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 February 23, 1848
Died at the age of 80

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Drummer Deceased
Died on August 24, 2021
Died 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 (10/647).
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.