Famous people who died at 76

This is list of 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Statistics about the 76-year-olds above

Statistics about the 10 celebrity deaths above:

Men make up the majority of celebrity deaths in this age group. 80% were male, whereas only 20% were female.
These deaths make up 2% of our database (10/650).
Out of the 10 people on this list, 30% passed away due to cancer.
10% of the deaths above were due to drug overdoses.

Other ages that celebrities died at.