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, 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

 * 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

 * 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

 * 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, 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

 * 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

 * 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

 * 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

 * 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

 * 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

 * 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

 * 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





 * 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

 * 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

 * 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







 * 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





 * 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





 * 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

 * 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

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

V

 * 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



 * 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

 * 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