List of Famous people who died in 2017

Stanisław Andrzej Terlecki was a Polish footballer.

Svend Asmussen was a Danish jazz violinist, known as "The Fiddling Viking". A Swing style virtuoso, he played and recorded with many of the greats of Jazz, including Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman and Stephane Grappelli. He played publicly until 2010 when he had a blood clot, his career having spanned eight decades.

Bondan Winarno was an Indonesian writer and journalist with a variety of skills. He pioneered and became chairman of Jalansutra, a very popular culinary community in Indonesia. He also became a presenter in the culinary show Wisata Kuliner on Trans TV. He was famous for his phrase "Pokoe maknyus!"

Wang Jui-cheng, known by his pen name Wang Ben-hu (汪笨湖) was a Taiwanese writer and television presenter.

Rafiq Subaie was a Syrian actor, writer and director.

Vladimir Aleksandrovich Kazachyonok was a Soviet football player and Russian coach. He was the academy director with FC Zenit Saint Petersburg until his death in 2017.

Ryūji Saikachi was a Japanese actor and voice actor, known for his roles as Matthew Cuthbert in Anne of Green Gables, Old Person in Paranoia Agent, and Dwarf in The Wonderful Adventures of Nils.

Michael Bogdanov was a Welsh theatre director known for his work with new plays, modern reinterpretations of Shakespeare, musicals and work for young people.

Elmar Faber was a German book publisher.

Achmad Hasyim Muzadi was an Indonesian Islamic scholar, cleric, and the fourth Chairman of Nahdlatul Ulama, the largest Islamic organization in Indonesia, from 1999 to 2010. He was the founder and director of the Al-Hikam Islamic boarding school. He was the running mate of Megawati Sukarnoputri in Indonesia's 2004 presidential election, but the ticket lost the election in a runoff. He was a member of Indonesia's Presidential Advisory Board from 2015 until his death. He was a proponent of moderate Islam, which he defined as being neither radical nor liberal, criticizing both Islamic fundamentalism and liberal Islam.