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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
33
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 Roger Moore

Roger Moore
10
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)

 3 Chris Cornell

Chris Cornell
20
Listed In: Musicians
Famous As: Singer-songwriter
Birthdate: July 20, 1964
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Seattle, Washington, United States
Died: May 18

 4 Chester Bennington

Chester Bennington
15
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)

 5 Bill Paxton

Bill Paxton
11
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Actor
Birthdate: May 17, 1955
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Fort Worth, Texas, United States
Died: February 25

 6 Hugh Hefner

Hugh Hefner
12
Listed In: Business People
Famous As: Founder of Playboy Magazine
Birthdate: April 9, 1926
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Died: September 27
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)

 7 Lotfi A. Zadeh

Lotfi A. Zadeh
3
Listed In: Engineers
Famous As: Mathematician
Birthdate: February 4, 1921
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Baku, Azerbaijan
Died: September 6
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 8 Tom Petty

Tom Petty
18
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)

 9 John Heard

John Heard
4
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)

 10 Lil Peep

Lil Peep
58
Listed In: Singers
Famous As: Rapper
Birthdate: November 1, 1996
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: November 15
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)

 11 Aaron Hernandez

Aaron Hernandez
26
Listed In: Sportspersons
Famous As: American Football Player
Birthdate: November 6, 1989
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Bristol, Connecticut, United States
Died: April 19
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)

 12 Keith Chegwin

Keith Chegwin
7
Listed In: Media Personalities
Famous As: Television Presenter
Birthdate: January 17, 1957
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Walton, Liverpool
Died: December 11
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)

 13 Jerry Lewis

Jerry Lewis
7
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Comedian, Actor, Singer
Birthdate: March 16, 1926
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Newark, New Jersey, United States
Died: August 20
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)

 14 Antony Armstrong-Jones, 1st Earl of Snowdon

Antony Armstrong-Jones, 1st Earl of Snowdon
8
Listed In: Photographers
Famous As: Photographer
Birthdate: March 7, 1930
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Belgravia
Died: January 13

 15 John Hurt

John Hurt
8
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Actor
Birthdate: January 22, 1940
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England, UK
Died: January 27

 16 Mary Tyler Moore

Mary Tyler Moore
4
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Actress
Birthdate: December 29, 1936
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Brooklyn Heights, New York, United States
Died: January 25
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)

 17 Otto Warmbier

Otto Warmbier
18
Listed In: Criminals
Famous As: Criminals
Birthdate: December 12, 1994
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Died: June 19

 18 Chuck Berry

Chuck Berry
7
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)

 19 David Cassidy

David Cassidy
2
Listed In: Singers
Famous As: Actor, Singer
Birthdate: April 12, 1950
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Manhattan, New York, United States
Died: November 21
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)

 20 August Ames

August Ames
8
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)

 21 Sam Shepard

Sam Shepard
7
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)

 22 Don Rickles

Don Rickles
4
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)

 23 Kim Jong-hyun

Kim Jong-hyun
21
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)

 24 Miguel Ferrer

Miguel Ferrer
5
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Actor
Birthdate: February 7, 1955
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Santa Monica, California, United States
Died: January 19

 25 Charlie Murphy

Charlie Murphy
6
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Actor, Comedian
Birthdate: July 12, 1959
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: BrBrooklyn, New York, United States
Died: April 12

 26 Glen Campbell

Glen Campbell
3
Listed In: Musicians
Famous As: Guitarist
Birthdate: April 22, 1936
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Billstown, Arkansas, United States
Died: August 8

 27 Roger Ailes

Roger Ailes
8
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)

 28 Harry Dean Stanton

Harry Dean Stanton
5
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)

 29 Erin Moran

Erin Moran
4
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)

 30 Jim Nabors

Jim Nabors
7
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)

 31 Gregg Allman

Gregg Allman
7
Listed In: Singers
Famous As: Singer, Keyboardist, Guitarist, Writer, Autobiographer, Pianist, Singer-songwriter, Recording artist
Birthdate: December 8, 1947
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Died: May 27

 32 Ralphie May

Ralphie May
5
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)

 33 Rance Howard

Rance Howard
1
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Actor
Birthdate: November 17, 1928
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Duncan, Oklahoma, USA
Died: November 25
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)

 34 Martin Landau

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

 35 Glenne Headly

Glenne Headly
0
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)

 36 Kim Jong-nam

Kim Jong-nam
4
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

 37 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)

 38 Frank Vincent

Frank Vincent
2
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)

 39 Hal Moore

Hal Moore
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Famous As: Writer
Birthdate: February 13, 1922
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Bardstown, Kentucky, United States
Died: February 10

 40 Manuel Noriega

Manuel Noriega
4
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)

 41 Bruce Forsyth

Bruce Forsyth
0
Listed In: Media Personalities
Famous As: Television presenter, Actor, Comedian, Singer
Birthdate: February 22, 1928
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Edmonton
Died: August 18
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)

 42 David Rockefeller

David Rockefeller
7
Listed In: Business People
Famous As: Banker
Birthdate: June 12, 1915
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: New York City
Died: March 20

 43 Norma McCorvey

Norma McCorvey
4
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Famous As: Actress
Birthdate: September 22, 1947
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Simmesport, Louisiana, United States
Died: February 18

 44 Vinod Khanna

Vinod Khanna
5
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)

 45 Michael Nyqvist

Michael Nyqvist
2
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Actor
Birthdate: November 8, 1960
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Stockholm, Sweden
Died: June 27

 46 Tara Palmer-Tomkinson

Tara Palmer-Tomkinson
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Famous As: Socialite
Birthdate: December 23, 1971
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Basingstoke, Hampshire, England, UK
Died: February 8
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)

 47 Rich Piana

Rich Piana
3
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)

 48 Michael of Romania

Michael of Romania
1
Listed In: Historical Personalities
Famous As: King
Birthdate: October 25, 1921
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Peleș Castle, Sinaia, Romania
Died: December 5
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)

 49 Helmut Kohl

Helmut Kohl
1
Listed In: Leaders
Famous As: Former Chancellor of Germany
Birthdate: April 3, 1930
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Ludwigshafen
Died: June 16
Height: 6'4" (193 cm)

 50 Barbara Hale

Barbara Hale
2
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)