Famous people who died at 48

This is list of celebrities and other famous people who died when they were 48 years old.

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

King John

King of England Deceased
Died on Oct 19, 1216, at the age of 48.
Dysentery.

Al Capone

Gangster Deceased
Died on Jan 25, 1947, at the age of 48.
Cardiac arrest.

John Allen Muhammad

Convicted murderer Deceased
Died on Nov 10, 2009, at the age of 48.
Executed by lethal injection for his role in the D.C. sniper attacks.

Whitney Houston

Singer Deceased
Died on Feb 11, 2012, at the age of 48.
Drowned in a bathtub due to atherosclerotic heart disease and cocaine use.

Big Syke

Rapper Deceased
Died on Dec 5, 2016, at the age of 48.
Natural causes.

Statistics about the 48-year-olds above

Statistics about the 5 celebrity deaths above:

Men make up the majority of celebrity deaths in this age group. 80% were male, whereas only 20% were female.
These deaths make up 1% of our database (5/658).

Other ages

Other ages that celebrities died at.

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