List of Famous people who died in 2017

Janne "Loffe" Carlsson, sometimes credited as Janne Carlsson, Jan Carlsson or Janne Karlsson, was a Swedish film and television actor and musician.

M'hamed Boucetta was a Moroccan politician and lawyer.

Claude Geffré was a French Roman Catholic theologian. He became a Professor of Theology at the Institut Catholique de Paris in 1965, and he was the director of the École Biblique in Jerusalem from 1996 to 1999. He was an expert on Biblical hermeneutics and pluralism, and the author of several books.

Max Pfister was a Swiss Romance studies scholar and linguist.

Hein Verbruggen was a Dutch sports administrator who was president of the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) from 1991 till 2005 and president of SportAccord from 2004 to 2013. He was an honorary member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) since 2008. Previously, he was a member of the IOC and Chairman of the Coordination Commission for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad in Beijing in 2008.

Çiğdem Kağıtçıbaşı was a Turkish scientist and professor. She was a university professor since 1969 and received the APA Award for Distinguished Contributions to the International Advancement of Psychology in 1993.

John Nicholson was a racing driver from Auckland, New Zealand. He participated in two Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on 20 July 1974. He scored no championship points.

Marie-Thérèse de Chateauvieux was a French politician who became the General Councilor of the French Overseas territory of Réunion and later the mayor of Saint-Leu.

Hajjah Laila Sari was an Indonesian comedian and singer of rock and children's songs. She has been nicknamed the "energetic old lady" for her on-stage persona.

Stefano Farina was an Italian football referee.