Celebrities born on July 17

Jeon Won-woo (전원우; born July 17, 1996), known mononymously as Wonwoo (원우) is a South Korean rapper, singer and songwriter under Pledis Entertainment. He is a member of the boy group SEVENTEEN and its Hip-Hop Team sub-unit. He is also a member of the group's first official and third special sub-unit, JxW.

Werner Segtrop (17 Juli 1905 in Dortmund;  6 August 1961 in Ost-Berlin) war ein deutscher Schauspieler undSynchronsprecher. Werner Segtrop, geboren 1905 in Dortmund, war vor allem als Theaterschauspieler zwischen den 1930 er und 1950er Jahren aktiv. So spielte Segtrop unter anderem in Thomas Langhoffs Egmont-Inzsenierung den Buyck. Nach dem Krieg spielte er auch als Schauspieler regelmäßig in verschiedenen deutschen Kinoproduktionen mit, unter anderem in Peter Pewas Film Straßenbekanntschaft, in Gustav von Wangenheims Filmdrama Und wieder 48, 1949 in Die blauen Schwerter unter der Regie von Wolfgang Schleif, 1951 in Falk Harnacks Das Beil von Wandsbek oder 1956 in Martin Hellbergs Produktion Thomas Müntzer – Ein Film deutscher Geschichte. Darüber hinaus arbeitete Werner Segtrop auch gelegentlich als Synchronsprecher, so lieh er zum Beispiel seine Stimme Rex Ingram, der den Dschinn spielte, in dem Fantasy-Klassiker Der Dieb von Bagdad.

Periyamayathevar Bharathiraja is an Indian filmmaker who works mainly in the Tamil film industry. He made his debut in 16 Vayathinile (1977) and is known for realistic and sensitive portrayal of village-life in his films. As of 2015, he has won six National Film Awards, two Tamil Nadu State Film Awards and is also a recipient of other awards such as three Filmfare Awards South, Cinema Express Awards, and Nandi Awards.

Ron Davis is a Professor of Biochemistry and Genetics at Stanford University and Director of the Stanford Genome Technology Center. He, along with colleagues from Stanford and Harvard, — including several Nobel Laureates — are collaborating to find the cause of ME, exploring existing drugs for potential treatments, and working to develop a cheap, commercially viable test. In October 2013, Davis was listed in The Atlantic as one of the greatest innovators currently working.

Oladipo Omishore, known professionally as Dot da Genius is an American record producer and audio engineer from Brooklyn, New York City.

Matthew B. Moore was born on July 17, 1969 in Wichita, Kansas, USA. He is known for his work on Children of the Hunt (2009), Hatchet County (2012) and Vault of Darkness (2009).

Vanessa Torres (born July 17, 1986, in Anaheim, California) is a professional skateboarder. She is sponsored by Meow Skateboards and is the first woman to win X Games gold. In 2003 the X Games first featured female skateboarding competitions; Torres placed first, winning gold, in the street event (then called Park). Torres won silver in the X Games Street Competition in 2004. In 2015 at the X Games in Austin and 2016 at the X Games in Oslo, Torres won bronze. She again placed in the top ten in 2016 and 2017. She is featured in several women's skateboarding videos such as AKA: Girl Skater (2003), Getting Nowhere Faster (2004), and Quit Your Day Job (2014). She also appears in the video game Tony Hawk's Proving Ground, making her the third female as a playable skater to appear in the Tony Hawk's video game series after Elissa Steamer and Lyn-Z Adams Hawkins.

Gareth Morgan was born on July 17th, 1981 in Pontypool, Wales, UK and now lives in Herefordshire, England, UK. He is best known across social media as slasher film fanatic 'Slasher Trash', spending his spare time singing the praises of horror's beloved sub-genre. Friday the 13th love letter 13 Fanboy (2021) marked his debut credit as an executive producer on an independent feature. The Deborah Voorhees film stayed in Amazon's Horror Top 10 for weeks - narrowly missing out on the #1 spot to Scream - and later became one of the best selling DVD releases of 2022. Gareth is following up 13 Fanboy with several new slashers due for release in 2023: Final Summer, Go Away, Murdercise, Phantom Fun-World, Late Checkout, XXX-Mas, and NYE themed stalk & slash films Time's Up and New Fears Eve. The Slasher Nurse is expected in 2024. He was also an executive producer on Terror Trips (2021).