2017 deaths

Czech Catholic Cardinal (1932–2017)

Soviet and Russian mathematician (1923-2017)

German actress (1938-2017)

Irish politician (1920-2017)

French actress and novelist (1947–2017)

British writer (1930-2017)

Welsh photographer and filmmaker (1930-2017); ex-husband of Princess Margaret (1930–2017)

German-Pakistani physician and Catholic nun (1929–2017)

First Minister of Wales (1939-2017)

Catholic cardinal

American mathematician (1919–2017)

Cuban-born American and Italian actor (1933-2017)

Spanish politician (1949–2017)

President of Seychelles (1939-2017)

Spanish motorcycle racer

President of Madagascar (1927-2017)

Albanian poet, writer, and politician (1931–2017)

Italian journalist and political scientist (1924-2017)

American astronaut (1932–2017)

English model and showgirl (1942–2017)

Russian artist (1930-2017)

American designer, landscape architect, performance and installation artist (1940-2017)

British philosopher (1942–2017)

Indian actress (1958–2017)

Fatma Ahmad Kamal Shaker (; 8 February 193128 November 2017), better known by her stage name Shadia (, Shādya), was an Egyptian actress and singer. She was famous for her roles in light comedies and drama in the 1950s and 1960s. She was the third wife of Salah Zulfikar. Shadia was one of the iconic actresses and singers in Egypt and the Middle East region and a symbol of the golden age of Egyptian cinema and is known of her many patriotic songs.

German-Italian actress, model and muse of the Rolling Stones

American actor (1977–2017)

American voice actress (1917–2017)

British musician (1946–2017)

American poet (1921-2017)

American writer (1939-2017)

British actor (1941–2017)

English association football player and manager (1944-2017)

Catholic cardinal (1932-2017)

Democratic Republic of Congo Prime Minister (1932-2017)

German artist (1939–2017)

Saudi Arabian businessman (1935-2017)

South African politician (1929-2017)

French orchestral and opera conductor (1924-2017)

French-Tunisian fashion designer (1935-2017)

President of El Salvador (1948-2017)

American actor (1954–2017)

American TV executive and consultant (1940–2017)

German philosopher (1922–2017)

American physical chemist (1921–2017)

Chinese politician (1928-2017)

Catholic cardinal (1931-2017)

American politician (1922–2017)

American art historian (1931–2017)

Charles Quinton Murphy was an American stand-up comedian and actor. He was best known as a writer and cast member of the Comedy Central sketch-comedy series Chappelle's Show, and a co-star of the sitcom Black Jesus. He was the older brother of actor and comedian Eddie Murphy.

German architect and urban planner (1934–2017)

German singer and film actress (1919–2017)

American actor (1945–2017)

Catholic cardinal (1931–2017)

American computer pioneer (1943–2017)

American economist (1922-2017)

Brazilian pop singer (1953-2017)

Swedish opera singer (1925–2017)

Soviet and Russian actor (1928-2017)

French writer