Famous people who died at 29

This is list of celebrities and other famous people who died when they were 29 years old.

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

Hank Williams

Singer Deceased
Died on Jan 1, 1953, at the age of 29.
Heart failure following years of alcoholism and substance abuse.

Marc Bolan

Musician Deceased
Died on Sep 16, 1977, at the age of 29.
The car he was a passenger in struck a fence and tree in southwest London.

Lance Cade

Wrestler Deceased
Died on Aug 13, 2010, at the age of 29.
Mixed drug intoxication.

Reeva Steenkamp

South African model Deceased
Died on Feb 14, 2013, at the age of 29.
Shot dead by her boyfriend.

Gia Allemand

Model and Reality TV star Deceased
Died on Aug 14, 2013, at the age of 29.
Suicide by hanging.

Lee Thompson Young

American actor Deceased
Died on Aug 19, 2013, at the age of 29.
Self-inflicted gunshot wound.

Omar Mateen

Mass murderer Deceased
Died on Jun 12, 2016, at the age of 29.
Killed in a shootout with police.

Etika

American YouTuber Deceased
Died on Jun 19, 2019, at the age of 29.
Suicide by drowning.

Adam Johnson

Ice hockey player Deceased
Died on Oct 28, 2023, at the age of 29.
On-ice collision.

Statistics about the 29-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 (9/658).
11% of them were murdered or assassinated.
Suicide accounted for 33% of the deaths in this age group.
22% of these celebrities died in accidents.
11% of the deaths above were due to drug overdoses.

Other ages

Other ages that celebrities died at.

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