Famous people who died at 47

This is list of 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Wrestler Deceased
Died on April 17, 2017
Died 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 (9/647).
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 that celebrities died at.