List of Famous people who died in 1977

Hans Diller was a German classical scholar and historian of ancient Greek medicine.

Silvano Schiavon was an Italian racing cyclist. He rode in the 1970 Tour de France and finished fourth in the 1969 Giro d'Italia.

Sam Brown was an American jazz guitarist.

Louis Alfred "Pinky" Clarke was an American athlete, winner of a gold medal in 4 × 100 m relay at the 1924 Summer Olympics.

Ernst Johannes Wigforss was a Swedish politician and linguist (dialectologist), mostly known as a prominent member of the Social Democratic Workers' Party and Swedish Minister of Finance. Wigforss became one of the main theoreticians in the development of the Swedish Social Democratic movement's revision of Marxism, from a revolutionary to a reformist organization. He was inspired and stood ideologically close to the ideas of the Fabian Society and guild socialism and inspired by people like R. H. Tawney, L.T. Hobhouse and J. A. Hobson. He made contributions in his early writings about industrial democracy and workers' self-management.

Blinky Palermo was a German abstract painter.

Johann Nepomuk David was an Austrian composer.

Ruth Moufang was a German mathematician.

Jean-Claude Lebaube is a former French professional road bicycle racer. He was professional from 1961 to 1969 and won 8 victories. He rode in 7 editions of the Tour de France where he wore the yellow jersey as leader of the general classification for one day in 1966. Other career highlights included a stage win in the Dauphiné Libéré and the Tour de Luxembourg.