Famous people who died at 50

Celebrities and other famous people who died when they were 50 years old.

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

Franz Ferdinand

Archduke of Austria Deceased
Died on Jun 28, 1914, at the age of 50.
Assassinated.

Steve McQueen

Actor Deceased
Died on Nov 7, 1980, at the age of 50.
Heart attack following surgery for cancer.

Gianni Versace

Italian fashion designer Deceased
Died on Jul 15, 1997, at the age of 50.
Shot and killed outside of his mansion by a spree killer.

Jim Varney

Actor Deceased
Died on Feb 10, 2000, at the age of 50.
Lung cancer.

Bernie Mac

Actor / Comedian Deceased
Died on Aug 9, 2008, at the age of 50.
Sarcoidosis.

Michael Jackson

Singer Deceased
Died on Jun 25, 2009, at the age of 50.
Propofol overdose.

Billy Mays

Television personality Deceased
Died on Jun 28, 2009, at the age of 50.
Heart disease.

DMX

Rapper Deceased
Died on Apr 9, 2021, at the age of 50.
Drug overdose.

Statistics about the 50-year-olds above

Statistics about the 8 celebrity deaths above:

100% of the deaths in the 50 age group were male.
These deaths make up 1% of our database (8/663).
25% of them were murdered or assassinated.
Out of the 8 people on this list, 25% passed away due to cancer.
13% of them died from a heart attack.
25% of the deaths above were due to drug overdoses.

Other ages

Other ages that celebrities died at.

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