Katica Illényi

Hungarian violinist.

Born February 17th, 1968 (age 57 years) in Budapest.

Hizaki

Japanese visual kei musician, songwriter and record producer.

Born February 17th, 1979 (age 46 years) in Kyoto. ^[ref]

Choi Jung-woo

South korean actor.

Born February 17th, 1957 in South Korea.

Died May 27th, 2025 at 68 years old ^[ref]

Otto Stern

German-american physicist (1888–1969).

Born February 17th, 1888 in Żory. ^[ref]

Died August 17th, 1969 at 81 years old in Berkeley. ^[ref]

Juan Almeida Bosque

Cuban politician and one of the original commanders of the cuban revolution (1927-2009).

Born February 17th, 1927 in Havana. ^[ref]

Died September 11th, 2009 at 82 years old in Havana (myocardial infarction). ^[ref]

Zina Bethune

Actress, dancer, choreographer (1945-2012).

Born February 17th, 1945 in New York City.

Died February 12th, 2012 at 66 years old in Los Angeles (struck by vehicle). ^[ref]

Wong Choong Hann

Badminton player.

Born February 17th, 1977 (age 48 years) in Kuala Lumpur. ^[ref]

Bo Yibo

Chinese politician (1908-2007).

Born February 17th, 1908 in Dingxiang County.

Died January 15th, 2007 at 98 years old in Beijing. ^[ref]

Meena Alexander

Poet, scholar, and writer (1951-2018).

Born February 17th, 1951 in Allahabad. ^[ref]

Died November 21st, 2018 at 67 years old in Manhattan (endometrial cancer). ^[ref]

Nicola Leali

Italian footballer.

Born February 17th, 1993 (age 32 years) in Castiglione delle Stiviere.