Famous people who died in 2009

A list of 14 celebrities and other famous people who passed away in the year 2009.

Roughly 15 years have passed since these people died.

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

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Wrestler Deceased
Died on Mar 13, 2009, at the age of 33.
Accidental overdose of oxycodone.

Natasha Richardson

English actress Deceased
Died on Mar 18, 2009, at the age of 45.
Skiing accident.

Jade Goody

English TV personality Deceased
Died on Mar 22, 2009, at the age of 27.
Cervical cancer.

Bea Arthur

Actress Deceased
Died on Apr 25, 2009, at the age of 86.
Lung cancer.

Farrah Fawcett

Actress Deceased
Died on Jun 25, 2009, at the age of 62.
Cancer.

Michael Jackson

Singer Deceased
Died on Jun 25, 2009, at the age of 50.
Propofol overdose.

Billy Mays

Television personality Deceased
Died on Jun 28, 2009, at the age of 50.
Heart disease.

Steve McNair

American football player Deceased
Died on Jul 4, 2009, at the age of 36.
Shot dead by his mistress.

DJ AM

American disk jockey Deceased
Died on Aug 28, 2009, at the age of 36.
Drug overdose.

Patrick Swayze

Actor Deceased
Died on Sep 14, 2009, at the age of 57.
Pancreatic cancer.

Stephen Gately

Irish singer Deceased
Died on Oct 10, 2009, at the age of 33.
Pulmonary edema caused by an undiagnosed heart condition.

John Allen Muhammad

Convicted murderer Deceased
Died on Nov 10, 2009, at the age of 48.
Executed by lethal injection for his role in the D.C. sniper attacks.

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Wrestler Deceased
Died on Dec 4, 2009, at the age of 36.
Heart attack.

Brittany Murphy

Actress Deceased
Died on Dec 20, 2009, at the age of 32.
Pneumonia.

Perspective

A few facts that highlight just how long ago 2009 was:

Facebook was still relatively new.
These celebrities died before TV shows such as "Blue Mountain State", "Spartacus", "Big Fat Gypsy Weddings", and "Sherlock" started airing on television.
These people did not get to see movies such as "Shrek Forever After", "The Karate Kid", "Toy Story 3", "The Twilight Saga: Eclipse", "Despicable Me", or "Inception".
In 2009, celebrities such as Corey Haim, Gary Coleman, Dennis Hopper, and Rue McClanahan were still alive.
Television shows such as "NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service", "Scrubs", "Ugly Betty", and "Cold Case" were still running.
The celebrities on this list passed away at a time when the world was still reeling from the economic crash of 2008.
The perpetrator of 9/11, Osama Bin Laden, was still on the run in 2009.

Celebrity deaths in 2009

Statistics about the 14 celebrity deaths above.

64% were male. 35% were female.
7% of the people in this list were either murdered or assassinated.
7% of these celebrities died in accidents.
29% of them passed away due to cancer.
7% in the list above passed away due to pneumonia.
14% of them died from a heart attack.
21% of the deaths above were due to drug overdoses.