This is a chronology of deaths in 2017. Names are reported under the date of death. Names under each date are reported in alphabetical order by surname or pseudonym.
A typical entry reports information in the following sequence:
- Name, age, country of citizenship at birth, subsequent country of citizenship (if applicable), reason for notability, cause of death (if known), and reference.
January
9
8
- James C. Christensen, 74, American fantasy artist, cancer.[1]
- Abdulkadir Kure, 60, Nigerian politician, Governor of Niger State (1999–2007).[2]
- Sir James Mancham, 77, Seychellois politician, President (1976–1977).[3]
- Zacharie Noah, 79, Cameroonian footballer (Stade Saint-Germain, Sedan-Torcy).[4]
- Ruth Perry, 77, Liberian politician, interim Head of State as Chairwoman of the Council of State (1996–1997).[5]
- Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, 82, Iranian politician, President (1989–1997).[6]
- Kelly Sakakou, 70s, Greek television presenter (ERT).[7]
- Peter Sarstedt, 75, English singer-songwriter ("Where Do You Go To (My Lovely)?"), progressive supranuclear palsy.[8]
7
- Jerry Arrow, 78, American stage producer (Fifth of July).[9]
- Nick Calavrias, 67, New Zealand businessman, CEO of Steel & Tube (1991–2009), traffic collision.[10]
- John Deely, 74, American philosopher, cancer.[11]
- Refik Erduran, 88, Turkish playwright, columnist and writer.[12]
- Carlos Fernández Gondín, 78, Cuban politician, Minister of the Interior (since 2015).[13]
- Nat Hentoff, 91, American political philosopher, columnist and music critic (The Village Voice, Down Beat).[14]
- Eddie Kamae, 89, American musician (Sons of Hawaii).[15]
- Jerzy Kossela, 74, Polish guitarist and vocalist (Niebiesko-Czarni, Czerwone Gitary).[16]
- Lelio Lagorio, 91, Italian politician, Minister of Defence (1980–1983) and Sport and Spectacles (1983–1986).[17]
- Mike Ovey, 58, British clergyman and academic administrator (Oak Hill College), heart attack.[18]
- Michael Scanlan, 85, American Roman Catholic priest and academic administrator.[19]
- Sir Bruce Slane, 85, New Zealand public servant, Privacy Commissioner (1993–2003).[20]
- Mário Soares, 92, Portuguese politician, President (1986–1996) and Prime Minister (1976–1978, 1983–1985).[21]
- Laurie Topp, 93, English footballer (Hendon).[22]
- Lech Trzeciakowski, 85, Polish historian.[23]
6
- Yaron Ben-Dov, 46, Israeli footballer (Ironi Rishon LeZion, Maccabi Netanya, Hapoel Tel Aviv).[24]
- Saral Deb, 82, Indian politician.[25]
- Johnny Dick, 73, Australian drummer (John Paul Young, Fanny Adams, Wild Cherries).[26]
- Octavio Lepage, 93, Venezuelan politician, Acting President (1993).[27]
- Bayezid Osman, 92, Turkish royalty, 44th Head of the Imperial House of Osman (since 2009).[28]
- Ricardo Piglia, 75, Argentine author.[29]
- Sylvester Potts, 78, American soul singer (The Contours).[30]
- Om Puri, 66, Indian actor (Ardh Satya, City of Joy, East Is East), heart attack.[31]
- Tilikum, 35, American-held orca, subject of Blackfish.[32]
- Francine York, 80, American actress (It's Only Money, Batman, The Family Man), cancer.[33]
5
- Graham Atkinson, 73, English footballer (Oxford United), cancer.[34]
- Leonardo Benevolo, 93, Italian architect and city planner.[35]
- Géori Boué, 98, French operatic soprano.[36]
- Luc Coene, 69, Belgian economist.[37]
- Tullio De Mauro, 84, Italian linguist and politician, Minister of Education (2000–2001).[38]
- Paul Goble, 83, English-born American author and illustrator (Tipi: Home of the Nomadic Buffalo Hunters, The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses), Parkinson's disease.[39]
- Greg Jelks, 55, American-Australian baseball player (Philadelphia Phillies).[40]
- Gangmumei Kamei, 77, Indian academic and politician.[41]
- Rolf Linkohr , 75, German politician.[42]
- Sam Lovullo, 88, American television writer and producer (Hee Haw, The Jonathan Winters Show).[43]
- Frank Murphy, 69, Irish middle-distance runner, European Athletics Championships silver medalist (1969).[44]
- Alfonso Humberto Robles Cota, 85, Mexican Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Tepic (1981–2008).[45]
- Jorge Sanguinetti, 82, Uruguayan politician, Minister of Transport (1985–1989).[46]
- Jill Saward, 51, British sexual assault awareness campaigner, subarachnoid haemorrhage.[47]
- Marzio Strassoldo, 77, Italian politician, President of the Province of Udine (2001–2007).[48]
- Rafiq Subaie, 86, Syrian actor, writer and director.[49]
- Christopher Weeramantry, 90, Sri Lankan judge, Vice-President of the International Court of Justice (1997–2000).[50]
- John Wightman, 78, American politician, Mayor of Lexington, Nebraska (1992–1995), member of the Nebraska Legislature (2007–2015).[51]
4
- Hisham Al-Otaibi, 70, Kuwaiti politician, Minister of Finance (1998–1999).[52]
- Heinz Billing, 102, German physicist and computer scientist.[53]
- John Cummings, 73, British politician, MP for Easington (1987–2010), lung cancer.[54]
- Elisabeth Ekenæs, 112, Norwegian supercentenarian.[55]
- Willie Evans, 79, American football player (University at Buffalo).[56]
- Mike Gaborno, 51, American musician (Manic Hispanic), liver cancer.[57]
- Abdul Halim Jaffer Khan, 89, Indian sitar player and composer, cardiac arrest.[58]
- Bade Fateh Ali Khan, 82, Pakistani singer, lung disease.[59]
- Sandra Landy, 78, British contract bridge player.[60]
- Stefan Ormandjiev , 63, Bulgarian football referee and executive.[61]
- Jordi Pagans i Monsalvatje, 84, Spanish painter.[62]
- Ezio Pascutti, 79, Italian footballer (Bologna).[63]
- Art Pennington, 93, American baseball player (Chicago American Giants, Birmingham Black Barons).[64]
- Bart Prater, 69, American radio disc jockey.[65]
- Georges Prêtre, 92, French orchestral and opera conductor.[66]
- Milt Schmidt, 98, Canadian Hall of Fame ice hockey player, coach and general manager (Boston Bruins, Washington Capitals), stroke.[67]
- Anna Senkoro, 54, Tanzanian politician.[68]
- Gabriel Tang, South Sudanese rebel leader, killed in Civil War.[69]
- Vlastimir Trajković, 69, Serbian composer.[70]
- Anthony Tu Shihua, 97, Chinese prelate from Chinese Patriotic Catholic Association, illegitimate Bishop of Hanyang (since 1959).[71]
- Sir Douglas Wass, 93, British civil servant, Permanent Secretary to HM Treasury (1974–1983).[72]
- Paul Went, 67, English footballer (Charlton Athletic, Leyton Orient, Portsmouth).[73]
- Wayne Westner, 55, South African golfer, suicide by gunshot.[74]
3
- Vida Alves, 88, Brazilian actress, multiple organ failure.[75]
- Enzo Benedetti, 85, Italian footballer (Palermo).[76]
- Ivo Brešan, 80, Croatian writer.[77]
- Mike Buchanan, 84, Canadian ice hockey player (Chicago Blackhawks).[78]
- Ciro Bustos, 84, Argentine artist and guerrilla soldier.[79]
- Kevin Casey, 40, Irish broadcaster, cancer.[80]
- Charles J. Colgan, 90, American politician, member of the Virginia Senate (1976–2016), vascular ailment.[81]
- J. Dewey Daane, 98, American economist.[82]
- George M. Dennison, 81, American university administrator, President of the University of Montana (1990–2010), non-Hodgkins lymphoma.[83]
- Cecilia González Gómez, 55, Mexican politician, Deputy of Congress (2012–2015), heart attack.[84]
- Marti Huizenga, 74, American philanthropist.[85]
- Rolf Noskwith, 97, German-born British businessman and codebreaker (World War II).[86]
- Peter Pollen, 89, Canadian politician, Mayor of Victoria, British Columbia (1971–1975, 1981–1985).[87]
- H. S. Mahadeva Prasad, 58, Indian politician, MLA (since 1994), heart attack.[88]
- Rosemary Stevenson, 80, American baseball player (Grand Rapids Chicks).[89]
- Igor Volk, 79, Ukrainian-born Russian cosmonaut and test pilot.[90]
2
- Auriel Andrew, 69, Australian country musician.[91]
- René Ballet, 88, French journalist and author.[92]
- John Berger, 90, English art critic and painter.[93]
- Albert Brewer, 88, American politician, Governor of Alabama (1968–1971).[94]
- François Chérèque, 60, French labor unionist (CFDT), leukemia.[95]
- Barbara Fei, 85, Hong Kong opera singer.[96]
- Richard Gee, 83, Australian federal judge, Family Court (1980–1999), drowning.[97]
- Tom Harpur, 87, Canadian classicist, theologian, priest, and journalist.[98]
- Richard Machowicz, 51, American Navy SEAL and television host (Future Weapons, Deadliest Warrior), brain cancer.[99]
- Gregorio Paunero Martín , 100, Spanish football executive, vice–president of Real Madrid C.F.[100]
- Daryl Spencer, 88, American baseball player (New York/San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals).[101]
- István Tatár, 58, Hungarian Olympic sprinter (1980, 1988).[102]
- Viktor Tsaryov, 85, Russian football player and coach (Dynamo Moscow, Soviet Union national team).[103]
- Jean Vuarnet, 83, French alpine skier, Olympic champion (1960), stroke.[104]
1
- Sir Tony Atkinson, 72, British economist, multiple myeloma.[105]
- Rita Bertolini , 50, Austrian author and publisher.[106]
- Hilarion Capucci, 94, Syrian Melkite Catholic hierarch, Patriarchal Vicar of Jerusalem (1965–1974).[107]
- Jewel Plummer Cobb, 92, American biologist.[108]
- René de Clercq , 72, Belgian cyclo-cross cyclist.[109]
- Yvon Dupuis, 90, Canadian politician.[110]
- Peter Farmer, 75, British set designer.[111]
- Karl Gerstner, 86, Swiss typographer.[112]
- Stuart Hamilton, 87, Canadian musician and broadcaster, prostate cancer.[113]
- Mel Lopez, 81, Filipino politician, Mayor of Manila (1986–1987, 1988–1992), heart attack.[114]
- Bill Marshall, 77, Canadian film and theater producer, co-founder of the Toronto International Film Festival.[115]
- Luis Mazzeo , 54, Argentinian actor (Wild Tales).[116]
- Vladimir Mikhalkin , 89, Russian military commander.[117]
- George Miller, 87, Scottish cricketer (national team).[118]
- Memo Morales, 79, Venezuelan singer, heart attack.[119]
- Moruca, 84, Spanish football player and coach (Racing de Santander).[120]
- Yaakov Neeman, 77, Israeli lawyer and politician, Minister of Justice (1996, 2009–2013) and Finance (1997–1998).[121]
- Emmanuel Niyonkuru, 54, Burundian politician, Senator (since 2015) and Minister of Water and Environment (since 2015), shot.[122]
- Derek Parfit, 74, English philosopher (Reasons and Persons).[123]
- Abis Rizvi, 49, Indian businessman and film producer (Roar: Tigers of the Sundarbans), shot.[124]
- Samuel Schweber, 80, Argentinian chess International Master.[125]
- Jeremy Stone, 81, American scientist and arms control activist.[126]
- Aleksander Tšutšelov, 83, Estonian sailor, Olympic silver medalist (1960).[127]
- Talat Tunçalp, 101, Turkish racing cyclist and president of the Turkish Cycling Federation (1950–1968).[128]
- Bogdan Tuszyński, 84, Polish sports journalist and reporter (Polskie Radio).[129]
- Sylvester Uphus, 89, American politician, member of the Minnesota House of Representatives (1983–1993).[130]
- Brian Widlake, 85, British broadcaster (The Money Programme).[131]
- Alfonso Wong, 93, Hong Kong cartoonist (Old Master Q), organ failure.[132]
See also
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References
- ^ Utah artist James C. Christensen dies at age 74
- ^ Ex- Niger governor Kure dies in Germany
- ^ Seychelles Founding President passed away
- ^ Zacharie Noah s'est éteint Template:Fr icon
- ^ Death of a Matriach: Ruth Perry, Former Liberian Leader Dies at 77
- ^ Iran's ex-President Rafsanjani dies at 82
- ^ Famous Greek Television Presenter Kelly Sakakou Passes Away
- ^ Singer-songwriter Peter Sarstedt dies aged 75
- ^ Award-Winning Producer Jerry Arrow Passes Away Age 78
- ^ Steel & Tube founder Nick Calavrias killed in crash in Taupo
- ^ John Deely: The Loss of a Dear Friend
- ^ Gazeteci Refik Erduran, Edirne'de vefat etti Template:Tr icon
- ^ Cuban Interior Minister Fernandez Godin Dies
- ^ Columnist Nat Hentoff dies at 91
- ^ Beloved Hawaiian musician Eddie Kamae dies
- ^ Zmarł Jerzy Kossela, współzałożyciel Czerwonych Gitar Template:Pl icon
- ^ E' morto a 91 anni Lelio Lagorio. Fu il primo presidente della Toscana e poi ministro della difesa Template:It icon
- ^ Valé Mike Ovey
- ^ Rev. Michael Scanlan, former Franciscan University of Steubenville president, dies at 85
- ^ Sir Bruce Slane dies, aged 85
- ^ Mário Soares, former prime minister of Portugal, dies aged 92
- ^ Laurie Topp
- ^ Zmarł historyk prof. Lech Trzeciakowski Template:Pl icon
- ^ כדורגלן העבר ירון בן דב הלך לעולמו בגיל 46 Template:He icon
- ^ Former Bengal minister Saral Deb passes away
- ^ Johnny Dick
- ^ Falleció el expresidente interino de Venezuela, Octavio Lepage Template:Es icon
- ^ Last heir to former Ottoman Empire, Prince Bayezid Osman dies at age 92
- ^ Murió el escritor Ricardo Piglia Template:Es icon
- ^ R.I.P. Sylvester Potts of The Contours
- ^ Om Puri, veteran film actor, dies at 66
- ^ SeaWorld orca Tilikum who killed trainer dies
- ^ Francine York, Alluring Actress of the 1960s, Dies at 80
- ^ United Legend Graham Atkinson Dies
- ^ Morto Leonardo Benevolo, l'urbanista che ridisegnò le periferie Template:It icon
- ^ Décès de Geori Boué : l’une des plus grandes sopranos françaises nous quitte à l’âge de 98 ans Template:Fr icon
- ^ Former Belgian central bank governor Luc Coene dies
- ^ È morto Tullio De Mauro, il più grande linguista italiano. Cultura in lutto Template:It icon
- ^ Author Paul Goble dies at 83
- ^ Perth Heat baseball legend Greg Jelks dies, aged 55
- ^ Former Manipur Minister passes away
- ^ SPD trauert um Rolf Linkohr Template:De icon
- ^ 'Hee Haw' co-creator and producer Sam Lovullo passes away
- ^ Irish Olympic track runner Frank Murphy dies aged 69
- ^ Bishop Alfonso Humberto Robles Cota
- ^ Murió Jorge Sanguinetti Template:Es icon
- ^ Ealing vicarage rape victim Jill Saward dies
- ^ E’ morto Marzio Strassoldo, già presidente della Provincia e rettore dell’Università di Udine Template:It icon
- ^ Renowned popular artist Rafiq Subaie ( Abu Sayah) passes away at age of 86
- ^ Justice C. G. Weeramantry passes away
- ^ Former State Sen. and Lexington Mayor John Wightman Passes
- ^ Former Finance Min. passes away
- ^ Computerpionier Heinz Billing ist tot Template:De icon
- ^ Tributes paid to former MP and ‘man of the people’ John Cummings after death aged 73
- ^ Norges eldste person er død, 112 år gammel Template:No icon
- ^ UB Football legend Willie Evans passes away
- ^ Cadillac Tramps and Manic Hispanic frontman Mike 'Gabby' Gaborno dies at 51
- ^ Sitar maestro Ustad Abdul Halim dead
- ^ Renowned qawwal Ustad Fateh Ali Khan passes away
- ^ Sandra Landy: 1938 - 2017
- ^ Bulgaria’s football referee and executive Stefan Ormandjiev dies at 63
- ^ Jordi Pagans Monsalvatje Template:Es icon
- ^ È morto Ezio Pascutti, eroe dell'ultimo scudetto: lutto cittadino a Bologna Template:It icon
- ^ Local Negro League star Art 'Superman' Pennington dies at 93
- ^ Roanoke radio DJ legend Bart Prater dies at 69
- ^ Georges Prêtre, le plus viennois des chefs d’orchestre, est mort Template:Fr icon
- ^ Bruins legend Milt Schmidt dies at 98
- ^ Tanzania: First Female to Contest Presidency Senkoro Dies
- ^ Top rebel commander killed in clashes in Upper Nile
- ^ Umro član SANU Vlastimir Trajković Template:Sr icon
- ^ Illegitimate Bishop Tu Shihua, ordained in 1959, has died aged 98
- ^ Sir Douglas Wass obituary
- ^ Paul Went: 1949-2017
- ^ Wayne Westner dies in hostage drama
- ^ Vida Alves, atriz do 1º beijo e do 1º beijo gay da TV brasileira, morre aos 88 anos Template:Pt icon
- ^ È morto Enzo Benedetti, storico capitano del Palermo Template:It icon
- ^ Umro Ivo Brešan: Legendarni hrvatski književnik, scenarist i pedagog preminuo u 81. godini Template:Hr icon
- ^ Michael Murray Buchanan Obituary
- ^ Konstnären Ciro Bustos död – var Che Guevaras soldat Template:Sv icon
- ^ Award-winning radio broadcaster (40) dies after 'hard fought battle with cancer'
- ^ Charles J. Colgan, longest-serving member of the Virginia Senate, dies at 90
- ^ Former VU economics professor dies at 98
- ^ University of Montana former President George Dennison dies
- ^ Fallece diputada Cecilia González Gómez Template:Es icon
- ^ Marti Huizenga, wife of entrepreneur H. Wayne Huizenga, remembered for fun, spirit, philanthropy
- ^ Jewish Bletchley Park code-breaker dies aged 97
- ^ Peter Pollen, former Mayor of Victoria, has died
- ^ Karnataka's cooperation minister Mahadeva Prasad dies following heart attack
- ^ Rosemary Stevenson Obituary
- ^ Ушел из жизни Игорь Петрович Волк Template:Ru icon
- ^ Remembering Auriel Andrew: A woman as powerful as her voice
- ^ Vanves : citoyen d’honneur de la ville, le journaliste René Ballet est mort Template:Fr icon
- ^ Muere John Berger, escritor, pintor y crítico de arte británico Template:Es icon
- ^ Albert Brewer, Alabama's 47th governor, dies at age 88
- ^ Mort de François Chérèque, ancien secrétaire général de la CFDT Template:Fr icon
- ^ Hong Kong soprano and Allegro Singers founder Barbara Fei Ming-yi dies at 85
- ^ Former Family Court judge Richard Gee dies after being found in backyard pool
- ^ Former Star religion editor and columnist Tom Harpur dead at 87
- ^ Former Navy SEAL Richard “Mack” Machowicz Passes Away After Long Battle with Cancer
- ^ Falleció Gregorio Paunero Template:Es icon
- ^ Wichita baseball legend Daryl Spencer dies
- ^ Meghalt Tatár István futó Template:Hu icon
- ^ Ушел из жизни чемпион Европы по футболу Виктор Царев Template:Ru icon
- ^ Décès de l'ancien champion Olympique de ski Jean Vuarnet Template:Fr icon
- ^ The economist who battled against inequality has died
- ^ Rita Bertolini gestorben Template:De icon
- ^ Archbishop of Jerusalem in Exile Hilarion Capucci passes away
- ^ Caltech Mourns the Passing of Jewel Plummer Cobb, 1924-2017
- ^ Voormalig veldritkampioen René De Clercq, de vader van Mario, is overleden Template:Nl icon
- ^ Former MP, minister Yvon Dupuis dies at the age of 90
- ^ Remembering Peter Farmer (1941–2017)
- ^ Typographer Karl Gerstner dies
- ^ Canada mourns an opera pioneer
- ^ Ex-Manila mayor, PSC chair Mel Lopez; 81
- ^ TIFF co-founder Bill Marshall, 77, remembered as pioneer of Canadian film
- ^ Murió el actor Luis Mazzeo Template:Es icon
- ^ Скончался видный советский и российский военачальник маршал артиллерии Михалкин Владимир Михайлович Template:Ru icon
- ^ George Miller 1966-1976
- ^ Falleció Memo Morales durante un concierto de fin de año Template:Es icon
- ^ Luto en el Racing de Santander por la muerte de Manuel Fernández Mora «Moruca» Template:Es icon
- ^ Former Justice Minister Yaakov Neeman passes away
- ^ Burundi minister shot dead in Bujumbura
- ^ Derek Parfit (1942-2017)
- ^ Istanbul nightclub attack: Two Indians killed, including CEO of Rizvi Builders Abis Rizvi
- ^ Adiós al Maestro Internacional Samuel Schweber Template:Es icon
- ^ Jeremy Stone, arms-control advocate who led activist science group, dies at 81
- ^ Lahkus olümpiamedalist ja seitsmekordne Eesti meister Template:Et icon
- ^ Eski Bisiklet Federasyonu Başkanı Tunçalp, Vefat Etti Template:Tr icon
- ^ Zmarł Bogdan Tuszyński Template:Pl icon
- ^ Sylvester Uphus
- ^ Broadcaster Brian Widlake dies aged 85
- ^ Creator of 'Lao Fu Zi' comic Alfonso Wong dies