Famous people who died in 1999

A list of 11 celebrities and other famous people who passed away in the year 1999.

Roughly 25 years have passed since these people died.

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

Rapper Deceased
Died on Feb 15, 1999, at the age of 24.
Shot nine times in the face and chest in a drive-by shooting.

Film director Deceased
Died on Mar 7, 1999, at the age of 70.
Died from a heart attack in his sleep.

Baseball player Deceased
Died on Mar 8, 1999, at the age of 84.
Lung cancer.

Wrestler Deceased
Died on Apr 20, 1999, at the age of 40.
Overdose from mixed medications.

TV presenter Deceased
Died on Apr 26, 1999, at the age of 37.
Shot dead outside of her home in Fulham, England.

Actress Deceased
Died on May 8, 1999, at the age of 34.
Suicide by overdose.

Canadian wrestler Deceased
Died on May 23, 1999, at the age of 34.
Wrestling accident.

Real-estate developer Deceased
Died on Jun 25, 1999, at the age of 93.
Pneumonia.

American lawyer Deceased
Died on Jul 16, 1999, at the age of 38.
Plane crash.

Basketball player Deceased
Died on Oct 12, 1999, at the age of 63.
Congestive heart failure due to cardiovascular disease.

Former NFL player Deceased
Died on Nov 1, 1999, at the age of 45.
Complications relating to a rare liver disease.

Perspective

A few facts that highlight just how long ago 1999 was:

These celebrities died before TV shows such as "Malcolm in the Middle", "Jackass", "Andromeda", and "Dark Angel" started airing on television.
These people did not get to see movies such as "Mission: Impossible II", "Gone in 60 Seconds", "Shaft", "Me, Myself and Irene", "Perfect Storm", or "Scary Movie".
Celebrities such as Ice Spice, Yara Shahidi, Khaby Lame, and Halle Bailey were not even born yet.
In 1999, celebrities such as Big Pun, Jim Varney, David Tomlinson, and Walter Matthau were still alive.
Television shows such as "Party of Five", "Baywatch", "Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place", and "3rd Rock from the Sun" were still running.
Cameras on cellphones were not really a thing in 1999.
This was before the iPod was released.
These people never got to play the Xbox.

Statistics about the 11 celebrity deaths above.

Men made up the majority of celebrity deaths in 1999. 81% were male, whereas only 18% were female.
18% of the people in this list were either murdered or assassinated.
9% of the celebrity deaths in 1999 were from suicide.
18% of these celebrities died in accidents.
9% of them passed away due to cancer.
9% in the list above passed away due to pneumonia.
9% of them died from a heart attack.
9% of the deaths above were due to drug overdoses.