport shooter.

Born January 17th, 1986 (age 40 years) in Targovishte. ^[ref]

O Jong-ae

North korean weightlifter.

Born January 17th, 1984 (age 42 years).

Zhou Yafei

Chinese swimmer.

Born January 17th, 1984 (age 42 years) in Qingdao.

Agnese Possamai

Italian athlete.

Born January 17th, 1953 (age 73 years) in Lentiai.

Tolga Seyhan

Turkish association football player (born 1977).

Born January 17th, 1977 (age 49 years) in Giresun.

Madina Gulgun

Azerbaijani poet (1926-1991).

Born January 17th, 1926 in Baku.

Died February 17th, 1991 at 65 years old in Baku.

Felipe S. Guzmán

President of bolivia (1879–1932).

Born January 17th, 1879 in La Paz.

Died June 16th, 1932 at 53 years old in La Paz.