Famous people who died in 2015

A list of 13 celebrities and other famous people who passed away in the year 2015.

Roughly 9 years have passed since these people died.

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

Junior Malanda

Belgian soccer player Deceased
Died on Jan 10, 2015, at the age of 20.
Car crash.

Greg Plitt

American fitness model Deceased
Died on Jan 17, 2015, at the age of 37.
Hit by a train.

Leonard Nimoy

Actor Deceased
Died on Feb 27, 2015, at the age of 83.
Complications from COPD.

Terry Pratchett

Author Deceased
Died on Mar 12, 2015, at the age of 66.
Alzheimer's disease.

Sawyer Sweeten

Child actor Deceased
Died on Apr 23, 2015, at the age of 19.
Self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head.

Ben E. King

Soul singer Deceased
Died on Apr 30, 2015, at the age of 76.
Coronary problems.

B.B. King

Musician Deceased
Died on May 14, 2015, at the age of 89.
Vascular dementia / diabetes.

Christopher Lee

Actor Deceased
Died on Jun 7, 2015, at the age of 93.
Heart failure.

Jules Bianchi

French race car driver Deceased
Died on Jul 17, 2015, at the age of 25.
Race car accident.

Cilla Black

Singer / Media personality Deceased
Died on Aug 1, 2015, at the age of 72.
Suffered a stroke following a fall in her home.

Jonah Lomu

Rugby player Deceased
Died on Nov 18, 2015, at the age of 40.
Heart attack due to kidney disease.

Robert Loggia

Actor Deceased
Died on Dec 4, 2015, at the age of 85.
Alzheimer's disease.

Lemmy

English singer Deceased
Died on Dec 28, 2015, at the age of 70.
Prostate cancer, cardiac arrhythmia and congestive heart failure.

Perspective

A few facts that highlight just how long ago 2015 was:

These people passed away the year before Brexit and Donald Trump's election victory.
These celebrities died before TV shows such as "Lucifer", "Stranger Things", "Narcos - Season 2", and "This Is Us" started airing on television.
These people did not get to see movies such as "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows", "The Conjuring 2", "Finding Dory", "The Secret Life of Pets", "Star Trek Beyond", or "Jason Bourne".
In 2015, celebrities such as David Bowie, Angela Raiola, Rob Ford, and Prince were still alive.
Television shows such as "Person of Interest", "The Fall", "Sherlock", and "House of Cards" were still running.

Celebrity deaths in 2015

Statistics about the 13 celebrity deaths above.

Men made up the majority of celebrity deaths in 2015. 92% were male, whereas only 7% were female.
8% of the celebrity deaths in 2015 were from suicide.
31% of these celebrities died in accidents.
8% of them passed away due to cancer.
8% of them died from a heart attack.