Famous people who died in 2000

A list of 7 celebrities and other famous people who passed away in the year 2000.

Roughly 24 years have passed since these people died.

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

Rapper Deceased
Died on Feb 7, 2000, at the age of 28.
Heart attack.

Actor Deceased
Died on Feb 10, 2000, at the age of 50.
Lung cancer.

NFL coach Deceased
Died on Feb 12, 2000, at the age of 75.
Leukemia.

Actor Deceased
Died on Jun 24, 2000, at the age of 83.
Stroke.

Actor Deceased
Died on Jul 1, 2000, at the age of 79.
Heart attack due to atherosclerotic heart disease.

Wrestler Deceased
Died on Oct 23, 2000, at the age of 34.
Pulmonary edema.

Singer Deceased
Died on Dec 18, 2000, at the age of 41.
She was struck by a powerboat while vacationing in Cozumel, Mexico.

Perspective

A few facts that highlight just how long ago 2000 was:

This was the year before the 9/11 attacks took place.
Wikipedia did not exist.
These celebrities died before TV shows such as "Becoming", "Fear Factor", "The Office (UK version).", and "Home Movies" started airing on television.
These people did not get to see movies such as "Pearl Harbor", "Swordfish", "Tomb Raider", "Fast and the Furious", "A.I. Artificial Intelligence", or "Cats & Dogs".
Celebrities such as PinkPantheress, Emma Chamberlain, Dixie D'Amelio, and Caleb McLaughlin were not even born yet.
In 2000, celebrities such as Jennifer Syme, Joey Ramone, Aaliyah, and Thuy Trang were still alive.
Television shows such as "Baywatch", "Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place", "3rd Rock from the Sun", and "Star Trek: Voyager" were still running.
Cameras on cellphones were not really a thing in 2000.
This was before the iPod was released.
These people never got to play the Xbox.

Statistics about the 7 celebrity deaths above.

Men made up the majority of celebrity deaths in 2000. 85% were male, whereas only 14% were female.
14% of these celebrities died in accidents.
29% of them passed away due to cancer.
29% of them died from a heart attack.
14% suffered a stroke.