James Farris
American baseball player (Arizona WildcatsDied on Monday August 18th 2025
Deaths on August 17
This archive lists notable deaths associated with August 17 across multiple years.
Derry O’Sullivan
Irish poetDied on Monday August 18th 2025
Tendai Ndoro
Zimbabwean footballer (Cape Town CityDied on Monday August 18th 2025
Jules Witcover
American journalistDied on Monday August 18th 2025
Hans-Bert Matoul
German footballer (FC Sachsen LeipzigDied on Monday August 18th 2025
Elon Dershowitz
American film producer (The Whole Truth)Died on Monday August 18th 2025
Jack McClelland
American Hall of Fame poker tournament directorDied on Monday August 18th 2025
Jorge Maestro
Argentine screenwriter and playwrightDied on Monday August 18th 2025
Eduard Carbonell i Esteller
78-79Died on Monday August 18th 2025
Marcelo Bianconi
Brazilian journalistDied on Monday August 18th 2025
Torsten Michaelis
German actorDied on Monday August 18th 2025
Jasna Malec Utrobičić
Croatian actressDied on Monday August 18th 2025
Abraham Than
Burmese Roman Catholic prelateDied on Monday August 18th 2025
Víctor Maldonado Barreno
Ecuadorian Roman Catholic prelateDied on Monday August 18th 2025
Nissar
Indian film director (SudhinamDied on Monday August 18th 2025
Niilo Halonen
Finnish ski jumperDied on Monday August 18th 2025
Nicolae Todos
Moldovan politicianDied on Monday August 18th 2025
Jihad Abu Baydar
Jordanian journalistDied on Monday August 18th 2025
Jehad Abu Baidar
Jordanian journalistDied on Monday August 18th 2025
Gary Hooper
Australian ParalympianDied on Monday August 18th 2025
Julio César León
Venezuelan cyclistDied on Monday August 18th 2025
João Barreiras Duarte
Portuguese politicianDied on Monday August 18th 2025
Karl-Rudolf Hornberger
German photographer and writerDied on Monday August 18th 2025
Mark Kirton
Canadian ice hockey player (Toronto Maple LeafsDied on Monday August 18th 2025
Adolf M. Birke
German historianDied on Sunday August 18th 2024
Ronny Borchers
German football player (Eintracht Frankfurt) and manager (Kickers OffenbachDied on Sunday August 18th 2024
Kevin Kehilly
Irish Gaelic footballer (Cork)Died on Sunday August 18th 2024
Tommy Roberts
American sportscaster and entrepreneurDied on Sunday August 18th 2024
Victor Okuley Nortey
Ghanaian politicianDied on Sunday August 18th 2024
John Woods
Canadian logician and philosopherDied on Sunday August 18th 2024
Ron Barge
Canadian children's television presenter (CFCN-DT)Died on Sunday August 18th 2024
Tadeusz Trębacz
Polish social activistDied on Sunday August 18th 2024
Rakesh Pal
Indian flag officerDied on Sunday August 18th 2024
Michael Sperberg-McQueen
American philologist and markup language specialistDied on Sunday August 18th 2024
Vladislav Gostishchev
Russian actor (At the Beginning of Glorious DaysDied on Sunday August 18th 2024
Virginia Ogilvy, Countess of Airlie
American aristocratDied on Sunday August 18th 2024
Boris Bystrov
Russian actorDied on Sunday August 18th 2024
Lorenzo Vella
Maltese politicianDied on Sunday August 18th 2024
Franciszek Smuda
Polish football coach and playerDied on Sunday August 18th 2024
Eugene Quilban
Filipino basketball playerDied on Sunday August 18th 2024
Johnny “Dandy” Rodríguez
American bongo player of Puerto Rican descentDied on Sunday August 18th 2024
Alain Delon
French actor (Rocco and His BrothersDied on Sunday August 18th 2024
Zhou Guangzhao
Chinese theoretical physicistDied on Sunday August 18th 2024
Christian Estèbe
French novelistDied on Sunday August 18th 2024
John Aprea
American actor (The Godfather Part IIDied on Sunday August 18th 2024
Tommy Clish
English footballer (Darlington)Died on Sunday August 18th 2024
Lolita
c. 57Died on Friday August 18th 2023
Mirfatyh Zakiev
Russian academic in the domain of Turkology scholarDied on Friday August 18th 2023
Gabriella Kotsis
Hungarian Olympic volleyball playerDied on Friday August 18th 2023
Bernadete Pacífico
Brazilian quilombolaDied on Friday August 18th 2023
Karol J. Bobko
American astronaut (STS-6Died on Friday August 18th 2023
Jiří Černý
Czech music critic and activist (Civic Forum)Died on Friday August 18th 2023
Jane Whittenshaw
British actress (Mrs DallowayDied on Friday August 18th 2023
James L. Buckley
American jurist and politicianDied on Friday August 18th 2023
Mariano Moreno García
Spanish Roman Catholic prelateDied on Friday August 18th 2023
Edgar Marín
Costa Rican footballerDied on Friday August 18th 2023
Walter Aipolani
American musician known as the Father of Hawaiian reggaeDied on Friday August 18th 2023
Hans Hermann Weyer
German title dealerDied on Friday August 18th 2023
Chai Yitzchok Twerski
Jerusalem-born American rabbiDied on Friday August 18th 2023
John L. Carroll
American judge and academic administratorDied on Friday August 18th 2023
John Devitt
Australian Olympic swimmerDied on Friday August 18th 2023
Rick Jeanneret
Canadian sportscaster (Buffalo Sabres)Died on Friday August 18th 2023
Ernst Wroldsen
Norwegian politicianDied on Friday August 18th 2023
Lawney Reyes
American artistDied on Thursday August 18th 2022
Bachir Yelles
Algerian painterDied on Thursday August 18th 2022
Hilary Linstead
Australian agentDied on Thursday August 18th 2022
Hadrawi
78-79Died on Thursday August 18th 2022
Rita Ndzanga
South African anti-apartheid activistDied on Thursday August 18th 2022
Doug Ross
American college ice hockey player (Bowling Green) and coach (Kent StateDied on Thursday August 18th 2022
Joseph Delaney
English writerDied on Thursday August 18th 2022
Sombat Metanee
Thai actor (Sugar Is Not SweetDied on Thursday August 18th 2022
Jan De Crem
Belgian politicianDied on Thursday August 18th 2022
Franco Monticone
Italian generalDied on Thursday August 18th 2022
Niccolò Ghedini
Italian lawyer and politicianDied on Thursday August 18th 2022
Paul X. Rinn
American naval captainDied on Thursday August 18th 2022
Colleen Mills
New Zealand management academicDied on Thursday August 18th 2022
Jann Medlicott
New Zealand radiographer and philanthropistDied on Thursday August 18th 2022
B. Wayne Hughes
American businessmanDied on Wednesday August 18th 2021
Claude Hudelot
French sinologist and radio producerDied on Wednesday August 18th 2021
John Riordan
New Zealand jockeyDied on Wednesday August 18th 2021
René Quéré
French painter and ceramistDied on Wednesday August 18th 2021
Dako Radošević
Bosnian discus throwerDied on Wednesday August 18th 2021
Simão Sessim
Brazilian lawyer and politicianDied on Wednesday August 18th 2021
Joseph L. Galloway
American newspaper correspondent and columnistDied on Wednesday August 18th 2021
Olav Akselsen
Norwegian politicianDied on Wednesday August 18th 2021
Chong-Sik Lee
North Korean-born American political scientistDied on Wednesday August 18th 2021
Robert Orr
American politicianDied on Wednesday August 18th 2021
Didier Notheaux
French football player and coachDied on Wednesday August 18th 2021
Gerry Jones
English footballerDied on Wednesday August 18th 2021
Abdul Hamid AbuSulayman
84-85Died on Wednesday August 18th 2021
Franz Josef Altenburg
German ceramicist and sculptorDied on Wednesday August 18th 2021
Guo Jingkun
Chinese scientistDied on Wednesday August 18th 2021