Famous people who died at 79

This is list of celebrities and other famous people who died when they were 79 years old.

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

Historical figure Deceased
Died on February 17, 1909
Died at the age of 79
Pneumonia.

French leader Deceased
Died on November 9, 1970
Died at the age of 79
Ruptured blood vessel.

Actor Deceased
Died on July 1, 2000
Died at the age of 79
Heart attack due to atherosclerotic heart disease.

Actress Deceased
Died on March 23, 2011
Died at the age of 79
Heart failure.

Actor Deceased
Died on July 8, 2022
Died at the age of 79

TV host Deceased
Died on April 27, 2023
Died at the age of 79
Pancreatic cancer.

Statistics about the 79-year-olds above

Statistics about the 6 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 1% of our database (6/647).
Out of the 6 people on this list, 17% passed away due to cancer.
17% suffered from pneumonia.
17% of them died from a heart attack.

Other ages that celebrities died at.