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Dying young is truly tragic, but at least these people made their mark on society before checking out early. Below is our list of 59 famous people who died before the age of 40.
1. Jessica Dubroff (7)
Pilot -- Plane crash -- 1996
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2. Heather O'Rourke (12)
Child actor -- Bowel obstruction -- 1988
3. Anne Frank (15)
Dutch-Jewish author -- Typhus in concentration camp -- 1945
4. Ritchie Valens (17)
Rock 'n' roll singer -- Plane crash -- 1959
5. Eddie Cochran (21)
Rockabilly musician -- Auto accident -- 1960
6. Aaliyah (22)
R&B singer -- Plane crash -- 2001
7. Buddy Holly (22)
Rock 'n' roll singer -- Plane crash -- 1959
8. Freddie Prinze (22)
Comedian/actor -- Suicide -- 1977
9. River Phoenix (23)
Actor -- Drug overdose -- 1993
10. Selena (23)
Mexican-American singer -- Homicide -- 1995
11. James Dean (24)
Actor -- Auto accident -- 1955
12. Otis Redding (26)
Soul singer -- Plane crash -- 1967
13. Brian Jones (27)
British rock guitarist -- Drug-related drowning, possibly homicide -- 1969
14. Janis Joplin (27)
Rock/soul singer -- Heroin overdose -- 1970
15. Jim Morrison (27)
Rock singer -- Heart attack, possibly due to drug overdose -- 1971
16. Jimi Hendrix (27)
Rock guitarist/singer -- Asphyxiation from sleeping pill overdose -- 1970
17. Kurt Cobain (27)
Grunge rock singer/guitarist -- Gunshot and lethal dose of heroin, presumed suicide -- 1994
18. Reggie Lewis (27)
Basketball player -- Heart attack -- 1993
19. Brandon Lee (28)
Actor -- Accidental shooting on the set of The Crow -- 1993
20. Shannon Hoon (28)
Rock singer -- Drug overdose -- 1995
21. Hank Williams (29)
Country musician -- Heart attack, possibly due to an accidental overdose of morphine and alcohol -- 1953
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22. Andy Gibb (30)
Singer -- Heart failure due to cocaine abuse -- 1988
23. Jim Croce (30)
Singer/songwriter -- Plane crash -- 1973
24. Patsy Cline (30)
Country music singer -- Plane crash -- 1963
Find more of our list of famous people who died before the age of 40 on the next page.
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25. Sylvia Plath (30)
Poet and author -- Suicide -- 1963
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26. Brian Epstein (32)
Beatles manager -- Drug overdose -- 1967
27. Bruce Lee (32)
Martial arts actor -- Possible allergic reaction -- 1973
28. Cass Elliot (32)
Singer -- Heart attack brought on by obesity -- 1974
29. Karen Carpenter (32)
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Singer and musician -- Cardiac arrest from anorexia nervosa -- 1983
30. Keith Moon (32)
Rock drummer -- Overdose of medication -- 1978
31. Carole Lombard (33)
Actor -- Plane crash -- 1942
32. Chris Farley (33)
Comedian/actor -- Overdose of cocaine and heroin -- 1997
33. Darryl Kile (33)
Major League Baseball pitcher -- Coronary heart disease -- 2002
34. Jesus Christ (33)
Founder of Christianity -- Crucifixion -- A.D. 30
35. John Belushi (33)
Comedian/actor -- Overdose of cocaine and heroin -- 1982
36. Sam Cooke (33)
Soul musician -- Homicide -- 1964
37. Charlie Parker (34)
Jazz saxophonist -- Pneumonia and ulcer, brought on by drug abuse -- 1955
38. Dana Plato (34)
Notebooks 1 3 1 download free. Actor -- Prescription drug overdose -- 1999
39. Jayne Mansfield (34)
Actor -- Auto accident -- 1967
40. Andy Kaufman (35)
Comedian/actor -- Lung cancer -- 1984
41. Josh Gibson (35)
Negro League baseball player -- Stroke -- 1947
42. Stevie Ray Vaughan (35)
Blues guitarist -- Helicopter crash -- 1990 Creative edge software ic3d suite 5 5 6.
43. Bob Marley (36)
Reggae musician -- Melanoma that metastasized into lung and brain cancer -- 1981
44. Diana, Princess of Wales (36)
British royal -- Auto accident -- 1997
28. Cass Elliot (32)
Singer -- Heart attack brought on by obesity -- 1974
29. Karen Carpenter (32)
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Singer and musician -- Cardiac arrest from anorexia nervosa -- 1983
30. Keith Moon (32)
Rock drummer -- Overdose of medication -- 1978
31. Carole Lombard (33)
Actor -- Plane crash -- 1942
32. Chris Farley (33)
Comedian/actor -- Overdose of cocaine and heroin -- 1997
33. Darryl Kile (33)
Major League Baseball pitcher -- Coronary heart disease -- 2002
34. Jesus Christ (33)
Founder of Christianity -- Crucifixion -- A.D. 30
35. John Belushi (33)
Comedian/actor -- Overdose of cocaine and heroin -- 1982
36. Sam Cooke (33)
Soul musician -- Homicide -- 1964
37. Charlie Parker (34)
Jazz saxophonist -- Pneumonia and ulcer, brought on by drug abuse -- 1955
38. Dana Plato (34)
Notebooks 1 3 1 download free. Actor -- Prescription drug overdose -- 1999
39. Jayne Mansfield (34)
Actor -- Auto accident -- 1967
40. Andy Kaufman (35)
Comedian/actor -- Lung cancer -- 1984
41. Josh Gibson (35)
Negro League baseball player -- Stroke -- 1947
42. Stevie Ray Vaughan (35)
Blues guitarist -- Helicopter crash -- 1990 Creative edge software ic3d suite 5 5 6.
43. Bob Marley (36)
Reggae musician -- Melanoma that metastasized into lung and brain cancer -- 1981
44. Diana, Princess of Wales (36)
British royal -- Auto accident -- 1997
45. Marilyn Monroe (36)
Actor -- Barbiturate overdose -- 1962
46. Bobby Darin (37)
Singer/actor -- Complications during heart surgery -- 1973
47. Lou Gehrig (37)
Major League Baseball player -- Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) -- 1941
48. Michael Hutchence (37)
Rock singer -- Hanged, possibly suicide -- 1997
49. Sal Mineo (37)
Actor -- Homicide -- 1976
50. Florence Griffith Joyner (38)
Olympian/sprinter -- Possible asphyxiation during epileptic seizure -- 1998
51. George Gershwin (38)
Composer -- Brain tumor -- 1937
52. Harry Chapin (38)
Singer/songwriter -- Auto accident -- 1981
53. John F. Kennedy, Jr. (38)
Journalist/publisher -- Plane crash -- 1999
54. Roberto Clemente (38)
Major League Baseball player -- Plane crash -- 1972
55. Sam Kinison (38)
Comedian -- Auto accident caused by drunk driver -- 1992
56. Anna Nicole Smith (39)
Model/actor -- Accidental prescription drug overdose -- 2007
57. Dennis Wilson (39)
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Rock 'n' roll drummer -- Drowning due to intoxication -- 1983
58. Malcolm X (39)
Militant civil rights leader -- Assassination -- 1965
59. Martin Luther King, Jr. (39)
Civil rights activist/minister -- Assassination -- 1968
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