Famous people who died in 2016

A list of 14 celebrities and other famous people who passed away in the year 2016.

Roughly 8 years have passed since these people died.

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

David Bowie

Singer Deceased
Died on Jan 10, 2016, at the age of 69.
Liver cancer.

Angela Raiola

Reality TV star Deceased
Died on Feb 18, 2016, at the age of 55.
Complications of lung cancer and pneumonia.

Rob Ford

Canadian politician Deceased
Died on Mar 22, 2016, at the age of 46.
Cancer.

Johan Cruyff

Dutch soccer player Deceased
Died on Mar 24, 2016, at the age of 68.
Lung cancer.

Chyna

Wrestler Deceased
Died on Apr 17, 2016, at the age of 46.
Accidental drug overdose.

Prince

Singer Deceased
Died on Apr 21, 2016, at the age of 57.
Overdose of fentanyl.

Muhammad Ali

Boxer Deceased
Died on Jun 3, 2016, at the age of 74.
Septic shock following a respiratory illness.

Kimbo Slice

MMA fighter Deceased
Died on Jun 6, 2016, at the age of 42.
Heart failure.

Christina Grimmie

Singer Deceased
Died on Jun 10, 2016, at the age of 22.
Shot dead by a crazed fan.

Omar Mateen

Mass murderer Deceased
Died on Jun 12, 2016, at the age of 29.
Killed in a shootout with police.

Fidel Castro

Cuban President Deceased
Died on Nov 25, 2016, at the age of 90.
Not disclosed.

Big Syke

Rapper Deceased
Died on Dec 5, 2016, at the age of 48.
Natural causes.

George Michael

Singer Deceased
Died on Dec 25, 2016, at the age of 53.
Dilated cardiomyopathy, myocarditis and fatty liver.

Carrie Fisher

Actress Deceased
Died on Dec 27, 2016, at the age of 60.
Cardiac arrest.

Perspective

A few facts that highlight just how long ago 2016 was:

Pokémon Go was released in 2016.

Celebrity deaths in 2016

Statistics about the 14 celebrity deaths above.

Men made up the majority of celebrity deaths in 2016. 71% were male, whereas only 28% were female.
7% of the people in this list were either murdered or assassinated.
29% of them passed away due to cancer.
14% of the deaths above were due to drug overdoses.