Notable deaths on September 17

American singer-songwriter and composer (1969–2026)

American politician and lobbyist (1942–2026)

Australian journalist (1931–2025)

American singer, songwriter and actor (1945–2024)

American journalist and author (1959–2024)

American author (1943–2024)

Dutch-American astronomer (1929–2022)

President of Algeria from 1999 to 2019

American scientist and businessman (1937–2020)

American journalist and author (1943–2019)

American wrestling commentator and manager (1944–2017)

Iranian Paralympic athlete

Swedish footballer (1930–2016)

British choral conductor (1919–2015)

German football manager (1925–2015)

Latvian actress (1944–2015)

Russian physicist and academic (born 1937)

Ukrainian footballer and coach (1972–2014)

Royal Australian Air Force senior commander

Uruguayan actress (1922–2014)

American country musician (1937–2014)

Finnish film historian

Japanese sumo wrestler (1939–2014)

Norwegian singer