Famous people who died at 70

Celebrities and other famous people who died when they were 70 years old.

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

Nicolaus Copernicus

Scientist Deceased
Died on May 24, 1543, at the age of 70.

Hans Christian Andersen

Author Deceased
Died on Aug 4, 1875, at the age of 70.
Liver cancer.

Rutherford B. Hayes

US President Deceased
Died on Jan 17, 1893, at the age of 70.
Heart attack.

Paul Castellano

Mob boss Deceased
Died on Dec 16, 1985, at the age of 70.
Shot dead by assassins.

Stanley Kubrick

Film director Deceased
Died on Mar 7, 1999, at the age of 70.
Died from a heart attack in his sleep.

Kim Jong-il

North Korean leader Deceased
Died on Dec 17, 2011, at the age of 70.

Lemmy

English singer Deceased
Died on Dec 28, 2015, at the age of 70.
Prostate cancer, cardiac arrhythmia and congestive heart failure.

Greg Antonacci

Actor Deceased
Died on Sep 20, 2017, at the age of 70.

Rush Limbaugh

Talk-show host Deceased
Died on Feb 17, 2021, at the age of 70.
Lung cancer.

Paul Reubens

Actor Deceased
Died on Jul 30, 2023, at the age of 70.
Myelogenous leukemia.

Tito Jackson

Musician Deceased
Died on Sep 15, 2024, at the age of 70.
Heart attack.

Statistics about the 70-year-olds above

Statistics about the 11 celebrity deaths above:

100% of the deaths in the 70 age group were male.
These deaths make up 2% of our database (11/663).
9% of them were murdered or assassinated.
Out of the 11 people on this list, 36% passed away due to cancer.
36% of them died from a heart attack.

Other ages

Other ages that celebrities died at.

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