Famous people who died at 55

Celebrities and other famous people who died when they were 55 years old.

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

Henry VIII

King of England Deceased
Died on Jan 28, 1547, at the age of 55.
Unknown. Possibly scurvy or McLeod syndrome.

Emily Dickinson

Poet Deceased
Died on May 15, 1886, at the age of 55.
Bright's disease.

Angela Raiola

Reality TV star Deceased
Died on Feb 18, 2016, at the age of 55.
Complications of lung cancer and pneumonia.

Kate Spade

American fashion designer Deceased
Died on Jun 5, 2018, at the age of 55.
Suicide by hanging.

Statistics about the 55-year-olds above

Statistics about the 4 celebrity deaths above:

Only 25% of the deaths in this group were male, whereas 75% were female.
These deaths make up 1% of our database (4/663).
Suicide accounted for 25% of the deaths in this age group.
Out of the 4 people on this list, 25% passed away due to cancer.

Other ages

Other ages that celebrities died at.

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