💔 Celebrity Deaths
Singer · Actress · Dancer
Aaliyah
Plane crash
Died age 22
Singer · Songwriter
Amy Winehouse
Accidental alcohol poisoning
Died age 27
Singer · Songwriter · Pianist
Aretha Franklin
Pancreatic cancer
Died age 76
Actress · Humanitarian
Audrey Hepburn
Appendiceal cancer
Died age 63
DJ · Music Producer · Songwriter
Avicii
Suicide
Died age 28
Rapper · Songwriter
Biggie Smalls
Drive-by shooting (unsolved murder)
Died age 24
Musician · Singer-Songwriter
Bob Marley
Melanoma (skin cancer that spread to brain)
Died age 36
Musician · Singer · Songwriter · Guitarist
Bob Weir
Natural causes
Died age 78
Musician · Singer · Songwriter · Record Producer
Brian Wilson
Neurocognitive disorder complications
Died age 82
Actress · Singer
Brittany Murphy
Pneumonia and drug intoxication
Died age 32
Martial Artist · Actor · Philosopher
Bruce Lee
Cerebral edema (brain swelling caused by reaction to painkiller)
Died age 32
Rock and Roll Singer · Guitarist · Songwriter
Buddy Holly
Plane crash
Died age 22
Actress · Author · Screenwriter
Carrie Fisher
Cardiac arrest
Died age 60
Actor
Chadwick Boseman
Colon cancer
Died age 43
Singer · Musician
Chester Bennington
Suicide by hanging
Died age 41
Rock Singer · Songwriter
Chris Cornell
Suicide by hanging
Died age 52
Comedian · Actor
Chris Farley
Acute drug intoxication (cocaine and morphine)
Died age 33
Musician · Singer-Songwriter · Actor · Record Producer
David Bowie
Liver cancer
Died age 69
Film Director · Screenwriter · Painter · Musician
David Lynch
Emphysema (complications from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease)
Died age 78
Singer · Actor · Comedian · Entertainer
Dean Martin
Acute respiratory failure (emphysema)
Died age 78
Actor
Donald Sutherland
Long illness
Died age 88
Actress · Businesswoman · Activist
Elizabeth Taylor
Congestive heart failure
Died age 79
Singer · Actor
Elvis Presley
Cardiac arrhythmia
Died age 42
Actress · Model · Artist
Farrah Fawcett
Anal cancer
Died age 62
Singer · Actor
Frank Sinatra
Heart attack
Died age 82
Singer · Songwriter · Record Producer
Freddie Mercury
Bronchopneumonia caused by AIDS
Died age 45
Actor
Gene Hackman
Heart disease (hypertensive cardiovascular disease)
Died age 95
Actor · Writer · Director
Gene Wilder
Alzheimer's disease complications (pneumonia)
Died age 83
Singer · Songwriter · Record Producer
George Michael
Dilated cardiomyopathy (heart failure)
Died age 53
Country Singer · Songwriter · Guitarist
Hank Williams
Heart failure (alcohol and pills)
Died age 29
Actor
Heath Ledger
Acute combined drug intoxication
Died age 28
Professional Wrestler · Actor · Television Personality
Hulk Hogan
Cardiac arrest
Died age 72
Singer · Songwriter · Musician · Dancer · Record Producer
James Brown
Congestive heart failure (pneumonia)
Died age 73
Actor
James Dean
Car crash (automobile accident)
Died age 24
Actor · Voice Actor
James Earl Jones
Diabetes complications
Died age 93
Actor
James Van Der Beek
Colorectal cancer
Died age 48
Singer · Songwriter
Janis Joplin
Accidental heroin overdose
Died age 27
Civil Rights Activist · Minister · Politician
Jesse Jackson
Parkinson's disease complications
Died age 84
Musician · Poet · Singer
Jim Morrison
Heart failure (suspected drug overdose)
Died age 27
Musician · Singer-Songwriter · Guitarist
Jimi Hendrix
Asphyxiation while intoxicated (barbiturates)
Died age 27
Comedian · Actor
John Candy
Heart attack
Died age 43
Musician · Singer-Songwriter · Peace Activist
John Lennon
Gunshot wounds (assassination)
Died age 40
Singer · Songwriter · Guitarist · Actor
Johnny Cash
Diabetes complications (respiratory failure)
Died age 71
Rapper · Singer · Songwriter
Juice WRLD
Accidental drug overdose (oxycodone and codeine)
Died age 21
Basketball Player · Entrepreneur · Film Producer
Kobe Bryant
Helicopter crash
Died age 41
Musician · Singer-Songwriter
Kurt Cobain
Suicide by self-inflicted gunshot wound
Died age 27
Singer · Songwriter
Liam Payne
Polytrauma from fall
Died age 31
Actress · Comedian · Producer · Studio Executive
Lucille Ball
Acute aortic aneurysm
Died age 77
Rapper · Singer · Record Producer
Mac Miller
Accidental drug overdose (fentanyl, cocaine, alcohol)
Died age 26
Actress
Maggie Smith
Natural causes
Died age 89
Actress · Singer · Model
Marilyn Monroe
Acute barbiturate poisoning
Died age 36
Singer · Songwriter · Producer
Marvin Gaye
Gunshot wound (shot by father)
Died age 44
Actor · Comedian
Matthew Perry
Acute effects of ketamine
Died age 54
Singer · Songwriter · Dancer · Record Producer
Michael Jackson
Acute propofol and benzodiazepine intoxication
Died age 50
Boxer · Activist
Muhammad Ali
Septic shock (complications from Parkinson's disease)
Died age 74
Actress
Natalie Wood
Accidental drowning
Died age 43
Rapper · Entrepreneur · Community Activist
Nipsey Hussle
Murder (shot outside his store)
Died age 33
Singer · Songwriter · Television Personality
Ozzy Osbourne
Parkinson's disease complications
Died age 76
Actor · Dancer · Singer
Patrick Swayze
Pancreatic cancer
Died age 57
Actor
Paul Walker
Traumatic injuries from a car crash
Died age 40
Musician · Singer-Songwriter · Multi-Instrumentalist
Prince
Accidental fentanyl overdose
Died age 57
Royalty · Humanitarian · Charity Worker
Princess Diana
Injuries sustained in a car crash
Died age 36
Queen of the United Kingdom · Head of the Commonwealth
Queen Elizabeth II
Old age (episodic mobility problems)
Died age 96
Singer · Pianist · Songwriter · Bandleader
Ray Charles
Acute liver disease (hepatic failure)
Died age 73
Comedian · Actor · Writer
Richard Pryor
Heart attack (multiple sclerosis complications)
Died age 65
Rock and Roll Singer · Guitarist
Ritchie Valens
Plane crash
Died age 17
Actor · Musician
River Phoenix
Acute multiple drug intoxication
Died age 23
Singer · Songwriter · Pianist
Roberta Flack
ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis)
Died age 88
Comedian · Actor · Voice Actor
Robin Williams
Suicide by asphyxiation
Died age 63
Singer · Actor · Dancer · Comedian · Musician
Sammy Davis Jr.
Throat cancer
Died age 64
Singer · Actress · Fashion Designer
Selena Quintanilla
Murder (shot by fan club president)
Died age 23
Actress · Producer · Director
Shannen Doherty
Breast cancer
Died age 53
Musician · Singer · Songwriter · Record Producer · DJ
Sly Stone
Natural causes
Died age 82
Wildlife Expert · Zookeeper · Television Personality
Steve Irwin
Stingray barb piercing his heart
Died age 44
Entrepreneur · Inventor · Technology Pioneer
Steve Jobs
Pancreatic cancer
Died age 56
Singer · Songwriter · Actor · Record Producer
Toby Keith
Stomach cancer
Died age 62
Musician · Singer · Songwriter · Guitarist
Tom Petty
Accidental drug overdose (opioids)
Died age 66
Rapper · Actor · Activist
Tupac Shakur
Gunshot wounds (drive-by shooting)
Died age 25
Actor
Val Kilmer
Pneumonia (complications from throat cancer)
Died age 65
Singer · Actress · Producer
Whitney Houston
Accidental drowning due to cocaine use and heart disease
Died age 48
Rapper · Singer · Songwriter
XXXTentacion
Gunshot wound
Died age 20
