List of Famous people who died in 1977

Witold Małcużyński was a distinguished Polish pianist who specialized in the works of Frédéric Chopin. His playing was marked by great passion and poetry.

Sheikh Ibrahim bin Abdullah Al Suwaiyel was a Saudi Arabian statesman and diplomat who most notably served as the minister of foreign affairs from 1960 to 1962. Appointed on 22 December 1960 by King Saud, he succeeded the future king, Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and was succeeded by him again in on 16 March 1961. He was noted for being the first non-member of the Saudi royal family to hold the position of foreign minister. He also served as the Saudi Arabian ambassador to both the United States and Iraq, as the minister of agriculture, and later as a member of the Council of Ministers and an advisor to the Royal Court.

KH. Muhammad Dahlan 14 Jumada al-Ula coincide with 1327 Hijri, in the village of Mandaran, Rejo, Pasuruan, East Java. Muhammad Dahlan was the third son of five children. His Father was named Dahlan Abdul Hamid and his mother was Chamsiyah. Dahlan's village is located on the coast, approximately three kilometers from the town of Pasuruan. Together with his eldest brother, he diligently followed the study groups as previous scholars who follow the teachings around the courtyard of Masjid Al-Harram Mecca. In the holy city he studied various religious sciences, and got to know the outside world in general that would be a provision in building his country, especially when doing business with the Nahdlatul Ulama. Dahlan appearance in the arena movement began in 1930. He is the figure who pioneered the establishment of NU Bangil branch, and also become its chairman. Five years later he was elected chairman of the NU branch of Pasuruan.

Arnold Bode was a German architect, painter, designer and curator.

Karl Joseph Alter was an American clergyman of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Toledo (1931–1950) and Archbishop of Cincinnati (1950–1969).

Harald Wolff (1909–1977) was a German stage, film and television actor.

Paul Hedqvist was a Swedish modernist architect with many official commissions in Sweden through the 1930s, including housing projects, major bridges, many schools, and urban planning work. His practice evolved into designing office towers and at least one major stadium in the postwar 1950s. At one point he served as the city architect of Stockholm.

John C. Corlette (1911-1977) was an English architect who, in 1949, founded the private English-style boarding school Aiglon College in Switzerland. The school is registered as a not-for-profit charitable institution, with an international student intake. Prior to founding Aiglon, Corlette was a teacher at Gordonstoun, a private school in Scotland, and he included some of that school's educational ideas in the formation of Aiglon.

George Samuel Schuyler was an African-American author, journalist, and social commentator known for his conservatism after he had supported socialism.

Dino Staffa was an Italian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Prefect of the Apostolic Signatura from 1967 until his death, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1967.