User:Matt Campbell/List of People who Died Young

The following are lists of notable people who died at a very young age, people in their 20's through the age of 65.

A

Aaliyah

Avicii

Douglas Adams

• Aaliyah, American singer, actress and model
• Avicii, Swedish DJ, remixer, record producer, musician, and songwriter
• André the Giant, French professional wrestler
• Douglas Adams, English author
• Nick Adams, American actor
• Stuart Adamson, Scottish singer and guitarist
• Björn Afzelius, Swedish singer, songwriter and guitarist
• Junior Agogo, Ghanaian professional footballer
• Yasmin Ahmad, Malaysian film director, writer and scriptwriter
• Joe Alaskey, American actor, broadcaster, impressionist and stand-up comedian
• Edward Albert, American actor
• Stephen Albert, American composer
• Dave Alexander, American musician
• Paul Allen, American business magnate, investor, and philanthropist
• Davey Allison, American stock car driver
• Luther Allison, American guitarist
• Duane Allman, American rock guitarist
• Sandro de América, Argentine singer and actor
• Fabrizio De André, Italian singer, songwriter
• Harry Anderson, American actor, comedian, and magician
• Michael P. Anderson, American astronaut
• Nikolai Andrianov, Soviet-Russian gymnast
• Emile Ardolino, American film director
• Pedro Armendáriz, Mexican actor
• Alexis Arquette, American actress
• Lewis Arquette, American actor, writer and producer
• Arthur Ashe, American professional tennis player
• Howard Ashman, American lyricist
• Mark Ashton, Irish gay rights activist
• Karen Asrian, Armenian chess grandmaster
• Davide Astori, Italian footballer
• Rick Aviles, American actor and comedian
• Mike Awesome, American professional wrestler
• Hoyt Axton, American singer and actor

B

Chester Bennington

Sonny Bono

Anthony Bourdain

Chadwick Boseman

Jonathan Brandis

Andre Braugher

Kobe Bryant

• The Big Bopper, American musician, singer, songwriter, and disc jockey
• Big Boss Man, American professional wrestler
• The Notorious B.I.G., American rapper
• Parveen Babi, Indian actress and model
• Christian Bach, Argentine-Mexican actress and producer
• Lloyd Bacon, American actor
• James Baldwin, African-American novelist, essayist, playwright and poet
• Andriy Bal, Ukrainian footballer and coach
• Ina Balin, American actress
• Alan Ball Jr., English professional footballer and manager
• Florence Ballard, American singer
• Iain Banks, Scottish author
• Sushmita Banerjee, Indian writer
• Syd Barrett, English singer, songwriter, musician and painter
• Alexander Bashlachev, Soviet poet, singer-songwriter and guitarist
• Charles Bassett, American astronaut
• Anne Baxter, American actor
• John Belushi, American actor, comedian
• Ari Behn, Norwegian author, playwright
• Yasmine Belmadi, French actor
• Bea Benaderet, American actress
• Christian Benítez, Ecuadorian professional footballer
• Chris Benoit, Canadian professional wrestler
• Chester Bennington, American singer
• Trevor Berbick, Jamaican professional boxer
• Bibi Besch, Austrian-American actress
• George Best, Northern Irish footballer
• Len Bias, American college basketball player
• Bam Bam Bigelow, American professional wrestler
• Abebe Bikila, Ethiopian Olympic athlete
• Steve Biko, South African anti-apartheid activist
• Bushwick Bill, Jamaican-American rapper
• Bill Bixby, American actor
• Fischer Black, American economist
• Amanda Blake, American actress
• Dan Blocker, American actor
• Frida Boccara, French singer
• Humphrey Bogart, American actor
• Marc Bolan, English singer and guitarist
• Tommy Bolin, American guitarist
• Ward Bond, American actor
• John Bonham, English drummer
• Sonny Bono, American singer, actor, and politician
• Richard Boone, American actor
• Anthony Bourdain, American chef, writer, and television personality
• Chadwick Boseman, American actor
• Cameron Boyce, American actor
• Stephen Boyd, Northern Irish actor
• József Bozsik, Hungarian footballer
• Jonathan Brandis, American actor
• Andre Braugher, American actor
• Andrew Breitbart, American writer and publisher
• Jeremy Brett, English actor
• Peter Brock, Australian motor racing driver
• Joseph Brodsky, Russian-American poet and essayist
• Bobbi Kristina Brown, American singer
• Christy Brown, Irish writer and painter
• David M. Brown, American astronaut
• Dennis Brown, Jamaican reggae singer
• Lenny Bruce, American stand-up comedian
• Kobe Bryant, American professional basketball player
• Yul Brynner, Russian-American actor
• Jeff Buckley, American singer, songwriter and guitarist
• Tim Buckley, American vocalist, songwriter, guitarist and producer
• Ted Bundy, American serial killer
• Sarah Burke, Canadian Freestyle skier
• Clive Burr, English drummer
• Cliff Burton, American musician and songwriter
• Richard Burton, Welsh actor

C

John Candy

John Cassavetes

Wilt Chamberlain

Natalie Cole

Gary Coleman

Chris Cornell

• Capucine, French actress and model
• Sebastian Cabot, English actor
• Miguel Calero, Colombian footballer
• Maria Callas, Greek soprano
• Italo Calvino, Italian writer and journalist
• John Candy, Canadian actor and comedian
• Karen Carpenter, American drummer and singer
• Jim Carroll, American author, poet and musician
• Angela Carter, English novelist and journalist
• Leslie Carter, American singer
• Sonny Carter, American astronaut
• Eric Carr, American drummer
• Fabio Casartelli, Italian cyclist
• Neal Cassady, American author and poet
• Jack Cassidy, American actor
• Ted Cassidy, American actor
• John Cassavetes, American actor
• Rosalind Cash, American actress
• Reg E. Cathey, American actor
• Kelly Catlin, American professional racing cyclist
• Christine Cavanaugh, American actress
• Gustavo Cerati, Argentinian singer
• Roger B. Chaffee, American astronaut
• Danny Chan, Hong Kong singer
• Jeff Chandler, American actor
• Iris Chang, American journalist
• Wilt Chamberlain, American professional basketball player
• Marilyn Chambers, American pornographic actress
• Harry Chapin, American singer and songwriter
• Ian Charleson, Scottish actor
• Kalpana Chawla, American astronaut
• Maury Chaykin, American-born Canadian actor
• Chi Cheng, American musician and poet
• Don Cherry, American jazz trumpeter
• Vic Chesnutt, American singer-songwriter
• Alex Chilton, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and record producer
• Giorgio Chinaglia, Italian footballer
• Gene Clark, American singer-songwriter
• Jim Clark, Scottish Racing Driver
• Laurel Clark, American astronaut
• Steve Clark, English guitarist
• Lana Clarkson, American actress
• Lee Van Cleef, American actor
• Roberto Clemente, Puerto Rican professional baseball player
• Pierre Clémenti, French actor
• Montgomery Clift, American actor
• Patsy Cline, American singer
• Kurt Cobain, American singer-songwriter and musician
• James Coco, American actor
• Eddie Cochran, American singer-songwriter, musician
• Nat King Cole, American singer and jazz pianist
• Natalie Cole, American singer, songwriter, and actress
• Albert Collins, American blues guitarist and singer
• Allen Collins, American musician
• Gary Coleman, American actor, comedian, writer
• Scott Columbus, American drummer
• John Coltrane, American jazz saxophonist and composer
• Jeff Conaway, American actor
• Davie Cooper, Scottish footballer
• Gary Cooper, American actor
• Peter Cook, English actor, comedian, writer
• Sam Cooke, American singer, songwriter, and entrepreneur
• Glenn Corbett, American actor
• Chris Cornell, American singer, songwriter, and musician
• Krešimir Ćosić, Croatian professional basketball player and coach
• Lou Costello, American actor and comedian
• Bob Crane, American actor, drummer, radio host, and disc jockey
• Claude Criquielion, Belgian road bicycle racer
• Jim Croce, American folk and rock singer-songwriter
• Alan Curtis, American actor

D

Diana, Princess of Wales

John Denver

Dustin Diamond

Michael Clarke Duncan

• DMX, American rapper, songwriter and actor
• Dalida, French singer and actress
• Diana, Princess of Wales
• Deezer D, American actor
• Dorothy Dandridge, American actress, singer, and dancer
• Ludvík Daněk, Czechoslovak discus thrower
• Pino Daniele, Italian singer-songwriter, and guitarist
• Rick Danko, Canadian musician
• Ray Danton, American actor
• Sara Danius, Swedish writer and academic
• Bobby Darin, American singer, songwriter, musician, actor, dancer, impressionist and TV presenter
• Dimebag Darrell, American guitarist
• Linda Darnell, American actress
• Brad Davis, American actor
• Miles Davis, American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, and composer
• Sammy Davis Jr., American actor, dancer, and singer
• Charlbi Dean, South African actress and model
• James Dean, American actor
• Sandra Dee, American actress
• Brad Delp, American singer and songwriter
• Aleksandr Demyanenko, Russian actor
• Sandy Dennis, American actress
• John Denver, American singer-songwriter, record producer, actor, activist, and humanitarian
• Natalie Desselle-Reid, American actress
• Asnoldo Devonish, Venezuelan athlete
• Dustin Diamond, American actor and comedian
• Joe Diffie, American country singer-songwriter
• Papa Bouba Diop, Senegalese footballer
• Tahar Djaout, Algerian journalist, poet, and writer
• Nate Dogg, American singer, rapper and songwriter
• Troy Donahue, American actor
• Eric Douglas, American actor
• Suzzanne Douglas, American actress
• Bobby Driscoll, American actor
• David Dukes, American actor
• Michael Clarke Duncan, American actor
• Stephen Dunham, American actor
• Michael Dunn, American actor and singer
• Ryan Dunn, American stunt performer, television personality, actor, comedian
• Dan Duryea, American actor
• Guru Dutt, Indian film director, producer, actor, choreographer and writer
• Nargis Dutt, Indian actress
• John Dye, American actor

E

Eazy-E

Dale Earnhardt

• Eazy-E, American rapper and record producer
• Etika, American YouTuber
• Euronymous, Norwegian musician
• Mark Eaton, American basketball player
• Dale Earnhardt, American auto racing driver
• George Alec Effinger, American novelist
• Bernd Eichinger, German film producer, director, and screenwriter
• Donn F. Eisele, American astronaut
• David R. Ellis, American film director
• Nelsan Ellis, American actor
• Cass Elliot, American singer and actress
• Michael Ende, German writer
• Robert Enke, German footballer
• Sergei Eisenstein, Russian film director and film theorist
• John Entwistle, English musician and songwriter
• Brian Epstein, English music entrepreneur
• Bill Evans, American jazz pianist and composer
• Josh Ryan Evans, American actor
• Mike Evans, American actor
• Ronald Evans, American astronaut
• Kenny Everett, British comedian
• Medgar Evers, African-American civil rights activist

F

Farrah Fawcett

Carrie Fisher

Marie Fredriksson

• Falco, Austrian singer, musician, and songwriter
• Fernandão, Brazilian footballer and manager
• Giacinto Facchetti, Italian footballer
• Giovanni Falcone, Italian judge
• Chris Farley, American actor and comedian
• Justin Fashanu, English footballer
• Farrah Fawcett, American actress
• Miklós Fehér, Hungarian footballer
• Marty Feldman, English comedy writer, comedian and actor
• Miguel Ferrer, American actor
• Peter Finch, Australian actor
• Carrie Fisher, American actress
• Gail Fisher, American actress
• Caroline Flack, English television and radio presenter
• Ed Flanders, American actor
• Keith Flint, English musician, singer, and dancer
• Heinz Flohe, German footballer and manager
• Keith Floyd, British cook and restaurateur
• Errol Flynn, Australian actor
• Joe Flynn, American actor
• Tom Fogerty, American musician
• Dan Fogelberg, American musician, songwriter, composer, and multi-instrumentalist
• Andrea Fortunato, Italian footballer
• Pim Fortuyn, Dutch politician, author and professor
• Bob Fosse, American theater choreographer and director
• Terry Fox, Canadian athlete and cancer activist
• Mary Frann, American actress
• Robert Francis, American actor
• James Franciscus, American actor
• Marie Fredriksson, Swedish singer and songwriter
• Theodore Freeman, American astronaut
• Victor French, American actor
• Takayuki Fujikawa, Japanese footballer
• Mira Furlan, Croatian actress and singer

G

James Gandolfini

Theo van Gogh

Robin Gibb

Christina Grimmie

• Garrincha, Brazilian footballer
• Clark Gable, American actor
• Yuri Gagarin, Soviet Cosmonaut
• Serge Gainsbourg, French singer
• Rory Gallagher, Irish blues and rock guitarist
• George Gamow, Soviet-American theoretical physicist and cosmologist
• James Gandolfini, American actor
• Godfrey Gao, Taiwanese-Canadian model and actor
• Jerry Garcia, American guitarist
• Ted Gärdestad, Swedish singer, songwriter, and musician
• John Garfield, American actor
• Judy Garland, American actress, singer and dancer
• Willie Garson, American actor
• Stephen Gately, Irish singer
• Marvin Gaye, American singer
• Peaches Geldof, English columnist, television personality and model
• Christopher George, American actor
• Gladys George, American actress
• Stan Getz, American jazz saxophonist
• Andy Gibb, English singer and songwriter
• Maurice Gibb, English musician, singer, songwriter
• Robin Gibb, English singer, songwriter
• Robert Ginty, American actor
• Edward Givens, American astronaut
• Alexander Godunov, Russian-American ballet dancer and actor
• Theo van Gogh, Dutch film director
• Edith González, Mexican actress
• Lucy Gordon, English actress and model
• Michael Gothard, English actor
• David Graeber, American anthropologist and anarchist activist
• Gloria Grahame, American actress and singer
• Christina Grimmie, American singer
• Sergei Grinkov, Russian figure skater
• Gus Grissom, American astronaut
• Richard Griffiths, English actor
• Giovannino Guareschi, Italian journalist
• Veronica Guerin, Irish journalist
• Eddie Guerrero, American professional wrestler
• Moses Gunn, American actor
• Tony Gwynn, American professional baseball player

H

Eddie Van Halen

Anne Heche

Jim Henson

Stephen Hillenburg

Philip Seymour Hoffman

James Horner

Whitney Houston

Kim Jong-hyun

• Heavy D, Jamaican-born American actor, rapper
• Hide, Japanese musician
• Jean Hagen, American actress
• Corey Haim, Canadian actor
• Roy Halladay, American professional baseball player
• Bill Haley, American rock and roll musician
• Eddie Van Halen, Dutch-American musician and songwriter
• Kevin Peter Hall, American actor
• Alaina Reed Hall, American actress
• Kevin Peter Hall, American actor
• Scott Hall, American professional wrestler
• Murray Hamilton, American actor
• Halvard Hanevold, Norwegian biathlete
• Jeff Hanneman, American guitarist
• Lorraine Hansberry, African-American playwright and writer
• Goo Hara, South Korean singer and actress
• Oliver Hardy, American actor
• Keith Haring, American artist
• Owen Hart, Canadian professional wrestler
• Elizabeth Hartman, American actress
• Phil Hartman, Canadian-American actor, writer, and comedian
• Cassandra Harris, Australian actress
• George Harrison, English musician
• Rodney Harvey, American actor, model, and dancer
• Yahya Hassan, Danish poet and political activist
• Dale Hawerchuk, Canadian professional ice hockey player and coach
• Nicky Hayden, American professional motorcycle racer
• Lloyd Haynes, American actor
• Isaac Hayes, American singer, songwriter, and actor
• Susan Hayward, American actress and model
• Ofra Haza, Israeli singer, actress
• Glenne Headly, American actress
• Anne Heche, American actress
• Van Heflin, American actor
• Jimi Hendrix, American musician, singer, and songwriter
• Sonja Henie, Norwegian figure skater
• Curt Hennig, American professional wrestler
• Jim Henson, American puppeteer, animator, cartoonist, actor, inventor, filmmaker, and screenwriter
• Gil Scott-Heron, American poet and musician
• Robert Hegyes, American actor
• Bill Hicks, American comedian
• Oscar Hijuelos, American novelist
• Dana Hill, American actress
• Stephen Hillenburg, American cartoonist, animator, and marine biology teacher
• Gregory Hines, American dancer and actor
• Philip Seymour Hoffman, American actor
• Billie Holiday, American singer
• William Holden, American actor
• Mark Hollis, English singer-songwriter
• Buddy Holly, American singer-songwriter
• Crash Holly, American professional wrestler
• Jan Hooks, American actress and comedian
• Shannon Hoon, American singer-songwriter and musician
• James Horner, American film composer
• Whitney Houston, American singer and actress
• Leslie Howard, English actor
• Rowland S. Howard, Australian musician
• Shemp Howard, American actor and comedian
• Tony Hsieh, American Internet entrepreneur and venture capitalist
• Anthoine Hubert, French professional racing driver
• Rock Hudson, American actor
• John Hughes, American film director and writer
• Langston Hughes, American writer, novelist, playwright, and columnist
• Jeffrey Hunter, American actor
• Paul Hunter, British snooker player
• Rick Husband, American astronaut
• Nipsey Hussle, American rapper, activist, and entrepreneur
• Michael Hutchence, Australian musician, singer-songwriter
• Jim Hutton, American actor
• Diana Hyland, American actress
• Phyllis Hyman, American singer and actress
• Kim Jong-hyun, South Korean singer

I

Steve Irwin

• Grant Imahara, American electrical engineer, roboticist, television host, and actor
• Jill Ireland, English actress and singer
• James Irwin, American astronaut
• Steve Irwin, Australian environmentalist and television personality
• Satoru Iwata, Japanese businessman and video game programmer

J

Michael Jackson

Steve Jobs

Joey Jordison

• Juanito, Spanish footballer
• Paul Jabara, American actor
• Michael Jackson, American singer, songwriter, and dancer
• Raymond St. Jacques, American actor, director and producer
• Claude Jade, French actress
• Brion James, American actor
• Larry James, American athlete
• Rick James, American musician
• David Janssen, American actor
• Derek Jarman, English film director
• Gregory Jarvis, American engineer and astronaut
• Jessica Jaymes, American pornographic actress
• Michael Jeter, American actor
• Steve Jobs, American business magnate, industrial designer, investor, and media proprietor
• Kristoff St. John, American actor
• Dennis Johnson, American professional basketball player
• Brian Jones, English musician and composer
• Carolyn Jones, American actress
• Janis Joplin, American singer
• Barbara Jordan, American lawyer, educator, politician and civil rights activist
• Richard Jordan, American actor
• Joey Jordison, American drummer
• Florence Griffith Joyner, American track and field athlete
• Raul Julia, Puerto Rican-American actor

K

Grace Kelly

Madeline Kahn

Irrfan Khan

• Israel Kamakawiwoʻole, Hawaiian singer
• Sarah Kane, English playwright
• Chris Kanyon, American professional wrestler
• Raj Kapoor, Indian actor, producer and director
• Andreas Katsulas, American actor
• Andy Kaufman, American actor and comedian
• Grace Kelly, American actress
• Jack Kelly, American actor
• Lisa Robin Kelly, American actress
• Hevrin Khalaf, Syrian politician and activist
• Madeline Kahn, American actress, comedian and singer
• Irrfan Khan, Indian actor
• Jiah Khan, British-Indian actress and singer
• Daul Kim, South Korean model
• Hana Kimura, Japanese professional wrestler
• Freddie King, African-American blues guitarist and singer
• Martin Luther King Jr., African-American civil rights leader, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize
• Rodney King, American author and activist
• Klaus Kinski, German actor
• Sam Kinison, American comedian
• Buddy Knox, American singer and songwriter
• Sándor Kocsis, Hungarian footballer
• Toshihiko Koga, Japanese judoka
• Władysław Komar, Polish athlete
• Vladimir Komarov, Soviet cosmonaut
• Sylva Koscina, Yugoslav-born Italian actress
• Jerzy Kosiński, Polish-American novelist
• Zlatko Kranjčar, Croatian footballer and manager
• Sylvia Kristel, Dutch actress
• Anita Kulcsár, Hungarian handball player
• Kishore Kumar, Indian actor and playback singer
• Meena Kumari, Indian actress and poet
• Janusz Kusociński, Polish athlete
• Josip Kuže, Croatian footballer and manager

L

Heath Ledger

Bruce Lee

Phil Lynott

• Ronald Lacey, English actor
• Alan Ladd, American actor
• Michael Landon, American actor
• Lev Landau, Russian physicist, Nobel Prize laureate
• Jonathan Larson, American composer and playwright
• Stieg Larsson, Swedish journalist and writer
• Heath Ledger, Australian actor
• Brodie Lee, American professional wrestler
• Brandon Lee, American actor and martial artist
• Bruce Lee, Chinese-American martial artist and actor
• Dave Legeno, English actor
• Vivien Leigh, English actress
• John Lennon, English singer, songwriter, musician and peace activist
• Johnny Lewis, American actor
• Reggie Lewis, American professional basketball player
• Shari Lewis, American ventriloquist, puppeteer
• Larry Linville, American actor
• Tommy Lister Jr., American actor
• Cleavon Little, American actor
• Sam Lloyd, American actor
• Valeriy Lobanovskyi, Ukrainian footballer and manager
• Carole Lombard, American actress
• Jonah Lomu, New Zealand rugby union player
• Lisa Lopes, American rapper
• Gyula Lóránt, Hungarian footballer and manager
• Peter Lorre, Hungarian-American actor
• Linda Lovelace, American pornographic actress
• Mitch Lucker, American singer
• Frankie Lymon, American singer
• Phil Lynott, Irish singer, musician, and songwriter

M

Bernie Mac

Norm Macdonald

Helen McCrory

George Michael

Mac Miller

Cory Monteith

Brittany Murphy

Charlie Murphy

• Madhubala, Indian actress
• Bernie Mac, American actor
• Jeanette MacDonald, American singer and actress
• Norm Macdonald, Canadian stand-up comedian, writer, and actor
• Gordon MacRae, American actor and singer
• Meredith MacRae, American actress and singer
• Junior Malanda, Belgian footballer
• Louis Malle, French film director, screenwriter and producer
• Moses Malone, American basketball player
• Jayne Mansfield, American actress
• Mickey Mantle, American professional baseball player
• Mary Mara, American actress
• Diego Maradona, Argentine footballer and coach
• Janet Margolin, American actor
• Bob Marley, Jamaican singer, songwriter, and musician
• Steve Marriott, English musician
• Bruno Martini, French footballer
• Strother Martin, American actor
• Lee Marvin, American actor
• Ashley Massaro, American professional wrestler and model
• Naoki Matsuda, Japanese footballer
• Rik Mayall, English comedian, writer and actor
• Curtis Mayfield, American singer-songwriter, guitarist
• Christa McAuliffe, American teacher and astronaut
• William C. McCool, American astronaut
• Linda McCartney, American photographer and musician
• Doug McClure, American actor
• Van McCoy, American musician
• Mindy McCready, American country singer
• Helen McCrory, English actress
• Hattie McDaniel, American actress
• Spanky McFarland, American actor
• Ronald McNair, American astronaut
• Alexander McQueen, British fashion designer
• Steve McQueen, American actor
• Timothy McVeigh, American terrorist
• Pietro Mennea, Italian athlete
• Freddie Mercury, British lead singer and pianist
• Thomas Merton, American author
• George Michael, English singer and songwriter
• Windell Middlebrooks, American actor
• Rod Milburn, American athlete
• Buddy Miles, American drummer
• Mac Miller, American rapper
• Jason Miller, American actor and playwright
• Roger Miller, American singer-songwriter, musician, and actor
• Taylor Mitchell, Canadian singer
• Sal Mineo, American actor
• Haruma Miura, Japanese actor and singer
• Carmen Miranda, Portuguese-born Brazilian singer and actress
• Maryam Mirzakhani, Iranian mathematician
• Mitsuharu Misawa, Japanese professional wrestler
• Marilyn Monroe, American actress, model, and singer
• Cory Monteith, Canadian actor and musician
• Ovidi Montllor, Spanish singer-songwriter and actor
• Elizabeth Montgomery, American actress
• Wes Montgomery, American jazz guitarist
• Ronnie Montrose, American guitarist
• Keith Moon, English drummer
• Gary Moore, Northern Irish musician and singer-songwriter
• Joanna Moore, American actress
• Trevor Moore, American comedian and actor
• Erin Moran, American actress
• Greg Morris, American actor
• Jim Morrison, American singer
• Vic Morrow, American actor
• Zero Mostel, American actor, comedian, and singer
• Camille Muffat, French swimmer
• Anna-Maria Müller, German athlete
• Audie Murphy, American soldier, actor, songwriter, and rancher
• Brittany Murphy, American actress
• Charlie Murphy, American actor and comedian

N

Rudolf Nureyev

• Ricky Nelson, American actor and musician
• Nico, German singer, songwriter, musician, model, and actress
• Barbara Nichols, American actress
• Czesław Niemen, Polish singer-songwriter
• Antonio de Nigris, Mexican footballer
• Harry Nilsson, American musician
• Pedro Nolasco, Dominican boxer
• Bill Nunn, American actor
• Rudolf Nureyev, Russian-born dancer, choreographer
• Matti Nykänen, Finnish ski jumper

O

Dolores O'Riordan

• Dan O'Bannon, American screenwriter
• Michael O'Hare, American actor
• Heather O'Rourke, American actress
• Alexander Dale Oen, Norwegian swimmer
• Criss Oliva, American metal guitarist
• Susan Oliver, American actress
• Ellison Onizuka, American astronaut and engineer
• J. Robert Oppenheimer, American physicist
• Dolores O'Riordan, Irish musician, singer, and songwriter
• Yutaka Ozaki, Japanese musician

P

Prince

Bill Paxton

Dražen Petrović

Luke Perry

Matthew Perry

Kelly Preston

• Peyo, Belgian comics artist
• Prince, American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist
• Geraldine Page, American actress
• Ron Palillo, American actor
• Robert Palmer, English singer
• Charlie Parker, American jazz saxophonist and composer
• Gram Parsons, American singer, songwriter, guitarist and pianist
• Jaco Pastorius, American jazz bassist
• Mark Pavelich, American ice hockey player
• Bill Paxton, American actor
• Walter Payton, American professional football player
• Bob Peck, English actor
• Kim Peek, American savant
• Lil Peep, American singer and rapper
• Elizabeth Peña, American actress
• Chris Penn, American actor
• Teddy Pendergrass, American singer-songwriter
• George Peppard, American actor
• Anthony Perkins, American actor
• Luther Perkins, American guitarist
• Frank Perry, American stage director and filmmaker
• Luke Perry, American actor
• Matthew Perry, American-Canadian actor and comedian
• Dražen Petrović, Croatian professional basketball player
• Michel Petrucciani, French jazz pianist
• John Phillips, American singer-songwriter
• River Phoenix, American actor
• Jay Pickett, American actor
• Brian Pillman, American professional wrestler
• Roddy Piper, Canadian professional wrestler and actor
• Jacques Plante, Canadian professional ice hockey player
• Dana Plato, American actress and model
• Jon Polito, American actor
• Alan G. Poindexter, American astronaut
• Basil Poledouris, American composer
• Anna Politkovskaya, American-born Russian journalist
• Lev Polugaevsky, Belarusian chess Grandmaster
• Doc Pomus, American singer and songwriter
• Pete Postlethwaite, English actor
• Cozy Powell, English drummer
• Dick Powell, American actor
• Tyrone Power, American actor
• Elvis Presley, American singer, musician and actor
• Kelly Preston, American actress
• Sean Price, American rapper
• Freddie Prinze, American comedian
• Antonio Puerta, Spanish footballer
• Big Pun, American rapper
• Alex Pullin, Australian Olympic snowboarder

Q

• Francesco Quinn, Italian-American actor
• Pierre Quinon, French athlete
• Jocelyn Quivrin, French actor

R

Sushant Singh Rajput

Lance Reddick

Christopher Reeve

John Ritter

Naya Rivera

• Eddie Rabbitt, American musician
• Gilda Radner, American actress and comedian
• Gerry Rafferty, Scottish musician
• Deborah Raffin, American actress
• Mohammed Rafi, Indian playback singer, musician
• Puneeth Rajkumar, Indian actor and singer
• Sushant Singh Rajput, Indian actor
• František Rajtoral, Czech professional footballer
• Ilan Ramon, Israeli astronaut
• Dee Dee Ramone, American bassist
• Joey Ramone, American singer
• Johnny Ramone, American guitarist
• Tommy Ramone, Hungarian-American drummer
• Aldo Ray, American actor
• James Rebhorn, American actor
• Lance Reddick, American actor
• Otis Redding, American singer
• Donna Reed, American actress
• Jimmy Reed, American blues musician
• Oliver Reed, English actor
• Robert Reed, American actor
• Dana Reeve, American actress, singer, and activist
• Christopher Reeve, American actor
• George Reeves, American actor
• Jim Reeves, American country singer
• Kate Reid, English actress
• Lee Remick, American actress
• Brent Renaud, American journalist
• Brad Renfro, American actor
• Judith Resnik, American astronaut
• Tommy Rettig, American actor
• José Antonio Reyes, Spanish footballer
• Randy Rhoads, American guitarist
• Fernando Ricksen, Dutch professional footballer
• Natasha Richardson, English actress
• Charlie Rich, American singer, songwriter, and musician
• Sally Ride, American astronaut and physicist
• Minnie Riperton, American singer-songwriter
• John Ritter, American actor
• Paul Ritter, English actor
• Jenni Rivera, Mexican-American singer-songwriter, producer and actress
• Naya Rivera, American actress, model and singer
• Marty Robbins, American singer, songwriter and racing driver
• Clifford Robinson, American professional basketball player
• Jackie Robinson, American professional baseball player
• David Rocastle, English footballer
• Charles Rocket, American actor, comedian
• Stuart Roosa, American astronaut
• Mick Ronson, English guitarist, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, arranger, and producer
• Paolo Rossi, Italian professional footballer
• Bob Ross, American painter, art instructor and television host
• Rick Rude, American professional wrestler
• David Ruffin, American singer
• Tim Russert, American journalist
• Wilma Rudolph, American athlete
• Yuri Ryazanov, Russian artistic gymnast

S

Bob Saget

Randy Savage

Sam Simon

Gene Siskel

Anna Nicole Smith

Tom Sizemore

Donna Summer

Aaron Swartz

Patrick Swayze

• Selena, Mexican-born American singer
• Sócrates, Brazilian footballer
• Sridevi, Indian actress
• Sulli, South Korean actress, singer, and model
• Robin Sachs, English actor
• Taruni Sachdev, Indian actress
• Carl Sagan, American astronomer
• Bob Saget, American comedian, television presenter and actor
• Emiliano Sala, Argentine footballer
• Mark Salling, American actor
• Jlloyd Samuel, Trinidadian professional footballer
• Corrie Sanders, South African professional boxer
• Cléber Santana, Brazilian professional footballer
• Dick Sargent, American actor
• Randy Savage, American professional wrestler
• Terry Sawchuk, Canadian hockey player
• Rebecca Schaeffer, American actress
• Vincent Schiavelli, Italian-American actor
• Maria Schneider, French actress
• Romy Schneider, German-French actress
• Adam Schlesinger, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• Chuck Schuldiner, American singer and guitarist
• Ingo Schwichtenberg, German drummer
• Dick Scobee, American pilot, engineer and astronaut
• Bon Scott, Australian singer, songwriter and instrumentalist
• Stuart Scott, American sportscaster and anchor
• Junior Seau, American professional football player
• Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick, American social theorist
• Elliot See, American astronaut
• Lhasa de Sela, American-born singer-songwriter
• Glenn Shadix, American actor
• Tupac Shakur, American rapper, songwriter, and actor
• Ray Sharkey, American actor
• Bob Shaw, Irish writer
• Lynn Shelton, American filmmaker
• Adrienne Shelly, American actress, film director and screenwriter
• Matthew Shepard, American murder victim
• Lisa Sheridan, American actress
• Sam Simon, American producer and philanthropist
• Don Simpson, American film producer
• Madge Sinclair, Jamaican-American actress
• John Singleton, American film director
• Dingko Singh, Indian boxer
• Gene Siskel, American film critic and journalist
• Tom Sizemore, American actor
• Elisabeth Sladen, English actress
• Kimbo Slice, Bahamian-American mixed martial artist, boxer, wrestler and actor
• Anna Nicole Smith, American model, actress, and television personality
• Davey Boy Smith, British professional wrestler
• Elliott Smith, American musician
• John Smith, American actor
• Mel Smith, English comedian and film director
• Michael J. Smith, American engineer and astronaut
• Ronnie Ray Smith, American athlete
• Samantha Smith, American schoolgirl activist
• Włodzimierz Smolarek, Polish footballer
• Valerie Solanas, American radical feminist and author
• Jack Soo, American actor
• Gary Speed, Welsh professional footballer and manager
• Joe Spinell, American actor
• Dusty Springfield, English pop singer
• Ecaterina Stahl-Iencic, Romanian fencer
• Layne Staley, American singer
• Sage Stallone, American actor, film director, producer, and distributor
• Mike Starr, American musician
• Jack Starrett, American actor
• Ueli Steck, Swiss rock climber and mountaineer
• Reeva Steenkamp, South African model
• Teófilo Stevenson, Cuban Olympic boxer
• Brody Stevens, American comedian and actor
• Inger Stevens, Swedish-American actress
• J. Christopher Stevens, American diplomat and lawyer
• Payne Stewart, American golfer
• Susan Strasberg, American actress
• Joe Strummer, English musician
• Margaret Sullavan, American actress
• Donna Summer, American singer
• Frank Sutton, American actor
• Aaron Swartz, American computer programmer, entrepreneur, writer, political organizer, and Internet hacktivist
• Patrick Swayze, American actor
• Jack Swigert, American astronaut

T

Verne Troyer

Peter Tosh

• Test, Canadian professional wrestler
• The Rev, American musician
• William Talman, American actor
• Mitsuhisa Taguchi, Japanese footballer
• Sharon Tate, American actress and model
• Vic Tayback, American actor
• Sean Taylor, American professional football player
• Naftali Temu, Kenyan athlete
• Tammi Terrell, American singer–songwriter
• Michelle Thomas, American actress
• Johnny Thunders, American guitarist, singer and songwriter
• Pat Tillman, American professional football player
• Beatrice Tinsley, English astronomer
• Gherman Titov, Soviet cosmonaut
• Eddie Tolan, American athlete
• Roland Topor, French illustrator
• Peter Tosh, Jamaican reggae musician
• Mary Ellen Trainor, American actress
• Marie Trintignant, French actress
• Massimo Troisi, Italian actor, screenwriter, film director
• Roger Troutman, American funk musician
• Verne Troyer, American actor
• François Truffaut, French film director, screenwriter, producer, actor, film critic
• Tom Tryon, American actor and novelist
• Kōkichi Tsuburaya, Japanese athlete
• Ivan Turina, Croatian footballer
• Conway Twitty, American musician
• James Michael Tyler, American actor
• Judy Tyler, American actress

U

Gaspard Ulliel

• Umaga, Samoan-American professional wrestler
• Gaspard Ulliel, French actor
• Robert Urich, American actor

V

Sid Vicious

Hervé Villechaize

• Vanity, Canadian singer, songwriter, dancer, model, and actress
• Vivek, Indian actor and comedian
• Viscera, American professional wrestler
• Luna Vachon, American-Canadian professional wrestler
• Frank Vandenbroucke, Belgian cyclist
• Ritchie Valens, American singer, songwriter, and guitarist
• Valeri Vasiliev, Russian ice hockey player
• Alexis Vastine, French boxer
• Vladimir Vasyutin, soviet cosmonaut
• Jim Varney, American actor, comedian, and writer
• Stevie Ray Vaughan, American guitarist
• Mariska Veres, Dutch singer
• Marieke Vervoort, Belgian wheelchair racer
• Gianni Versace, Italian fashion designer
• Sid Vicious, English musician
• Martha Vickers, American actress
• Hervé Villechaize, French actor
• María de Villota, Spanish racing driver
• Dennis Viollet, English footballer
• Mikhail Voronin, Russian gymnast
• Janice E. Voss, American engineer and astronaut
• Vladimir Vysotsky, Soviet singer-songwriter, poet, and actor

W

Paul Walker

Michael K. Williams

Robin Williams

Amy Winehouse

• Warrior, American professional wrestler
• Joseph A. Walker, American astronaut
• Paul Walker, American actor
• Robert Walker, American actor
• J. T. Walsh, American actor
• Little Walter, American blues musician, singer, and songwriter
• Andy Warhol, American artist, director, writer
• Dinah Washington, African-American jazz/blues singer
• Grover Washington Jr., American saxophonist
• Robert Webber, American actor
• Scott Weiland, American singer and musician
• Junior Wells, American harmonica player
• Mary Wells, American singer
• Dottie West, American singer
• Pernell Whitaker, American professional boxer
• Ed White, American astronaut
• Andy Whitfield, Welsh actor
• Clifton Williams, American astronaut
• Darrent Williams, American football player
• Guy Williams, American actor
• Hank Williams, American singer-songwriter and musician
• Michael K. Williams, American actor
• Robin Williams, American actor and comedian
• Wesley Willis, American musician
• August Wilson, American playwright
• Carl Wilson, American musician, singer, and songwriter
• Dennis Wilson, American drummer
• Flip Wilson, American comedian and actor
• Jackie Wilson, American soul singer and performer
• Ricky Wilson, American musician
• Yvette Wilson, American actress and comedian
• Gary Winick, American filmmaker
• Amy Winehouse, English singer and songwriter
• Paul Winfield, American actor
• Natalie Wood, American actress
• Ben Woolf, American actor
• Eric Woolfson, Scottish singer and keyboardist
• Richard Wright, English keyboardist
• Juice Wrld, American rapper, singer, and songwriter
• Elizabeth Wurtzel, American writer and journalist

X

• Malcolm X, African-American civil rights activist
• XXXTentacion, American rapper, singer, and songwriter

Y

Anton Yelchin

• Yokozuna, American professional wrestler
• Adam Yauch, American rapper and musician
• Anton Yelchin, Russian-born American actor
• Rashidi Yekini, Nigerian footballer
• Dick York, American actor
• Lester Young, American jazz saxophonist
• Lee Thompson Young, American actor

Z

• Carlos Ruiz Zafón, Spanish novelist
• Townes Van Zandt, American folk singer
• Ronnie Van Zant, American musician
• Frank Zappa, American guitarist and composer
• Igor Zhelezovski, Belarusian speed skater