Notable deaths on October 17

American endocrinologist (1926–2024)

American actress (1931–2024)

Japanese actor (1947–2024)

American politician (1951–2019)

Canadian musician and writer (1964–2017)

Belgian politician (1949–2015)

French actress and producer (1926–2015)

English footballer and manager

American politician & businessman (1947–2015)

German diplomat (1919–2014)

American politician (1937–2014)

Japanese pseudoscientist (1943–2014)

20th and 21st-century American Episcopal bishop

American nun (1926–2013)

Canadian politician

American film producer and voice actor (1928–2013)

Canadian tennis player (1966–2013)

English RL coach and former GB international rugby league footballer

French alpine skier (1912–2012)

American historian (1930-2012)

Japanese film director (1936–2012)

English footballer (1951–2012)

American engineer, scientist and inventor

American businessman