Famous people who died in 2022

A list of 34 celebrities and other famous people who passed away in the year 2022.

Roughly 2 years have passed since these people died.

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

Bob Saget

Comedian / Actor Deceased
Died on Jan 9, 2022, at the age of 65.
Subdural hematoma following a fall.

Meat Loaf

Singer Deceased
Died on Jan 20, 2022, at the age of 74.
COVID-19 complications.

Scott Hall

Wrestler Deceased
Died on Mar 14, 2022, at the age of 63.
Heart attack caused by a blood clot.

Tom Parker

Singer Deceased
Died on Mar 30, 2022, at the age of 33.
Brain tumor.

Gilbert Gottfried

Comedian Deceased
Died on Apr 12, 2022, at the age of 67.
Ventricular tachycardia.

Ray Liotta

Actor Deceased
Died on May 26, 2022, at the age of 67.
Unknown.

Cooper Noriega

TikTok user Deceased
Died on Jun 9, 2022, at the age of 19.
Combined effects of fentanyl, alprazolam, and lorazepam.

James Caan

Actor Deceased
Died on Jul 6, 2022, at the age of 82.
Heart attack caused by coronary artery disease.

Tony Sirico

Actor Deceased
Died on Jul 8, 2022, at the age of 79.

Ivana Trump

Businesswoman Deceased
Died on Jul 14, 2022, at the age of 73.
Fell down stairs at her home.

Paul Sorvino

Actor Deceased
Died on Jul 25, 2022, at the age of 83.

Olivia Newton-John

Actress and singer Deceased
Died on Aug 8, 2022, at the age of 73.
Breast cancer.

Anne Heche

Actress Deceased
Died on Aug 11, 2022, at the age of 53.
Crashed into a house in Los Angeles.

Mikhail Gorbachev

Former Soviet leader Deceased
Died on Aug 30, 2022, at the age of 91.

Queen Elizabeth II

Queen of England Deceased
Died on Sep 8, 2022, at the age of 96.

PnB Rock

Rapper Deceased
Died on Sep 12, 2022, at the age of 30.
Shot dead during a robbery.

Ken Starr

American lawyer Deceased
Died on Sep 13, 2022, at the age of 76.
Complications from surgery.

Coolio

Rapper Deceased
Died on Sep 28, 2022, at the age of 59.
Combined effects of fentanyl, heroin, and methamphetamine.

Sara Lee

Wrestler Deceased
Died on Oct 5, 2022, at the age of 30.
Suicide by combined drug intoxication.

Angela Lansbury

Actress Deceased
Died on Oct 11, 2022, at the age of 96.

Leslie Jordan

Actor Deceased
Died on Oct 24, 2022, at the age of 67.
Suspected heart attack.

Jerry Lee Lewis

Singer Deceased
Died on Oct 28, 2022, at the age of 87.
Pneumonia.

Takeoff

Rapper Deceased
Died on Nov 1, 2022, at the age of 28.
Shot dead while playing dice at a bowling alley.

Aaron Carter

Singer Deceased
Died on Nov 5, 2022, at the age of 34.
Drowned in his bathtub.

Kevin Conroy

Actor Deceased
Died on Nov 10, 2022, at the age of 66.
Colorectal cancer.

Jason David Frank

Actor Deceased
Died on Nov 19, 2022, at the age of 49.
Suicide.

Börje Salming

Ice hockey player Deceased
Died on Nov 24, 2022, at the age of 71.
Motor neuron disease (MND).

Irene Cara

Singer Deceased
Died on Nov 25, 2022, at the age of 63.

Clarence Gilyard

Actor Deceased
Died on Nov 28, 2022, at the age of 66.

Kirstie Alley

Actress Deceased
Died on Dec 5, 2022, at the age of 71.
Colon cancer.

Maxi Jazz

Faithless singer Deceased
Died on Dec 23, 2022, at the age of 65.

Pele

Brazilian soccer player Deceased
Died on Dec 29, 2022, at the age of 82.
Colon cancer.

Keenan Cahill

YouTuber Deceased
Died on Dec 29, 2022, at the age of 27.
Complications from open heart surgery.

Pope Benedict XVI

Pope Deceased
Died on Dec 31, 2022, at the age of 95.

Celebrity deaths in 2022

Statistics about the 34 celebrity deaths above.

Men made up the majority of celebrity deaths in 2022. 76% were male, whereas only 23% were female.
6% of the people in this list were either murdered or assassinated.
6% of the celebrity deaths in 2022 were from suicide.
6% of these celebrities died in accidents.
15% of them passed away due to cancer.
3% in the list above passed away due to pneumonia.
9% of them died from a heart attack.
6% of the deaths above were due to drug overdoses.