Famous people who died at 49

This is list of celebrities and other famous people who died when they were 49 years old.

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

James A. Garfield

US President Deceased
Died on Sep 19, 1881, at the age of 49.
Complications from gun shot wounds.

Phil Hartman

American actor Deceased
Died on May 28, 1998, at the age of 49.
Shot dead by his wife while he was sleeping.

Dale Earnhardt

Stock car driver Deceased
Died on Feb 18, 2001, at the age of 49.
Race car crash.

Joey Ramone

Singer Deceased
Died on Apr 15, 2001, at the age of 49.
Lymphoma.

Verne Troyer

Actor Deceased
Died on Apr 21, 2018, at the age of 49.
Suicide by alcohol poisoning.

Keith Flint

The Prodigy member Deceased
Died on Mar 4, 2019, at the age of 49.
Suicide by hanging.

Jason David Frank

Actor Deceased
Died on Nov 19, 2022, at the age of 49.
Suicide.

Statistics about the 49-year-olds above

Statistics about the 7 celebrity deaths above:

100% of the deaths in the 49 age group were male.
These deaths make up 1% of our database (7/658).
14% of them were murdered or assassinated.
Suicide accounted for 43% of the deaths in this age group.
14% of these celebrities died in accidents.
Out of the 7 people on this list, 14% passed away due to cancer.

Other ages

Other ages that celebrities died at.

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