The following is a list of notable deaths in October 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), what subject was noted for, cause of death (if known), and reference.
Slim Chaker, 56, Tunisian politician, Minister of Youth and Sports (2011), Minister of Finance (2015–2016) and Minister of Public Health (since 2017), heart disease.[154]
^"MP for 27 years: Brian Bannon dies at 87". October 7, 2017.
^Holly Block, Director of the Bronx Museum, Dies at 58
^Sandomir, Richard (2017) "Terry Downes Dies at 81; Middleweight Champion Was Britain’s Pride", The New York Times, 13 October 2017. Retrieved 18 December 2017
^Salen nuevos detalles sobre la muerte del opositor cubano Dr. Darsi Ferret en West Palm Beach (in Spanish)
^Former Texas Supreme Court justice from San Antonio dies
^Siddle, John (October 27, 2017). "Coronation Street star dies from suspected overdose". Coventry Telegraph. Retrieved October 27, 2017.
^"Former TULF Mannar MP Soosaithasan Passes Away at the Age of 83 in Sri Lanka". Archived from the original on October 14, 2017. Retrieved November 11, 2017.
^Décès à La Réunion de l'ancien Président de Madagascar Albert Zafy (in French)
^Letzter Postminister Wolfgang Bötsch ist tot (in German)
^Décès de l'ancien ministre Lazhar Bououni (in French)
^Former Winnipeg Jet of WHA days loses battle with cancer
^Harry Stradling Jr. Dies: ‘The Way We Were’ Cinematographer Was 92
^"Canadian theologian Gregory Baum, participant in Vatican II, dies at 94". Archived from the original on October 21, 2017. Retrieved November 6, 2017.
^Brent Briscoe, Actor in 'Sling Blade' and 'A Simple Plan,' Dies at 56
^'A master in your field, a gentleman in life' - Tributes paid to Dubliners legend Eamonn Campbell
^"Culp remembered as trusted friend". Archived from the original on October 20, 2017. Retrieved December 11, 2017.
^Helen DeVos dies at 90; philanthropist, political donor and mother-in-law of U.S. Education secretary
^"Willie Chan, film producer who discovered Jackie Chan and Michelle Yeoh, has died". Archived from the original on October 29, 2017. Retrieved November 6, 2017.
^Dr. Ingetraut Dahlberg : Traueranzeige (in German)