Christian Laettner

American basketball player.

Born August 17th, 1969 (age 56 years) in Angola.

Nidhhi Agerwal

Indian model and actress.

Born August 17th, 1993 (age 32 years) in Bengaluru. ^[ref]

Mark Felt

Whistleblower who exposed the watergate scandal (1913-2008).

Born August 17th, 1913 in Twin Falls.

Died December 18th, 2008 at 95 years old in Santa Rosa (congestive heart failure).

Joyner Lucas

American rapper.

Born August 17th, 1988 (age 37 years) in Worcester.

Yoo Seung-ho

South korean actor.

Born August 17th, 1993 (age 32 years) in Incheon.

Ted Hughes

English poet and children's writer (1930-1998).

Born August 17th, 1930 in Mytholmroyd.

Died October 28th, 1998 at 68 years old in Southwark (myocardial infarction, colorectal cancer).

Jihadi John

British terrorist and murderer.

Born August 17th, 1988 in Al Jahra.

Died November 12th, 2015 at 27 years old in Raqqa (death in battle). ^[ref]

Julian Fellowes

English actor, dramatist, director, novelist, producer and screenwriter.

Born August 17th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Cairo.

Giuliana Rancic

Italian-american journalist, television personality and infotainer.

Born August 17th, 1974 (age 51 years) in Naples.

Disha Vakani

Indian actress.

Born August 17th, 1978 (age 47 years) in Ahmedabad.

Gustav Schwarzenegger

Austrian police chief and father of arnold schwarzenegger (1907–1972).

Born August 17th, 1907 in Austria–Hungary.

Died December 13th, 1972 at 65 years old in Weiz (cerebrovascular disease).

Leslie Groves

United states army corps of engineers officer (1896–1970).

Born August 17th, 1896 in Albany. ^[ref]

Died July 13th, 1970 at 73 years old in Washington, D.C. (myocardial infarction). ^[ref]

Deborah Feldman

American-german writer, known for her 2012 autobiography unorthodox.

Born August 17th, 1986 (age 39 years) in New York City.

Ederson

Brazilian goalkeeper.

Born August 17th, 1993 (age 32 years) in Osasco.

Nelson Piquet

Brazilian racing driver (born 1952).

Born August 17th, 1952 (age 73 years) in Rio de Janeiro.

Lil B

American rapper.

Born August 17th, 1989 (age 36 years) in Berkeley.

Shraddha Arya

Shraddha arya.

Born August 17th, 1987 (age 38 years) in New Delhi.

Columba Bush

American philanthropist.

Born August 17th, 1953 (age 72 years) in León de Los Aldama.

Rudy Gay

American professional basketball player.

Born August 17th, 1986 (age 39 years) in Baltimore.

Uhm Jeong-hwa

South korean singer and actress.

Born August 17th, 1969 (age 56 years) in Jecheon.

Tarja Turunen

Finnish singer.

Born August 17th, 1977 (age 48 years) in Puhos.

Rodney Mullen

American professional skateboarder.

Born August 17th, 1966 (age 59 years) in Gainesville.

Sharat Saxena

Indian actor.

Born August 17th, 1950 (age 75 years) in Satna.

V. S. Naipaul

Trinidadian-british writer (1932–2018).

Born August 17th, 1932 in Chaguanas.

Died August 11th, 2018 at 85 years old in London. ^[ref]

Sib Hashian

American drummer (1949–2017).

Born August 17th, 1949 in Boston.

Died March 22nd, 2017 at 67 years old in Atlantic Ocean (myocardial infarction). ^[ref]