Famous people who died in 2014

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

Roughly 9 years have passed since these people died.

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

Ariel Sharon

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

Philip Seymour Hoffman

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

Viscera

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

Peaches Geldof

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

The Ultimate Warrior

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

Bob Hoskins

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

Skye McCole Bartusiak

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

Robin Williams

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

Robert Hansen

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

Richard Attenborough

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

Joan Rivers

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

Simone Battle

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

Kendall Francois

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

Ian Paisley

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

Diem Brown

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

Stephanie Moseley

Dancer / Actress Deceased
Died on December 8, 2014
Died 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 "Better Call Saul", "Narcos - Season 1", "Making a Murderer", and "Stranger Things" 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", "Mad Men", and "Community" 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.