Famous people who died at 87

Celebrities and other famous people who died when they were 87 years old.

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

Helen Keller

Author and activist Deceased
Died on Jun 1, 1968, at the age of 87.

Coco Chanel

Fashion designer Deceased
Died on Jan 10, 1971, at the age of 87.
Heart attack.

Mother Teresa

Missionary Deceased
Died on Sep 5, 1997, at the age of 87.
Cardiac arrest.

Roberts Blossom

Actor Deceased
Died on Jul 8, 2011, at the age of 87.

Margaret Thatcher

British Prime Minister Deceased
Died on Apr 8, 2013, at the age of 87.
Stroke.

Little Richard

Musician Deceased
Died on May 9, 2020, at the age of 87.
Bone cancer.

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Supreme Court judge Deceased
Died on Sep 18, 2020, at the age of 87.
Pancreatic cancer.

Larry King

TV host Deceased
Died on Jan 23, 2021, at the age of 87.
Sepsis.

Jerry Lee Lewis

Singer Deceased
Died on Oct 28, 2022, at the age of 87.
Pneumonia.

Statistics about the 87-year-olds above

Statistics about the 9 celebrity deaths above:

44% were male. 56% were female.
These deaths make up 1% of our database (9/663).
Out of the 9 people on this list, 22% passed away due to cancer.
11% suffered from pneumonia.
11% of them died from a heart attack.
11% suffered a stroke.

Other ages

Other ages that celebrities died at.

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