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Famous People Who Died In 2017

Discover the most famous people died who died in the year 2017. This list includes people like Charles Manson, Chester Bennington, Chris Cornell, Bill Paxton, Antony Armstrong-Jones, 1st Earl of Snowdon and many more. This list of celebrities is loosely sorted by popularity. People featured on this list, include political leaders, journalists, philosophers and directors who died in 2017. This list includes people from United States, United Kingdom, India & France and many more countries.

This ranking is based on an algorithm that combines various factors, including the votes of our users and search trends on the internet.

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 1 Charles Manson

Charles Manson.
13
Listed In: Criminals
Famous As: Criminal and Murderer
Birthdate: November 12, 1934
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Died: November 19
Height: 5'2" (157 cm)

 2 Chris Cornell

Chris Cornell.
12
Listed In: Musicians
Famous As: Musician
Birthdate: July 20, 1964
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Seattle, Washington, United States
Died: May 18
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)

 3 Chester Bennington

Chester Bennington.
5
Listed In: Singers
Famous As: Singer-Songwriter
Birthdate: March 20, 1976
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Phoenix, Arizona, United States
Died: July 20
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)

 4 Bill Paxton

Bill Paxton.
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Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Actor
Birthdate: May 17, 1955
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Fort Worth, Texas, United States
Died: February 25
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)

 5 Tom Petty

Tom Petty.
5
Listed In: Singers
Famous As: Singer
Birthdate: October 20, 1950
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Gainesville, Florida, United States
Died: October 2
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)

 6 Hugh Hefner

Hugh Hefner.
4
Listed In: Media Personalities
Famous As: Founder of Playboy Magazine
Birthdate: April 9, 1926
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Chicago
Died: September 27
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)

 7 Mary Tyler Moore

Mary Tyler Moore.
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Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Actress
Birthdate: December 29, 1936
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Brooklyn Heights, New York City, New York, United States
Died: January 25
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
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 8 Lil Peep

Lil Peep.
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Listed In: Singers
Famous As: Singer
Birthdate: November 1, 1996
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: November 15
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)

 9 Sam Shepard

Sam Shepard.
1
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Actor
Birthdate: November 5, 1943
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Fort Sheridan, Illinois, United States
Died: July 27
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)

 10 Aaron Hernandez

Aaron Hernandez.
9
Listed In: Sportspersons
Famous As: American Football Player
Birthdate: November 6, 1989
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Bristol, Connecticut
Died: April 19
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)

 11 Otto Warmbier

Otto Warmbier
9
Listed In: Criminals
Famous As: Criminals
Birthdate: December 12, 1994
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Died: June 19

 12 Kim Jong-hyun

Kim Jong-hyun.
10
Listed In: Singers
Famous As: Singer-songwriter
Birthdate: April 8, 1990
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: yehwa-dong, Seoul
Died: December 18
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)

 13 Roger Moore

Roger Moore.
4
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Actor
Birthdate: October 14, 1927
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Stockwell, London, England
Died: May 23
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)

 14 Antony Armstrong-Jones, 1st Earl of Snowdon

Antony Armstrong-Jones, 1st Earl of Snowdon.
5
Listed In: Photographers
Famous As: Photographer
Birthdate: March 7, 1930
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Belgravia
Died: January 13

 15 Jerry Lewis

Jerry Lewis.
3
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Comedian, Actor, Singer, Film Director
Birthdate: March 16, 1926
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Newark, New Jersey, United States
Died: August 20
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)

 16 Chuck Berry

Chuck Berry.
2
Listed In: Singers
Famous As: Singer-songwriter & Guitarist
Birthdate: October 18, 1926
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Died: March 18
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)

 17 August Ames

August Ames
3
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Actress
Birthdate: August 23, 1994
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Nova Scotia, Canada
Died: December 5
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)

 18 John Hurt

John Hurt.
1
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Actor
Birthdate: January 22, 1940
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England, UK
Died: January 27

 19 Glen Campbell

Glen Campbell.
2
Listed In: Singers
Famous As: Singer
Birthdate: April 22, 1936
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Billstown, Arkansas
Died: August 8
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)

 20 Ralphie May

Ralphie May
3
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Comedian
Birthdate: February 17, 1972
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA
Died: October 6
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)

 21 Don Rickles

Don Rickles.
1
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Stand-up Comedian
Birthdate: May 8, 1926
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Queens, New York, United States
Died: April 6
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)

 22 Charlie Murphy

Charlie Murphy.
4
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Actor
Birthdate: July 12, 1959
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York City
Died: April 12
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)

 23 Miguel Ferrer

Miguel Ferrer.
2
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Actor
Birthdate: February 7, 1955
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: nta Monica, California, United States
Died: January 19
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)

 24 Harry Dean Stanton

Harry Dean Stanton.
2
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Aactor
Birthdate: July 14, 1926
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: West Irvine, Kentucky
Died: September 15
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)

 25 Kim Jong-nam

Kim Jong-nam
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Famous As: Son of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il
Birthdate: May 10, 1971
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Pyongyang, North Korea
Died: February 13

 26 Gregg Allman

Gregg Allman.
4
Listed In: Singers
Famous As: Singer, Guitarist
Birthdate: December 8, 1947
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Nashville
Died: May 27
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)

 27 John Heard

John Heard.
2
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Actor
Birthdate: March 7, 1946
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Washington, D.C., United States
Died: July 21
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)

 28 Nelsan Ellis

Nelsan Ellis.
2
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Actor
Birthdate: November 30, 1977
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Harvey
Died: July 8
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)

 29 Rich Piana

Rich Piana
2
Listed In: Sportspersons
Famous As: Bodybuilder
Birthdate: September 26, 1970
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Northridge, Los Angeles, California
Died: August 25
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)

 30 Stanislav Petrov

Stanislav Petrov
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Listed In: Leaders
Famous As: Military officer
Birthdate: September 7, 1939
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Vladivostok, Russia
Died: May 19

 31 Roger Ailes

Roger Ailes.
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Listed In: Media Personalities
Famous As: Former CEO of Fox News Channel
Birthdate: May 15, 1940
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Warren, Ohio, United States
Died: May 18
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)

 32 Manuel Noriega

Manuel Noriega.
1
Listed In: Leaders
Famous As: Former Panamanian Dictator
Birthdate: February 11, 1934
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Panama City
Died: May 29
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)

 33 Glenne Headly

Glenne Headly.
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Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Actress
Birthdate: March 13, 1955
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: New London, Connecticut, USA
Died: June 8
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)

 34 Jim Nabors

Jim Nabors
2
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Actor
Birthdate: June 12, 1930
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Sylacauga, Alabama, United States
Died: November 30
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)

 35 Erin Moran

Erin Moran
2
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Actress
Birthdate: October 18, 1960
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Burbank, California, United States
Died: April 22
Height: 5'3" (160 cm)

 36 Vinod Khanna

Vinod Khanna
3
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Actor
Birthdate: October 6, 1946
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Peshawar, North-West Frontier Province, British India
Died: April 27
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)

 37 Martin Landau

Martin Landau.
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Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Actor
Birthdate: June 20, 1928
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States
Died: July 15
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)

 38 Christine Keeler

Christine Keeler
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Listed In: Fashion
Famous As: Models
Birthdate: February 22, 1942
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Uxbridge, Middlesex, England, UK
Died: December 4

 39 Om Puri

Om Puri
2
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Actor
Birthdate: October 18, 1950
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Ambala, Punjab, India
Died: January 6
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)

 40 Roy Halladay

Roy Halladay
2
Listed In: Sportspersons
Famous As: Baseball Players
Birthdate: May 14, 1977
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Denver, Colorado, USA
Died: November 7
Height: 6'6" (198 cm)

 41 Powers Boothe

Powers Boothe.
0
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Actor, Voice Actor
Birthdate: June 1, 1948
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Snyder, Texas
Died: May 14
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)

 42 Barbara Hale

Barbara Hale.
1
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Actress
Birthdate: April 18, 1922
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: DeKalb, Illinois
Died: January 26
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)

 43 Anita Pallenberg

Anita Pallenberg
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Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Actress
Birthdate: April 6, 1942
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Rome, Italy
Died: June 13
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)

 44 Frank Vincent

Frank Vincent.
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Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Actor
Birthdate: April 15, 1937
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: North Adams, Massachusetts, United States
Died: September 13
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)

 45 George A. Romero

George A. Romero
1
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: American-Canadian filmmaker
Birthdate: February 4, 1940
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: The Bronx, New York City, New York
Died: July 16

 46 Shyla Stylez

Shyla Stylez
0
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Actress
Birthdate: September 23, 1982
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Armstrong
Died: November 9

 47 Michael Parks

Michael Parks
2
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Singer
Birthdate: April 24, 1940
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Corona, California, USA
Died: May 9
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)

 48 Jake LaMotta

Jake LaMotta
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Famous As: Boxer
Birthdate: July 10, 1922
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Manhattan, New York, United States
Died: September 19
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)

 49 John Dunsworth

John Dunsworth
0
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Actor
Birthdate: April 12, 1946
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Bridgewater, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died: October 16
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)

 50 Naim Suleymanoglu

Naim Suleymanoglu
2
Listed In: Sportspersons
Famous As: Weightlifter
Birthdate: January 23, 1967
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Ptichar, Bulgaria
Died: November 18
Height: 4'10" (147 cm)