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Famous people who died at 24

This is 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

James Dean

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

Tammi Terrell

Tammi Terrell

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

Cliff Burton

Cliff Burton

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

Paul C

Paul C

Hip Hop producer Deceased
Died on Jul 17, 1989, at the age of 24.
Shot to death.

Agnieszka Kotlarska

Agnieszka Kotlarska

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

The Notorious B.I.G

The Notorious B.I.G

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

Big L

Big L

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

Sean Taylor

Sean Taylor

American football player Deceased
Died on Nov 27, 2007, at the age of 24.
Shot dead during a home invasion.

Statistics about the 24-year-olds above

Statistics about the 8 celebrity deaths above:

  • Men make up the majority of celebrity deaths in this age group. 75% were male, whereas only 25% were female.
  • These deaths make up 1% of our database (8/657).
  • 63% of them were murdered or assassinated.
  • 25% of these celebrities died in accidents.
  • Out of the 8 people on this list, 13% passed away due to cancer.

Other ages

Other ages that celebrities died at.