Famous people who died in 2003

A list of 13 celebrities and other famous people who passed away in the year 2003.

Roughly 21 years have passed since these people died.

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

Lana Clarkson

American actress Deceased
Died on Feb 3, 2003, at the age of 40.
Shot dead at the mansion of record producer Phil Spector.

Curt Hennig

Wrestler Deceased
Died on Feb 10, 2003, at the age of 44.
Acute drug intoxication.

Fred Rogers

Television host Deceased
Died on Feb 27, 2003, at the age of 74.
Stomach cancer.

Camoflauge

Rapper Deceased
Died on May 19, 2003, at the age of 21.
Shot in the head.

Barry White

Singer Deceased
Died on Jul 4, 2003, at the age of 58.

Bob Hope

Comedian Deceased
Died on Jul 27, 2003, at the age of 100.
Pneumonia.

Charles Bronson

Actor Deceased
Died on Aug 30, 2003, at the age of 81.
Pneumonia and Alzheimer's disease.

John Ritter

Actor Deceased
Died on Sep 11, 2003, at the age of 54.
Heart attack.

Johnny Cash

Singer Deceased
Died on Sep 12, 2003, at the age of 71.
Complications from diabetes.

Robert Kardashian

Attorney Deceased
Died on Sep 30, 2003, at the age of 59.
Esophageal cancer.

Crash Holly

Wrestler Deceased
Died on Nov 6, 2003, at the age of 32.
Suicide by overdose.

Jonathan Brandis

Child actor Deceased
Died on Nov 12, 2003, at the age of 27.
Suicide by hanging.

Soulja Slim

Rapper Deceased
Died on Nov 26, 2003, at the age of 26.
Shot four times on the front lawn of his house.

Perspective

A few facts that highlight just how long ago 2003 was:

These celebrities died before TV shows such as "The Apprentice", "Pimp My Ride", "Deadwood", and "Stargate Atlantis" started airing on television.
These people did not get to see movies such as "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban", "DodgeBall", "Fahrenheit 9/11", "Spider-Man 2", "I, Robot", or "The Bourne Supremacy".
There was no such thing as YouTube in 2003.
Celebrities such as Millie Bobby Brown, Charli D'Amelio, Noah Schnapp, and Jules LeBlanc were not even born yet.
In 2003, celebrities such as Ronald Reagan, Marlon Brando, ODB, and Dimebag Darrell were still alive.
Television shows such as "Becoming", "Becker", "Boston Public", and "Sex and the City" were still running.
Cameras on cellphones were not really a thing in 2003.
The perpetrator of 9/11, Osama Bin Laden, was still on the run in 2003.
A child that was born around this time is now old enough to drink alcohol in the United States.

Celebrity deaths in 2003

Statistics about the 13 celebrity deaths above.

Men made up the majority of celebrity deaths in 2003. 92% were male, whereas only 7% were female.
23% of the people in this list were either murdered or assassinated.
15% of the celebrity deaths in 2003 were from suicide.
15% of them passed away due to cancer.
15% in the list above passed away due to pneumonia.
8% of them died from a heart attack.
8% of the deaths above were due to drug overdoses.