1997 deaths

Mexican footballer (1935-1997)

film actor (1941-1997)

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

Catholic cardinal (1914–1997)

American film director (1928–1997)

American rower

American actress (1914-1997)

Australian botanist (1925-1997)

German ice hockey player

Estonian folklorist and linguist (1915–1997)

Italian poet (1899–1997)

French composer of Bulgarian origin, music writer (1925-1997)

American actor (1909-1997)

American professional wrestler (1929-1997)

American chemist (1914–1997)

Swedish politician (1905–1997)

Spanish activist (1935-1997)

Spanish gender violence victim

Russian mathematician (1921–1997)

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

figure skater (1908–1997)

Member of the United States Cabinet (1907-1997)

Norwegian cross-country skier

Indian dancer (1944–1997)

Egyptian writer (1911-1997)

British electrical engineer (1921–1997)

American baseball player (1927–1997)

American singer-songwriter

American film and television director (1907-1997)

Japanese artist (1934–1997)

Japanese actor and singer (1964-1997)

Mexican association football player (1930-1997)

American film editor (1910-1997)

Serbian politician and scholar (1936-1997)

Wife of Chinese emperor (1925–1997)

Scottish singer (1957–1997)

German cyclist

Soviet children's writer (1906-1997)

British actor and film director (1897–1997)

Italian gymnast

American serial killer (1968-1997)

American blues musician (1937-1997)

Moroccan politician (1920-1997)

German musician (1931–1997)

German Buddhist nun (1923–1997)

Australian sportsman (1915-1997)

Indian swimmer

Ulster Loyalist Force Brigadier (1960-1997)

Olympic wrestler (1924-1997)

British zoologist, neurophysiologist, professor of anatomy and author (1907-1997)

Ukrainian composer (1903-1997)

Hindi film actress

American actress (1919-1997)

football player (1971-1997)

Australian-born British soldier, painter and author (1910–1997)

Italian actress (1910-1997)

French writer

Dutch football player and manager (1921–1997)

American baseball player

Austrian archbishop (1908-1997)