Riyu Kosaka

Japanese pop singer.

Born January 17th, 1985 (age 40 years) in Yokohama.

Natalia Kaczmarek

Polish athlete.

Born January 17th, 1998 (age 27 years) in Drezdenko.

Boris Ponomarev

Soviet historian and politician (1905-1995).

Born January 17th, 1905 in Zaraysk.

Died December 21st, 1995 at 90 years old in Moscow.

Oscar Apfel

Actor, film director (1878-1938).

Born January 17th, 1878 in Cleveland.

Died March 21st, 1938 at 60 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).

Dmitri Kirichenko

Russian footballer.

Born January 17th, 1977 (age 48 years) in Novoalexandrovsk.

Archbishop Christodoulos of Athens

Archbishop of athens and all greece.

Born January 17th, 1939 in Xanthi.

Died January 28th, 2008 at 69 years old in Athens (liver cancer). ^[ref]

Anthony Zambrano

Colombian sprinter.

Born January 17th, 1998 (age 27 years) in Maicao.

Louis Armand

French engineer, inventor, administrator, and resistance fighter.

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

Died August 30th, 1971 at 66 years old in Villers-sur-Mer. ^[ref]

Alexei Eremenko

Russian footballer (born 1964).

Born January 17th, 1964 (age 61 years) in Novocherkassk.

Eva-Lotta Kiibus

Estonian olympic figure skater.

Born January 17th, 2003 (age 22 years) in Tallinn. ^[ref]