Famous people who died at 56

This is list of 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.

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

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

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

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

Singer Deceased
Died on July 26, 2023
Died at the age of 56

Smash Mouth Deceased
Died on September 4, 2023
Died 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 (6/647).
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 that celebrities died at.