List of Famous people who died in 1917

John Harry Grainger was an Australian architect and civil engineer, who was also the father of musician Percy Grainger. He designed 14 bridges, notably Princes Bridge in Melbourne, and numerous major buildings in Australia and New Zealand over his long career.

Henry Molyneux Paget Howard, 19th Earl of Suffolk, 12th Earl of Berkshire was a British peer, styled Viscount Andover until 1898.

Duke Philipp of Württemberg was a German prince, head of the Roman Catholic cadet branch of the dynasty which ruled the Kingdom of Württemberg.

Prince Friedrich Karl of Prussia was a German prince and competitive horse rider who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.

Alfred Einhorn was a German chemist most notable for first synthesizing procaine in 1905 which he patented under the name Novocain. Until that time the primary anesthetic in use was cocaine, however its undesirable side effects led scientists to seek out newer anesthetic drugs. Novocain was found to be comparatively safe and effective, although its anesthetic effects were weaker than cocaine and some patients proved highly allergic. However, none of the other anesthetics developed during this period proved more effective and Novocain quickly became the standard local anesthesia. Although its use has largely been replaced by lidocaine, it is still in use today, most frequently in dentistry.

Theodor Karl Gustav von Leber was a German ophthalmologist from Karlsruhe.