Celebrity Deaths in 1997
160 notable figures died in 1997. Listed below in order of date of death.
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Austin Coates
1922 – 1997 · Authors and Writers -
Daisy Keith
1969 – 1997 · Actresses -
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Hitoshi Hasegawa
1903 – 1997 · Artists and Architects -
Charles William Hargens, Jr
1893 – 1997 · Native Americans Jan 1 -
Diana “Mousie” Powell
1919 – 1997 · Actresses Jan 1 -
Ellen Beatriz Griffin Dunne
1932 – 1997 · Actresses Jan 1 -
Harry B. Helmsley
1909 – 1997 Jan 1 -
Janet Heaney
1958 – 1997 · Actresses Jan 1 -
Jeane Dixon
1904 – 1997 · Criminals, Eccentrics and Oddities Jan 1 -
Joan Rice
1930 – 1997 · Actresses Jan 1 -
John A. Beattie
1926 – 1997 · Actors Jan 1 -
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Laurence William Austin
1922 – 1997 · Business Magnates Jan 1 -
Polly Ann Young
1908 – 1997 · Actresses Jan 1 -
Ralph Reed Freeto
1931 – 1997 · Actors Jan 1 -
Robert Irsay
1923 – 1997 Jan 1 -
Jesse White
1917 – 1997 · Actors Jan 9 -
Ennis Cosby
1969 – 1997 · Victims of crime and disaster Jan 16 -
Adriana Caselotti
1916 – 1997 · Actresses Jan 18 -
Diana Lewis
1919 – 1997 · Actresses Jan 18 -
James Dickey
1923 – 1997 · Poet Jan 19 -
Hiram Keller
1944 – 1997 · Actors Jan 20 -
Colonel Tom Parker
1909 – 1997 · Business Magnates Jan 21 -
Allan Edvall
1924 – 1997 · Actors Feb 2 -
David Fitzgerald Doyle
1929 – 1997 · Actors Feb 2 -
Raúl Aubel
1936 – 1997 · Actors Feb 2 -
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Vic Gentils
1919 – 1997 · Artists and Architects Feb 2 -
Oren Harris
1903 – 1997 · Politicians Feb 5 -
Ernie Anderson
1923 – 1997 · Entertainers Feb 6 -
Allan Edwall
1924 – 1997 · Actors Feb 7 -
Simone DeCavalcante
1912 – 1997 · Gangster Feb 7 -
Barry Evans
1943 – 1997 · Actors Feb 9 -
Don Porter
1912 – 1997 · Actors Feb 11 -
James Cossins
1933 – 1997 · Actors Feb 12 -
Robert Herman
1914 – 1997 · Scientists and Inventors Feb 13 -
Amha Selassie
1916 – 1997 · Royalty Feb 17 -
Deng Xiaoping
1904 – 1997 · Politicians Feb 19 -
Lois Marshall
1924 – 1997 · Singer Feb 19 -
Joseph Aiuppa
1907 – 1997 · Gangster Feb 22 -
David Doyle
1929 – 1997 · Actors Feb 26 -
Wende Wagner
1941 – 1997 · Actresses Feb 26 -
Bob Arthur
1921 – 1997 · Entertainers Mar 3 -
Jean-Dominique Bauby
1952 – 1997 · Authors and Writers Mar 3 -
José Crespo
1900 – 1997 · Actors Mar 3 -
LaVern Baker
1929 – 1997 · Entertainers Mar 3 -
Marshall Herff Applewhite
1931 – 1997 · Criminals, Eccentrics and Oddities Mar 3 -
Mary Currier
1904 – 1997 · Actresses Mar 3 -
Ronald Fraser
1930 – 1997 · Actors Mar 3 -
Wilbert Vere Awdry
1911 – 1997 · Authors and Writers Mar 3 -
Terry Nation
1930 – 1997 · Authors and Writers Mar 9 -
Notorious BIG
1972 – 1997 · Rapper Mar 9 -
Terry Nation
1930 – 1997 · Authors and Writers Mar 9 -
Gail Davis
1925 – 1997 · Actresses Mar 15 -
Jean Engstrom
1920 – 1997 · Actresses Mar 20 -
Tony Zale
1913 – 1997 · Boxers Mar 20 -
Dorothy Frooks
1896 – 1997 · Actresses Apr 4 -
Herta Ehlert
1905 – 1997 · Criminals, Eccentrics and Oddities Apr 4 -
Mike Raven
1924 – 1997 · Actors, Radio Performers Apr 4 -
Steve Conte
1920 – 1997 · Actors Apr 4 -
Allen Ginsberg
1926 – 1997 · Celebrities, Musicians Apr 5 -
Michael Dorris
1945 – 1997 · Authors and Writers Apr 10 -
Don Bexley
1910 – 1997 · Actors Apr 15 -
Doris Angleton
1951 – 1997 · Socialite, Victims of crime and disaster Apr 16 -
Mae Axton
1914 – 1997 · Country Music, Song Writers Apr 16 -
Jean Louis
1907 – 1997 · Artists and Architects Apr 20 -
John Beal
1997 · Actors Apr 26 -
Gabriel Figueroa
1907 – 1997 · Artists and Architects Apr 27 -
Alvy Moore
1921 – 1997 · Actors May 4 -
Brenda Hosbrook Carlin
1939 – 1997 · Actresses May 5 -
Brenda Hosbrook Carlin
1939 – 1997 · Actresses May 5 -
Carlos Carella
1925 – 1997 · Actors May 5 -
Catherine McLeod
1921 – 1997 · Actresses May 5 -
Dorothy Kathleen Gulliver
1908 – 1997 · Actresses May 5 -
Georgette De Leon
1906 – 1997 · Actresses May 5 -
Hughie Green
1920 – 1997 · Actors May 5 -
Lee Miglin
1924 – 1997 · Business Magnates May 5 -
Bridgette Andersen
1975 – 1997 · Actresses May 18 -
Dorothy Gulliver
1908 – 1997 · Actresses May 23 -
Jeff Buckley
1966 – 1997 · Singer May 29 -
West Arkeen
1960 – 1997 · Musicians and Composers, Song Writers May 30 -
Etta Elmer Jones-Mills
1919 – 1997 · Actresses Jun 6 -
Frances Foster
1924 – 1997 · Actresses Jun 6 -
Joe Ben Wheat
1916 – 1997 · Educators Jun 6 -
Lottie Dolores Hill Autry
1936 – 1997 · Authors and Writers Jun 6 -
Magda Gabor
1915 – 1997 · Actresses, Celebrities, Socialite Jun 6 -
Richard Jaeckel
1926 – 1997 Jun 14 -
Bobby Helms
1933 – 1997 · Rock & Roll Jun 19 -
Rosina Lawrence
1912 – 1997 · Actresses Jun 23 -
Brian Keith
1921 – 1997 · Actors Jun 24 -
Jacques Cousteau
1910 – 1997 · Celebrities, Film Director, Scientists and Inventors Jun 25 -
Robert Mitchum
1917 – 1997 · Celebrities, Film Director, Musicians and Composers, Singer Jul 1 -
James Stewart
1908 – 1997 · Actors Jul 2 -
Dr Eugene Merle “Gene” Shoemaker
1928 – 1997 · Astronaut Jul 7 -
George Poston Baker
1931 – 1997 · Artists and Architects Jul 7 -
Helene Drake
1922 – 1997 · Actresses Jul 7 -
Marianne Schönauer
1920 – 1997 · Actresses Jul 7 -
María Herminia Avellaneda
1933 – 1997 · Entertainers Jul 7 -
Brian Glover
1934 – 1997 · Actors, Athletes, Wrestler Jul 24 -
Frank Parker
1916 – 1997 · Athletes Jul 24 -
Rosalie Crutchley
1920 – 1997 · Actresses Jul 28 -
Alexander Young
1938 – 1997 · Musicians and Composers Aug 4 -
Elinor Martineau Coyle
1909 – 1997 · Authors and Writers Aug 8 -
Erin O’Kelly
1917 – 1997 · Actresses Aug 8 -
Nelly Prono
1926 – 1997 · Actresses Aug 8 -
Nina Borget
1909 – 1997 · Actresses Aug 8 -
Nina Borget
1909 – 1997 · Actresses Aug 8 -
Ricardo Muñoz Suay
1917 – 1997 · Business Magnates Aug 8 -
John Kendrew
1917 – 1997 · Scientists and Inventors Aug 23 -
Sally Blane
1910 – 1997 · Actresses Aug 27 -
Sally Blane
1910 – 1997 · Actresses Aug 27 -
Diana, Princess of Wales
1961 – 1997 · Celebrities, Royalty Aug 31 -
Princess Diana
1961 – 1997 · Royalty Aug 31 -
Aldo Rossi
1931 – 1997 · Artists and Architects Sep 4 -
Mobutu Sese Seko
1930 – 1997 · Politicians Sep 7 -
Boris Sergeevich Brunov
1922 – 1997 · Actors Sep 9 -
Burgess Meredith
1907 – 1997 · Actors, Celebrities, Film Director Sep 9 -
Elisabeth Brooks Luyties
1951 – 1997 · Actresses Sep 9 -
Helen Alliene Shaw
1897 – 1997 · Actresses Sep 9 -
Kathryn Keeton Guccione
1997 Sep 9 -
Margot Mahler
1948 – 1997 · Actresses Sep 9 -
Richie Ashburn
1927 – 1997 · Baseball, Sports Figures Sep 9 -
Robert Chattey Cawdron
1921 – 1997 · Actors Sep 9 -
Roger Baulu
1910 – 1997 · Entertainers Sep 9 -
Stikkan “Stig” Anderson
1931 – 1997 · Entertainers Sep 9 -
Stig Anderson
1931 – 1997 · Business Magnates, Music Producer, Philanthropists, Producer, Song Writers Sep 12 -
Roy Lichtenstein
1923 – 1997 · Artists and Architects Sep 29 -
John Ashley
1934 – 1997 · Actors, Producer, Singer Oct 3 -
August Solberg “Gus” Marker
1905 – 1997 · Native Americans Oct 10 -
Jacqueline Delubac
1907 – 1997 · Actresses Oct 10 -
Roberto Crispulo Goizueta
1931 – 1997 Oct 10 -
Roger Creed
1915 – 1997 · Actors Oct 10 -
John Denver
1943 – 1997 · Celebrities, Musicians, Musicians and Composers, Singer Oct 12 -
Joyce Compton
1907 – 1997 · Actresses Oct 13 -
Hy Averback
1920 – 1997 · Actors Oct 14 -
Audra Lindley
1918 – 1997 · Actresses Oct 16 -
Audry Lindley
1918 – 1997 · Actresses, Comedian Oct 16 -
Larry Jennings
1933 – 1997 · Magicians Oct 17 -
James Robert Baker
1946 – 1997 · Authors and Writers Nov 5 -
Charles John “Chuck” Hallahan
1943 – 1997 · Actors Nov 11 -
Eddie Arcaro
1916 – 1997 · Sports Figures Nov 11 -
Joanna Cook Moore
1934 – 1997 · Actresses Nov 11 -
Louise Campbell McMahon
1911 – 1997 · Actresses Nov 11 -
Spencer Garbett
1969 – 1997 · Actors Nov 11 -
Teodoro Alberto Bourse Herrera
1914 – 1997 · Artists and Architects Nov 11 -
Charles Hallahan
1943 – 1997 · Actors Nov 25 -
Hastings Banda
1890 – 1997 · Politicians Nov 25 -
Bob “Bozo” Bell
1922 – 1997 · Entertainers Dec 12 -
Brent Chalem
1975 – 1997 · Actors Dec 12 -
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Dawn Steel
1946 – 1997 · Business Magnates Dec 12 -
Iris Marga
1901 – 1997 · Actresses Dec 12 -
Leon Eagles
1932 – 1997 · Actors Dec 12 -
Masaru “Genius Inventor” Ibuka
1908 – 1997 Dec 12 -
Michael Alldredge
1941 – 1997 · Actors Dec 12 -
Michelle Risi
1981 – 1997 · Actresses Dec 12 -
Nicolette Larson
1952 – 1997 · Blues Singer Dec 12 -
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Ray Stanton Avery
1907 – 1997 · Business Magnates Dec 12 -
Stubby Kaye
1918 – 1997 · Actors Dec 14 -
Chris Farley
1964 – 1997 · Actors Dec 18 -
Toshirō Mifune
1920 – 1997 · Actors, Celebrities, Film Director Dec 24 -
Billie Dove
1903 – 1997 · Actresses Dec 31 -
Floyd Cramer
1933 – 1997 · Country Music Dec 31