Famous people who died in 1997

Famous people who died on 1997

The Notorious B.I.G.

The Notorious B.I.G. (1972 - 1997)

American rapper

Mother Teresa

Mother Teresa (1910 - 1997)

Macedonian-Indian missionary

Princess Diana

Princess Diana (1961 - 1997)

First wife of Charles, Prince of Wales

Chris Farley

Chris Farley (1964 - 1997)

American actor and comedian

James Stewart

James Stewart (1908 - 1997)

American actor

Betty Shabazz

Betty Shabazz (1934 - 1997)

American educator and activist, wife of Malcolm X

Jeff Buckley

Jeff Buckley (1966 - 1997)

American singer and songwriter

Roy Lichtenstein

Roy Lichtenstein (1923 - 1997)

American painter and pop artist

John Denver

John Denver (1943 - 1997)

American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor

Allen Ginsberg

Allen Ginsberg (1926 - 1997)

American poet and writer

Jeanne Calment

Jeanne Calment (1875 - 1997)

French super-centenarian

Robert Mitchum

Robert Mitchum (1917 - 1997)

American actor and singer

Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan (1948 - 1997)

Pakistani musician

Deng Xiaoping

Deng Xiaoping (1904 - 1997)

Chinese politician

William S. Burroughs

William S. Burroughs (1914 - 1997)

American author

Anton LaVey

Anton LaVey (1930 - 1997)

American Satanist religious leader

Jacques Cousteau

Jacques Cousteau (1910 - 1997)

French diver, author, marine biologist and naval officer

Fela Kuti

Fela Kuti (1938 - 1997)

Nigerian singer-songwriter, musician, and activist

Gianni Versace

Gianni Versace (1946 - 1997)

Italian couturier

Burgess Meredith

Burgess Meredith (1907 - 1997)

American actor

Mobutu Sese Seko

Mobutu Sese Seko (1930 - 1997)

Congolese politician

Townes Van Zandt

Townes Van Zandt (1944 - 1997)

American musician and songwriter

Paulo Freire

Paulo Freire (1921 - 1997)

Brazilian educator, philosopher, and theorist

Brian Pillman

Brian Pillman (1962 - 1997)

American football player and wrestler

Andrew Cunanan

Andrew Cunanan (1969 - 1997)

American spree killer

Toshiro Mifune

Toshiro Mifune (1920 - 1997)

Japanese actor

Red Skelton

Red Skelton (1913 - 1997)

American actor and comedian

Diosdado Macapagal

Diosdado Macapagal (1910 - 1997)

Filipino politician, 9th President of the Philippines

Laura Nyro

Laura Nyro (1947 - 1997)

American singer-songwriter and pianist

Ben Hogan

Ben Hogan (1912 - 1997)

American golfer

James Michener

James Michener (1907 - 1997)

American writer

Sheldon Leonard

Sheldon Leonard (1907 - 1997)

American actor

Nicolette Larson

Nicolette Larson (1952 - 1997)

American singer

Hans Eysenck

Hans Eysenck (1916 - 1997)

German-English psychologist

Ronnie Lane

Ronnie Lane (1946 - 1997)

English musician, songwriter and record producer

James Goldsmith

James Goldsmith (1933 - 1997)

Financier and politician

Adriana Caselotti

Adriana Caselotti (1916 - 1997)

American actress and singer

Shirley Crabtree

Shirley Crabtree (1930 - 1997)

English wrestler

Georg Solti

Georg Solti (1912 - 1997)

Hungarian conductor

Brian Connolly

Brian Connolly (1945 - 1997)

Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist

Victor Vasarely

Victor Vasarely (1906 - 1997)

Hungarian painter

Sviatoslav Richter

Sviatoslav Richter (1915 - 1997)

Soviet pianist

Rich Mullins

Rich Mullins (1955 - 1997)

Singer, songwriter

Richard Jaeckel

Richard Jaeckel (1926 - 1997)

American actor

Israel Kamakawiwo'ole

Israel Kamakawiwo'ole (1959 - 1997)

American singer-songwriter and musician

William J. Brennan

William J. Brennan (1906 - 1997)

American judge

Jack Kent Cooke

Jack Kent Cooke (1912 - 1997)

Canadian entrepreneur and sports teams owner

Clyde Tombaugh

Clyde Tombaugh (1906 - 1997)

American Astronomer

Stéphane Grappelli

Stéphane Grappelli (1908 - 1997)

French violinist

Harold Robbins

Harold Robbins (1916 - 1997)

novelist

Michael Hedges

Michael Hedges (1953 - 1997)

American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Charles Kuralt

Charles Kuralt (1934 - 1997)

Journalist, Correspondent, News anchor