List of Famous people who died at 97

Herbert Brown Maw was an American politician and the eighth Governor of Utah. He served as governor from 1941 to 1949. He was a Democrat and was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Wu Wenjun, also commonly known as Wu Wen-tsün, was a Chinese mathematician, historian, and writer. He was an academician at the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), best known for the Wu's method of characteristic set.

Joseph Bracken Lee (1899–1996) was an American political figure in the state of Utah. A Republican, he served two terms as the 9th Governor of Utah (1949–1957), six 2-year terms as mayor of Price, Utah (1935–1947), and three terms as the 27th mayor of Salt Lake City (1960–1971).

Pierre Kamel Medawar, SMSP was auxiliary bishop in the Melkite Patriarchate of Antioch.

Louise Lorimer was an American actress who played character roles on Broadway, in films, and on television in a career lasting over six decades.

Marguerite Stitt Church was an American psychologist and politician who represented Illinois' 13th congressional district as a Republican from 1951 to 1963.

Anna Dmitrievna Chernenko was the wife of Soviet leader Konstantin Chernenko.