Lista de Personas Famosas que murieron en 1997

Manuel Medel Ruiz, fue un actor y comediante mexicano. Medel comenzó su carrera en el teatro y las carpas, antes de ascender a la fama mediante un dúo cómico que formó junto al actor y también comediante, Cantinflas, apareciendo juntos en películas como ¡Así es mi tierra! (1937) y Águila o sol (1938). En solitario, destacan sus participaciones en películas como La vida inútil de Pito Pérez (1944), Bartolo toca la flauta (1945), Rancho de mis recuerdos (1946) y Pito Pérez se va de bracero (1948).

Laura Nyro, cuyo nombre original era Laura Nigro, fue una cantautora estadounidense.

Jacques Derogy (1925–1997) was a French investigative journalist.

Fidel Velázquez Sánchez, fue un político y sindicalista mexicano, líder de la Confederación de Trabajadores de México (CTM) por más de cincuenta años.

Hideo Fujimoto was a Japanese baseball pitcher. He holds the Japanese records for lowest career ERA (1.90) and seasonal ERA (0.73), as well as best all-time winning percentage (.697). During his career, which spanned the one-league and two-league era, he played for the Tokyo Kyojin/Yomiuri Giants and the Chunichi Dragons. He was the player-manager of the Giants in 1944 and part of 1946.

Toshiro Mayuzumi fue un compositor japonés.

Amha Selassie was Emperor-in-exile of Ethiopia. As son of Haile Selassie I, he was Crown Prince and was proclaimed Emperor three times. He was first proclaimed Emperor during an unsuccessful coup attempt against his father in December 1960, during which he was detained and compelled to accept the title. After his father was deposed in a later coup, he was proclaimed Emperor again in absentia by the Derg on 12 September 1974 in an act which he never accepted as legitimate and that ended in the abolition of the Ethiopian monarchy on 12 March 1975. He was again proclaimed Emperor in exile on 8 April 1989. This time he sanctioned the proclamation and accepted its legitimacy. After his accession, his full reign name was His Imperial Majesty Emperor Amha Selassie I, Elect of God, Conquering Lion of the Tribe of Judah and King of Kings of Ethiopia.

Boris Sergeyevich Brunov was a Soviet actor and entertainer. In 1985, he was named a People's Artist of the RSFSR. He was a director of the Moscow theatre Estrada.

Dr Frederik Paulsen Sr was a Medical Doctor and the founder of Ferring Pharmaceuticals.

Walter Molino was an Italian comics artist and illustrator.