List of Famous people who died in 2017

Dagobert Banzio was an Ivorian politician, government minister, and member of the Democratic Party of Côte d'Ivoire – African Democratic Rally (PDCI-RDA).

Jo Jeonggwon was a South Korean poet and critic.

Predrag Matvejević was a Yugoslav writer and scholar. A literature scholar who taught at universities in Zagreb, Paris and Rome, he is best known for his 1987 non-fiction book Mediterranean: A Cultural Landscape, a seminal work of cultural history of the Mediterranean region which has been translated into more than 20 languages.

Vincenzo Bettiza was a Yugoslavian-born Italian novelist, journalist and politician.

Mike Hennessey was an English music journalist and jazz pianist.

Jack Mendelsohn was an American writer-artist who worked in animation, comic strips and comic books. An Emmy-nominated television comedy writer and story editor, he had numerous credits as a TV scripter, including Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In, Three's Company, The Carol Burnett Show and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Among his work for feature films, he was a co-screenwriter of Yellow Submarine (1968). In 2004, the Animation Writers Caucus of the Writers Guild gave him a Lifetime Achievement Award.

Gyöngyi Szalay-Horváth was a Hungarian fencer. She won a bronze medal in the women's individual épée event at the 1996 Summer Olympics.

John William Michael Bliss was a Canadian historian and award-winning author. Though his early works focused on business and political history, he subsequently authored several important medical biographies, including of Sir William Osler. Bliss was also a frequent commentator on political events and issues. He was an Officer of the Order of Canada.

William J. Simpson was a Northern Ireland international footballer, who played for Linfield, Rangers, Stirling Albion, Partick Thistle and Oxford United.

Keiichi Tahara was a Japanese photographer.