Famous people who died in 2002

A list of 6 celebrities and other famous people who passed away in the year 2002.

Roughly 22 years have passed since these people died.

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

Musician Deceased
Died on Apr 5, 2002, at the age of 34.
Overdosed on a speedball.

Rapper Deceased
Died on Apr 25, 2002, at the age of 30.
Car crash.

Wrestler Deceased
Died on May 16, 2002, at the age of 34.
Kidney failure due to painkiller abuse.

Wrestler Deceased
Died on May 18, 2002, at the age of 39.
Heart attack due to an enlarged heart.

Organized crime boss Deceased
Died on Jun 10, 2002, at the age of 61.
Throat cancer.

Hip Hop DJ Deceased
Died on Oct 30, 2002, at the age of 37.
Fatally shot in a recording studio by an unknown assailant.

Perspective

A few facts that highlight just how long ago 2002 was:

The invasion of Iraq had not occurred yet.
MySpace and Facebook did not exist.
These celebrities died before TV shows such as "NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service", "MythBusters", "Punk'd", and "America's Next Top Model" started airing on television.
These people did not get to see movies such as "2 Fast 2 Furious", "Finding Nemo", "Hulk", "Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle", "Terminator 3", or "Pirates of the Caribbean".
Celebrities such as Olivia Rodrigo, Bhad Bhabie, JoJo Siwa, and The Kid Laroi were not even born yet.
In 2002, celebrities such as Lana Clarkson, Fred Rogers, Camoflauge, and Barry White were still alive.
Television shows such as "Oz", "Touched by an Angel", "Dawson's Creek", and "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" were still running.
Cameras on cellphones were not really a thing in 2002.
The perpetrator of 9/11, Osama Bin Laden, was still on the run in 2002.

Statistics about the 6 celebrity deaths above.

Men made up the majority of celebrity deaths in 2002. 83% were male, whereas only 16% were female.
17% of the people in this list were either murdered or assassinated.
17% of these celebrities died in accidents.
17% of them passed away due to cancer.
17% of them died from a heart attack.
17% of the deaths above were due to drug overdoses.