Famous people who died at 37

Celebrities and other famous people who died when they were 37 years old.

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

Marie Antoinette

Queen of France Deceased
Died on Oct 16, 1793, at the age of 37.
Executed by guillotine.

Vincent van Gogh

Artist Deceased
Died on Jul 29, 1890, at the age of 37.
Shot himself in the chest.

Sal Mineo

Actor Deceased
Died on Feb 12, 1976, at the age of 37.
Stabbed to death outside of his Hollywood apartment during an attempted robbery.

Kiki Camarena

DEA agent Deceased
Died on Feb 9, 1985, at the age of 37.
Kidnapped and murdered by drug traffickers in Mexico.

Christa McAuliffe

American school teacher Deceased
Died on Jan 28, 1986, at the age of 37.
She died after the Space Shuttle Challenger broke apart.

Jill Dando

TV presenter Deceased
Died on Apr 26, 1999, at the age of 37.
Shot dead outside of her home in Fulham, England.

Jam Master Jay

Hip Hop DJ Deceased
Died on Oct 30, 2002, at the age of 37.
Fatally shot in a recording studio by an unknown assailant.

Margo Dydek

Basketball player Deceased
Died on May 27, 2011, at the age of 37.
Heart attack.

Greg Plitt

American fitness model Deceased
Died on Jan 17, 2015, at the age of 37.
Hit by a train.

Statistics about the 37-year-olds above

Statistics about the 9 celebrity deaths above:

56% were male. 44% were female.
These deaths make up 1% of our database (9/663).
44% of them were murdered or assassinated.
Suicide accounted for 11% of the deaths in this age group.
22% of these celebrities died in accidents.
11% of them died from a heart attack.

Other ages

Other ages that celebrities died at.

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