List of Famous people who died at 57

José Luis Martín C. Gascón also known as Chito Gascon was a Filipino lawyer, civil organizer, and human-rights activist. In 2015, he was appointed by then President Benigno S. Aquino III as the Chair of the Commission on Human Rights of the Philippines serving a term from 2015-2021.

Sócrates Brasileiro Sampaio de Souza Vieira de Oliveira,, simply known as Sócrates, was a Brazilian footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. His medical degree and his political awareness, combined with style and quality of his play, earned him the nickname "Doctor Socrates".

Florence Arthaud was a French sailor from Boulogne-Billancourt. She was the daughter of Jacques Arthaud, director of the Arthaud publishing house.

Madge Dorita Sinclair was a Jamaican-born American actress best known for her roles in Cornbread, Earl and Me (1975), Convoy (1978), Coming to America (1988), Trapper John, M.D. (1980–1986), and the ABC TV miniseries Roots (1977). Sinclair also voiced the character of Sarabi, Mufasa's wife and Simba's mother, in the Disney animated feature film The Lion King (1994). A five-time Emmy Award nominee, Sinclair won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress - Drama Series for her role as Empress Josephine in Gabriel's Fire in 1991.

Norman Walter "Norm" Smith was an Australian rules football player and coach in the Victorian Football League (VFL). After more than 200 games as a player with Melbourne and Fitzroy, Smith began a twenty-year coaching career, including a fifteen-year stint at Melbourne.

Hiromi Tsuru was a Japanese actress, voice actress and narrator. During her life, she was attached to the Himawari Theatre Group as a child and then to Aoni Production at the time of her death. She was most known for voicing the character of Bulma for over 31 years. She was also known for her roles as Ukyo Kuonji, Dokin-chan, Madoka Ayukawa, Miyuki Kashima (Miyuki), Reiko Mikami, Meryl Strife (Trigun),Naomi Hunter, and Oyone-baasan.

Paul-Michel Doria Foucault was a French philosopher, historian of ideas, writer, political activist, and literary critic.

Susan Hayward was an American actress and model. She was best known for her film portrayals of women that were based on true stories.

Adile Naşit was a Turkish actress, who is best known for being the partner of Münir Özkul in movies like Happy Days and in Hababam Sınıfı. She also starred in many plays, movies, and a children's programme called Uykudan Önce as a storyteller.

Wiglaf Droste was an award-winning German novelist, writer, songwriter, publicist, author and singer who was best known as a satirist.