Famous people who died at 26

Celebrities and other famous people who died when they were 26 years old.

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

Otis Redding

Singer Deceased
Died on Dec 10, 1967, at the age of 26.
Plane crash.

Sharon Tate

Actress and model Deceased
Died on Aug 9, 1969, at the age of 26.
Stabbed to death by the Manson Family.

Gram Parsons

Singer Deceased
Died on Sep 19, 1973, at the age of 26.
Overdose of morphine and alcohol.

Gia Carangi

Supermodel Deceased
Died on Nov 18, 1986, at the age of 26.
AIDS-related complications.

Soulja Slim

Rapper Deceased
Died on Nov 26, 2003, at the age of 26.
Shot four times on the front lawn of his house.

Aaron Swartz

Programmer and Internet hacktivist Deceased
Died on Jan 11, 2013, at the age of 26.
Suicide by hanging.

Mac Miller

Rapper Deceased
Died on Sep 7, 2018, at the age of 26.
Accidental drug overdose of cocaine, fentanyl and alcohol.

Mike Thalassitis

Love Island contestant Deceased
Died on Mar 16, 2019, at the age of 26.
Hanged himself in a park in Edmonton, London.

King Von

Rapper Deceased
Died on Nov 6, 2020, at the age of 26.
Shot multiple times during a dispute.

Julio Foolio

Rapper Deceased
Died on Jun 23, 2024, at the age of 26.
Shot dead in Tampa, Florida.

Statistics about the 26-year-olds above

Statistics about the 10 celebrity deaths above:

Men make up the majority of celebrity deaths in this age group. 80% were male, whereas only 20% were female.
These deaths make up 2% of our database (10/663).
40% of them were murdered or assassinated.
Suicide accounted for 20% of the deaths in this age group.
10% of these celebrities died in accidents.
20% of the deaths above were due to drug overdoses.
AIDS or HIV killed 10% of the 26-year-olds on this list.

Other ages

Other ages that celebrities died at.

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