Famous people who died at the age of 24.

A list of celebrities and other famous people who died when they were 24 years old.

The list below is ordered by the person's date of death.

James Dean

Actor. Deceased
Died on September 30th, 1955
Died at the age of 24
Car crash.

Tammi Terrell

Motown singer. Deceased
Died on March 16th, 1970
Died at the age of 24
Brain cancer.

Cliff Burton

Bassist. Deceased
Died on September 27th, 1986
Died at the age of 24
Bus crash caused by black ice.

Agnieszka Kotlarska

Polish fashion model. Deceased
Died on August 27th, 1996
Died at the age of 24
Stabbed to death by a stalker.

The Notorious B.I.G

Rapper. Deceased
Died on March 9th, 1997
Died at the age of 24
Shot dead in Los Angeles.

Big L

Rapper. Deceased
Died on February 15th, 1999
Died at the age of 24
Shot nine times in the face and chest in a drive-by shooting.

Statistics about the 24-year-olds above.

A few statistics about the 6 celebrity deaths above.

• 67% were male. 33% were female.
• These deaths make up 1% of our database (6/498).
• 50% of them were murdered or assassinated.
• 33% of these celebrities died in accidents.
• Out of the 6 people on this list, 17% of them passed away due to cancer.