Portal:Comics/Anniversaries/August/August 17
- 1932: birth of Le petit Nicolas
- 1938: birth of American cartoonist, the first woman to draw Wonder Woman
- 1945: birth of Rachel Pollack, American author best known in comics for taking over Doom Patrol from Grant Morrison
- 1952: birth of Alex Saviuk, American comic book artist known for his work on several comic book series and newspaper strips featuring Spider-Man
- 1956: birth of John Romita, Jr., American comics artist best known for his work on Marvel Comics
- 1958: birth of Andy Helfer, American comic book writer and editor, best known as editor on Justice League International
- 1984: birth of Taylor Esposito, American comics letterer