List of Famous people who died at 57

Rosemarie Frankland was a Welsh actress, model and beauty queen who won Miss World 1961, having previously finished as first runner-up at Miss Universe 1961.

Jerzy Kosiński, born Józef Lewinkopf, was a Polish-American novelist and two-time President of the American Chapter of P.E.N., who wrote primarily in English. Born in Poland, he survived World War II and, as a young man, emigrated to the U.S., where he became a citizen.

Christl Haas was an Austrian Alpine skier. She competed at the 1964 and 1968 Winter Olympics and won a gold and a bronze medal, respectively.

Einar Schleef (17 January 1944 – 21 July 2001) was a German dramatist, director, set designer, writer, painter, photographer, and actor.

Kage Baker was an American science fiction and fantasy writer.

Willi Brundert was a German politician. He served in several political roles in the Soviet occupation zone of Germany from 1946 until his arrest and imprisonment in 1950. After being released from prison in 1957, Brundert relocated to the state of Hesse in West Germany, where he served in the state parliament and as Mayor of Frankfurt-am-Main from 1964 until his death in 1970.

Marina Valterovna Sanaya (Melnyk) was a figure skating official and competitor who represented the Soviet Union. Competing at the age of 13, she placed 18th at the 1972 Winter Olympics.