Famous people who died in 2013

A list of 16 celebrities and other famous people who passed away in the year 2013.

Roughly 11 years have passed since these people died.

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

Tony Lip

Actor Deceased
Died on Jan 4, 2013, at the age of 82.

Aaron Swartz

Programmer and Internet hacktivist Deceased
Died on Jan 11, 2013, at the age of 26.
Suicide by hanging.

Robert F. Chew

Actor Deceased
Died on Jan 17, 2013, at the age of 52.
Heart attack.

Chris Kyle

Navy Seal sniper Deceased
Died on Feb 2, 2013, at the age of 38.
Shot dead by a former Marine with PTSD.

Reeva Steenkamp

South African model Deceased
Died on Feb 14, 2013, at the age of 29.
Shot dead by her boyfriend.

Hugo Chavez

Venezuelan President Deceased
Died on Mar 5, 2013, at the age of 58.
Cancer.

Margaret Thatcher

British Prime Minister Deceased
Died on Apr 8, 2013, at the age of 87.
Stroke.

Richard Ramirez

Serial killer Deceased
Died on Jun 7, 2013, at the age of 53.
Cancer.

James Gandolfini

Actor Deceased
Died on Jun 19, 2013, at the age of 51.
Heart attack.

Cory Monteith

Actor Deceased
Died on Jul 13, 2013, at the age of 31.
Heroin overdose.

Gia Allemand

Model and Reality TV star Deceased
Died on Aug 14, 2013, at the age of 29.
Suicide by hanging.

Lisa Robin Kelly

Actress Deceased
Died on Aug 15, 2013, at the age of 43.
Combined drug intoxication.

Lee Thompson Young

American actor Deceased
Died on Aug 19, 2013, at the age of 29.
Self-inflicted gunshot wound.

Paul Walker

Actor Deceased
Died on Nov 30, 2013, at the age of 40.
Car crash.

Nelson Mandela

Activist / South African President Deceased
Died on Dec 5, 2013, at the age of 95.
Respiratory infection.

James Avery

Actor Deceased
Died on Dec 31, 2013, at the age of 68.
Complications from open heart surgery.

Perspective

A few facts that highlight just how long ago 2013 was:

These celebrities died before TV shows such as "True Detective (Season 1)", "Power", "Gotham", and "Black-ish" started airing on television.
These people did not get to see movies such as "The Fault in our Stars", "22 Jump Street", "Think Like a Man Too", "Transformers 4", "Dawn of the Planet of the Apes", or "Lucy".
In 2013, celebrities such as Ariel Sharon, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Peaches Geldof, and Bob Hoskins were still alive.
Television shows such as "Psych", "How I Met Your Mother", "Raising Hope", and "16 and Pregnant" were still running.
ISIS were still relatively unknown in 2013.

Celebrity deaths in 2013

Statistics about the 16 celebrity deaths above.

Men made up the majority of celebrity deaths in 2013. 75% were male, whereas only 25% were female.
13% of the people in this list were either murdered or assassinated.
19% of the celebrity deaths in 2013 were from suicide.
6% of these celebrities died in accidents.
13% of them passed away due to cancer.
13% of them died from a heart attack.
13% of the deaths above were due to drug overdoses.
6% suffered a stroke.