Ludwig von Hofmann

German painter (1861-1945).

Born August 17th, 1861 in Darmstadt. ^[ref]

Died August 23rd, 1945 at 84 years old in Pillnitz. ^[ref]

Mickaël Pagis

French footballer.

Born August 17th, 1973 (age 51 years) in Angers.

Joel Sánchez

Mexican footballer.

Born August 17th, 1974 (age 50 years) in Guadalajara.

Yoshinobu Yamamoto

Japanese baseball player (1998-).

Born August 17th, 1998 (age 26 years) in Bizen. ^[ref]

Nathan Deakes

Australian racewalker.

Born August 17th, 1977 (age 47 years) in Geelong.

Jesse Lynch Williams

American dramatist.

Born August 17th, 1871 in Sterling.

Died September 14th, 1929 at 58 years old in Herkimer.

Asset Issekeshev

Kazakhstan minister of industry and trade.

Born August 17th, 1971 (age 53 years) in Karaganda.

Oscar Alfredo Gálvez

Argentine racecar driver.

Born August 17th, 1913 in Buenos Aires.

Died December 16th, 1989 at 76 years old in Buenos Aires (pancreatic cancer).

Paul Kirchhoff

German anthropologist.

Born August 17th, 1900 in Halle.

Died December 9th, 1972 at 72 years old in Mexico City. ^[ref]

Hakan Arıkan

Turkish footballer.

Born August 17th, 1982 (age 42 years) in Karamürsel.