Famous people who died in 2011

A list of 19 celebrities and other famous people who passed away in the year 2011.

Roughly 13 years have passed since these people died.

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

Pete Postlethwaite

English actor Deceased
Died on Jan 2, 2011, at the age of 64.
Pancreatic cancer.

Nate Dogg

Singer and rapper Deceased
Died on Mar 15, 2011, at the age of 41.
Heart failure due to complications of multiple strokes.

Elizabeth Taylor

Actress Deceased
Died on Mar 23, 2011, at the age of 79.
Heart failure.

Osama bin Laden

Al-Qaeda Founder Deceased
Died on May 2, 2011, at the age of 54.
Shot dead by US Navy SEALs.

Randy Savage

Wrestler Deceased
Died on May 20, 2011, at the age of 58.
Heart attack.

Margo Dydek

Basketball player Deceased
Died on May 27, 2011, at the age of 37.
Heart attack.

Ryan Dunn

Jackass member Deceased
Died on Jun 20, 2011, at the age of 34.
Car crash.

Peter Falk

Actor Deceased
Died on Jun 23, 2011, at the age of 83.
Pneumonia and complications of Alzheimer's.

Betty Ford

First Lady of the United States Deceased
Died on Jul 8, 2011, at the age of 93.
Natural causes.

Roberts Blossom

Actor Deceased
Died on Jul 8, 2011, at the age of 87.

Amy Winehouse

Singer Deceased
Died on Jul 23, 2011, at the age of 27.
Alcohol poisoning.

Zyzz

Bodybuilder Deceased
Died on Aug 5, 2011, at the age of 22.
Heart attack.

Steve Jobs

Entrepreneur Deceased
Died on Oct 5, 2011, at the age of 56.
Pancreatic cancer.

Muammar Gaddafi

Libyan leader Deceased
Died on Oct 20, 2011, at the age of 69.
Assassinated.

Joe Frazier

Boxer Deceased
Died on Nov 7, 2011, at the age of 67.
Liver cancer.

Heavy D

Rapper Deceased
Died on Nov 8, 2011, at the age of 44.
Pulmonary embolism caused by a blood clot.

Gary Speed

Soccer manager Deceased
Died on Nov 27, 2011, at the age of 42.
Suicide by hanging.

Christopher Hitchens

Author Deceased
Died on Dec 15, 2011, at the age of 62.
Oesophageal cancer.

Kim Jong-il

North Korean leader Deceased
Died on Dec 17, 2011, at the age of 70.

Perspective

A few facts that highlight just how long ago 2011 was:

These celebrities died before TV shows such as "Scandal", "Veep", "Longmire", and "The Newsroom" started airing on television.
These people did not get to see movies such as "Snow White and the Huntsman", "Madagascar 3", "Brave", "Ted", "The Amazing Spider-Man", or "Ice Age: Continental Drift".
In 2011, celebrities such as Whitney Houston, Edd Gould, MCA, and Sherman Hemsley were still alive.
Television shows such as "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition", "One Tree Hill", "CSI: Miami", and "House" 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.

Celebrity deaths in 2011

Statistics about the 19 celebrity deaths above.

Men made up the majority of celebrity deaths in 2011. 78% were male, whereas only 21% were female.
5% of the people in this list were either murdered or assassinated.
5% of the celebrity deaths in 2011 were from suicide.
5% of these celebrities died in accidents.
21% of them passed away due to cancer.
5% in the list above passed away due to pneumonia.
21% of them died from a heart attack.
5% of the deaths above were due to drug overdoses.
5% suffered a stroke.