List of Famous people who died in 2017

David Michael Culver, was a Canadian businessman and former Chairman and CEO of Alcan Aluminum Limited, from 1979 to 1989.

Andrzej Biegalski was a Polish heavyweight amateur boxing champion. He reached the quarterfinal round in the World Championships in Havana, 1974.

Elisabeth Chojnacka was a Polish harpsichordist living in France. She was one of the world's foremost harpsichordists specializing in the performance of contemporary harpsichord music.

Altero Matteoli was an Italian politician.

Richard F. MacPherson was an American football coach. He served as the head coach at the University of Massachusetts Amherst from 1971 to 1977 and at Syracuse University from 1981 to 1990, compiling a career college football record of 111–73–5. MacPherson was the head coach of the National Football League's New England Patriots from 1991 to 1992, tallying a mark of 8–24. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 2009.

Raul Costa Seibeb was a Namibian professional racing cyclist. In 2014 he won the Namibian National Road Race Championships. He died on 1 May 2017 in a car accident.

Andrea Cordero Lanza di Montezemolo was an Italian prelate of the Catholic church. He worked in the diplomatic service of the Holy See from 1977 until he retired in 2001. As Archpriest of the Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls from 2005 to 2009 he helped oversee important restoration work. He was made a cardinal by Pope Benedict XVI on 24 March 2006.

Sam Arday was a Ghanaian football coach who has managed the Ghana national side on two occasions – from 1996 to 1997, and again in 2004. He retired from the police service where his last position was a Superintendent. He was the originator of the 'multi system' technique of football,which involved playing all attack and all defense simultaneously. This was executed by switching among the 4-3-3, 4-2-3-1 and the 4-4-2 formations. He was a scout for the Black Stars prior to the 2006 World Cup in Germany and again when Akwasi Appiah was the coach of the team.

Horst Posdorf was a German politician and a Member of the European Parliament (2005-2009). He was a member of the Christian Democratic Union of Germany, which is affiliated with the Group of the European People's Party and European Democrats in the European Parliament.

Walter William Anderson was an American football tight end in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins and the Green Bay Packers. He played high school football at Manatee High School in Bradenton, Florida and college football at the University of Tennessee. He was drafted in the third round of the 1958 NFL Draft.