Famous people who died at 40

This is list of celebrities and other famous people who died when they were 40 years old.

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

Author Deceased
Died on Oct 7, 1849, at the age of 40.
Unknown.

Singer Deceased
Died on Dec 8, 1980, at the age of 40.
Shot dead by a crazed fan.

Wrestler Deceased
Died on Apr 20, 1999, at the age of 40.
Overdose from mixed medications.

American actress Deceased
Died on Feb 3, 2003, at the age of 40.
Shot dead at the mansion of record producer Phil Spector.

Actor Deceased
Died on Jan 24, 2006, at the age of 40.
Heart disease.

Actress / Director Deceased
Died on Nov 1, 2006, at the age of 40.
She was hanged to death in a staged suicide.

Wrestler Deceased
Died on Jun 24, 2007, at the age of 40.
Committed suicide after murdering his wife and son.

Professional wrestler Deceased
Died on Apr 2, 2010, at the age of 40.
Suicide by antidepressant overdose.

Actor Deceased
Died on Nov 30, 2013, at the age of 40.
Car crash.

Rugby player Deceased
Died on Nov 18, 2015, at the age of 40.
Heart attack due to kidney disease.

English TV presenter Deceased
Died on Feb 15, 2020, at the age of 40.
Suicide by hanging.

Statistics about the 40-year-olds above

Statistics about the 11 celebrity deaths above:

Men make up the majority of celebrity deaths in this age group. 73% were male, whereas only 27% were female.
These deaths make up 2% of our database (11/650).
27% of them were murdered or assassinated.
Suicide accounted for 27% of the deaths in this age group.
9% of these celebrities died in accidents.
9% of them died from a heart attack.
9% of the deaths above were due to drug overdoses.

Other ages that celebrities died at.