List of Famous people who died in 2017

Sir Cuthbert Montraville Sebastian was the Governor-General of St. Kitts and Nevis from 1996 to 2013. He was appointed Governor-General in 1995 and was sworn in on 1 January 1996. While in office, he was the world's oldest serving de facto head of state. His retirement was announced on 25 December 2012 and became effective on 1 January 2013.

Georges Othily was a French Guianese politician who was elected to the French Senate in 1989. His biography of René Jadfard, René Jadfard ou l'éclair d'une vie, was published by Éditions caribéennes in 1989.

Karel Kolář was a 400 metres runner from the Czech Republic, who represented Czechoslovakia. He won two medals at the European Indoor Championships and two at the 1978 European Championships. He established the Indoor World record at European Indoor Championships in Vienna.

Emili Vicente Vives was a Spanish footballer who played as a midfielder.

Ocimar Versolato was a Paris-based Brazilian fashion designer, who at one time worked for the house of Lanvin.

Olivier de Berranger was a Roman Catholic bishop.

Issa Samb, also known as Joe Ouakam was a Senegalese painter, sculptor, performance artist, playwright and poet.

Stefan Lorenz Radt was a Dutch historian, author and academic specializing in ancient Greek geography.

Heinz Billing was a German physicist and computer scientist, widely considered a pioneer in the construction of computer systems and computer data storage, who built a prototype laser interferometric gravitational wave detector.

Albano Bortoletto Cavallin was a Brazilian Roman Catholic prelate.