Notable deaths on February 17

American minister, activist and politician (1941–2026)

Japanese musician (1970–2026)

Dutch politician (1933–2025)

Australian blood donor (1936–2025)

Mexican singer (1947–2025)

English drummer (1955–2025)

Sri Lankan politician (1941–2024)

World War II French Resistance member (1923–2024)

American political commentator (1951–2021)

First Vice President of Zanzibar (1943–2021)

American academic and diplomat (1933–2017)

American politician (1923–2017)

Polish film director (1940–2016)

Trinidadian cricketer

French writer, art historian and journalist (1949–2016)

Egyptian journalist (1923-2016)

American baseball player (1959–2016)

Dutch politician (1928–2015)

American gridiron football player (1935–2015)

Chinese general and pilot (born 1923)

American musician (1952–2014)

East German politician and diplomat

Jamaican reggae and dancehall musician (1965–2014)

American country music singer (1975–2013)