Famous people who died at 76

Celebrities and other famous people who died when they were 76 years old.

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

Albert Einstein

Scientist Deceased
Died on Apr 18, 1955, at the age of 76.
Abdominal aortic aneurysm.

T. S. Eliot

Author Deceased
Died on Jan 4, 1965, at the age of 76.
Emphysema.

Ike Turner

Musician Deceased
Died on Dec 12, 2007, at the age of 76.
Cocaine overdose.

Rue McClanahan

Actress Deceased
Died on Jun 3, 2010, at the age of 76.
Brain hemorrhage.

Ben E. King

Soul singer Deceased
Died on Apr 30, 2015, at the age of 76.
Coronary problems.

Stephen Hawking

English physicist Deceased
Died on Mar 14, 2018, at the age of 76.
Motor neurone disease.

Aretha Franklin

Singer Deceased
Died on Aug 16, 2018, at the age of 76.
Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor.

Ken Starr

American lawyer Deceased
Died on Sep 13, 2022, at the age of 76.
Complications from surgery.

Jimmy Buffett

Singer Deceased
Died on Sep 1, 2023, at the age of 76.
Merkel-cell carcinoma.

O. J. Simpson

American Football player Deceased
Died on Apr 10, 2024, at the age of 76.
Prostate cancer.

Richard Simmons

Actor Deceased
Died on Jul 13, 2024, at the age of 76.

George Foreman

Boxer Deceased
Died on Mar 21, 2025, at the age of 76.

Statistics about the 76-year-olds above

Statistics about the 12 celebrity deaths above:

Men make up the majority of celebrity deaths in this age group. 83% were male, whereas only 17% were female.
These deaths make up 2% of our database (12/663).
Out of the 12 people on this list, 25% passed away due to cancer.
8% of the deaths above were due to drug overdoses.

Other ages

Other ages that celebrities died at.

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