Lista de Personas Famosas que murieron en 2017

William Ezechukwu Onyeabor was a Nigerian funk musician and businessman. His music was widely heard in Nigeria in the late 1970s and early 1980s, but he remained an enigmatic figure, private and reclusive.

Jaki Liebezeit fue un baterista alemán, conocido por haber sido uno de los miembros fundadores de la banda Can. Era considerado «uno de los pocos bateristas convincentes al fusionar el funky y el cerebral».

John Blackwell Jr. was an American contemporary R&B, funk, jazz, fusion, and pop drummer, best known for his work with Prince. Later, he was a member of D'Angelo's backing band, The Vanguard.

Jérôme Golmard fue un tenista francés. Alcanzó el 22.º puesto del ranking mundial en 1999.

Adenan bin Satem was the fifth Chief Minister of Sarawak, in office from 2014 to 2017. During his tenure as Chief Minister, Adenan held the position as the President of Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB), which is part of the Barisan Nasional coalition. He was of Malay descent. A popular figure known affectionately as "Tok Nan", he died in office on 11 January 2017.

Desmond Robert "Bill" Leak was an Australian editorial cartoonist, caricaturist and portraitist.

Robert Dean Hales was an American businessman and member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1994 until his death. As a member of the Quorum of the Twelve, Hales was accepted by the church as a prophet, seer, and revelator. At the time of his passing he was the fifth most senior apostle in the church.

19-year-old Kenneka Jenkins was found dead inside a latched freezer of the Crowne Plaza Chicago O'Hare hotel in Rosemont, Illinois, after attending a party there on September 8, 2017.

Amílcar Henríquez Espinoza fue un futbolista panameño. Jugaba como mediocampista, su último club fue el Árabe Unido y también formó parte de la selección de fútbol de Panamá. Desarrolló gran parte de su carrera en el FPC. En total disputaría profesionalmente 484 partidos en los que anotó 28 goles.

Stephen Edward Hewlett was a British print, radio and TV journalist, and visiting professor of Journalism and Broadcast Policy at the University of Salford.