List of Famous people who died in 2017

Amar Rouaï was a former Algerian international football player and manager. From 1958 to 1962, he was a member of the FLN football team.

Dato' Haji Shahnon bin Ahmad was a Malaysian writer, a National Laureate, and a Member of Parliament. He was awarded with the National Literary Award in 1982. He was also a Professor Emeritus at Universiti Sains Malaysia in Penang.

Håkan Carlqvist was a Swedish professional motocross racer. He competed in the Motocross World Championships from 1974 to 1988. Carlqvist was a two-time world champion who was known for his fierce competitiveness.

Levon Panos Dabağyan was a Turkish writer and researcher of Armenian descent. A member of Turkish Historical Society, he claimed that there was no genocide of Armenians.

Thomas Edward Bridges, 2nd Baron Bridges, was a British hereditary peer and diplomat.

Kirill Vladimirovich Kovaldzhi was a Russian poet, novelist, literary critic and translator.

Barbara Fei, also known as Barbara Fei Ming-yi, was a Hong Kong soprano opera singer. She was founder of a choral group, Allegro Singers, which performed for over 50 years.

Francisco Luís Palmeiro Rodrigues, known as Palmeiro, was a Portuguese footballer who played as a forward.