Famous people who died at 38

Celebrities and other famous people who died when they were 38 years old.

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

Sonny Liston

Boxer Deceased
Died on Dec 30, 1970, at the age of 38.
Suspected heroin overdose.

Janet Munro

Actress Deceased
Died on Dec 6, 1972, at the age of 38.
Heart attack caused by coronary artery disease.

John F. Kennedy Jr.

American lawyer Deceased
Died on Jul 16, 1999, at the age of 38.
Plane crash.

Dimebag Darrell

Musician Deceased
Died on Dec 8, 2004, at the age of 38.
Shot and killed by a fan while on stage.

Eddie Guerrero

Wrestler Deceased
Died on Nov 13, 2005, at the age of 38.
Heart failure.

Corey Haim

Actor Deceased
Died on Mar 10, 2010, at the age of 38.
Pneumonia.

Paul Gray

American musician Deceased
Died on May 24, 2010, at the age of 38.
Accidental overdose of morphine and fentanyl.

Chris Kyle

Navy Seal sniper Deceased
Died on Feb 2, 2013, at the age of 38.
Shot dead by a former Marine with PTSD.

The King of Random

Youtube personality Deceased
Died on Jul 29, 2019, at the age of 38.
Paramotoring accident.

Nikki Grahame

English TV personality Deceased
Died on Apr 9, 2021, at the age of 38.
Complications from anorexia.

Statistics about the 38-year-olds above

Statistics about the 10 celebrity deaths above:

Men make up the majority of celebrity deaths in this age group. 80% were male, whereas only 20% were female.
These deaths make up 2% of our database (10/663).
20% of them were murdered or assassinated.
20% of these celebrities died in accidents.
10% suffered from pneumonia.
10% of them died from a heart attack.
20% of the deaths above were due to drug overdoses.

Other ages

Other ages that celebrities died at.

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