Famous people who died in 1993

A list of 15 celebrities and other famous people who passed away in the year 1993.

Roughly 31 years have passed since these people died.

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

Audrey Hepburn

Actress Deceased
Died on Jan 20, 1993, at the age of 63.
Abdominal cancer.

Thurgood Marshall

US Supreme Court justice Deceased
Died on Jan 24, 1993, at the age of 84.
Heart failure.

Andre the Giant

French wrestler Deceased
Died on Jan 27, 1993, at the age of 46.
Heart failure.

Bobby Moore

Soccer player Deceased
Died on Feb 24, 1993, at the age of 51.
Bowel and liver cancer.

Brandon Lee

American actor Deceased
Died on Mar 31, 1993, at the age of 28.
Accidentally shot while filming a scene for The Crow.

David Koresh

Cult leader Deceased
Died on Apr 19, 1993, at the age of 33.
Shot dead by his right-hand man during the Waco siege.

Conway Twitty

American country singer Deceased
Died on Jun 5, 1993, at the age of 59.
Ruptured blood vessel.

Dražen Petrović

NBA player Deceased
Died on Jun 7, 1993, at the age of 28.
Car accident.

Pat Nixon

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

Reggie Lewis

NBA player Deceased
Died on Jul 27, 1993, at the age of 27.
Heart attack.

Vincent Price

Actor Deceased
Died on Oct 25, 1993, at the age of 82.
Lung cancer.

River Phoenix

Actor Deceased
Died on Oct 31, 1993, at the age of 23.
Drug overdose on cocaine and heroin.

Pablo Escobar

Colombian drug lord Deceased
Died on Dec 2, 1993, at the age of 44.
Died while attempting evade a special operations unit.

Frank Zappa

Musician Deceased
Died on Dec 4, 1993, at the age of 52.
Prostate cancer.

Charizma

Rapper Deceased
Died on Dec 16, 1993, at the age of 20.
Murdered during a mugging in Milpitas, California.

Perspective

A few facts that highlight just how long ago 1993 was:

These celebrities died before TV shows such as "Babylon 5", "Ellen", "Party of Five", and "ER" started airing on television.
These people did not get to see movies such as "The Flintstones", "Speed", "Wolf", "Lion King", "Forrest Gump", or "True Lies".
The PlayStation did not exist yet.
Celebrities such as Harry Styles, Charlie Heaton, Sodapoppin, and Dakota Fanning were not even born yet.
In 1993, celebrities such as Telly Savalas, Bill Hicks, John Candy, and Kurt Cobain were still alive.
Television shows such as "Sherlock Holmes", "Star Trek: The Next Generation", "Dinosaurs", and "In the Heat of the Night" were still running.

Celebrity deaths in 1993

Statistics about the 15 celebrity deaths above.

Men made up the majority of celebrity deaths in 1993. 86% were male, whereas only 13% were female.
13% of the people in this list were either murdered or assassinated.
13% of these celebrities died in accidents.
33% of them passed away due to cancer.
7% of them died from a heart attack.
7% of the deaths above were due to drug overdoses.