Famous people who died at 27

Celebrities and other famous people who died when they were 27 years old.

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

Brian Jones

Musician Deceased
Died on Jul 3, 1969, at the age of 27.
Drowned in a swimming pool.

Jimi Hendrix

Musician Deceased
Died on Sep 18, 1970, at the age of 27.
Choked on vomit while intoxicated on barbiturates.

Janis Joplin

Singer Deceased
Died on Oct 4, 1970, at the age of 27.
Heroin overdose.

Jim Morrison

Singer Deceased
Died on Jul 3, 1971, at the age of 27.
Heart failure.

Bobby Sands

IRA member Deceased
Died on May 5, 1981, at the age of 27.
Hunger strike.

Reggie Lewis

NBA player Deceased
Died on Jul 27, 1993, at the age of 27.
Heart attack.

Kurt Cobain

Singer Deceased
Died on Apr 5, 1994, at the age of 27.
Suicide by gunshot.

Andrés Escobar

Colombian soccer player Deceased
Died on Jul 2, 1994, at the age of 27.
Murdered by cartel members as punishment for scoring an own goal in the 1994 World Cup.

Richey Edwards

Musician Deceased
Died on Feb 1, 1995, at the age of 27.
Legally declared dead after disappearing.

Stretch

Rapper Deceased
Died on Nov 30, 1995, at the age of 27.
Killed during a drive-by shooting in Queens, New York.

Fat Pat

Rapper Deceased
Died on Feb 3, 1998, at the age of 27.
Murdered by an unknown shooter in Houston, Texas.

Thuy Trang

Actress Deceased
Died on Sep 3, 2001, at the age of 27.
Car accident.

Jonathan Brandis

Child actor Deceased
Died on Nov 12, 2003, at the age of 27.
Suicide by hanging.

Pat Tillman

American Football player Deceased
Died on Apr 22, 2004, at the age of 27.
Killed in Afghanistan by friendly fire.

Jade Goody

English TV personality Deceased
Died on Mar 22, 2009, at the age of 27.
Cervical cancer.

Amy Winehouse

Singer Deceased
Died on Jul 23, 2011, at the age of 27.
Alcohol poisoning.

Aaron Hernandez

NFL player / convicted murderer Deceased
Died on Apr 19, 2017, at the age of 27.
Suicide by hanging.

Jonghyun

South Korean singer Deceased
Died on Dec 18, 2017, at the age of 27.
Suicide by inhalation of toxic fumes or smoke.

Keenan Cahill

YouTuber Deceased
Died on Dec 29, 2022, at the age of 27.
Complications from open heart surgery.

Statistics about the 27-year-olds above

Statistics about the 19 celebrity deaths above:

Men make up the majority of celebrity deaths in this age group. 79% were male, whereas only 21% were female.
These deaths make up 3% of our database (19/663).
16% of them were murdered or assassinated.
Suicide accounted for 21% of the deaths in this age group.
11% of these celebrities died in accidents.
Out of the 19 people on this list, 5% passed away due to cancer.
5% of them died from a heart attack.
11% of the deaths above were due to drug overdoses.

Other ages

Other ages that celebrities died at.

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