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Famous people who died at 70

This is list of 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

Nicolaus Copernicus

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

Hans Christian Andersen

Hans Christian Andersen

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

Rutherford B. Hayes

Rutherford B. Hayes

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

Paul Castellano

Paul Castellano

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

Stanley Kubrick

Stanley Kubrick

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

Kim Jong-il

Kim Jong-il

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

Lemmy

Lemmy

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

Greg Antonacci

Greg Antonacci

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

Rush Limbaugh

Rush Limbaugh

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

Paul Reubens

Paul Reubens

Actor Deceased
Died on July 30, 2023
Died at the age of 70
Cancer.

Statistics about the 70-year-olds above

Statistics about the 10 celebrity deaths above:

  • 100% of the deaths in the 70 age group were male.
  • These deaths make up 2% of our database (10/645).
  • 10% of them were murdered or assassinated.
  • Out of the 10 people on this list, 40% passed away due to cancer.
  • 30% of them died from a heart attack.

Other ages

Other ages that celebrities died at.


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