List of Famous people who died in 1997

Ella Maillart was a Swiss adventurer, travel writer and photographer, as well as a sportswoman.

Tang Wing-Cheung, better known by his stage name Sun Ma Sze Tsang, was a Cantonese opera singer and actor in Hong Kong.

Wang Xiaobo was a renowned contemporary Chinese novelist and essayist from Beijing.

Ernest Willimowski was a German–Polish football player, who played as a forward. He ranks among the best goalscorers in the history of both the Poland national team and Polish club football. After re-taking German citizenship following the invasion of Poland, he also played for the Germany national team.

Olga Georges-Picot was a French actress. She was a great-niece of François Georges-Picot.

Fritz Moravec was an Austrian mountaineer and author. He is best known for his numerous expeditions in the Karakoram range, where he participated in the first ascent of Gasherbrum II. Moravec was the founder of the Glockner-Kaprun mountaineering school.

Heikki A. Alikoski was a Finnish astronomer and discoverer of minor planets.

Maria Wittek served in the Polish Army and associated organizations from age 18 and, following retirement, in 1991 became the first Polish woman to be promoted to brigadier-general.

Mohamed Shoukry El Husseiny Sarhan, better known as Shoukry Sarhan, was an Egyptian actor. He is regarded as one of the greatest Egyptian actors of all time.

Mikhail Manevich was a Russian economist and official of the Saint Petersburg City Administration.