Lista de Personas Famosas que murieron en 2017

Donald Edward Baylor fue un jugador y entrenador de béisbol de las Grandes Ligas. Fue jugador y entrenador, y entrenador de bateadores de los Arizona Diamondbacks. Durante los 19 años de su carrera como jugador fue un bateador potente que jugó como primera base, jardinero y bateador designado. Jugó en seis equipos diferentes de la Liga Americana, principalmente en los Baltimore Orioles y en los California Angels. Más tarde entrenó a los Colorado Rockies durante seis años y a los Chicago Cubs por tres temporadas. Murió de cáncer.

Irina Berezhna was a Ukrainian politician who represented the Party of Regions in the Verkhovna Rada, while serving as a People's Deputy from 2007 to 2014.

William Tobe Hooper fue un director, guionista y productor de cine y televisión estadounidense. Su filmografía se enfocó fundamentalmente en el género de terror. De sus producciones destacaron The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974), Salem's Lot (1979), Poltergeist (1982) y Lifeforce (1985).

Joseph Albert Wapner (November 15, 1919 – February 26, 2017) was an American judge and television personality. He was the first presiding judge of the ongoing reality court show The People's Court. The court show's first run in syndication, with Wapner presiding as judge, lasted from 1981 to 1993, for 12 seasons and 2,484 episodes. While the show's second run has been presided over by multiple judges, Wapner was the sole judge to preside during the court show's first run. His tenure on the program made him the first jurist of arbitration-based reality court shows, which are now a most popular trend in the judicial genre.

Andy Manuel Marte fue un infielder dominicano de Grandes Ligas que jugaba para la organización de los Piratas de Pittsburgh después de firmar un contrato de ligas menores con ellos el 1 de diciembre de 2010.

Charles Robert Jenkins was a United States Army soldier who lived in North Korea from 1965 to 2004 after deserting his unit and crossing the Korean Demilitarized Zone.

Andrew Stuart McLean, was a Canadian radio broadcaster, humorist, monologist, and author, best known as the host of the CBC Radio program The Vinyl Cafe. Often described as a "story-telling comic" although his stories addressed both humorous and serious themes, he was known for fiction and non-fiction work which celebrated the decency and dignity of ordinary people, through stories which often highlighted the ability of their subjects, whether real or fictional, to persevere with grace and humour through embarrassing or challenging situations.

Dasari Narayana Rao was an Indian film director, producer, screenwriter, dialogue writer, actor, lyricist, and politician known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema, Television, and Bollywood. He has directed more than one hundred and fifty feature films in a variety of genres. He is known by the moniker Darsaka Ratna. His works emphasize social injustice, corruption and gender discrimination. Rao has received three National Film Awards, nine state Nandi Awards including the Raghupathi Venkaiah Award, and four Filmfare Awards South including the lifetime Achievement. During his career he has also acted in Telugu, Tamil, and Kannada languages.

Charles Edward Bradley was an American singer. After years of obscurity and a part-time music career, Bradley came to prominence in his early 50s. His performances and recording style were consistent with the revivalist approach of his main label Daptone Records, celebrating the feel of funk and soul music from the 1960s and 1970s. One review said he "echoes the evocative delivery of Otis Redding".

William M. "Sonny" Landham fue un actor y político estadounidense. Su actuación como el soldado Billy en el filme Depredador lo hizo muy reconocible.