List of Famous people who died in 2017

Roland Schwing was a German local politician. From 1986 to 2014 he was district administrator of the Lower Franconian district of Miltenberg.

Osmond Peter Martin, DD served from 1983 to 2006 as the third bishop of the Catholic Church for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Belize City-Belmopan.

Yuriy Mikhaylovich Poyarkov was a Ukrainian volleyball player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1964 Summer Olympics, in the 1968 Summer Olympics, and in the 1972 Summer Olympics.

Eddy Pauwels was a Belgian racing cyclist from 1958 to 1966. He won 4 stages in the Tour de France and wore the yellow jersey for 4 days in total. In 1962, Pauwels won the combativity award in the Tour de France. He died on 6 March 2017 at the age of 81.

Gabriella Crespi was an Italian artist-designer whose work spanned furniture design, jewelry and sculpture.

Joseph Jean-Noël Yves Picard was a Canadian ice hockey defenceman who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1965 to 1973.

Oleksandr Viktorovich Zadorozhnii was a Ukrainian politician who served as People's Deputy from 1998 to 2006.

Inga Maria Ålenius was a Swedish actress. She is best known for her role as "Lisen" in Fanny and Alexander.

Pierre Hanon was a footballer who played mainly for R.S.C. Anderlecht and the national team. He played in the match Belgium-Netherlands in 1964 with 10 fellows from the Anderlecht team after the substitution of goalkeeper Delhasse by Jean-Marie Trappeniers. In total, Hanon collected 48 caps.

Preston B. Henn was an American entrepreneur who founded the Fort Lauderdale Swap Shop in 1963.