Famous people who died at 56

Celebrities and other famous people who died when they were 56 years old.

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

Abraham Lincoln

US President Deceased
Died on Apr 15, 1865, at the age of 56.
Assassinated.

Adolf Hitler

German dictator Deceased
Died on Apr 30, 1945, at the age of 56.
Suicide by gunshot.

Rick James

Funk singer Deceased
Died on Aug 6, 2004, at the age of 56.
Pulmonary and cardiac failure.

Steve Jobs

Entrepreneur Deceased
Died on Oct 5, 2011, at the age of 56.
Pancreatic cancer.

Sinéad O'Connor

Singer Deceased
Died on Jul 26, 2023, at the age of 56.
COPD and asthma.

Steve Harwell

Smash Mouth Deceased
Died on Sep 4, 2023, at the age of 56.
Liver failure due to alcohol abuse.

Statistics about the 56-year-olds above

Statistics about the 6 celebrity deaths above:

Men make up the majority of celebrity deaths in this age group. 83% were male, whereas only 17% were female.
These deaths make up 1% of our database (6/663).
17% of them were murdered or assassinated.
Suicide accounted for 17% of the deaths in this age group.
Out of the 6 people on this list, 17% passed away due to cancer.

Other ages

Other ages that celebrities died at.

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