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Famous people who died at 81

This is list of celebrities and other famous people who died when they were 81 years old.

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

George III

George III

King of England Deceased
Died on Jan 29, 1820, at the age of 81.
Various illnesses.

Queen Victoria

Queen Victoria

Queen of England Deceased
Died on Jan 22, 1901, at the age of 81.
Stroke.

J. R. R. Tolkien

J. R. R. Tolkien

Author Deceased
Died on Sep 2, 1973, at the age of 81.
Bleeding ulcer and chest infection.

Mel Blanc

Mel Blanc

Voice actor Deceased
Died on Jul 10, 1989, at the age of 81.
Emphysema and coronary artery disease.

Bette Davis

Bette Davis

Actress Deceased
Died on Oct 6, 1989, at the age of 81.
Breast cancer.

Pat Nixon

Pat Nixon

First Lady of the United States Deceased
Died on Jun 22, 1993, at the age of 81.
Lung cancer.

Richard Nixon

Richard Nixon

US President Deceased
Died on Apr 22, 1994, at the age of 81.
Stroke.

Charles Bronson

Charles Bronson

Actor Deceased
Died on Aug 30, 2003, at the age of 81.
Pneumonia and Alzheimer's disease.

Joan Rivers

Joan Rivers

Actress Deceased
Died on Sep 4, 2014, at the age of 81.
Complications relating to a minor throat surgery.

John McCain

John McCain

US presidential candidate Deceased
Died on Aug 25, 2018, at the age of 81.
Brain cancer.

Kenny Rogers

Kenny Rogers

Singer Deceased
Died on Mar 20, 2020, at the age of 81.
Natural causes.

Phil Spector

Phil Spector

American record producer Deceased
Died on Jan 16, 2021, at the age of 81.
Complications of COVID-19.

Ted Kaczynski

Ted Kaczynski

American terrorist Deceased
Died on Jun 10, 2023, at the age of 81.
Committed suicide in his prison cell.

Statistics about the 81-year-olds above

Statistics about the 13 celebrity deaths above:

  • 69% were male. 31% were female.
  • These deaths make up 2% of our database (13/649).
  • Suicide accounted for 8% of the deaths in this age group.
  • Out of the 13 people on this list, 23% passed away due to cancer.
  • 8% suffered from pneumonia.
  • 15% suffered a stroke.

Other ages

Other ages that celebrities died at.


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