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261 Famous People Who Died Before Their Time

Even famous people are subject to death and taxes. There's no escaping them. If I've missed any please comment.

Type of death: Drug | Plane Crash | Car Crash | Shot | Suicide | Illness | Cancer | Drowned | Heart Attack | Animal | Aids | Skiing | Murder | Fall | Alcohol
Famous for: Music | Sports | Actor | Politics | Author | TV | Artist | tech | comedian | business
Age: Teens | Twenties | Thirties | Forties | Fifties | Sixties | Seventies
If you're overweight and don't want to be added to this list see the Excel Diet
38.Adam Yauch - Beastie Boys - Cancer - 47
228.Steve Currie (musician T-Rex) - Car Crash - 33
143.Junior Seau (Football) - Suicide - 43
239.Grant Imahara (Mythbusters) -Brain Aneurism 49
65.Keith Haring Aids - 31
16.Janis Joplin - Drugs - 27
55.Herb Brooks - Car Crash - 66
9.John Lennon - Shot - 40
194.Craig Sager - Cancer - 65
95.Cory Monteith (Glee TV show) - drugs - 31
177.Natalie Cole (singer) - Heart Disease - 65
183.David Foster Wallace - Suicide - 46
96.Tom Clancy (author) - 66
237.Jim Croce - music - plane crash - 30
42.Ian Curtis - Suicide - Hanging - 23
128.Ernest Hemmingway - Suicide - 61
156.Anthony Mason (NBA)- Heart Attack - 48
1.Alan Turing - Suicide - 41
110.Randy Rhoads - Plane Crash - 25
119.Philip Seymour Hoffman - Drugs - 46
86.Randy "Macho Man" Savage (Wrestler) - Heart Attack - 58
129.Lyle Alzado (Football) - Brain Cancer - 43
30.Bob Marley - skin cancer - 36
36.Steve Jobs - Pancreatic Cancer - 56
261.Sineed O'Connor - Unknown - 56
249.Michael Duncan (w)
130.Jamie Coots (Reality Show) - Snake Bite - 42
240.Tyler Skaggs (baseball) fentanyl overdose - 27
81.Brian Jones - Rolling Stones - Drowned - 27
169.Brittany Murphy - Drugs/Pneumonia - 32
147.Cass Elliot - Heart attack - 32
195.Layne Staley - Drug Overdose - 34
109.Eazy E (Rapper) - Aids - 30
47.Biggie Smalls (Rapper) - Shot - 24
145.Sally Ride (Astronaut) - Cancer - 61
44.Whitney Houston - 48 - Drugs - Drowning
8.Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. - Shot - 39
112.Steve McNair (Football) - Shot - 36
23.Marilyn Monroe - Drugs - 36
18.Lou Gehrig - ALS 37
74.James Gandofini - Heart Attack - 51
76.Sammy Davis Jr. - throat cancer - 64
79.Ted Knight - Mary Tyler Moore show - Cancer - 62
180.John Bonham (Drummer Led Zeppelin) - Drugs (Alcohol) - 32
77.Tiny Tim - heart attack - 64
163.Harry Chapin (musician) - Car Crash - 38
60.Marvin Gaye - shot - 44
166.Gianni Versace - Shot - 50
206.Stephen Jay Gould - Cancer - 60
154.Rob Pilatus (Milli Vanilli) - Drug Overdoes - 32
212.Keith Emerson (ELP) - Suicide - shot - 71
205.Elliot Smith (musician) Stabbed/Suicide - 34
138.Andrew Breitbart (Political Blogger) - Heart Attack - 43
255.Helen McCrory (Actor) - Cancer - 52
190.Chyna (Wrestler) - Drugs - 44
43.Donna Summer - Lung Cancer - 63
69.John Candy - Heart Attack - 43
257.Jamal Edwards - Drugs/heart attack - 31
157.Timothy Treadwell - Eaten by Bear - 46
126.Lou Costello - (Abbot and Costello) Heart attack - 52
41.Freddie Prinze - Suicide (shot) - 22
56.Jesus - crucifixion - 32
3.Jimi Hendrix - Drug Overdose - 27
173.Anwar Sadat (President of Egypt) - Shot - 62
211.Jeff Buckley (musician) - Drowned - 30
155.Bob Simon (60 Minutes) - car crash - 73
6.Abraham Lincoln - shot - 56
167.Vincent Van Gogh - Shot (Suicide) - 37
29.River Pheonix - Drugs - 23
19.Billy Martin - Car Crash - 61
153.Brian Piccilo (football) - Testicular Cancer - 26
66.Andy Warhol - heart attack -58
117.John Pinette (Seinfield) - Heart Attack - 50
33.Judy Garland - Drugs - 47
253.Chris Penn (w)
107.Ritchie Valens - Plane Crash - 17
252.Gregory Hines (w)
225.Robert Palmer (musician) - Heart Attack - 54
245.Nikki McKibbin - (American Idol) Brain Aneurism - 42
52.Andy Kaufman - Lung Cancer - 35
2.Josh Neuman - skateboarder 23 plane crash (g)
242.Mac Miller (g)
135.Robin Williams (Comedian) - Suicide - 63
123.Jerry Garcia - Heart Attack - 53
62.Doug Fieger (The Knack) - Cancer - 57
67.Christopher Hitchens (Author) - Cancer - 62
45.Steve Irwin (Crocodile Hunter) - Stung by Sting Ray - 44
68.James Dean - Car crash - 24
111.Sean Taylor (Football) - Shot - 24
50.Roberto Clemente - Plane Crash - 38
90.Dave Jennings (Football) - Parkinsons - 61
197.George Michael (Singer) - Heart Attack - 53
144.Jan Hooks - Cancer - 57
105.Aaliyah Haughton - Plane Crash - 22
26.George Reeves - shot - 45
78.Bob Ross - Lymphoma - 52
58.Babe Ruth - Cancer - 53
125.Curly Howard (3 Stooges) - 48
258.Bob Saget (comedian) - Fall - 65
191.Prince - Drugs - 57
231.Farah Fawcett - Cancer - 62
181.Cliff Burton (Metallica) - Car Crash - 24
93.Lisa Robin Kelly (That 70's show) - 43
75.Gilda Radner - Ovarian Cancer - 42
7.John Kennedy - shot - 46
226.Marc Bolan (musician T-Rex) - Car Crash - 29
160.Mark Ashton (Song - For a Friend) - Aids - 26 - (music)
254.Lionel_Poilane
140.Johnny Ramone - Prostate Cancer - 55
199.Falco - Car Crash - 40
222.Chester Bennington (musician) - suicide hanging - 41
219.Phil Hartman - shot - 49 - Actor
122.Christopher Evan Welch (actor) - Lung Cancer - 48
233.Kobe Bryant - Helicopter Crash - 41 (g)
92.Jim Fixx (Author) - Heart Attack - 51
260.Andy Fletcher - Heart problem - Heart problem - 60
232.Carrie Fisher - Heart Attack - 60
248.Lisa Robin Kelly (w)
192.Ed Bradley (60 Minutes) - Leukemia - 65
124.Tony Gwynn (baseball) - Cancer - 54
137.Michael Duncan (Actor) - Heart Attack - 54
259.Harry Houdini - Burst Appendix - 52 - Magician
115.Pete Maravich - Heart Attack - 40
171.Natasha Richardson (Actor) - skiiing - 45
216.Ray Emery (hockey) - Drowned - 35
186.Moses Malone (NBA) - Heart Attack - 60
10.Kurt Cobain - Shot - Suicide - 27
141.Dee Dee Ramone - Drug Overdose - 50
178.David Bowie - Cancer - 69
203.Aaron Hernandez (Football) - Suicide - 27
196.Chi Cheng - Car Crash & Heart Attack - 42
46.Tupac Shakur - Shot - 25
121.John Ritter (actor) - Aortic Disection - 54
150.Stuart Scott - Appendix Cancer - 49
106.Lisa Lopes (Left Eye) - Car Crash - 30
22.Anna Nicole Smith - drugs - 39
215.XXXTentacion (rapper) - Shot - 20
185.Anthony Mason (NBA) - Heart Attack - 48
244.Cameron Boyce (g)
236.Roy Halladay - Plane crash - 40 (g)
132.Dan Wheldon (Auto racing) - Car Crash - 33
48.Bruce Lee - cerebral edema - 32 actor
100.Paul Walker (actor) - Car Crash - 40
172.Selena Quintanilla (Music) - Shot - 23
98.Carl Switzer (Alfalfa from Little Rascals) - shot - 31
201.Chris Cornell - Suicide - 52
34.Jim Morrison - Drugs - 27
127.Robert Kardashian (OJ Simpson Lawyer) - Cancer - 59
159.Dr. Scott Sims (Aloha Vet) - Bladder cancer - 59
21.Heath Ledger - drugs - 28
184.Darryl Dawkins (NBA) - Heart Attack - 58
227.Steve Took (musician T-Rex) - Drugs - 31
116.Ultimate Warrior (Wrestler) - Heart Attack - 54
176.Elizabeth Montgomery (Bewitched TV show) - Colorectal Cancer - 62
204.Ralphie May - Heart Attack/Pneumonia - 45
70.Liberace - Aids - 67
131.Dale Earnhardt (Auto racing)- Car Crash - 49
217.Sam Kinison (Comedian) - Car Crash - 38
214.Anthony Bourdain - TV Chef - Suicide Hanging - 61
84.Bill Bixby - Cancer - 59
113.Michelle Thomas - (Actor) - Stomach Cancer - 30
91.Roger Maris (Baseball) - Hodgkins Lymphoma - 51
179.Alan Rickman (Snape from Harry Potter) - Pancreatic Cancer - 69
247.Natasha Richardson (w)
83.Bob Crane (Hogan's Heroes) - murdered - 49
85.Gary Coleman (Different Strokes) - fall - 42
49.Bernie Mac (Comedian) - Cancer - 50
35.Amy Winehouse - Alcohol - 27
40.Wendy O. Williams - Suicide (gunshot) - 48
134.Ed Platt (Chief from Get Smart) - Suicide - 58
64.Hugo Chavez - cancer - 58 2013
59.Carl Sagan - Cancer - 62
17.Thurman Muson - Plane Crash - 32
97.Andy Gibb - Drugs - 31
28.Chris Farley - Drugs - 33
238.Chadwick Boseman - Cancer - 43
188.Robert Atkins - Fall - 72
12.Robert Kennedy - Shot - 42
220.Grace Kelly - car crash - 52
24.John Denver - Plane crash - 53
193.Jose Fernandez - Boat Accident - 24
208.Tom Davis of Franken and Davis - Cancer - 59
202.Jack Wild (actor) - 53
94.Tim Russert (News Reporter)- Heart attack - 58
139.Joey Ramone - Cancer (Lymphoma) - 49
71.Mickey Mantle - alcoholism - 63
234.Bob Casale (Devo) - Heart Attack - 61
200.Tony Gwynn (Baseball) - Cancer - 54
230.Peter Dines (musician T-Rex) - Heart Attack - 59
133.Ayrton Senna (Auto racing) - Car Crash - 34
229.Mickey Finn (musician T-Rex) - Alcohol - 55
175.Corey Haim (Actor) - Drugs/Pneumonia - 38
15.Elvis Presley - Drugs - 42
148.Keith Moon (the Who) - Drug Overdose - 32
136.Humphrey Bogart - cancer 57
82.Christopher Reeve - Superman - Heart Attack (spinal injury) - 52
161.Alexander Hamilton - Shot - 49
88.Alan Myers (Devo) - Stomach Cancer - 58
170.Paul Atkinson (The Zombies) - Liver cancer - 58
209.Craig Mack - Heart Failure - 46
198.Carrie Fisher (Star Wars) - Heart Attack - 60
149.Alan Turing - Suicide - 41
146.Frank Zappa - Prostate Cancer - 52
168.Steve McQueen - Cancer - 50
250.Taylor negron (w)
207.Delores O'Riordan (Cranberries) - drowned alcohol- 46
63.Michael Landon - Cancer - 57
221.Luke Perry (actor) - Stroke - 52
223.Nipsey Hussle rap - Shot - 33
37.Natalie Wood - Drowned - 43
235.Dimebag Darrell (Pantera) - shot - 38
189.Garry Shandling (Comedian) - Heart Attack - 66
51.Freddie Mercury - Aids - 45
104.Marty Feldman - Heart attack - 48
118.Peaches Geldof - Drugs - 25
210.Avicii (musician) Alcohol - 28
224.Keith Flint - musician - Prodigy - Suicide (hanging) - 49
108.The Big Bopper - Plane Crash - 28
158.Morton Downy Jr. - Lung Cancer - 68
57.Ghandi - Shot - 78
182.Glen Frey (Eagles) - Pneumonia - 67
165.Sam Cooke - Shot - 33
89.Sid Vicious - (Sex Pistols) - 21
187.Brian Epstein (Beatles manager) - Drugs - 32
73.Richard Pryor -heart attack -65
72.Bobby Murcer (Yankees)- Brain cancer - 62
5.Michael Jackson - Drugs - 50
14.Ofra Haza (singer) - AIDS-related pneumonia - 42
151.Ricky Wilson (B-52s) - Aids - 32
31.Linda McCartney - Breast Cancer - 56
102.Doug Adams - (Author) - 49
101.Felix Pappalardi - Guitarist - Mountain, - 42
99.Manute Bol - (Basketball) Kidney Failure - 47
241.Pop Smoke (g)
32.George Harrison - Lung Cancer - 58
53.Brandon Lee - Shot - 28
174.Jonathan Brandis (Actor) - Suicide by hanging - 27
25.Sonny Bono (Sonny & Cher) - skiing - 62
20.Cory Lidle - Plane Crash - 34
80.Rod Serling - Twilight Zone - Heart Attack - 50
103.Karen Carpenter (musician) - Anorexia - 32
4.Princess Di - Car Crash - 36
243.Juice Wrld (g)
152.Walter Payton football - Cancer - 46
11.John Kennedy Jr. - Plane Crash - 38
142.Truman Capote - Liver Cancer - 59
13.Michael Hutchence (lead singer from INXS) - Suicide - drugs - 37
251.John Spencer (w)
39.Davy Jones - Heart Attack - 66
162.Lenny Bruce - Drug Overdose - 40
114.Madeline Kahn - Ovarian Cancer - 57 -
27.John Belushi - Drugs - 33
61.Buddy Holly - Plane crash - 22
256.Jeffrey Epstein 66 suicide hanging
218.Erin Moran (Happy Days TV show) - Throat Cancer - 58
54.Patrick Swayze - Cancer - 57
120.Billy Holiday - Liver disease - 44
246.Eddie Hassell - Shot - 30 (g)
213.Kate Spade - (designer) Suicide - Hanging - 55
87.Jim Henson (muppets) - infection - 53
164.Scott Weiland (Stone Temple Pilots) - Heart Attack/drug related - 48