Famous people who died at 45

Celebrities and other famous people who died when they were 45 years old.

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

Nat King Cole

Singer Deceased
Died on Feb 15, 1965, at the age of 45.
Lung cancer.

Peter Maivia

Wrestler Deceased
Died on Jun 13, 1982, at the age of 45.
Cancer.

Freddie Mercury

Singer Deceased
Died on Nov 24, 1991, at the age of 45.
AIDS.

Walter Payton

Former NFL player Deceased
Died on Nov 1, 1999, at the age of 45.
Complications relating to a rare liver disease.

Bam Bam Bigelow

Wrestler Deceased
Died on Jan 19, 2007, at the age of 45.
Toxic levels of cocaine and anti-anxiety drugs.

Natasha Richardson

English actress Deceased
Died on Mar 18, 2009, at the age of 45.
Skiing accident.

Big Black

TV personality Deceased
Died on May 9, 2017, at the age of 45.
Heart attack.

Statistics about the 45-year-olds above

Statistics about the 7 celebrity deaths above:

Men make up the majority of celebrity deaths in this age group. 86% were male, whereas only 14% were female.
These deaths make up 1% of our database (7/663).
14% of these celebrities died in accidents.
Out of the 7 people on this list, 29% passed away due to cancer.
14% of them died from a heart attack.
14% of the deaths above were due to drug overdoses.
AIDS or HIV killed 14% of the 45-year-olds on this list.

Other ages

Other ages that celebrities died at.

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