The following is a list of notable deaths in February 2017.
Entries for each day are listed alphabetically by surname. A typical entry lists information in the following sequence: Name, age, country of citizenship at birth, subsequent country of citizenship (if applicable), reason for notability, cause of death (if known), and reference.
February 2017 1 E. Ahamed, 78, Indian politician, Minister of External Affairs (2004–2014), heart attack.Kerala MP E. Ahamed dies at RML after cardiac arrest in Parliament Anne Arrasmith, 70, American artist and curator. Keith Barber, 72, British geographer. Asim Basu, 81, Indian theatre director, lung infection.Eminent theatre personality Asim Basu passes away David Peter Battaglia, 86, American politician, member of the Minnesota House of Representatives (1977–1995).David P. Battaglia Lars-Erik Berenett, 74, Swedish actor (Jordskott, Skilda världar).Lars-Erik Berenett är död – blev 74 år Albano Bortoletto Cavallin, 86, Brazilian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Guarapuava (1986–1992) and Archbishop of Londrina (1992–2006), surgical complications.Morre Dom Albano Bortoletto Cavallin, arcebispo emérito de Londrina Mark Brownson, 41, American baseball player (Colorado Rockies). Desmond Carrington, 90, British actor (Emergency – Ward 10) and broadcaster. Robert Dahlqvist, 40, Swedish rock singer and guitarist (The Hellacopters, Dundertåget), drowning as a result of a seizure.Robert "Strängen" Dahlqvist är död Constantin Dinulescu, 85, Romanian footballer (AS Progresul București).Constantin Dinulescu, fost fotbalist al echipei naționale, a murit John Fuhr, 88, American politician. Sandy Gandhi, 59, Indian-born Australian comedian. Stig Grybe, 88, Swedish actor (Charlie Strapp and Froggy Ball Flying High).Skuespiller Stig Grybe er død *Cor van der Hoeven, 95, Dutch footballer (Ajax).Oudste Ajacied Cor van der Hoeven (95) overleden William Melvin Kelley, 79, American novelist, complications from kidney failure. Basilio Lami Dozo, 88, Argentine military officer.Murió Basilio Lami Dozo, integrante de la última dictadura Carter Manny, 98, American architect. Sir Ken Morrison, 85, British businessman, president of Morrisons. Oskar A. Munch, 88, Norwegian businessman (ABB Group).Nekrolog: Oskar A. Munch Bernardine Portenski, 67, New Zealand long-distance runner, ovarian cancer. Alma Redlinger, 92, Romanian painter.Alma Redlinger 08.03.1924 – 01.02.2017 Edward Tipper, 95, American World War II veteran (Easy Company), depicted in Band of Brothers. Étienne Tshisekedi, 84, Congolese politician, Prime Minister (1991, 1992–1993, 1997), pulmonary embolism. Antoon Verschoot, 91, Belgian bugler.Former bugler Antoon Verschoot dies at the age of 91 Esther K. Walling, 76, American politician, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly (1983–1989), cancer. A. N. Yiannopoulos, 88, Greek-born American legal academic.
2 Gordon Aikman, 31, British ALS campaigner, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. José Antonio Alonso, 56, Spanish politician, Minister of the Interior (2004–2006) and Defence (2006–2008), lung cancer.Muere el exministro socialista José Antonio Alonso Alvin Baldus, 90, American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Wisconsin's 3rd congressional district (1975–1981) and the Wisconsin State Assembly (1966–1975, 1989–1997). Atsuko Betchaku, 56, Japanese pacifist and educator. Angelo Bissessarsingh, 34, Trinidadian historian and author, pancreatic cancer.Angelo Bissesarsingh passes away William J. Campbell, 85, American lieutenant general. Tom Drake, 86, American wrestler and politician, member of the Alabama House of Representatives (1960–1992), Speaker (1983–1987). John Hilton, 74, American football player (Pittsburgh Steelers, Detroit Lions), fall. Bertram Kostant, 88, American mathematician.Bertram Kostant, professor emeritus of mathematics, dies at 88 Max Lüscher, 93, Swiss psychotherapist.Max Lüscher – Ein Pionier auf dem Gebiet der Emotionen George Maderos, 83, American football player (San Francisco 49ers). Predrag Matvejević, 84, Bosnian-Croatian writer and literature professor.Tražio je da Tito odstupi s funkcije, '91. je otišao u emigraciju Peter McArthur, 79, Australian politician, member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly for Ringwood (1976–1982).Peter Stewart McArthur at Parliament of Victoria. Perry McGriff, 79, American football player and politician, member of the Florida House of Representatives (2000–2002). Shunichiro Okano, 85, Japanese football player, manager (national team) and sports executive, lung cancer. Miltos Papapostolou, 81, Greek football player and manager (AEK Athens, national team).ΑΕΚ: «Έφυγαν» από τη ζωή Μίλτος Παπαποστόλου και Γιώργος Πετρίδης Ruan Posheng, 100, Chinese politician, member of the National People's Congress (1979–1988).山西省人大常委会原主任、党组书记阮泊生逝世，享年101岁 Jeff Sauer, 73, American ice hockey coach (Wisconsin Badgers), pancreatic cancer. Seymour Jonathan Singer, 92, American cell biologist. Su Hongjun, 76, Chinese astronomer.深切缅怀苏洪钧先生 Gonzalo Taboada, 88, Spanish Olympic bobsledder (1956).Gonzalo Taboada Martínez de Irujo
3 Dritëro Agolli, 85, Albanian writer, pulmonary disease. Zoya Bulgakova, 102, Russian actress.Самый почтенный подросток Donald Campbell, 90, American sprinter. Earl H. Carroll, 91, American federal judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona (1980–1994). Carmelo Cassati, 92, Italian Roman Catholic prelate, Archbishop of Trani-Barletta-Bisceglie (1990–1999). Marjorie Corcoran, 66, American particle physicist, traffic collision. Anthony French, 96, British-American physicist, contributor to the Manhattan Project. Joseph Green, 82, American academic and theatre producer. Joe Grima, 80, Maltese politician and broadcaster (Radio Malta). Yoshiro Hayashi, 89, Japanese politician, Minister of Finance (1992–1993), multiple organ failure. John M. Hayes, 76, American geochemist, pulmonary fibrosis.In Memoriam: John Hayes Roy Heenan, 81, Canadian lawyer and academic, founder of Heenan Blaikie. Colin Hutton, 90, English rugby league player (Widnes, Hull F.C.), manager and executive (Hull Kingston Rovers). Hassan Joharchi, 48, Iranian actor, liver disease.حسن جوهرچی درگذشت Marisa Letícia Lula da Silva, 66, Brazilian trade unionist, First Lady (2003–2010), stroke.Dona Marisa, ex-primeira-dama, morre em SP Richard Lyon, 93, American admiral and politician, Mayor of Oceanside, California (1992–2000). Francis X. Mahoney, 94, American politician. Shumon Miura, 91, Japanese Third Generation author, pneumonia. Benny Perrin, 57, American football player (St. Louis Cardinals), suicide by gunshot.Former Cardinals' player Benny Perrin dead at 57 Qin Huasun, 81, Chinese diplomat, Permanent Representative of China to the United Nations (1995-2000). Lou Rowan, 91, Australian Test cricket umpire. Lorenzo Servitje, 98, Mexican businessman and philanthropist, co-founder of Grupo Bimbo.Muere Lorenzo Servitje, fundador de Grupo Bimbo Martin Gotthard Schneider, 86, German theologian, cantor and church music composer."Danke"-Komponist Martin Gotthard Schneider ist tot Bob Stewart, 66, Canadian ice hockey player (California Golden Seals, St. Louis Blues). Don Trousdell, 79, American artist.St. Augustine artist Don Trousdell, who 'expressed the spirit of the city' for 450th, remembered John Waggener, 91, American major general. Michael Whinney, 86, British Anglican prelate, Bishop of Southwell (1985–1988).
4 Neil Betts, 90, Australian rugby union player (Queensland, Wallabies). Antonio Casale, 84, Italian actor (The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, Le salamandre).RIP Antonio Casale Dewey Crump, 70, American politician. García de Andoin, 83, Spanish football player and manager.Fallece José Mª García de Andoain Gervase de Peyer, 90, British clarinetist. John Dickson, 72, New Zealand poet. John Gay, 92, American screenwriter (Run Silent, Run Deep, Separate Tables). Basil Hetzel, 94, Australian medical researcher, iodine deficiency campaigner. Hans van der Hoek, 83, Dutch footballer (Feyenoord).Oid-apeler Hans van der Hoek overleden John Howes, 92, American professor of Asian studies.In Memoriam: John Forman Howes, 1924–2017 Steve Lang, 67, Canadian bass guitarist (April Wine), complications from Parkinson's disease. Margaret Mungherera, 59, Ugandan physician, President of the World Medical Association (2013–2014), cancer. Sir Kenneth Newman, 90, British police officer, Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police (1982–1987). *Ivor Noël Hume, 89, British archaeologist (Wolstenholme Towne).Ivor Noël Hume, famed archaeologist, dies at 89 David Phillips, 60, American cinematographer (The Basketball Diaries, Saturday Night Live). Tim Piazza, 19, American student, injuries sustained in a hazing. Bano Qudsia, 88, Pakistani writer (Raja Gidh). Noel Simms, 82, Jamaican reggae percussionist and singer, lung cancer.Singer/percussionist 'Scully' Simms dies Marc Spitz, 47, American writer (We Got the Neutron Bomb, Bowie: A Biography) and music journalist (Spin). Georgy Taratorkin, 72, Russian stage and film actor.Умер знаменитый артист Георгий Тараторкин Yang Shiming, 92, Chinese thermodynamicist.国际著名传热学专家，中国传热学科创始人之一，杨世铭先生仙逝。
5 Irma Adelman, 86, Romanian-born American economist. Rahila Al Riyami, Omani politician. García de Andoin, 83, Spanish football player and manager (Espanyol).Fallece José Mª García de Andoain David Axelrod, 85, American arranger, composer and producer, lung cancer. Ron Billingsley, 71, American football player (San Diego Chargers, Houston Oilers). Ray Christensen, 92, American sportscaster (WCCO), upper respiratory infection.Ray Christensen, voice of the Gophers, dies at 92 Betty Collette, 86, American veterinary pathologist. Glen Dudbridge, 78–79, British sinologist. Sonny Geraci, 70, American singer (The Outsiders, Climax). Gila Goldstein, 69, Italian-born Israeli actress, singer and transgender rights activist, stroke.פרידה מלוחמת: לזכרה של גילה גולדשטיין Luis Gómez-Montejano, 94, Spanish football executive, President of Real Madrid (2006).Muere el expresidente del Real Madrid Luis Gómez Montejano Björn Granath, 70, Swedish actor (Madicken, Pelle the Conqueror, The American).Skådespelaren Björn Granath har avlidit Carroll Izard, 93, American psychologist. Kálmán Katona, 69, Hungarian politician.Meghalt Katona Kálmán volt közlekedési miniszter Thomas Lux, 70, American poet, lung cancer. Gopalkrishna P. Nayak, 89, Indian writer.Writer-artist Gopal Krishna Nayak passes away James Sankowski, 67, American ceramic artist. Suranjit Sengupta, 71, Bangladeshi politician, MP (since 1979). Harry Sullivan, 84, Australian VFL footballer (Carlton, Collingwood).
6 Ivar Aronsson, 88, Swedish rower, Olympic silver medalist (1956).Ivar Aronsson Boy Asistio, 80, Filipino politician, Mayor of Caloocan (1980–1986, 1988–1995). Len Bosman, 93, Australian politician, member of the Australian House of Representatives for St George (1963–1969).Leonard Bosman Bill Britton, 82, Canadian football player (BC Lions, Calgary Stampeders). Irwin Corey, 102, American comedian (The Steve Allen Show) and actor. David Culver, 92, Canadian businessman (Alcan). Christine Dolce, 35, American model, liver failure. Marc Drogin, 80, American writer and illustrator. Raymond Clare Edwards, 96, Canadian politician. José Gea Escolano, 87, Spanish Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Ibiza (1976–1987) and Mondoñedo-Ferrol (1987–2005). Neil Gehrels, 64, American astronomer, pancreatic cancer. Stan Jones, 67, American politician, member of the Indiana House of Representatives (1974–1990). Inge Keller, 93, German actress (The Last Year, Aimée & Jaguar, Lola and Billy the Kid).Inge Keller ist tot Djelloul Khatib, 80, Algerian independence activist and politician.Décès du moudjahid Djelloul Khatib Mary Ann Knowles, 70, American politician, member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives, cancer. Alec McCowen, 91, English actor (A Night to Remember, Frenzy, Gangs of New York).