Famous people who died at 80

This is list of celebrities and other famous people who died when they were 80 years old.

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

US President Deceased
Died on Feb 23, 1848, at the age of 80.

Poet Deceased
Died on Apr 23, 1850, at the age of 80.

Scientist Deceased
Died on Apr 2, 1872, at the age of 80.

Film director Deceased
Died on Apr 29, 1980, at the age of 80.
Kidney failure.

Actor Deceased
Died on Jul 1, 2004, at the age of 80.

Irish prime minister Deceased
Died on Jun 13, 2006, at the age of 80.
Prostate cancer.

Actor Deceased
Died on Sep 13, 2017, at the age of 80.
Heart attack.

UN Secretary Deceased
Died on Aug 18, 2018, at the age of 80.
Short undisclosed illness.

American serial killer Deceased
Died on Dec 30, 2020, at the age of 80.
Diabetes and heart problems.

Drummer Deceased
Died on Aug 24, 2021, at the age of 80.
Not disclosed.

Statistics about the 80-year-olds above

Statistics about the 10 celebrity deaths above:

Men make up the majority of celebrity deaths in this age group. 90% were male, whereas only 10% were female.
These deaths make up 2% of our database (10/650).
Out of the 10 people on this list, 10% passed away due to cancer.
10% of them died from a heart attack.

Other ages that celebrities died at.