Famous people who died at 47

Celebrities and other famous people who died when they were 47 years old.

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

Grigori Rasputin

Historical figure Deceased
Died on Dec 30, 1916, at the age of 47.
Shot dead by a group of Russian nobles.

Joseph Goebbels

Nazi politician Deceased
Died on May 1, 1945, at the age of 47.
Suicide by cyanide capsule.

Judy Garland

Actress Deceased
Died on Jun 22, 1969, at the age of 47.
Drug overdose.

Ian Stewart

Musician Deceased
Died on Dec 12, 1985, at the age of 47.
Heart attack.

Pacho

Colombian drug trafficker Deceased
Died on Nov 4, 1998, at the age of 47.
Assassinated in prison.

John Costelloe

Actor Deceased
Died on Dec 16, 2008, at the age of 47.
Self-inflicted gunshot wound.

MCA

Beastie Boys member Deceased
Died on May 4, 2012, at the age of 47.
Salivary cancer.

Rodney King

Historical figure Deceased
Died on Jun 17, 2012, at the age of 47.
Drowned in his swimming pool due to drugs and alcohol.

Rosey

Wrestler Deceased
Died on Apr 17, 2017, at the age of 47.
Congestive heart failure related to weight gain.

Statistics about the 47-year-olds above

Statistics about the 9 celebrity deaths above:

Men make up the majority of celebrity deaths in this age group. 89% were male, whereas only 11% were female.
These deaths make up 1% of our database (9/663).
22% of them were murdered or assassinated.
Suicide accounted for 22% of the deaths in this age group.
11% of these celebrities died in accidents.
Out of the 9 people on this list, 11% passed away due to cancer.
11% of them died from a heart attack.
11% of the deaths above were due to drug overdoses.

Other ages

Other ages that celebrities died at.

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