List of Famous people who died in 2017

Roberto Lamarca Gabriele was an Italo-Venezuelan television actor. He is most recognised for his portrayal of Arístides Valerio, the recurring character on the Radio Caracas Televisión drama series Por estas calles.

Thomas J. Coyne was an American mastering engineer.

Rosemary Margan was an Australian television and radio personality. She won Logie Awards for best Victorian Female Personality in 1969 and 1970.

Joseph Albert Pierre Paul Pilote was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman and perennial All-Star, most notably for the Chicago Black Hawks of the National Hockey League (NHL), for which he served as team captain for seven seasons.

Peter Anthony Luck was an Australian author, TV journalist, producer and presenter. Among the shows he worked on were This Day Tonight, Four Corners, Sunday, Inside Edition and Today Tonight, Bicentennial Minutes … A Time to Remember, This Fabulous Century, The Australians, 50 Fantastic Years and Where Are They Now?.

René Garcia Préval was a Haitian politician and agronomist who twice served as President of Haiti, from February 7, 1996, to February 7, 2001, and again from May 14, 2006, to May 14, 2011. He was also Prime Minister from February 1991 to October 11, 1991.

Adam Wójcik was a Polish professional basketball player. He was known as one of the all-time greats in Polish basketball. He is the second all-time leading scorer of the Polish Basketball League, with 10,087 points scored.

Jack Ralite was a French politician. He was elected in 1973 to the Seine-Saint-Denis constituency for the French Communist Party. In 1981 he became Minister for Health and subsequently Minister for Employment (1981–1984).

Sophie Lefranc-Duvillard was a French alpine skier who competed in the 1992 Winter Olympics, 1994 Winter Olympics, and 1998 Winter Olympics.

Carlos Alberto Silva was a Brazilian football manager.