Glen Mervyn

Canadian rower (1937–2000).

Born February 17th, 1937 in Vancouver.

Died March 18th, 2000 at 63 years old in Kelowna (colorectal cancer).

Petar Petrov

Bulgarian sprinter.

Born February 17th, 1955 (age 71 years) in Svishtov.

Robert Studer

Swiss handball player.

Born February 17th, 1912 (age 114 years) in Switzerland.

Kyösti Luukko

Olympic wrestler (1903-1970).

Born February 17th, 1903 in Seinäjoki.

Died October 27th, 1970 at 67 years old in Seinäjoki.

Poul Jørgensen

Gymnast (1892–1973).

Born February 17th, 1892 in Nykøbing Falster.

Died October 6th, 1973 at 81 years old in Copenhagen.

Sogdiana Fedorinskaya

Uzbekistani singer.

Born February 17th, 1984 (age 42 years) in Tashkent.

Takuma Hamasaki

Japanese association football player.

Born February 17th, 1993 (age 33 years) in Osaka Prefecture.

Vasil Spasov

Bulgarian chess grandmaster.

Born February 17th, 1971 (age 55 years) in Varna.

Gustave Buchard

French fencer (1890–1977).

Born February 17th, 1890 in Le Havre.

Died February 18th, 1977 at 87 years old in Barentin.

Jean Margraff

Fencer (1876–1959).

Born February 17th, 1876 in Graçay. ^[ref]

Died February 11th, 1959 at 82 years old in Lunéville. ^[ref]

Diego Brambilla

Italian judoka.

Born February 17th, 1969 (age 57 years) in Monza.

Marek Švec

Czech olympian, coach and wrestler.

Born February 17th, 1973 (age 53 years) in Havlíčkův Brod. ^[ref]

Péter Bakonyi

Hungarian fencer.

Born February 17th, 1938 (age 88 years) in Budapest.

Manabu Minami

Japanese association football player.

Born February 17th, 1988 (age 38 years) in Kashihara.

Zhang Chutong

Chinese female short track speedskater.

Born February 17th, 2003 (age 23 years) in Jilin City. ^[ref]