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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.

Otis Redding

Otis Redding

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

Sharon Tate

Sharon Tate

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

Gram Parsons

Gram Parsons

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

Gia Carangi

Gia Carangi

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

Soulja Slim

Soulja Slim

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

Aaron Swartz

Aaron Swartz

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

Mac Miller

Mac Miller

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

Mike Thalassitis

Mike Thalassitis

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

King Von

King Von

Rapper Deceased
Died on November 6, 2020
Died 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 (9/645).
  • 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

Other ages that celebrities died at.


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