Famous people who died at 25

This is list of celebrities and other famous people who died when they were 25 years old.

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

Manfred von Richthofen

Pilot Deceased
Died on Apr 21, 1918, at the age of 25.
Fatally wounded during combat.

Charles Whitman

Mass murderer Deceased
Died on Aug 1, 1966, at the age of 25.
Shot dead by police.

Tommy Bolin

American guitarist Deceased
Died on Dec 4, 1976, at the age of 25.
Overdose of heroin.

Scott La Rock

Hip-Hop DJ Deceased
Died on Aug 27, 1987, at the age of 25.
Shot dead in the South Bronx.

Tupac Shakur

Rap artist Deceased
Died on Sep 13, 1996, at the age of 25.
Fatally wounded during a drive-by shooting in Las Vegas.

Eddie Jamaal Griffin

NBA player Deceased
Died on Aug 17, 2007, at the age of 25.
His car was struck by a moving train.

Brad Renfro

Actor Deceased
Died on Jan 15, 2008, at the age of 25.
Heroin overdose.

Jovan Belcher

NFL player Deceased
Died on Dec 1, 2012, at the age of 25.
Shot himself after murdering his girlfriend.

Peaches Geldof

English model Deceased
Died on Apr 7, 2014, at the age of 25.
Heroin overdose.

Simone Battle

Singer Deceased
Died on Sep 5, 2014, at the age of 25.
Suicide by hanging.

Jules Bianchi

French race car driver Deceased
Died on Jul 17, 2015, at the age of 25.
Race car accident.

Angus Cloud

Actor Deceased
Died on Jul 31, 2023, at the age of 25.
Multiple drug overdose.

Statistics about the 25-year-olds above

Statistics about the 12 celebrity deaths above:

Men make up the majority of celebrity deaths in this age group. 83% were male, whereas only 17% were female.
These deaths make up 2% of our database (12/658).
17% of them were murdered or assassinated.
Suicide accounted for 17% of the deaths in this age group.
17% of these celebrities died in accidents.
33% of the deaths above were due to drug overdoses.

Other ages

Other ages that celebrities died at.

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