List of Famous people who died in 1917

David Émile Durkheim was a French sociologist. He formally established the academic discipline of sociology and—with Max Weber—is commonly cited as the principal architect of modern social science.

François (Frans) Victor Marie Ghislain Schollaert was a Belgian Catholic Party politician.

Sir George Chetwynd, 4th Baronet of Brocton Hall was the heir to the Chetwynd baronetcy upon the death of his father in 1869.

Sir Robert Bourchier Sherard Wrey, 11th Baronet DL JP of Tawstock Court, North Devon, was a prominent member of the Devonshire gentry.

Ernest Clement Vernon Broughton was a politician in New South Wales, Australia. He was a Member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly and a mayor of the Municipality of Ashfield.

William Charles Heaton-Armstrong was a British Liberal Party politician, merchant and banker.

Henry John Cockayne-Cust, JP, DL was an English politician and editor who served as a Member of Parliament (MP) for the Unionist Party.