Famous people who died at 71

Celebrities and other famous people who died when they were 71 years old.

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

John Tyler

US President Deceased
Died on Jan 18, 1862, at the age of 71.
Stroke.

Grover Cleveland

US President Deceased
Died on Jun 24, 1908, at the age of 71.
Heart attack.

Chuck Connors

Actor Deceased
Died on Nov 10, 1992, at the age of 71.
Lung cancer.

Johnny Cash

Singer Deceased
Died on Sep 12, 2003, at the age of 71.
Complications from diabetes.

Luciano Pavarotti

Italian operatic tenor Deceased
Died on Sep 6, 2007, at the age of 71.
Pancreatic cancer.

George Carlin

Stand-up comedian Deceased
Died on Jun 22, 2008, at the age of 71.
Heart failure.

Bob Hoskins

Actor Deceased
Died on Apr 29, 2014, at the age of 71.
Pneumonia.

John Heard

Actor Deceased
Died on Jul 21, 2017, at the age of 71.
Heart attack.

Tanya Roberts

Actress Deceased
Died on Jan 4, 2021, at the age of 71.
Multi-organ failure due to sepsis.

Börje Salming

Ice hockey player Deceased
Died on Nov 24, 2022, at the age of 71.
Motor neuron disease (MND).

Kirstie Alley

Actress Deceased
Died on Dec 5, 2022, at the age of 71.
Colon cancer.

Statistics about the 71-year-olds above

Statistics about the 11 celebrity deaths above:

Men make up the majority of celebrity deaths in this age group. 82% were male, whereas only 18% were female.
These deaths make up 2% of our database (11/663).
Out of the 11 people on this list, 27% passed away due to cancer.
9% suffered from pneumonia.
18% of them died from a heart attack.

Other ages

Other ages that celebrities died at.

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