Famous people who died at 26

This is list of 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Statistics about the 26-year-olds above

Statistics about the 9 celebrity deaths above:

Men make up the majority of celebrity deaths in this age group. 78% were male, whereas only 22% were female.
These deaths make up 1% of our database (9/650).
33% of them were murdered or assassinated.
Suicide accounted for 22% of the deaths in this age group.
11% of these celebrities died in accidents.
22% of the deaths above were due to drug overdoses.
AIDS or HIV killed 11% of the 26-year-olds on this list.

Other ages that celebrities died at.