2017 suicides

American singer, songwriter and musician (1976–2017)

Christopher John Cornell was an American musician, best known as the lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist, and the primary lyricist for the rock bands Soundgarden and Audioslave. He also had a solo career and contributed to numerous movie soundtracks. Cornell was the founder and frontman of Temple of the Dog, a one-off tribute band dedicated to his late friend, musician Andrew Wood. Several music journalists, fan polls, and fellow musicians have regarded Cornell as one of the greatest rock singers of all time.

Bosnian Croat general and war criminal (1945–2017)

Kim Jong-hyun (; April 8, 1990 – December 18, 2017), known mononymously as Jonghyun, was a South Korean singer-songwriter, record producer, radio host, and author under the SM Entertainment label. He was the vocalist of the South Korean boy band Shinee for nine years, releasing twelve albums with the group in both Korean and Japanese. He also participated in SM Entertainment's project group, SM the Ballad, for the release of two EP albums.

Canadian pornographic actress (1994-2017)

British cultural theorist (1968-2017)

Czech footballer (1986–2017)

Aaron Josef Hernandez was an American professional football player who was a tight end in the National Football League (NFL). He played three seasons with the New England Patriots until his arrest and conviction for the murder of Odin Lloyd.

Canadian artist (1959–2017)

American mass murderer (1953–2017)

American singer-songwriter (1967–2017)

South African writer (1939–2017)

Australian cyclist (1977–2017)

American actor (1983–2017)

American judge

Chinese novelist and film director (1988-2017)

Italian actor (1947-2017)

American drummer (1947–2017)

Polish chemist

Spanish banker (1947-2017)

South African-born Australian rugby union footballer

Czech soccer player (1982-2017)

Indian activist

Chinese photographer

Welsh politician (1968-2017)

American writer and editor (1934-2017)

Uruguayan poet and translator

American actress (1984–2017)

British actor (1957-2017)

Russian terrorist

actor (1951-2017)

American magician (1955-2017)

Taiwanese writer

religious leader and Kentucky politician (1960-2017)

Italian performance artist (1978–2017)

Nepalese rapper (1987-2017)

American football player (1959-2017)

Indian medical student

English footballer and manager (1961-2017)