List of Famous people who died in 2017

Amotz Zahavi was an Israeli evolutionary biologist, a Professor in the Department of Zoology at Tel Aviv University, and one of the founders of the Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel. His main work concerned the evolution of signals, particularly those signals that are indicative of fitness, and their selection for "honesty".

Simon Charles Dickie was a New Zealand rowing cox who won three Olympic medals.

Witold Pyrkosz was a Polish actor.

Willie Chan Chi-Keung was a Malaysian-born Hong Kong film producer and talent manager. He is best known for helping to establish the career of Jackie Chan, serving as his manager and later as the actor’s producing partner in both Asia and North America. He also managed the career of singer-rapper and actor Edison Chen.

Darsi Ferrer Ramírez was a Cuban doctor, journalist, director of Juan Bruno Zayas Health and Human Rights Center, and also a dissident.

Darlanne Fluegel was an American actress and model. She had the female lead roles in a number of films throughout the 1980s.

Stig Rudolf Grybe was a Swedish actor, comedian, writer and film director.

Tatiana Zatulovskaya was an Israeli chess player. She was three-time Soviet women's champion and twice world women's senior champion. She was awarded the titles Woman International Master (WIM) in 1961 and Woman Grandmaster (WGM) in 1976 by FIDE. Her last name may also be spelled as Zatulovskaia or Zatulovskaja.

Russ Adams was an American photographer. He was called by his peers the "dean" of modern tennis photography. In a Boston Globe profile of Russ Adams regarding his July 2007 induction into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport, Rhode Island, Billie Jean King stated: "Russ is a national treasure." "He's our dean, our guru, our guardian. Believe me, the players look for him and love him," King added.

Karl-Heinz Weigang was a German professional football coach.