Died in 1997

Death in 1996 Death in 1998

These celebrities of all nationalities and professions died during the year 1997.

Here are the 49 personalities of all nationalities who left us in 1997, from the most recent month to the oldest.
Among them, there is for example Jeanne Calment, Diana Spencer, Jacques-Yves Cousteau, Barbara, Jeff Buckley, Mère Teresa, Dodi Al-Fayed, The Notorious B.I.G., Paul Préboist, Gianni Versace, Georges Marchais, Robert Mitchum, Jean-Edern Hallier, André Franquin, Paul Ricard, ...

December 1997

Born 100 years ago in 2025

† at 72 years

1925 • 1997

† at 77 years

Toshirō Mifune

1920 • 1997

Stéphane Grappelli

† at 89 years

Stéphane Grappelli

1908 • 1997

November 1997

Georges Marchal

† at 77 years

Georges Marchal

1920 • 1997

† at 67 years

1930 • 1997

Michael Hutchence

† at 37 years

Michael Hutchence

1960 • 1997

Georges Marchais

† at 77 years

Georges Marchais

1920 • 1997

Jean-Marie Proslier

† at 69 years

Jean-Marie Proslier

1928 • 1997

† at 88 years

1909 • 1997

Edmond de Rothschild

† at 71 years

Edmond de Rothschild

1926 • 1997

October 1997

† at 75 years

1922 • 1997

† at 89 years

1908 • 1997

High-tech entrepreneurs

† at 56 years

1941 • 1997

Video game designers

September 1997

Roy Lichtenstein

† at 73 years

Roy Lichtenstein

1923 • 1997

Georges Guétary

† at 82 years

Georges Guétary

1915 • 1997

Burgess Meredith

† at 89 years

Burgess Meredith

1907 • 1997

Mobutu Sese Seko

† at 66 years

Mobutu Sese Seko

Democratic Republic of Congo

1930 • 1997

† at 87 years

1910 • 1997

Catholic saints

August 1997

† at 36 years

1961 • 1997

Nobility and royalty

† at 42 years

1955 • 1997

† at 58 years

1938 • 1997

Born 150 years ago in 2025

† at 122 years

1875 • 1997

† at 58 years

1938 • 1997

William S. Burroughs

† at 83 years

William S. Burroughs

1914 • 1997

July 1997

† at 50 years

1946 • 1997

Fashion designers

Amado Carrillo Fuentes

† at 40 years

Amado Carrillo Fuentes

1956 • 1997

† at 89 years

1908 • 1997

† at 79 years

1917 • 1997

Annie Fratellini

† at 64 years

Annie Fratellini

1932 • 1997

June 1997

Israel Kamakawiwoʻole

† at 38 years

Israel Kamakawiwoʻole

1959 • 1997

Jacques-Yves Cousteau

† at 87 years

Jacques-Yves Cousteau

1910 • 1997

† at 75 years

1921 • 1997

May 1997

† at 30 years

1966 • 1997

† at 74 years

1923 • 1997

† at 68 years

1928 • 1997

† at 73 years

1924 • 1997

† at 69 years

1927 • 1997

April 1997

† at 59 years

1938 • 1997

† at 70 years

1926 • 1997

March 1997

Jacques Foccart

† at 83 years

Jacques Foccart

1913 • 1997

Victor Vasarely

† at 90 years

Victor Vasarely

1906 • 1997

† at 66 years

1930 • 1997

The Notorious B.I.G.

† at 24 years

The Notorious B.I.G.

1972 • 1997

† at 70 years

1927 • 1997

February 1997

† at 67 years

1929 • 1997

† at 92 years

1904 • 1997

January 1997

Robert Chapatte

† at 75 years

Robert Chapatte

1921 • 1997

Jean-Edern Hallier

† at 60 years

Jean-Edern Hallier

1936 • 1997

† at 73 years

André Franquin

1924 • 1997