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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 January 29, 1820
Died at the age of 81
Various illnesses.

Queen Victoria

Queen Victoria

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

J. R. R. Tolkien

J. R. R. Tolkien

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

Mel Blanc

Mel Blanc

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

Bette Davis

Bette Davis

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

Pat Nixon

Pat Nixon

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

Richard Nixon

Richard Nixon

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

Charles Bronson

Charles Bronson

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

Joan Rivers

Joan Rivers

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

John McCain

John McCain

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

Kenny Rogers

Kenny Rogers

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

Phil Spector

Phil Spector

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

Ted Kaczynski

Ted Kaczynski

American terrorist Deceased
Died on June 10, 2023
Died 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 (13/647).
  • 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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