Notable deaths on January 17

Scottish footballer (1940–2025)

French politician (1959–2025)

American cartoonist and author (1929–2025)

1st President of Mongolia from 1990 to 1997

French supercentenarian (1904–2023)

Indian dancer, singer, and composer (1938–2022)

Pakistani film and television actor (1948–2022)

English actor (1937–2020)

Film composer and music director (died 2019)

Western lowland gorilla

American football player, coach, and broadcaster (1929–2017)

American musician (1939–2016)

New Zealand artist (1923–2016)

Indian guru

Indian politician

Canadian actor and comedian (1924–2015)

Egyptian actress and producer (1931–2015)

English footballer and manager

British businessman, politician and author (1942–2014)

Canadian politician (1940–2014)

Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient (1940–2014)

Da'i al-Mutlaq of Dawoodi Bohras from 1965 to 2014

Indian actress (1931–2014)

Indo-Canadian businessperson (1962–2014)