Famous people who died at 66

Celebrities and other famous people who died when they were 66 years old.

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

Sir Walter Raleigh

Explorer Deceased
Died on Oct 29, 1618, at the age of 66.
Executed by beheading.

Oskar Schindler

Historical figure Deceased
Died on Oct 9, 1974, at the age of 66.
Liver failure.

Roxie Roker

Actress Deceased
Died on Dec 2, 1995, at the age of 66.
Breast cancer.

Terry Pratchett

Author Deceased
Died on Mar 12, 2015, at the age of 66.
Alzheimer's disease.

Tom Petty

Musician Deceased
Died on Oct 2, 2017, at the age of 66.
Mixed drug toxicity.

Jeffrey Epstein

Financier Deceased
Died on Aug 10, 2019, at the age of 66.
Suicide by hanging.

Kevin Conroy

Actor Deceased
Died on Nov 10, 2022, at the age of 66.
Colorectal cancer.

Clarence Gilyard

Actor Deceased
Died on Nov 28, 2022, at the age of 66.

Statistics about the 66-year-olds above

Statistics about the 8 celebrity deaths above:

Men make up the majority of celebrity deaths in this age group. 88% were male, whereas only 13% were female.
These deaths make up 1% of our database (8/663).
Suicide accounted for 13% of the deaths in this age group.
Out of the 8 people on this list, 25% passed away due to cancer.
13% of the deaths above were due to drug overdoses.

Other ages

Other ages that celebrities died at.

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