List of Famous people who died in 2017

Ilkka Antero Jouko Sinisalo was a Finnish professional ice hockey forward who played eleven seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Philadelphia Flyers, Minnesota North Stars and Los Angeles Kings. Later he was a scout for the Flyers.

Zoltan Sarosy was a Hungarian-Canadian professional chess master, he was born in Budapest and won numerous tournaments in his native country before immigrating to Toronto in the early 1950s.

Tomiko Okazaki was a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet. A native of Fukushima, Fukushima and high school graduate, she worked at TV and radio stations. In 1990, she was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time as a member of the Japan Socialist Party. She lost her seat in 1996 but was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 1997.

Ernst Ottensamer was an Austrian classical clarinetist.

María Amuchástegui was an Argentine television fitness instructor, ballerina, and singer. She was born in Buenos Aires. She became well known in Argentina in the 1980s. Her best known morning fitness shows were Buen día Salud and Buen Día, María, both were made in the 1980s. She was also best known for the 2006 song "Camino de espejos".

Alexander Duncan McCowen, was an English actor. He was known for his work in numerous film and stage productions.

Andrew Jerrold Perenchio was an American billionaire businessman and philanthropist. He was at one time the chairman and chief executive officer of Univision.

Darrall Tucker Imhoff was an American professional basketball player. He spent 12 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA), playing for six teams from 1960 to 1972. He was an NBA All-Star and an Olympic Gold medalist.

Gunnar Uldall was a German politician and former state minister of Economy and Labour in Hamburg. He was a member of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).

Clem Curtis was a Trinidadian British singer, who was the original lead vocalist of sixties soul group The Foundations.