List of Famous people who died at 97

Alla Nikolayevna Bayanova was a Russian Romance singer sometimes compared with Édith Piaf for her simple yet dramatic style of performance.

János György Szilágyi was a Hungarian historian who was a specialist in ancient drama and Greek art. He was born in Budapest. In 2011 he was awarded the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary. He died at the age of 97 in 2016.

Anna Stroka was a Polish literary historian, author and translator, specializing in German literature.

Lydia Lamaison was an Argentine actress. She appeared in 47 films and television shows between 1939 and 2012. She starred in the film La caída, which was entered into the 9th Berlin International Film Festival.

Fernand Tardy was a French politician. He served as a member of the French Senate from 1980 to 1998, representing Alpes-de-Haute-Provence.

Masao Kawai was a Japanese primatologist, who forwarded the concept of kyokan as a means of studying primates in his book Life of Japanese Monkeys (1969).

Frederick Baily Dent was an American businessman who served as the United States Secretary of Commerce from February 2, 1973, to March 26, 1975, during the administrations of U.S. Presidents Richard M. Nixon and Gerald R. Ford, Jr. His assistant secretary, Hastings Wyman, a native of Aiken, South Carolina, became a political consultant and in 1978 the publisher of The Southern Political Report.

Jacques Hébert was a French politician.

Valeria Valeri was an Italian actress and voice actress.

Pierre Riché was a French historian specializing in the early Middle Ages and the year 1000.