Famous people who died at 33

Celebrities and other famous people who died when they were 33 years old.

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

Sam Cooke

Singer Deceased
Died on Dec 11, 1964, at the age of 33.
Shot dead by the manager of a motel in Los Angeles. It was later named as a "justifiable homicide."

Dean Corll

Serial killer Deceased
Died on Aug 8, 1973, at the age of 33.
Shot dead by one of his accomplices.

John Belushi

Actor Deceased
Died on Mar 5, 1982, at the age of 33.
Drug overdose.

David Koresh

Cult leader Deceased
Died on Apr 19, 1993, at the age of 33.
Shot dead by his right-hand man during the Waco siege.

Chris Farley

Actor Deceased
Died on Dec 18, 1997, at the age of 33.
Drug overdose.

Timothy McVeigh

American terrorist Deceased
Died on Jun 11, 2001, at the age of 33.
Executed by lethal injection.

Test

Wrestler Deceased
Died on Mar 13, 2009, at the age of 33.
Accidental overdose of oxycodone.

Stephen Gately

Irish singer Deceased
Died on Oct 10, 2009, at the age of 33.
Pulmonary edema caused by an undiagnosed heart condition.

Stevie Ryan

Youtube personality Deceased
Died on Jul 1, 2017, at the age of 33.
Suicide by hanging.

TotalBiscuit

Youtuber Deceased
Died on May 24, 2018, at the age of 33.
Bowel cancer.

Nipsey Hussle

Rapper Deceased
Died on Mar 31, 2019, at the age of 33.
Fatally shot outside a clothing store that he owned.

Naya Rivera

Actress Deceased
Died on Jul 8, 2020, at the age of 33.
Drowning.

Tom Parker

Singer Deceased
Died on Mar 30, 2022, at the age of 33.
Brain tumor.

Statistics about the 33-year-olds above

Statistics about the 13 celebrity deaths above:

Men make up the majority of celebrity deaths in this age group. 85% were male, whereas only 15% were female.
These deaths make up 2% of our database (13/663).
23% of them were murdered or assassinated.
Suicide accounted for 8% of the deaths in this age group.
8% of these celebrities died in accidents.
Out of the 13 people on this list, 15% passed away due to cancer.
23% of the deaths above were due to drug overdoses.

Other ages

Other ages that celebrities died at.

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