Famous people who died at 59

Celebrities and other famous people who died when they were 59 years old.

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

Oliver Cromwell

English political leader Deceased
Died on Sep 3, 1658, at the age of 59.
Malaria.

Nathaniel Hawthorne

Author Deceased
Died on May 19, 1864, at the age of 59.
Unknown stomach-related illness.

Clark Gable

Actor Deceased
Died on Nov 16, 1960, at the age of 59.
Heart attack.

Truman Capote

Author Deceased
Died on Aug 25, 1984, at the age of 59.
Liver disease.

Rock Hudson

Actor Deceased
Died on Oct 2, 1985, at the age of 59.
AIDS-related illness.

Anne Ramsey

Actress Deceased
Died on Aug 11, 1988, at the age of 59.
Esophageal cancer.

Robert Reed

Actor Deceased
Died on May 12, 1992, at the age of 59.
Colon cancer / HIV.

Conway Twitty

American country singer Deceased
Died on Jun 5, 1993, at the age of 59.
Ruptured blood vessel.

Robert Kardashian

Attorney Deceased
Died on Sep 30, 2003, at the age of 59.
Esophageal cancer.

George Best

Soccer player Deceased
Died on Nov 25, 2005, at the age of 59.
Alcoholism.

James Michael Tyler

Actor Deceased
Died on Oct 24, 2021, at the age of 59.
Prostate cancer.

Coolio

Rapper Deceased
Died on Sep 28, 2022, at the age of 59.
Combined effects of fentanyl, heroin, and methamphetamine.

Statistics about the 59-year-olds above

Statistics about the 12 celebrity deaths above:

Men make up the majority of celebrity deaths in this age group. 92% were male, whereas only 8% were female.
These deaths make up 2% of our database (12/663).
Out of the 12 people on this list, 33% passed away due to cancer.
8% of them died from a heart attack.
8% of the deaths above were due to drug overdoses.
AIDS or HIV killed 8% of the 59-year-olds on this list.

Other ages

Other ages that celebrities died at.

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