Robert Michel, Richard “Racehorse” Haynes, Jim Bunning, Adam West, and Helmut Kohl all died in 2017. Each one of these famous folks has something else in common, as well. Chuck Berry, Erin Moran, Gregg Allman, Jim Piersall, Barbara Hale, Mary Tyler Moore, Bill Dana, Don Rickles, Mike Connors, Gene Cernan, Chuck Barris, and Roger Moore also died this year, and don’t share the same characteristic. What is the common characteristic of the first five people named?

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