Famous people who died in 2006

A list of 11 celebrities and other famous people who passed away in the year 2006.

Roughly 18 years have passed since these people died.

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

Actor Deceased
Died on Jan 24, 2006, at the age of 40.
Heart disease.

Rapper Deceased
Died on Feb 10, 2006, at the age of 32.
Thrombocytopenic purpura and lupus.

Yugoslav and Serbian politician Deceased
Died on Mar 11, 2006, at the age of 64.
Heart attack.

Rapper Deceased
Died on Apr 11, 2006, at the age of 32.
Shot dead during a dispute in Detroit.

Rapper Deceased
Died on May 1, 2006, at the age of 36.
Murdered by an unknown shooter.

Irish prime minister Deceased
Died on Jun 13, 2006, at the age of 80.
Prostate cancer.

Wildlife expert Deceased
Died on Sep 4, 2006, at the age of 44.
Pierced in the chest by a stingray barb.

Actress / Director Deceased
Died on Nov 1, 2006, at the age of 40.
She was hanged to death in a staged suicide.

Singer Deceased
Died on Dec 25, 2006, at the age of 73.
Pneumonia.

US President Deceased
Died on Dec 26, 2006, at the age of 93.
Coronary artery disease.

Iraqi President Deceased
Died on Dec 31, 2006, at the age of 69.
Executed by hanging.

Perspective

A few facts that highlight just how long ago 2006 was:

Social networks such as MySpace and Bebo were at the height of their popularity.
These celebrities died before TV shows such as "Skins", "Bam's Unholy Union", "Bam's Unholy Union", and "Mad Men" started airing on television.
These people did not get to see movies such as "Pirates of the Caribbean 3", "Ocean's Thirteen", "Fantastic Four 2", "Evan Almighty", "Ratatouille", or "Transformers".
Madeleine McCann did not go missing until the following year.
These people were not around to see Barack Obama being elected as the first African American president of the United States.
There was no such thing as an iPhone in 2006.
In 2006, celebrities such as Anna Nicole Smith, Ike Turner, Benazir Bhutto, and Brad Renfro were still alive.
Television shows such as "The Apprentice", "The O.C.", "7th Heaven", and "The King of Queens" were still running.
The people on this list did not witness the financial crash of 2008.
The perpetrator of 9/11, Osama Bin Laden, was still on the run in 2006.

Statistics about the 11 celebrity deaths above.

Men made up the majority of celebrity deaths in 2006. 81% were male, whereas only 18% were female.
27% of the people in this list were either murdered or assassinated.
9% 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.