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Famous people who died at 74

This is list of celebrities and other famous people who died when they were 74 years old.

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

Mark Twain

Mark Twain

Author Deceased
Died on Apr 21, 1910, at the age of 74.
Heart attack.

Joseph Stalin

Joseph Stalin

Soviet Leader Deceased
Died on Mar 5, 1953, at the age of 74.
Brain hemorrhage.

Roald Dahl

Roald Dahl

Author Deceased
Died on Nov 23, 1990, at the age of 74.
Cancer of the blood.

Fred Rogers

Fred Rogers

Television host Deceased
Died on Feb 27, 2003, at the age of 74.
Stomach cancer.

Dennis Hopper

Dennis Hopper

Actor Deceased
Died on May 29, 2010, at the age of 74.
Prostate cancer.

Sherman Hemsley

Sherman Hemsley

Actor Deceased
Died on Jul 24, 2012, at the age of 74.
Superior vena cava syndrome.

Muhammad Ali

Muhammad Ali

Boxer Deceased
Died on Jun 3, 2016, at the age of 74.
Septic shock following a respiratory illness.

Peter Mayhew

Peter Mayhew

Actor Deceased
Died on Apr 30, 2019, at the age of 74.
Heart attack.

Herman Cain

Herman Cain

Businessman and Tea Party activist Deceased
Died on Jul 30, 2020, at the age of 74.
COVID-19.

Meat Loaf

Meat Loaf

Singer Deceased
Died on Jan 20, 2022, at the age of 74.
COVID-19 complications.

Statistics about the 74-year-olds above

Statistics about the 10 celebrity deaths above:

  • 100% of the deaths in the 74 age group were male.
  • These deaths make up 2% of our database (10/650).
  • Out of the 10 people on this list, 30% passed away due to cancer.
  • 20% of them died from a heart attack.

Other ages

Other ages that celebrities died at.