Thomas J. Hennen

American astronaut.

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

Annie Lazor

American swimmer.

Born August 17th, 1994 (age 31 years) in Detroit. ^[ref]

Harald Reinkind

Norwegian handball player.

Born August 17th, 1992 (age 33 years) in Trondheim.

Nicolas Gessner

Swiss theatre and film director and screen writer.

Born August 17th, 1931 (age 94 years) in Budapest.

Abram Kardiner

American anthropologist.

Born August 17th, 1891 in New York City. ^[ref]

Died July 20th, 1981 at 89 years old in Easton. ^[ref]

Teresa Bellanova

Italian politician.

Born August 17th, 1958 (age 67 years) in Ceglie Messapica.

Oliverio Girondo

Argentinian writer.

Born August 17th, 1891 in Buenos Aires. ^[ref]

Died January 24th, 1967 at 75 years old in Buenos Aires. ^[ref]

Françoise Bonnot

French film editor (1939-2018).

Born August 17th, 1939 in Bois-Colombes. ^[ref]

Died June 9th, 2018 at 78 years old in Suresnes. ^[ref]

Hassan Abdel-Fattah

Jordanian professional association football player.

Born August 17th, 1982 (age 43 years) in Riyadh.

Michael Hepburn

Australian racing cyclist.

Born August 17th, 1991 (age 34 years) in Brisbane.