1997 deaths

American photographer and composer (1914-1997)

British actress (1920–1997)

French actress ad clown (1932–1997)

South Korean boxer

Indian spiritual teacher (1910-1997)

Wife of Haitian dictator (1913–1997)

American environmentalist (1949–1997)

Swiss musician (1906–1997)

Argentine writer and journalist (1943–1997)

boxer (1953-1997)

British rower (1905-1997)

actress (1908–1997)

French actress (1940-1997)

Mexican cinematographer (1907-1997)

Italian actress (1915–1997)

Polish actress, singer, theatre director (1901-1997)

Cambodian politician (1934-1997)

German resistance member (1909-1997)

Adult educator (1913–1997)

Dutch politician (1906-1997)

Dutch film director (1916-1997)

Chechen writer (1908–1997)

American professional boxer

Italian water polo player (1920-1997)

Canadian rower

Belgian poet and journalist (1944-1997)

Israeli biblical scholar (1905-1997)

U.S. botanist (1904-1997)

Romanian-German jazz pianist

Italian singer, composer, and record producer (1924–1997)

Indian writer (1924–1997)

Danish footballer (1944-1997)

British geophysicist (1931–1997)

American guitarist and singer (1951–1997)

American philosopher (1913-1997)

American composer and lyricist (1912-1997)

British actor (1945-1997)

athletics competitor (1924-1997)

Racing cyclist (1920-1997)

British biochemist (1907-1997)

British rower

Seychellois politician

American actress (1912-1997)

Belgian association football player (1921-1997)

American screenwriter (1947-1997)

English composer and BBC producer and broadcaster (1921–1997)

Danish footballer (1934-1997)

American basketball player (1942-1997)

Cuban politician (1905-1996)

film actor (1941-1997)

French actress (1929-1997)

English sprinter (1921–1997)

Mexican footballer (1935-1997)

figure skater (1908–1997)

American anthropologist, mental health professional, and linguist (1912–1997)

American rower

American professional wrestler, stuntman, and actor (1957–1997)

Spanish gender violence victim

Catholic cardinal (1914–1997)

Estonian folklorist and linguist (1915–1997)