Wilbur Wood
American baseball player (Boston Red SoxDied on Sunday January 18th 2026
Deaths on January 17
This archive lists notable deaths associated with January 17 across multiple years. For the specific 2026 archive, see Deaths on January 17, 2026.
John ‘Oke Afareha
Nigerian Catholic prelateDied on Sunday January 18th 2026
Phil Goyette
Canadian ice hockey player (Montreal Canadiens)Died on Sunday January 18th 2026
Stuart Altman
American economistDied on Sunday January 18th 2026
Roger Allers
American animator and filmmaker (The Lion KingDied on Sunday January 18th 2026
Patrick Corrigan
American psychologist and writerDied on Sunday January 18th 2026
Tom Kim
North Korean-born American physicianDied on Sunday January 18th 2026
Ralph Towner
American jazz multi-instrumentalistDied on Sunday January 18th 2026
Jaan Leetsaar
Estonian politicianDied on Sunday January 18th 2026
Alan Black
Scottish footballer (Norwich CityDied on Sunday January 18th 2026
Oskár Elschek
Slovak ethnomusicologistDied on Sunday January 18th 2026
Francesco Gurrieri
Italian architectDied on Sunday January 18th 2026
Giovanni Memola
Italian politicianDied on Sunday January 18th 2026
Rubén Patagonia
Argentine singerDied on Sunday January 18th 2026
Giancarlo Tacchi
Italian football playerDied on Sunday January 18th 2026
Joel T. Johnson
American politicianDied on Sunday January 18th 2026
Stella Isodo Apolot
Ugandan politicianDied on Sunday January 18th 2026
Bruce Leung
Hong Kong martial artist and actorDied on Sunday January 18th 2026
Raj K. Purohit
Indian politicianDied on Sunday January 18th 2026
Liu Thai Ker
Singaporean architect and urban plannerDied on Sunday January 18th 2026
Evelyn Gigantes
Canadian politicianDied on Sunday January 18th 2026
Thierry Cazeneuve
French journalistDied on Sunday January 18th 2026
Lazar Shvets
Russian priestDied on Sunday January 18th 2026
Guillermo Salatino
Argentine sports journalistDied on Sunday January 18th 2026
Nandana Gunathilake
Sri Lankan politicianDied on Sunday January 18th 2026
Craig Anderson American bishop dead at age 83
Craig Anderson, an American bishop, died on January 17, 2026, at age 83. Craig Barry Anderson was an Episcopal Church bishop who served as Bishop of South Dakota from 1984…
James Petras Professor of sociology dead at age 89
James Petras, an American sociologist and academic, died on January 17, 2026. He was the Bartle Professor emeritus of sociology at Binghamton University in Binghamton, New York, and an adjunct…
Hoot Gibson American football player
Claude "Hoot" Andrew Gibson, an American football player and coach, died on January 17, 2026. He was 87. Gibson was a defensive back and kick returner who played college football…
W. John McDonald Canadian physicist and academic administrator dead at age 89
W. John McDonald, a Canadian physicist and academic administrator, died on January 17, 2026, at the age of 89. Born in Lethbridge, Alberta, in 1936, he earned degrees from the…
Fabian Malbon British Royal Navy officer, lieutenant governor of Guernsey dead at age 79
Vice Admiral Sir Fabian Malbon, a British Royal Navy officer and former Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey, died on January 17, 2026, aged 79. Born on October 1, 1946, he joined…
Nancy Leftenant-Colon
American nurseDied on Saturday January 18th 2025
André Soltner
French-American chef and authorDied on Saturday January 18th 2025
Mickey Roth
Canadian ice hockey playerDied on Saturday January 18th 2025
Kulanthai Shanmugalingam
Sri Lankan playwrightDied on Saturday January 18th 2025
Nicolae Oaidă
Romanian football player (Progresul BucureștiDied on Saturday January 18th 2025
Lorenzo Infantino
Italian philosopher and sociologistDied on Saturday January 18th 2025
Jürgen Graf
Swiss authorDied on Saturday January 18th 2025
George A. Tice
American photographerDied on Saturday January 18th 2025
Pat Goggin
Irish footballer (Tramore AthleticDied on Saturday January 18th 2025
Ze’ev Revach
Israeli actor (Charlie Ve'hetziDied on Saturday January 18th 2025
Claire van Kampen
English composer and theatre directorDied on Saturday January 18th 2025
Farhan Bulbul
Syrian theater director and writerDied on Saturday January 18th 2025
Brian Gibbons
Canadian ice hockey playerDied on Saturday January 18th 2025
Jan Otčenášek Jr.
Czech screenwriter (Zločiny Velké Prahy)Died on Saturday January 18th 2025
Ali Razini
Iranian judgeDied on Saturday January 18th 2025
Mohammad Moghiseh
Iranian judgeDied on Saturday January 18th 2025
Thomas Timusk
Estonian-born Canadian physicist and academicDied on Saturday January 18th 2025
Garry Brooke
English footballer (Tottenham HotspurDied on Saturday January 18th 2025
Margarete Tröstl
Austrian supercentenarianDied on Saturday January 18th 2025
Bruce Kannemeyer
South African politician and convicted embezzlerDied on Saturday January 18th 2025
N. Kayisii
Indian politicianDied on Saturday January 18th 2025
Punsalmaagiin Ochirbat
Mongolian politicianDied on Saturday January 18th 2025
Stéphane Venne
Canadian songwriter and composerDied on Saturday January 18th 2025
Bob Sercombe
Australian politicianDied on Saturday January 18th 2025
Carol Downer
American feminist lawyer and authorDied on Saturday January 18th 2025
Dave Lucas
Canadian ice hockey playerDied on Saturday January 18th 2025
David William Rhind
British geographerDied on Saturday January 18th 2025
Gay Caswell
Canadian politicianDied on Saturday January 18th 2025
John Wijngaards
Dutch Catholic scholar and priestDied on Saturday January 18th 2025
Wolfgang Wickler
German zoologist and authorDied on Thursday January 18th 2024
Shawnacy Barber
Canadian-American pole valuterDied on Thursday January 18th 2024
Mohamed Ghozzi
Tunisian poet and literary criticDied on Thursday January 18th 2024
John Hurst
English footballer (EvertonDied on Thursday January 18th 2024
Nancy Deloye Fitzroy
American engineerDied on Thursday January 18th 2024
Romy Vitug
Filipino cinematographer (Harvest HomeDied on Thursday January 18th 2024
Trini Tinturé
Spanish Catalan cartoonist and illustratorDied on Thursday January 18th 2024
Slim Pezin
French guitaristDied on Thursday January 18th 2024
Serge Laprade
Canadian singer and radio broadcasterDied on Thursday January 18th 2024
Roger T. Forster
British Christian theologianDied on Thursday January 18th 2024
Amnon Rubinstein
Israeli politicianDied on Thursday January 18th 2024
Giovanni Giudici
Italian Roman Catholic prelateDied on Thursday January 18th 2024
Giovanni Giudici
Italian Roman Catholic prelateDied on Thursday January 18th 2024
Milan Nenadić
Serbian middleweight Greco-Roman wrestlerDied on Thursday January 18th 2024
Mark Woyongo
Ghanaian politicianDied on Thursday January 18th 2024
Paulo Roberto
Brazilian footballer (Fluminense de FeiraDied on Thursday January 18th 2024
Denis Walker
British-Zimbabwean politicianDied on Thursday January 18th 2024
Hussein Madi
Lebanese painter and sculptorDied on Thursday January 18th 2024
Cecilia Ogwal
Ugandan politicianDied on Thursday January 18th 2024
Ron Suster
American jurist and politicianDied on Thursday January 18th 2024
Charles Robins
English cricket player and administrator (Middlesex)Died on Thursday January 18th 2024
Joseph Zadroga
American 9/11 survivor advocateDied on Thursday January 18th 2024
Zevulun Charlop
American rabbiDied on Thursday January 18th 2024
Jurij Souček
Slovenian actor (Don't Whisper)Died on Thursday January 18th 2024
Robert Gaylor
American Chief Master Sergeant of the United States Air ForceDied on Thursday January 18th 2024
Leo Carlin
American businessmanDied on Thursday January 18th 2024
Gavin Woods
75–76Died on Thursday January 18th 2024
Colin Murray Parkes
British psychiatristDied on Thursday January 18th 2024
Sir Patrick Moberly
British diplomatDied on Thursday January 18th 2024
John L. Murray
Irish judgeDied on Wednesday January 18th 2023
Namiq Nasrullayev
Azerbaijani politicianDied on Wednesday January 18th 2023
Jean-Claude Marty
French rugby league player (FC Lézignan XIIIDied on Wednesday January 18th 2023
Jean Clémentin
French journalistDied on Wednesday January 18th 2023
Daniel Richard
French entrepreneurDied on Wednesday January 18th 2023
Heinz-Dieter Hasebrink
German footballerDied on Wednesday January 18th 2023
Noël Coulet
French academic and historianDied on Wednesday January 18th 2023