Evgeny Novik

Czech cross-country skier | Faculty of Food and Biochemical Technology, University of Chemistry and Technology | Karlovy Vary: August 17, 1993 - July 11, 2012

Austrian physicist and university lecturer | Wissenschafter des Jahres (2021) | University of Vienna | August 17, 1982 - New Orleans: September 30, 1843

Estonian mathematician | University of Tartu | August 17, 1975 - January 1, 1922 | Rainis Haller | August 17, 1975 - January 1, 1922 | University of Tartu

Austrian physicist and professor at the ETH Zurich | Wels: August 17, 1971 - Buenos Aires: February 21, 1962 | Ralph Spolenak | Wels: August 17, 1971 - Buenos

German theologian | Osterfeld: August 17, 1970 - Ashford: February 19, 1913 | Heike Omerzu | Osterfeld: August 17, 1970 - Ashford: February 19, 1913

German chemist and professor of Biosystems Engineering at Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) in Zurich | Dechema Prize (2011) | University of Tübingen

researcher | Comenius University, Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics | Bratislava: August 17, 1962 - Bratislava: July 14, 1976 | Ladislav Kvasz

Czech biologist (1961-2023) | Masaryk University Faculty of Science | Lanškroun: August 17, 1961 - Brno: August 31, 2023 | Jana Šmardová (Jana Smardova)

Russian politician (born 1959) | Order of Friendship, Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 2nd class | Kurilsky District: August 17, 1959 - Saint

Catalan mathematician | University of California, Berkeley | Manlleu: August 17, 1958 - Philadelphia: July 23, 1844 | Joan Bagaria | Manlleu: August 17, 1958

Russian non-fiction writer and political scientist | MSU The Institute of Asian and African Studies | Moscow: August 17, 1956 - Saint Petersburg: November 23, 1899

Indian scientist, social activist and filmmaker | Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Aligarh Muslim University | Aligarh: August 17, 1956 - Pushkino

Russian scientist | Medal "In Commemoration of the 850th Anniversary of Moscow" | MSU Faculty of Mechanics and Mathematics | Vladivostok: August 17, 1954

Belgian physicist and mathematician | National Medal of Science (2025), IEEE Jack S. Kilby Signal Processing Medal, Josiah Willard Gibbs Lectureship (2005)

director of Nuclear Weapons Science and Technology at Sandia National Laboratories | George E. Pake Prize (2008) | Yale University | Freeport: August 17, 1954

German mathematician | Saint Petersburg State University, Chemnitz University of Technology | Marienberg: August 17, 1952 - Bois-Colombes: January 20, 1901

American scientist and NASA astronaut | United States Astronaut Hall of Fame, NASA Distinguished Service Medal (1996) | Auburn University, University of

American mathematician | Guggenheim Fellowship | Harvard University | August 17, 1951 - Sydney: October 18, 2014 | Joe Harris | August 17, 1951 - Sydney

American computer scientist | Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (2012), ACM Fellow (1996), IEEE Fellow | Harvard University

Puerto Rican scientist | University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus, Johns Hopkins University, University of Puerto Rico | San Juan: August 17, 1950

American physicist | IEEE Fellow, Dwight Nicholson Medal for Outreach (2015) | University of California, Irvine | August 17, 1948 - January 1, 1870 | Charles

American engineer (*1948) | IEEE Simon Ramo Medal (2021) | Stanford University, Grenoble Institute of Technology | Dakar: August 17, 1948 - Vienna: January 4, 2010

Moldovan scientist | Technical University of Moldova | Chițcanii Vechi: August 17, 1947 - Reykjavík: January 17, 2008 | Boris Găină (Boris Gaina)

British physicist and computer scientist | Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (2009), Paul Evan Peters Award (2024), ACM Fellow

Mexican physicist | Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (2008), Guggenheim Fellowship, Edward A. Bouchet Award (2018), National

Albanian politician | Grand Order of King Tomislav | University of Caen Normandy, University of Tirana | Tirana: August 17, 1944 - Warsaw: May 27, 1935

American mathematician | Fellow of the American Mathematical Society (2016) | Blum Blum Shub | University of California, Berkeley | Brooklyn: August 17, 1943

Canadian-American mathematician | Fellow of the Royal Society (2006), Max Planck Research Award (2000), Norbert Wiener Prize in Applied Mathematics, Fellow of

Polish physicist | Grand Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta, Order of the White Eagle, Medal of the Centenary of Regained Independence, Cross of Freedom

Romanian physicist | University of Bucharest | Ohaba-Mâtnic: August 17, 1940 - April 16, 1923 | Cornel Hațegan (Cornel Hategan) | Ohaba-Mâtnic: August 17

American mathematician specializing in numerical analysis | honorary doctor of Linköping University, honorary doctorate from the University of Waterloo, IEEE

Soviet geologist | Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 2nd class | Moscow State University Faculty of Geology | August 17, 1938 - August 24, 2024

Ukrainian scientist | State Prize of Ukraine in Science and Technology (2002), Jubilee Medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of

American NASA scientist and mathematician | Computer History Museum fellow (2017), Ada Lovelace Award (1986), honorary doctor of the University Polytechnic of

Croatian water polo player (1931–2005) | Niš: August 17, 1931 - New York City: June 19, 2005 | Zdravko Ježić (Zdravko Jezic) | Niš: August 17, 1931 - New

French physicist, resistant and communist activist (1926-1985) | ESPCI Paris, PSL University | Warluis: August 17, 1926 - 5th arrondissement of Paris: April 11, 1985

physicist and science policy advisor | Philip Hauge Abelson Prize (2013), William Procter Prize for Scientific Achievement (1972), honorary doctor of Rutgers

Hungarian-American priest-theologian and theoretical physicist (1924–2009) | honorary citizen of Győr (2000), Templeton Prize (1987) | Fordham University

Hungarian chemist (1923-2012) | Kossuth Prize (1963) | Seregélyes: August 17, 1923 - Budapest: November 23, 2012 | István Kiss (Istvan Kiss) | Seregélyes

Dutch philosopher (1911–2000) | Delft University of Technology, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam | August 17, 1911 - February 28, 2000 | Hendrik van Riessen

Italian mathematician | Scuola Normale Superiore | Florence: August 17, 1904 - Milan: September 9, 1973 | Giovanni Ricci | Florence: August 17, 1904 - Milan

French physicist (1901–1992) | Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour (1970), Prize Louis Ancel (1930), honorary doctorate from Columbia University (1977)

Swiss chemist (1899-1985) | Bern: August 17, 1899 - Geneva: September 12, 1985 | Pierre Castan | Bern: August 17, 1899 - Geneva: September 12, 1985

Romanian chemist | Alexandru Ioan Cuza University | Huși: August 17, 1894 - Iași: January 17, 1958 | Radu Cernătescu (Radu Cernatescu) | Huși: August 17

German chemist (1893–1960) | Liebig Medal (1931) | Technische Universität Berlin | Berlin: August 17, 1893 - Bamberg: December 7, 1960 | Walter Noddack

Dutch physicist (1887–1972) | Zilveren Anjer (1964) | Leiden University, Delft University of Technology | Bogor: August 17, 1887 - Beekbergen: September 24, 1972

Polish civil engineer (1886-1943) | Cross of Valour | Lviv Polytechnic | Kraków: August 17, 1886 - Warsaw: December 3, 1943 | Stefan Bryła (Stefan Bryla)

American biochemist and chemist (1884–1964) | William H. Nichols Medal (1936), Remsen Award (1952) | Tivoli: August 17, 1884 - Baltimore: January 19, 1964

Russian philosopher (1882–1917) | Faculty of History and Philology of Moscow University | Tbilisi: August 17, 1882 - Moscow: April 29, 1917 | Vladimir

Czech politician, economist, professor, university educator and science writer (1880-1961) | Order of Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk, class III | Faculty of Law

Swiss pacifist, engineer and quaker (1879-1945) | Lausanne: August 17, 1879 - Lutry: October 23, 1945 | Pierre Cérésole (Pierre Ceresole) | Lausanne: August

Austrian author | Dyjákovičky: August 17, 1874 - Vienna: September 15, 1954 | Raimund Nimführ (Raimund Nimfuhr) | Dyjákovičky: August 17, 1874 - Vienna

Romanian aviation pioneer (1872–1950) | Eötvös Loránd University | Surducu Mic: August 17, 1872 - Bucharest: September 3, 1950 | Traian Vuia | Surducu

British mechanical engineer and inventor | August 17, 1870 - Madrid: March 4, 1894 | William Joseph Still | August 17, 1870 - Madrid: March 4, 1894

Polish philosopher, libertarian socialist, anarchist, psychologist and ethician (1868-1918) | Cross of Independence | Jagiellonian University, University of Geneva

German chemist (1865–1942) | Humboldt University of Berlin | New York City: August 17, 1865 - Berlin: March 21, 1942 | Arthur Rosenheim | New York City

Italian chemist (1838–1902) | Brugnera: August 17, 1838 - Conegliano: March 23, 1902 | Antonio Carpenè (Antonio Carpene) | Brugnera: August 17, 1838

chemist from Romania | Science Faculty of Paris | Craiova: August 17, 1814 - Bucharest: April 25, 1895 | Alexe Marin | Craiova: August 17, 1814 - Bucharest

Dutch theologian (1811–1885) | Utrecht University | Vleuten: August 17, 1811 - Leiden: April 10, 1885 | Jan Hendrik Scholten | Vleuten: August 17, 1811

German legal scholar and politician (1799–1875) | Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art (1869) | Heidelberg University, University of Göttingen

German pharmacist and chemist (1793-1838) | Hanover: August 17, 1793 - Hanover: March 26, 1838 | Friedrich Wilhelm Brande | Hanover: August 17, 1793 - Hanover

Swiss physician, politician, and philosopher (1780–1866) | University of Jena, University of Göttingen | Beromünster: August 17, 1780 - Aarau: March 6, 1866

August 17, 1767 - Edo: August 30, 1841 | Hayashi Kinpō (Hayashi Kinpo) | August 17, 1767 - Edo: August 30, 1841

American watchmaker (1761–1855) | The Governor's Academy | Harvard: August 17, 1761 - Concord: June 13, 1855 | Levi Hutchins | Harvard: August 17, 1761

German mathematician | Seethen: August 17, 1738 - Wolfenbüttel: February 21, 1815 | Christian Leiste | Seethen: August 17, 1738 - Wolfenbüttel: February 21, 1815

Württembergian chemist and pharmacist (1674-1728) | University of Tübingen | Münchingen: August 17, 1674 - Tübingen: August 22, 1728 | Johann Georg Gmelin

German writer, mathematician and theologian (1586-1654) | University of Tübingen, Tübinger Stift | Herrenberg: August 17, 1586 - Stuttgart: June 27, 1654

Italian alchemist | University of Salamanca | Soleto: August 17, 1492 - Soleto: June 23, 1582 | Matteo Tafuri | Soleto: August 17, 1492 - Soleto: June 23, 1582