Famous people who died in 2019

A list of 13 celebrities and other famous people who passed away in the year 2019.

Roughly 5 years have passed since these people died.

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

Emiliano Sala

Argentine soccer player Deceased
Died on Jan 21, 2019, at the age of 28.
Plane crash.

Keith Flint

The Prodigy member Deceased
Died on Mar 4, 2019, at the age of 49.
Suicide by hanging.

Luke Perry

Actor Deceased
Died on Mar 4, 2019, at the age of 52.
Stroke.

Mike Thalassitis

Love Island contestant Deceased
Died on Mar 16, 2019, at the age of 26.
Hanged himself in a park in Edmonton, London.

Nipsey Hussle

Rapper Deceased
Died on Mar 31, 2019, at the age of 33.
Fatally shot outside a clothing store that he owned.

Peter Mayhew

Actor Deceased
Died on Apr 30, 2019, at the age of 74.
Heart attack.

Ashley Massaro

Wrestler Deceased
Died on May 16, 2019, at the age of 39.
TMZ reported that she hanged herself.

Frank Lucas

Drug trafficker Deceased
Died on May 30, 2019, at the age of 88.

Etika

American YouTuber Deceased
Died on Jun 19, 2019, at the age of 29.
Suicide by drowning.

Cameron Boyce

Actor Deceased
Died on Jul 6, 2019, at the age of 20.
Epileptic seizure.

The King of Random

Youtube personality Deceased
Died on Jul 29, 2019, at the age of 38.
Paramotoring accident.

Jeffrey Epstein

Financier Deceased
Died on Aug 10, 2019, at the age of 66.
Suicide by hanging.

Juice Wrld

Rapper Deceased
Died on Dec 8, 2019, at the age of 21.
Toxic levels of oxycodone and codeine.

Perspective

A few facts that highlight just how long ago 2019 was:

These people died before the COVID-19 pandemic started.

Celebrity deaths in 2019

Statistics about the 13 celebrity deaths above.

Men made up the majority of celebrity deaths in 2019. 92% were male, whereas only 7% were female.
8% of the people in this list were either murdered or assassinated.
38% of the celebrity deaths in 2019 were from suicide.
15% of these celebrities died in accidents.
8% of them died from a heart attack.
8% of the deaths above were due to drug overdoses.
8% suffered a stroke.