List of Famous people who died at 97

Kurt Vogel was a German historian of mathematics.

André Hébuterne, was a French painter.

Dirk Rijnders was a Dutch politician of the Christian Historical Union (CHU) and its successor the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA).

Elmer Louis Winter was an American lawyer who co-founded the Manpower Inc. temporary employment agency in 1948, after his law firm encountered difficulties hiring secretarial assistance in an emergency. By the time of his death, the firm was the world's third-largest temporary staffing firm, with 400,000 clients served by 4,100 offices in 82 countries.

Hans Gál OBE was an Austrian-British composer, teacher and author.

Giovanni Paolo Gibertini, O.S.B. was an Italian Prelate of Roman Catholic Church.

Eladio Vicuña Aránguiz was a Chilean prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He was born in Santiago de Chile. He had his priestly ordination on September 22, 1934.

Anders Österling was a Swedish poet and writer. In 1919 he was elected as a member of the Swedish Academy when he was 35 years old, the youngest ever, at that time. He was part of the Academy for 62 years, longer than any other member.

Fernand Berckelaers, pseudonym Michel Seuphor, was a Belgian painter.