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Famous people who died in 2014

A list of 16 celebrities and other famous people who passed away in the year 2014.

Roughly 10 years have passed since these people died.

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

Ariel Sharon

Ariel Sharon

Israeli Prime Minister Deceased
Died on Jan 11, 2014, at the age of 85.
Stroke.

Philip Seymour Hoffman

Philip Seymour Hoffman

Actor Deceased
Died on Feb 2, 2014, at the age of 46.
Acute mixed drug intoxication.

Viscera

Viscera

Wrestler Deceased
Died on Feb 18, 2014, at the age of 43.
Heart attack.

Peaches Geldof

Peaches Geldof

English model Deceased
Died on Apr 7, 2014, at the age of 25.
Heroin overdose.

The Ultimate Warrior

The Ultimate Warrior

Wrestler Deceased
Died on Apr 8, 2014, at the age of 54.
Heart attack.

Bob Hoskins

Bob Hoskins

Actor Deceased
Died on Apr 29, 2014, at the age of 71.
Pneumonia.

Skye McCole Bartusiak

Skye McCole Bartusiak

Child actress Deceased
Died on Jul 19, 2014, at the age of 21.
Drug overdose.

Robin Williams

Robin Williams

Actor Deceased
Died on Aug 11, 2014, at the age of 63.
Suicide by hanging.

Robert Hansen

Robert Hansen

American serial killer Deceased
Died on Aug 21, 2014, at the age of 75.
Natural causes.

Richard Attenborough

Richard Attenborough

Actor Deceased
Died on Aug 24, 2014, at the age of 90.

Joan Rivers

Joan Rivers

Actress Deceased
Died on Sep 4, 2014, at the age of 81.
Complications relating to a minor throat surgery.

Simone Battle

Simone Battle

Singer Deceased
Died on Sep 5, 2014, at the age of 25.
Suicide by hanging.

Kendall Francois

Kendall Francois

Serial killer Deceased
Died on Sep 11, 2014, at the age of 43.
AIDS.

Ian Paisley

Ian Paisley

Politician Deceased
Died on Sep 12, 2014, at the age of 88.

Diem Brown

Diem Brown

TV personality Deceased
Died on Nov 14, 2014, at the age of 34.
Ovarian cancer.

Stephanie Moseley

Stephanie Moseley

Dancer / Actress Deceased
Died on Dec 8, 2014, at the age of 30.
Shot dead by her husband, who then committed suicide.

Perspective

A few facts that highlight just how long ago 2014 was:

  • These celebrities died before TV shows such as "Schitt's Creek", "Better Call Saul", "Narcos - Season 1", and "Making a Murderer" started airing on television.
  • These people did not get to see movies such as "Spy", "Jurassic World", "Inside Out", "Minions", "Ant-Man", or "Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation".
  • In 2014, celebrities such as Greg Plitt, Leonard Nimoy, Sawyer Sweeten, and B.B. King were still alive.
  • Television shows such as "Two and a Half Men", "Glee", "Big Fat Gypsy Weddings", and "Mad Men" were still running.
  • This was before the terrorist attacks in Paris.

Celebrity deaths in 2014

Statistics about the 16 celebrity deaths above.

  • 62% were male. 37% were female.
  • 6% of the people in this list were either murdered or assassinated.
  • 13% of the celebrity deaths in 2014 were from suicide.
  • 6% of them passed away due to cancer.
  • 6% in the list above passed away due to pneumonia.
  • 13% of them died from a heart attack.
  • 19% of the deaths above were due to drug overdoses.
  • 6% suffered a stroke.
  • AIDS or HIV killed 6% of the people on this list.