Notable deaths on May 17

English cricketer (1933–2026)

American World War II flying ace (1922–2024)

New Zealand rugby union footballer (1943–2024)

Greek composer and musician (1943–2022)

American musician (1964–2020)

American writer (1915–2019)

Yugoslav and Serbian football manager and player (1930–2017)

American rapper (1983–2015)

Indian businessman (1922–2014)

Laotian politician

American biologist

Laotian politician

President of Argentina from 1976 to 1981

American golfer and broadcaster (1931–2013)

German politician (1930–2013)

French cyclist (1973–2013)

American singer (1948–2012)

Israeli politician (1937–2012)

Rwandan footballer

American baseball player (1936–2011)

American painter

French musician (1924–2010)

South Korean film producer (1965–2009)

Uruguayan journalist, novelist, and poet (1920–2009)