Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer
1836 – 1870
Spanish poet
Famous Birthdays on February 17
11 notable people were born on February 17.
19th Century
Spain
Otto Stern
1888 – 1969
German-American physicist (1888–1969)
20th Century
Hwang Jang-yop
1923 – 2010
North Korean politician and defector (1923-2010)
politician
Alejandro Jodorowsky
1929
Chilean-French filmmaker and comics writer
tarotologistscience fiction writerpenciller
Mo Yan
1955
Chinese novelist and screenwriter
novelistteacherwriter
Jensen Huang
1963
American entrepreneur and businessman; founder and CEO of Nvidia
tech VIPmanagerelectrical engineer
Chimediin Saikhanbileg
1969
Mongolian politician
politician
Dominic Purcell
1970
actor
Carlos Gamarra
1971
Paraguayan footballer
association football player
Cara Black
1979
Zimbabwean tennis player
tennis player
Timothée Atouba
1982
Cameroonian footballer
association football player