Famous people who died in 2017

A list of 25 celebrities and other famous people who passed away in the year 2017.

Roughly 7 years have passed since these people died.

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

John Hurt

Actor Deceased
Died on Jan 25, 2017, at the age of 77.
Pancreatic cancer.

Bill Paxton

Actor Deceased
Died on Feb 25, 2017, at the age of 61.
Stroke.

Chuck Berry

Guitarist Deceased
Died on Mar 18, 2017, at the age of 90.
Natural causes.

Rosey

Wrestler Deceased
Died on Apr 17, 2017, at the age of 47.
Congestive heart failure related to weight gain.

Aaron Hernandez

NFL player / convicted murderer Deceased
Died on Apr 19, 2017, at the age of 27.
Suicide by hanging.

Big Black

TV personality Deceased
Died on May 9, 2017, at the age of 45.
Heart attack.

Chris Cornell

American singer Deceased
Died on May 18, 2017, at the age of 52.
Suicide by hanging.

Roger Moore

English actor Deceased
Died on May 23, 2017, at the age of 89.
Cancer.

Cheick Tioté

Ivorian footballer Deceased
Died on Jun 5, 2017, at the age of 30.
Suffered a cardiac arrest while training.

Adam West

Actor Deceased
Died on Jun 9, 2017, at the age of 88.
Leukemia.

Prodigy

Rapper Deceased
Died on Jun 20, 2017, at the age of 42.
Accidental choking relating to sickle-cell anemia.

Stevie Ryan

Youtube personality Deceased
Died on Jul 1, 2017, at the age of 33.
Suicide by hanging.

Chester Bennington

Linkin Park singer Deceased
Died on Jul 20, 2017, at the age of 41.
Suicide by hanging.

John Heard

Actor Deceased
Died on Jul 21, 2017, at the age of 71.
Heart attack.

Rich Piana

Bodybuilder Deceased
Died on Aug 25, 2017, at the age of 46.
Heart disease.

Frank Vincent

Actor Deceased
Died on Sep 13, 2017, at the age of 80.
Heart attack.

Greg Antonacci

Actor Deceased
Died on Sep 20, 2017, at the age of 70.

Hugh Hefner

Adult magazine publisher Deceased
Died on Sep 27, 2017, at the age of 91.
Sepsis from an E. coli infection.

Stephen Paddock

Mass murderer Deceased
Died on Oct 1, 2017, at the age of 64.
Committed suicide after murdering 60 people during a mass shooting.

Tom Petty

Musician Deceased
Died on Oct 2, 2017, at the age of 66.
Mixed drug toxicity.

Lil Peep

Rapper Deceased
Died on Nov 15, 2017, at the age of 21.
Drug overdose.

Malcolm Young

Guitarist Deceased
Died on Nov 18, 2017, at the age of 64.
Dementia.

Charles Manson

Criminal and cult leader Deceased
Died on Nov 19, 2017, at the age of 83.
Respiratory failure and colon cancer.

August Ames

Adult actress Deceased
Died on Dec 5, 2017, at the age of 23.
Suicide by hanging.

Jonghyun

South Korean singer Deceased
Died on Dec 18, 2017, at the age of 27.
Suicide by inhalation of toxic fumes or smoke.

Celebrity deaths in 2017

Statistics about the 25 celebrity deaths above.

Men made up the majority of celebrity deaths in 2017. 92% were male, whereas only 8% were female.
28% of the celebrity deaths in 2017 were from suicide.
16% of them passed away due to cancer.
16% of them died from a heart attack.
8% of the deaths above were due to drug overdoses.