Lista de Personas Famosas que murieron en 2017

Vladimir Vladimirovich Petrov was a Russian Soviet ice hockey player, Olympic Champion and silver medalist (1980).

Kalika Prasad Bhattacharya was an Indian folk singer and researcher. He was born and raised in Silchar, Assam. He went on to study comparative literature at Jadavpur University. His musical inspiration was his uncle Ananta Bhattacharya. In 1999, he co-founded the band Dohar with the intent to revive the folk music tradition of Northern and Eastern Bengal. He also contributed music to a number of movies. His last movie was Bhuban Majhi (2017). He was associated with the popular Zee Bangla Sa Re Ga Ma Pa, a renowned Bengali music reality show. His last concert was in the Baguihati Krishi Mela.

María Martha Serra Lima fue una cantante y actriz argentina.

Samuel Irving "S.I." Newhouse Jr. was an American heir to a substantial magazine and media business. Together with his brother Donald, he owned Advance Publications, founded by their late father in 1922, whose properties include Condé Nast, dozens of newspapers across the United States, former cable company Bright House Networks, and a controlling stake in Discovery Communications.

Christian Emile Cabrol was a French cardiac surgeon best known for performing Europe's first heart transplant at Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital in 1968.

Marilyn Hall was a Canadian television and theatre producer, as well as a television writer. She also wrote songs, a cookbook and book reviews. She supported many charities, including Jewish causes in the United States and Israel.

Tokitenkū Yoshiaki fue un luchador de sumo. Hizo su debut profesional en el 2002, alcanzando la división makuuchi solo dos años más tarde. El rango más alto que alcanzó fue el de komusubi, que obtuvo en tres ocasiones distintas, pero nunca lo mantuvo por más de un torneo. Ganó 1 gino-shō. Luchó para la Tokitsukaze beya y adquirió la nacionalidad japonesa en el 2014. Tokitenkū fue diagnosticado con un linfoma maligno en el 2015 y se retiró del sumo en el 2016 para convertirse en oyakata; fue el primer rikishi mongol en adquirir el derecho de permanecer en la Asociación de Sumo del Japón como oyakata después de su retiro como luchador en activo. Murió en enero del 2017.

Sir John Arnold Clark was a Scottish billionaire businessman. Clark opened a showroom in Glasgow in 1954 and found some success selling cars. He expanded his business and Arnold Clark Automobiles became a nationwide chain of motor dealerships and the largest privately owned business in Scotland.

David Torrence fue un corredor peruano-estadounidense de media distancia y un récord americano en los 1000 metros —activo—. Torrence representó al Perú en los Juegos Olímpicos de 2016.

William James Joseph Lombardy fue un gran maestro de ajedrez, escritor de ajedrez, profesor y sacerdote católico estadounidense.