Famous people who died in 1995

A list of 11 celebrities and other famous people who passed away in the year 1995.

Roughly 29 years have passed since these people died.

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

English serial killer Deceased
Died on Jan 1, 1995, at the age of 53.
Hanged himself in prison.

Musician Deceased
Died on Feb 1, 1995, at the age of 27.
Legally declared dead after disappearing.

Rapper Deceased
Died on Mar 26, 1995, at the age of 30.
AIDS.

Latin singer Deceased
Died on Mar 31, 1995, at the age of 23.
Shot dead by the president of her fan club.

American painter Deceased
Died on Jul 4, 1995, at the age of 52.
Complications from lymphoma.

Guitarist Deceased
Died on Aug 9, 1995, at the age of 53.
Suffered a heart attack during his stay at a drug rehabilitation clinic.

Baseball player Deceased
Died on Aug 13, 1995, at the age of 63.
Liver cancer.

Israeli Prime Minister Deceased
Died on Nov 4, 1995, at the age of 73.
Assassinated.

Rapper Deceased
Died on Nov 30, 1995, at the age of 27.
Killed during a drive-by shooting in Queens, New York.

Actress Deceased
Died on Dec 2, 1995, at the age of 66.
Breast cancer.

Singer Deceased
Died on Dec 25, 1995, at the age of 78.
Lung cancer.

Perspective

A few facts that highlight just how long ago 1995 was:

These celebrities died before TV shows such as "3rd Rock from the Sun", "7th Heaven", "Everybody Loves Raymond", and "King of the Hill" started airing on television.
These people did not get to see movies such as "The Rock", "Cable Guy", "Eraser", "Nutty Professor", "Independence Day", or "A Time to Kill".
Text messaging wasn't a big thing yet.
Celebrities such as Florence Pugh, Paul Mescal, Sophie Turner, and Anya Taylor-Joy were not even born yet.
In 1995, celebrities such as Margaux Hemingway, Agnieszka Kotlarska, Tupac Shakur, and Yaki Kadafi were still alive.
Television shows such as "Murder, She Wrote", "Matlock", "Only Fools and Horses", and "One Foot in the Grave" were still running.

Statistics about the 11 celebrity deaths above.

Men made up the majority of celebrity deaths in 1995. 81% were male, whereas only 18% were female.
27% of the people in this list were either murdered or assassinated.
9% of the celebrity deaths in 1995 were from suicide.
36% of them passed away due to cancer.
9% of them died from a heart attack.
AIDS or HIV killed 9% of the people on this list.