Famous people who died at 59

This is list of 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 September 3, 1658
Died at the age of 59
Malaria.

Nathaniel Hawthorne

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

Clark Gable

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

Truman Capote

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

Rock Hudson

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

Anne Ramsey

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

Robert Reed

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

Conway Twitty

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

Robert Kardashian

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

George Best

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

James Michael Tyler

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

Coolio

Rapper Deceased
Died on September 28, 2022
Died 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 (12/647).
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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