List of Famous people who died at 97

Xavier Hunault was a French politician. He was the father of politicians Michel Hunault and Alain Hunault.

Giulia Maria Crespi was an Italian media proprietor. She was a non-profit executive and environmentalist, founder of Fondo Ambiente Italiano. She became Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic.

Georges Villeneuve was a Liberal party member of the House of Commons of Canada.

Philippe Tailliez was a friend and colleague of Jacques Cousteau. He was an underwater pioneer, who had been diving since the 1930s.

Anne Firor Scott was an American historian, specializing in the history of women and of the South.

Jean Paul Pierre Pineau was a French politician.

Rogério Lantres de Carvalho, known as Rogério Pipi, was a Portuguese footballer who played mainly as a forward.

Ethel Griffies was an English actress of stage, screen and television. She is perhaps best-known to modern audiences as the ornithologist Mrs. Bundy in Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds (1963). She appeared in stage roles in her native England and in the United States, and had featured roles in around 100 motion pictures, she was one of the oldest working actors in the English speaking theatre at the time of her death at 97 years old. She acted alongside such stars as May Whitty, Ellen Terry and Anna Neagle.

Kim Seong-jip was a weightlifter from South Korea. He competed for South Korea in the 1948 Summer Olympics held in London in the flyweight event where he finished in third place. Also, he competed for South Korea in the 1952 Summer Olympics, 1956 Summer Olympics where he finished in third and fifth respectively. Kim was the first person to have won the same medal at two successive Summer Olympics for South Korea.

Radu Beligan was a Romanian actor, director, and essayist, with an activity of over 70 years in theatre, film, television, and radio. On 15 December 2013, confirmed by Guinness World Records, the actor received the title of "The oldest active theatre actor" on the planet. He was elected honorary member of the Romanian Academy in 2004.