List of Famous people who died in 2017

Rubén (Mora) Amaro Sr. was a Mexican professional baseball player. He played as a shortstop and first baseman in Major League Baseball from 1958 through 1969. He was the son of a Cuban, Santos Amaro, "El Canguro" and a Mexican, Josefina Mora.

Muhammad Yunus Jaunpuri was an Indian Islamic hadith scholar and former Shaykh al-Hadith of Mazahir Uloom, Saharanpur. He was among the senior students and disciples of Muhammad Zakariyya Kandhlawi.

Willy Fossli was a Norwegian footballer who played for Asker and the Norwegian national team as a striker. In the 1955–56 Hovedserien season, Fossli scored 17 goals and became the league's top scorer and the only player from Asker to have made the achievement. He was capped six times for the Norwegian national team.

Raúl Córdoba Alcalá was a Mexican football goalkeeper who played for Mexico in the 1950 FIFA World Cup. Córdoba played for the 1951 Club Atlas squad that won the 1951 league championship. He also played for Club San Sebastián de León, Club Deportivo Oro, and Deportivo Toluca in his career. Córdoba died May 17, 2017 at the age of 93.

Silvio Peter "Tino" Insana was an American actor, producer, writer, voice artist, and comedian.

Thelma J. Chalifoux was a Canadian teacher and senator.

Allan Harris was a footballer who played for Chelsea, Coventry City and Queens Park Rangers. His brother Ron was also a professional footballer.

Robert Beauclerk Loder, was an English businessman and art collector. He was particularly concerned in developing contemporary African art.

Dmitry Smolski was a Belarusian composer, Honored Artist of Belorussian SSR (1975), laureate of the State Prize of BSSR (1980), National Artist of the Republic of Belarus (1987), laureate of the Order of Francysk Skaryna (2013), professor. Dmitry Smolsky was the father of Victor Smolski, guitarist of the German sympho metal band Almanac.