Famous people who died at 46

This is list of celebrities and other famous people who died when they were 46 years old.

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

Oscar Wilde

Writer Deceased
Died on Nov 30, 1900, at the age of 46.
Meningitis.

George Orwell

Author Deceased
Died on Jan 21, 1950, at the age of 46.
Tuberculosis.

John F. Kennedy

US President Deceased
Died on Nov 22, 1963, at the age of 46.
Assassinated.

Andre the Giant

French wrestler Deceased
Died on Jan 27, 1993, at the age of 46.
Heart failure.

Denise Borino-Quinn

Actress Deceased
Died on Oct 27, 2010, at the age of 46.
Liver cancer.

Philip Seymour Hoffman

Actor Deceased
Died on Feb 2, 2014, at the age of 46.
Acute mixed drug intoxication.

Rob Ford

Canadian politician Deceased
Died on Mar 22, 2016, at the age of 46.
Cancer.

Chyna

Wrestler Deceased
Died on Apr 17, 2016, at the age of 46.
Accidental drug overdose.

Rich Piana

Bodybuilder Deceased
Died on Aug 25, 2017, at the age of 46.
Heart disease.

Grand Master Sexay

Wrestler Deceased
Died on Jul 29, 2018, at the age of 46.
Hanged himself in a jail cell.

George Floyd

Murder victim Deceased
Died on May 25, 2020, at the age of 46.
Cardiopulmonary arrest due to neck compression.

Joey Jordison

American musician Deceased
Died on Jul 26, 2021, at the age of 46.

Statistics about the 46-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 (12/658).
17% of them were murdered or assassinated.
Suicide accounted for 8% of the deaths in this age group.
Out of the 12 people on this list, 17% passed away due to cancer.
17% of the deaths above were due to drug overdoses.

Other ages

Other ages that celebrities died at.

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