Deaths in April 2017

The following is a list of **notable deaths in April 2017**. For notable deaths before the current month, please see "Previous months".  Names under each date are reported in alphabetical order by last name or pseudonym. Deaths of non-humans are reported here also if notable.

* Each listing of a death must have a source. If no reference is included, the death notice will be removed. The following are the requirements of adding a name to the list in its order: name, age, nationality, what the person is known for, cause of death (if known) and most importantly a source.
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## April
### 1
*Gary Austin, 75, American theater writer and director (The Groundlings), cancer.
*Lonnie Brooks, 83, American blues guitarist and singer.
* Gösta Ekman, 77, Swedish actor and director (*Jönssonligan*, *Martin Beck*).
*Darcus Howe, 74, Trinidadian-born British editor (*Race Today*) and civil rights activist, member of the Mangrove Nine, complications from prostate cancer.
*Antonio Lamela, 90, Spanish architect (Torres de Colón, Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Adolfo Suárez, Madrid–Barajas Airport).
*Burton Watson, 91, American translator (*From the Country of Eight Islands: An Anthology of Japanese Poetry*, ''Selected Poems of Su Tung-p'o*).
* Yevgeny Yevtushenko, 84, Russian poet (*Babi Yar*), heart failure.

### 2
*Kenneth J. Donnelly, 66, American politician, member of the Massachusetts State Senate (since 2009), complications from a brain tumor.
*Leonard Litwin, 102, American real estate developer (Glenwood Management Corp.), respiratory failure.

### 3
*Michel Arrivé, 80, French linguist and novelist.
*John Chrispinsson, 60, Swedish journalist (*Melodifestivalen 1989*), heart attack.
*Sergio González Rodríguez, 67, Mexican journalist (*La Jornada*), heart attack.
*Akbarzhan Jalilov, 22, Kyrgyzstani-born Russian terrorist, attacker responsible for the 2017 Saint Petersburg Metro bombing, suicide by bombing.
*Roy Sievers, 90, American baseball player (St. Louis Browns, Washington Senators, Chicago White Sox).
*Stella Turk, 92, British zoologist, naturalist, and conservationist.

### 4
*Samir Farid, 73, Egyptian movie critic and historian.
*Mária Pozsonec, 77, Hungarian-born Slovenian politician, MP (1990–2008).
*Giovanni Sartori, 92, Italian political scientist and journalist (*Corriere della Sera''), throat cancer.

### 5
*Arthur Bisguier, 87, American chess grandmaster and writer, respiratory failure.
*John Chittick, 69, American health activist, founder of TeenAIDS-PeerCorps.
*David Gove, 38, American ice hockey player (Carolina Hurricanes) and coach (Wheeling Nailers), suspected drug overdose.
*Paul O'Neill, 61, American producer, composer and songwriter (Trans-Siberian Orchestra), chronic disease.
*Memè Perlini, 69, Italian actor and director (*A Fistful of Dynamite*, *The Grand Duel*), suicide by jumping.
*Atanase Sciotnic, 75, Romanian sprint canoeist, Olympic silver medalist (1972).
*Ilkka Sinisalo, 58, Finnish ice hockey player (Philadelphia Flyers, Minnesota North Stars, Los Angeles Kings), prostate cancer.

### 6
*Bob Cerv, 91, American baseball player (New York Yankees), stroke.
*Armand Gatti, 93, Monégasque-born French playwright, filmmaker (*Enclouser*, *El Otro Cristóbal*) and journalist.
*David Peel, 73, American musician (The Lower East Side Band) and political activist, complications from a heart attack.
*Don Rickles, 90, American comedian (*The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast*) and actor (*Toy Story*, *C.P.O. Sharkey*, ''Kelly's Heroes*), kidney failure.
*Jerzy Vetulani, 81, Polish neuroscientist, member of the Polish Academy of Sciences (since 1991), hit by car.

### 7
*Relja Bašić, 87, Croatian actor (*One Song a Day Takes Mischief Away'') and politician.
*Arturo García Bustos, 90, Mexican painter.
*Marthe Gosteli, 99, Swiss women's rights activist (Bund Schweizerischer Frauenvereine) and archivist, complications from a fall.
*Peter Isaacson, 96, Australian media publisher.
*Christopher Morahan, 87, English stage and television director (*The Jewel in the Crown*).
*Glenn O'Brien, 70, American journalist (*GQ Magazine*), editor (*Rolling Stone*, *Interview*) and television presenter (*TV Party*), complications from pneumonia.
*Tim Pigott-Smith, 70, English actor (*The Jewel in the Crown*, *Clash of the Titans*, *V for Vendetta*), suspected heart attack.

### 8
*Fishman, 66, Mexican professional wrestler (UWA, AAA), heart attack.
*Georgy Grechko, 85, Russian cosmonaut (Soyuz 17, Soyuz 26, Soyuz T-14), Hero of the Soviet Union, heart failure.
*Brian Matthew, 88, English television and radio presenter  (*Saturday Club*, *Thank Your Lucky Stars*, *Sounds of the 60s*).
*Donald Sarason, 84, American mathematician (Hardy space).

### 9
*Knut Borge, 67, Norwegian journalist (*Dagens Næringsliv*, *Verdens Gang*) and television presenter (*Spellemannprisen*, *20 spørsmål*), heart failure.
*Carme Chacón, 46, Spanish politician, Minister of Housing (2007–2008) and Defence (2008–2011), heart disease.
*John Clarke, 68, New Zealand-born Australian novelist (*The Tournament*), actor (*Never Say Die*, *Death in Brunswick*), screenwriter (*Lonely Hearts*), comedian (*A Current Affair*) and satirist, heart attack.
*Peter Hansen, 95, American actor (*When Worlds Collide*, *Port Charles*, *General Hospital*).
*Harry Huskey, 101, American computer scientist (Standards Western Automatic Computer).
*Kim Young-ae, 65, South Korean actress (*The Attorney*), pancreatic cancer.
*Dieter Kottysch, 73, German middleweight boxer, Olympic gold medalist (1972).
*Jean Périmony, 86, French actor (*Des grives aux loups*) and theatre director (*Cie du Villiers*).

### 10
*Bab Christensen, 89, Norwegian actress (*Stevnemøte med glemte år*).
*Sir Arnold Clark, 89, Scottish businessman (Arnold Clark Group).
*Linda Hopkins, 92, American actress (*Purlie*, *Me and Bessie*) and blues and gospel singer ("Shake a Hand").
*Dennis F. Kinlaw, 94, American academic, President of Asbury University (1968–1981; 1986–1991).
*Kirill Kovaldzhi, 88, Russian author (*Five Points on the Map*, *Liman Stories*, *Candle in Draft*), poet (*Talk with the Beloved*) and critic. 
*Larry Sharpe, 66, American professional wrestler (NWA), liver disease.
*Banner Thomas, 63, American bass guitarist (Molly Hatchet), pneumonia.

### 11
*Michael Ballhaus, 81, German cinematographer (*Goodfellas*, *Air Force One*, ''Bram Stoker's Dracula*).
*J. Geils, 71, American guitarist (The J. Geils Band).
*Dorothy Mengering, 95, American television personality (*Late Night with David Letterman*, *Late Show with David Letterman*).
*Margit Schumann, 64, German luger, Olympic gold medalist (1976).

### 12
*Sheila Abdus-Salaam, 65, American judge, Associate Judge of the New York Court of Appeals (since 2013), suspected suicide by jumping.
*Tom Coyne, 62, American Grammy award-winning music engineer (*21*, *1989*, *25*), multiple myeloma. 
*Akhilesh Das, 56, Indian politician and sporting executive, member of the Rajya Sabha (19962014), mayor of Lucknow (19931995), heart attack.
*Angel Espinosa, 50, Cuban boxer, World Amateur Champion (1986), suspected cardiac arrest.
*Geoff Grover, 73, Australian footballer (Port Melbourne).
*Wayne Hardin, 91, American football player (Pacific Tigers) and coach (Navy Midshipmen, Temple Owls), stroke.
*Charlie Murphy, 57, American comedian (*Chappelle's Show*), actor (*Paper Soldiers*, *Black Jesus*, *Meet the Blacks*) and screenwriter (*Norbit*, *The Boondocks*, *Vampire in Brooklyn''), leukemia.
*Toby Smith, 46, British keyboardist (Jamiroquai) and music producer (The Hoosiers).

### 13
*K. S. Chandrasekharan, 96, Indian-Swiss mathematician, pneumonia.
*Fred Goldsmith, 84, Australian AFL footballer (South Melbourne).
*David Mwiraria, 78, Kenyan politician, MP for North Imenti (19922007), Minister of Finance (20032006), respiratory failure and bone cancer.
*Dan Rooney, 84, American football executive and diplomat, Chairman of the Pittsburgh Steelers (since 2003), Ambassador to Ireland (2009–2012), and member of the Hall of Fame (2000).

### 14
*Henry Hillman, 98, American venture capitalist and philanthropist.
*Robert Taylor, 85, American computer scientist and internet pioneer, recipient of the National Medal of Technology and the Draper Prize, complications from Parkinson's disease.

### 15
*David Brumbaugh, 56, American politician, member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives (since 2011).
*Clifton James, 96, American actor (*Live and Let Die*, *Cool Hand Luke*, *Eight Men Out*), complications from diabetes.
*Emma Morano, 117, Italian supercentenarian, verified oldest living person and last living person born in the 19th Century, heart disease.
*Sylvia Moy, 78, American songwriter ("Uptight (Everything's Alright)", "I Was Made to Love Her", "My Cherie Amour") and record producer (Motown Records, Stevie Wonder), complications from pneumonia.

### 16
*Gianni Boncompagni, 84, Italian television presenter (*Non è la RAI*), producer (*Discoring*) and screenwriter (*Domenica in*), cerebral hemorrhage.
*Arcan Cetin, 20, Turkish-born American terrorist, attacker responsible for 2016 Cascade Mall shooting, suicide by hanging.
*Robert Godwin, 74, American foundry worker and murder victim (Shooting of Robert Godwin), shot.
*Allan Holdsworth, 70, British guitarist and composer (Bruford, U.K., Soft Machine), heart attack.

### 17
*Dawson Mathis, 76, American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia's 2nd district (1971–1981), complications from pneumonia.
*John T. Noonan Jr., 90, American circuit judge, Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (1985–1996).
*Rosey, 47, Samoan-American professional wrestler (WWE, AJPW), congestive heart failure.
*Shōichi Watanabe, 86, Japanese-born English scholar and historical revisionist, heart failure.

### 18
*Augustin Bubník, 88, Czech ice hockey player (national team), coach and politician, MP (1998–2002).
*Yvonne Monlaur, 77, French actress (*Three Strangers in Rome*, *Circus of Horrors*, *The Brides of Dracula*).
*Jaak Panksepp, 73, Estonian-born American neuroscientist, cancer.
*Steve William Stephens, 37, American killer, responsible for the murder of Robert Godwin, suicide by gunshot.

### 19
*Delbert Daisey, 89, American waterfowl decoy maker and conservationist.
*Aaron Hernandez, 27, American football player (New England Patriots) and convicted killer (Odin Lloyd), suicide by hanging.
*Lyda Ann Thomas, 80, American politician, Mayor of Galveston, Texas (2004–2010), cancer.

### 20
*Jay Dickey, 77, American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Arkansas's 4th congressional district (1993–2001).
*Roberto Ferreiro, 81, Argentine footballer (Independiente, River Plate, national team) and manager.
*Cuba Gooding, Sr., 72, American soul singer (The Main Ingredient) and actor (*Gedo*, *Children of the Struggle*, *Save the Children*), suspended drug overdose.
*Lawrence Hogan, 88, American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maryland's 5th congressional district (1969–1975), complications from a stroke.
* Germaine Mason, 34, Jamaican-born British high jumper, Olympic silver medalist (2008), motorcycle crash.

### 21
* Magdalena Abakanowicz, 86, Polish sculptor.
*Cecilia Alvear, 77, Ecuadorian-born American journalist (NBC News), breast cancer.
*Carl Christ, 93, American economist (Econometrics). 
* Ugo Ehiogu, 44, English professional football player (Aston Villa, Middlesbrough, national team) and coach (Tottenham), cardiac arrest.

### 22
*Hubert Dreyfus, 87, American philosopher (''What Computers Can't Do*), prostate cancer.
*William Hjortsberg, 76, American novelist (*Falling Angel*) and screenwriter (*Legend*), pancreatic cancer.
*Jess Kersey, 76, American basketball official (ABA, NBA), cancer.
*Erin Moran, 56, American actress (*Happy Days*, *Joanie Loves Chachi*, *Galaxy of Terror*), complications from squamous cell carcinoma of the throat.
*Attilio Nicora, 80, Italian Roman Catholic cardinal, Bishop of Verona (1992–1997).
*Witold Pyrkosz, 90, Polish actor (*M jak miłość*, *Janosik*, *Alternatywy 4*).
*Gustavo Rojo, 93, Uruguayan actor (*Tarzan and the Mermaids*, *The Evil Forest*, *The Valley of Gwangi'').
*Michele Scarponi, 37, Italian racing cyclist (Diquigiovanni–Androni, Lampre–ISD, Astana), winner of the 2011 Giro d'Italia, traffic collision.
*Pere Tàpias, 70, Spanish food writer and radio presenter (*Tàpies Variades*), Ambassor of Xató (2005–2006), heart failure.

### 23
*Isiaka Adeleke, 62, Nigerian politician, Governor of Osun State (1992–1993), heart attack.
*Jerry Adriani, 70, Brazilian singer (*Jovem Guarda*, *Os Rebeldes*) and actor (*Excelsior to Go Go*, *MilleVoci*), cancer.
*Chris Bearde, 80, Australian comedy writer (*Laugh-In*) and producer (*The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour*, *The Gong Show*), heart attack.
*Leo Baxendale, 86, British comics artist (*The Bash Street Kids*, *Minnie the Minx*, *Little Plum*), cancer.
*Kathleen Crowley, 87, American actress (*Robert Montgomery Presents*, *Downhill Racer*, *Maverick*). 
*Imre Földi, 78, Hungarian weightlifter, Olympic champion (1972).
*František Rajtoral, 31, Czech football player (Baník Ostrava, Viktoria Plzeň, national team), suicide by hanging.
*Chriet Titulaer, 73, Dutch astronomer, television presenter (*Wondere Wereld*) and writer.
*Michael Williams, Baron Williams of Baglan, 67, British peer and diplomat.

### 24
*Benjamin Barber, 77, American political theorist and author (*Jihad vs. McWorld*), pancreatic cancer.
*Agustín Edwards Eastman, 89, Chilean newspaper publisher, owner of *El Mercurio*, respiratory failure.
*Agnes Giebel, 95, German soprano.
*Don Gordon, 90, American actor (*Bullitt*, *Papillon*, *The Towering Inferno*).
*Robert M. Pirsig, 88, American writer and philosopher (*Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance*, *Lila: An Inquiry into Morals*).
*Nicholas Sand, 75, American chemist (Brotherhood of Eternal Love), suspected heart attack.
*Ken Sears, 83, American basketball player (New York Knicks, San Francisco Warriors).

### 25
*Sasha Lakovic, 45, Canadian hockey player (Calgary Flames, New Jersey Devils) and actor (*Miracle*), brain cancer.
*Erik Martin, 81, German songwriter and editor (*Muschelhaufen*).
*Philippe Mestre, 89, French media executive (*Presse-Océan*) and politician, member of the National Assembly (1981–1993), Minister of Veteran Affairs and War Victims (1993–1995). 
*Munyua Waiyaki, 91, Kenyan politician, Minister for Foreign Affairs (1974–1979), pneumonia.

### 26
* Jonathan Demme, 73, American movie director (*The Silence of the Lambs*, *Philadelphia*, *Rachel Getting Married*), Oscar winner (1992), complications from esophageal cancer and heart disease.
* Bill Page, 91, American jazz musician (Lawrence Welk Band) and businessman.

### 27
*Vinu Chakravarthy, 71, Indian actor (*Parasangada Gendetimma*, *Muni*, *Gopurangal Saivathillai*).
*Peter George, 75, Canadian academic, 6th President and Vice-Chancellor of McMaster University (1995–2010), cancer.
*Vinod Khanna, 70, Indian actor (*Mere Apne*, *Amar Akbar Anthony*, *Suryaa: An Awakening*) and politician, member of the Lok Sabha from Gurdaspur constituency (1997–2009; since 2014), bladder cancer.
*Julius Youngner, 96, American virologist.

### 28
*Vito Acconci, 77, American artist (*Seedbed*) and architectural designer, stroke.
*Brazo de Oro, 57, Mexican professional wrestler (CMLL, UWA, NWA), heart attack.
*Janelle Kirtley, 73, American water skier, world champion (1961).
*Maria Kide, 66, Swedish politician, injuries sustained from the 2017 Stockholm attack.
*John Shifflett, 64, American jazz musician, pancreatic cancer.
*Chad Young, 21, American racing cyclist (Axeon), cycling accident.

### 29
*George Genyk, 78, American football player (New York Titans, Michigan Wolverines) and coach, stomach cancer.
*R. Vidyasagar Rao, 77, Indian irrigation engineer, bladder cancer.

### 30
*Belchior, 70, Brazilian singer and composer, multiple organ failure.
*Mbah Gotho, 146 (claimed), Indonesian man, oldest unverified living person, heart failure.
*Lorna Gray, 99, American actress (*O, My Darling Clementine*, *Captain America*, *Oh! Susanna*).
*Archduke Joseph Árpád of Austria, 84, Hungarian royalty, Captain General of the Order of Vitéz (since 1977).
*Raymond P. Kogovsek, 75, American politician, member of the Colorado Senate (1970–1978) and the U.S. House of Representatives (1979–1985).
*Boris Oleynik, 81, Ukrainian poet, translator, and politician, member of the Verkhovna Rada (1992–2006), heart failure.
*Ueli Steck, 40, Swiss rock climber and mountaineer.
*Jean Stein, 83, American author (*West of Eden*, *Edie: American Girl*) and editor (*The Paris Review*), suicide by jumping.

## Months
* January 2017
* February 2017
* March 2017
* April 2017

## Related pages
* Deaths in 2014
* Deaths in 2015
* Deaths in 2016

## References
## Other websites
* *The Guardian*, UK obituaries
* Obituaries, *Los Angeles Times*
* Obituaries, *Chicago Tribune*
* *The New York Times*, US obituaries
* *The Sydney Morning Herald*, Australian obituaries
* *The Telegraph* obituaries