Roland Schröder

East german rower.

Born August 17th, 1962 (age 63 years) in Köthen.

Wilhelm Fröhner

French art historian (1834–1925).

Born August 17th, 1835 in Karlsruhe.

Died May 22nd, 1925 at 89 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris.

Hakon Barfod

Norwegian sailor (1926–2013).

Born August 17th, 1926 in Oslo.

Died November 4th, 2013 at 87 years old in Bærum Municipality. ^[ref]

Koji Noda

Japanese association football player.

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

Gudrun Beckmann

German swimmer.

Born August 17th, 1955 (age 70 years) in Düsseldorf.

Harumi Kori

Japanese association football player and manager.

Born August 17th, 1953 (age 72 years) in Japan.

Erik Charpentier

Gymnast (1897-1978).

Born August 17th, 1897 in Sölvesborg.

Died February 17th, 1978 at 80 years old in Lund.

Carl Naibo

Road bicycle racer.

Born August 17th, 1982 (age 43 years) in Villeneuve-sur-Lot.

Eivind Skabo

Canoe racer.

Born August 17th, 1916 in Bærum Municipality.

Died April 18th, 2006 at 89 years old in Oslo.

Blanche Huber

First female doctor in malta.

Born August 17th, 1901 in Birkirkara.

Died July 19th, 1942 at 40 years old in Birkirkara. ^[ref]

Haruhiko Kon

Japanese field hockey player.

Born August 17th, 1910 (age 115 years) in Tokyo.

Lola Liivat

Estonian painter (1928–2025).

Born August 17th, 1928 in Tallinn.

Died May 6th, 2025 at 96 years old ^[ref]

Thomas J. Hennen

American astronaut.

Born August 17th, 1952 (age 73 years) in Albany.

István Lichteneckert

Fencer (1892–1929).

Born August 17th, 1892 in Subotica.

Died November 10th, 1929 at 37 years old in Budapest.

Yevhen Yarovenko

Kazakhstani and ukrainian footballer (born 1963).

Born August 17th, 1962 (age 63 years) in Karatau. ^[ref]

Masayuki Nakagomi

Japanese association football player.

Born August 17th, 1967 (age 58 years) in Yamanashi Prefecture.

Araxie Saryan

Armenian musicologist.

Born August 17th, 1937 in Gyumri.

Died September 26th, 2013 at 76 years old in Yerevan.

Roger Galera Flores

Brazilian footballer.

Born August 17th, 1978 (age 47 years) in Rio de Janeiro.

Yuya Ono

Japanese association football player.

Born August 17th, 1996 (age 29 years) in Tokyo.

Jacob Levitzki

Israeli mathematician (1904–1956).

Born August 17th, 1904 in Kherson.

Died February 25th, 1956 at 51 years old in Jerusalem.

Leandro Teixeira Dantas

Brazilian association football player.

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