Famous people who died at 36

Celebrities and other famous people who died when they were 36 years old.

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

Marilyn Monroe

Actress / Model Deceased
Died on Aug 4, 1962, at the age of 36.
Drug overdose.

Bob Marley

Reggae singer Deceased
Died on May 11, 1981, at the age of 36.
Cancer.

Jobriath

Musician Deceased
Died on Aug 3, 1983, at the age of 36.
AIDS.

Phil Lynott

Irish musician Deceased
Died on Jan 4, 1986, at the age of 36.
Septicaemia brought on by drug and alcohol dependency.

Princess Diana

Princess of Wales Deceased
Died on Aug 31, 1997, at the age of 36.
Car crash.

Lloyd Avery II

Actor Deceased
Died on Sep 4, 2005, at the age of 36.
Beaten and strangled to death by his cellmate.

Big Hawk

Rapper Deceased
Died on May 1, 2006, at the age of 36.
Murdered by an unknown shooter.

Steve McNair

American football player Deceased
Died on Jul 4, 2009, at the age of 36.
Shot dead by his mistress.

DJ AM

American disk jockey Deceased
Died on Aug 28, 2009, at the age of 36.
Drug overdose.

Umaga

Wrestler Deceased
Died on Dec 4, 2009, at the age of 36.
Heart attack.

Young Dolph

Rapper Deceased
Died on Nov 17, 2021, at the age of 36.
Shot dead outside of a bakery in Memphis, Tennessee.

Bray Wyatt

Wrestler Deceased
Died on Aug 24, 2023, at the age of 36.
Heart attack.

Statistics about the 36-year-olds above

Statistics about the 12 celebrity deaths above:

Men make up the majority of celebrity deaths in this age group. 83% were male, whereas only 17% were female.
These deaths make up 2% of our database (12/663).
33% of them were murdered or assassinated.
8% of these celebrities died in accidents.
Out of the 12 people on this list, 8% passed away due to cancer.
17% of them died from a heart attack.
17% of the deaths above were due to drug overdoses.
AIDS or HIV killed 8% of the 36-year-olds on this list.

Other ages

Other ages that celebrities died at.

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