Lista de Personas Famosas que murieron en 1997

Lyman Spitzer Físico teórico estadounidense.

Friedrich von Mellenthin was a German general during World War II. A participant in most of the major campaigns of the war, he became known afterwards for his memoirs Panzer Battles, first published in 1956 and reprinted several times since then.

John Akii-Bua - n. el 3 de diciembre de 1950 en Lira, Uganda, y m. el 20 de junio de 1997 en Kampala, Uganda. Atleta ugandés especialista en los 400 metros vallas. En los Juegos Olímpicos de Múnich 1972 ganó la medalla de oro en esta prueba con un nuevo récord mundial de 47,82 segundos.

Colette Magny fue una cantante, cantautora y compositora francesa. Su trabajo abarcó blues, jazz, canciones de protesta, música experimental y grabaciones de spoken word.

Nick Traina was an American singer, who was lead singer for the punk band Link 80.

Maria Mordasova was a Russian singer, known for her renditions of folk song and chastushkas. She was honoured as a People's Artist of the USSR in 1981 and Hero of Socialist Labour and the Order of Lenin in 1987.

Li Shuxian, also known as Li Shu-Hsien, was the fifth and last wife of Puyi, the last emperor of the Qing dynasty in China.

Jürgen Kuczynski fue un economista alemán.

Joan Coromines i Vigneaux fue un filólogo, lexicógrafo y etimólogo español, autor del Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico, del Diccionario crítico etimológico de la lengua castellana y del Breve diccionario etimológico de la lengua castellana, que hizo grandes aportaciones al estudio del catalán, castellano y otras lenguas romances.

Damião de Bozzano - born as Pio Giannotti - was an Italian Roman Catholic priest and a professed member from the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin who served in the Brazilian missions for over six decades. Giannotti entered the order when he was twelve to do his ecclesial studies and religious formation of which he spent some of that time in Rome. He worked as a teacher from 1928 until 1931 when he was sent to the missions in Brazil. He would remain there for the rest of his life and would go travelling often to northern Brazilian cities where he would celebrate Mass and evangelize while hearing confessions on a frequent basis.