Famous people who died at 80

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.

John Quincy Adams

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

William Wordsworth

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

Samuel Morse

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

Alfred Hitchcock

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

Marlon Brando

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

Charles Haughey

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

Frank Vincent

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

Kofi Annan

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

Samuel Little

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

Charlie Watts

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 (10/663).
Out of the 10 people on this list, 10% passed away due to cancer.
10% of them died from a heart attack.

Other ages

Other ages that celebrities died at.

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