Famous people who died at 65

Celebrities and other famous people who died when they were 65 years old.

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

Johann Sebastian Bach

Composer Deceased
Died on Jul 28, 1750, at the age of 65.
Complications due to unsuccessful eye surgery.

Zachary Taylor

US President Deceased
Died on Jul 9, 1850, at the age of 65.
Intestinal ailment.

Walt Disney

Business magnate Deceased
Died on Dec 15, 1966, at the age of 65.
Lung cancer.

Miles Davis

Musician Deceased
Died on Sep 28, 1991, at the age of 65.
Brain hemorrhage.

Richard Pryor

Comedian Deceased
Died on Dec 10, 2005, at the age of 65.
Heart attack.

Bob Saget

Comedian / Actor Deceased
Died on Jan 9, 2022, at the age of 65.
Subdural hematoma following a fall.

Maxi Jazz

Faithless singer Deceased
Died on Dec 23, 2022, at the age of 65.

Shane MacGowan

Singer Deceased
Died on Nov 30, 2023, at the age of 65.
Pneumonia.

Statistics about the 65-year-olds above

Statistics about the 8 celebrity deaths above:

100% of the deaths in the 65 age group were male.
These deaths make up 1% of our database (8/663).
Out of the 8 people on this list, 13% passed away due to cancer.
13% suffered from pneumonia.
13% of them died from a heart attack.

Other ages

Other ages that celebrities died at.

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