The Directory (The Famous List) - Celebrity Deaths: Findadeath

Find a Death Directory

Welcome to the Find a Death Directory, a sprawling and alphabetized archive of celebrity deaths that’s equal parts fascinating and macabre. From Hollywood legends to pop culture icons, this list dives into the lives and final moments of the famous and infamous and it’s not just about how they died, but how they lived, what they left behind, and the strange, sometimes scandalous stories that followed them to the grave. If you’ve ever wondered where the stars stopped shining then this is your rabbit hole.

A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H	I
J	K	L	M	N	O	P	Q	R
S	T	U	V	W	X	Y	Z

A
Aaron Spelling	1923 – 2006
Adriana Caselotti	1916 – 1997
Adrienne Shelly	1966 – 2006
Agatha Christie	1890 – 1976
Agnes Moorehead	1900 – 1974
Alan Hale Jr.	1921 – 1990
Alan Sues	1926 – 2011
Albert Dekker	1905 – 1968
Alexander Godunov	1949 – 1995
Alexander McQueen	1969 – 2010
Alfred Hitchcock	1899 – 1980
Alice Ghostley	1926 – 2007
Alice Nunn	1927 – 1988
Alice Pearce	1917 – 1966
Allan Melvin	1923 – 2008
Amy Winehouse	1983 – 2011
Andre The Giant	1946 – 1993
Andrews Sisters, The
Andy Gibb	1958 – 1988
Andy Kaufman	1949 – 1984
Andy Warhol	1928 – 1987
Anita Ekberg	1931 – 2015
Ann Miller	1923 – 2004
Ann Savage	1921 – 2008
Ann Sheridan	1915 – 1967
Anna Lee	1913 – 2004
Anna Nicole Smith	1967 – 2007
Anne Kirkbride	1954 – 2015
Annette Funicello	1942 – 2013
Anissa Jones	1958 – 1976
Anthony Dwain Lee	1961 – 2000
Anthony Perkins	1926 – 1999
Anton Yelchin	1989 – 2016
Ava Gardner	1922 – 1990

B	Top ⇑
Barbara Cartland	1901 – 2000
Barbara Colby	1939 – 1975
Barbara Stanwyck	1907 – 1990
Bea Arthur	1922 – 2009
Bea Benaderet	1906 – 1968
Bela Lugosi	1882 – 1956
Ben Franklin	1706 – 1790
Ben Woolf	1980 – 2015
Benny Hill	1924 – 1992
Bernard Fox	1927 – 2016
Bernie Mac	1957 – 2008
Bert Convy	1933 – 1991
Bette Davis	1908 – 1989
Bettie Page	1923 – 2008
Bill Bixby	1934 – 1993
Billy Barty	1924 – 2000
Bing Crosby	1903 – 1977
Blossom Rock	1895 – 1978
Bob Crane	1928 – 1978
Bob Denver	1935 – 2005
Bob Hope	1903 – 2003
Bobby Driscoll	1937 – 1968
Bobby Fuller	1942 – 1966
Bobby Hatfield	1940 – 2003
Bonnie Lee Bakley	1956 – 2001
Brad Barron Renfro	1982 – 2008
Brandon Lee	1965 – 1993
Brian Jones	1942 – 1969
Brian Keith	1921 – 1997
Brittany Murphy	1977 – 2009
Bruce Lee	1940 – 1973
Buddy Ebsen	1908 – 2003
Buddy Hackett	1924 – 2003
Buddy Holly	1936 – 1959
Buddy Rich	1917 – 1987
Bugsy Siegel	1906 – 1947
Buster Keaton	1895 – 1966

C	Top ⇑
Carol Channing	1921 – 2019
Carol Wayne	1942 – 1985
Carolyn Jones	1930 – 1983
Cary Grant	1904 – 1986
Caryll Ann Ekelund	1935 – 1939
Cass Elliot, “Mama”	1941 – 1974
Charles Laughton	1899 – 1962
Charles Nelson Reilly	1931 – 2007
Charles Pierce	1926 – 1999
Chris Farley	1964 – 1997
Chris Penn	1965 – 2006
Chyna	1969 – 2016
Clara Bow	1905 – 1965
Clara Peller	1902 – 1987
Clark Gable	1901 – 1960
Claude Francois	1939 – 1978
Cleavon Little	1939 – 1992
Corey Haim	1971 – 2010
Curtis Lee	1939 – 2015

D	Top ⇑
Dale Earnhardt	1951 – 2001
Dan & Linda Broderick
Dan Blocker	1928 – 1972
Danny Lockin	1943 – 1977
Darby Crash	1958 – 1980
Darrell “Dimebag” Abbott	1966 – 2004
Darrell Winfield	1929 – 2015
Darren McGavin	1922 – 2006
Darren Shahlavi	1972 – 2015
David Cassidy	1950 – 2017
David Janssen	1931 – 1980
David Rappaport	1951 – 1990
David Strickland	1969 – 1999
Davy Jones	1945 – 2012
Dean Martin	1917 – 1995
Debralee Scott	1953 – 2005
Dee Dee Ramone	1951 – 2002
DeForest Kelley	1920 – 1999
Del Rubio Triplets, The
Del Shannon	1934 – 1990
Dennis C. Stewart	1947 – 1994
Dennis Wilson	1944 – 1983
DeShaun “Proof” Holton	1973 – 2006
Desi Arnaz	1917 – 1986
Diana Dors	1931 – 1984
Diane Linkletter	1948 – 1969
Dick Clark	1929 – 2012
Dick Sargent	1930 – 1994
Dick York	1928 – 1992
Dinah Shore	1916 – 1994
Dirk Bogarde	1921 – 1999
Divine	1945 – 1988
Dodo Denney	1927 – 2005
Doll Family Midgets, The
Dominique Dunne	1959 – 1982
Don Adams	1923 – 2005
Don Cornelius	1936 – 2012
Don Knotts	1924 – 2006
Don Simpson	1943 – 1996
Donald Turnupseed	1932 – 1995
Donna Douglas	1932 – 2015
Donna Reed	1921 – 1986
Dorothy Dandridge	1922 – 1965
Dorothy Parker	1893 – 1967
Dorothy Stratten	1960 – 1980
Dottie West	1932 – 1991
Dr. Ralph Greenson	1911 – 1979
Dudley Moore	1935 – 2002
Dusty Springfield	1939 – 1999

E	Top ⇑
Ed Wood	1924 – 1978
Eddie Albert	1906 – 2005
Eddie Cochran	1938 – 1960
Elizabeth Montgomery & Cast	1933 – 1995
Elizabeth Taylor	1932 – 2011
Ella Fitzgerald	1917 – 1996
Elliott Smith	1969 – 2003
Elvis Presley	1935 – 1977
Ennis Cosby	1969 – 1997
Errol Flynn	1909 – 1959
Eugene Patton	1932 – 2015
Eva Gabor	1919 – 1995
Eve Arden	1908 – 1990

F	Top ⇑
F. Scott Fitzgerald	1896 – 1940
Farrah Fawcett	1947 – 2009
Florence Ballard	1943 – 1976
Florence Henderson	1934 – 2016
Frances Bavier	1902 – 1989
Frances Farmer	1913 – 1970
Francesca Hilton	1947 – 2015
Frank De Vol	1911 – 1999
Frank Gorshin	1933 – 2005
Frank Sinatra	1915 – 1998
Fred Astaire	1899 – 1987
Fred “ReRun” Berry	1951 – 2003
Fred Gwynn & The Munsters	1926 – 2003
Fred MacMurray	1908 – 1991
Freddie Mercury	1946 – 1991
Freddie Prinze	1954 – 1977

G	Top ⇑
GG Allin	1956 – 1993
Gail Russell	1924 – 1961
Gale Gordon	1906 – 1995
Gary Coleman	1968 – 2010
Gary Cooper	1901 – 1961
Garry Marshall	1934 – 2016
Gene Kelly	1912 – 1996
George Burns	1896 – 1996
George Harrison	1943 – 2001
George Michael	1963 – 2015
George Reeves	1914 – 1959
George Spahn	1889 – 1974
Gianni Versace	1946 – 1997
Gilda Radner	1946 – 1989
Ginger Rogers	1911 – 1995
Glenn Quinn	1970 – 2002
Gloria Swanson	1899 – 1983
Grace Kelly	1929 – 1982
Grady “Lobster Boy” Stiles	1937 – 1992
Greg Plitt	1977 – 2015
Gregory Peck	1916 – 2003
Groucho Marx	1890 – 1977

H	Top ⇑
Harry Houdini	1874 – 1926
Heather O’Rourke	1975 – 1988
Heaven’s Gate	1997
Henry Fonda	1905 – 1982
Herve Villechaize	1943 – 1993
Hilton Sisters	1908 – 1969
Hubert Eaton	1881 – 1966
Humphrey Bogart	1899 – 1957

I	Top ⇑
Ike Turner	1931 – 2007
Ingrid Bergman	1915 – 1982
Irene Gibbons	1900 – 1962
Irene Ryan	1902 – 1973
Isabel Sanford	1917 – 2004

J	Top ⇑
J.P. Richardson	1930 – 1959
Jack Albertson	1907 – 1981
Jack Cassidy	1927 – 1976
Jack Lemmon	1925 – 2001
Jack Nance	1943 – 1996
Jack Wild	1952 – 2006
Jack Webb	1920 – 1982
Jackie Coogan	1914 – 1984
Jackie Gleason	1916 – 1987
James Brown	1933 – 2006
James Coburn	1928 – 2002
James Dean	1931 – 1955
James Garner	1928 – 2014
James Whale	1889 – 1957
Jane Russell	1921 – 2011
Janet Leigh	1927 – 2004
Janis Joplin	1943 – 1970
Jay Stewart	1918 – 1989
Jayne Mansfield	1933 – 1967
Jeanine “The Singing Nun” Deckers	1933 – 1985
Jeffrey Dahmer	1960 – 1994
Jennifer Paterson	1928 – 1999
Jennifer Syme	1972 – 2001
Jerome Curly Howard	1903 – 1952
Jeron Charles Criswell King	1907 – 1982
Jessica Savitch	1947 – 1983
Jill Dando	1961 – 1999
Jim Backus	1913 – 1989
Jim Morrison	1943 – 1971
Jimi Hendrix	1942 – 1970
Jimmy Durante	1893 – 1980
Jimmy Stewart	1908 – 1997
Joan Crawford	1904 – 1977
Joe DiMaggio	1914 – 1999
Joe Orton	1933 – 1967
John Belushi	1949 – 1982
John Candy	1950 – 1994
John Cazale	1935 – 1978
John DeLorean	1929 – 2005
John Denver	1943 – 1997
John Holmes	1944 – 1998
John Kennedy Jr.	1960 – 1999
John Lennon	1940 – 1980
John “The Elephant Man” Merrick	1862 – 1890
John Phillips	1935 – 2001
John Ritter	1948 – 2003
John Wayne	1907 – 1979
Johnny Arthur	1883 – 1951
Johnny Carson	1925 – 2005
Johnny Grant	1923 – 2008
Johnny Ramone	1948 – 2004
Johnny Stompanato	1925 – 1958
Jon-Erik Hexum	1957 – 1984
Jonathan Brandis	1976 – 2003
Jose & Kitty Menendez	1989
Judith Barsi	1978 – 1988
Judy Garland	1922 – 1969
Judy Mallet	1971 – 1999
Judy Tyler	1932 – 1957
Jules Roth	1900 – 1998

K	Top ⇑
Karen Carpenter	1950 – 1983
Karen Silkwood	1946 – 1974
Karyn “Cookie” Kupcinet	1941 – 1963
Kathleen Freeman	1919 – 2001
Kay Kent	1963 – 1989
Keith Moon	1946 – 1978
Ken Atison Seiuli	1976 – 1998
Kenneth Handler	1944 – 1994
Kenneth Williams	1926 – 1988
Kent Warner	1943 – 1984
Kim Walker	1968 – 2001
Kurt Cobain	1967 – 1994

L	Top ⇑
LaBiancas, The	1969
Lana Clarkson	1962 – 2003
Lana Turner	1921 – 1995
Lance Loud	1951 – 2001
Lani O’Grady	1954 – 2001
Larry “Laer” Barrett	1957 – 2004
LaWanda Page	1920 – 2002
Lawson J. Deming	1913 – 2007
Laurence Austin	1922 – 1997
Lawrence Welk	1903 – 1992
Lee Remick	1935 – 1991
Lenny Bruce	1925 – 1966
Leroy Scholtz aka Santa Claus	1927 – 1985
Liberace	1919 – 1987
Lili St. Cyr	1918 – 1999
Linda Darnell	1923 – 1965
Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes	1971 – 2002
Lizzie Borden	1860 – 1927
Lou Rawls	1933 – 2006
Lucille Ball	1911 – 1989

M	Top ⇑
Mabel King	1932 – 1999
Madeline Kahn	1942 – 1999
Madge Blake	1899 – 1969
Mae Murray	1885 – 1965
Mae West	1893 – 1980
Maila Nurmi	1922 – 2008
Mama Cass Elliot	1941 – 1974
Marc Bolan	1947 – 1977
Margaret Mitchell	1900 – 1949
Margaux Hemingway	1954 – 1996
Margot Kidder	1948 – 2018
Marie McDonald	1923 – 1965
Marie Prevost	1898 – 1937
Marilyn Monroe	1926 – 1962
Marlene Dietrich	1901 – 1992
Marlon Brando	1924 – 2004
Martha Raye	1916 – 1994
Martin Luther King Jr.	1929 – 1968
Marvin Gaye	1939 – 1984
Mary Jackson	1910 – 2005
Mary Kay Bergman	1961 – 1999
Mary Wickes	1910 – 1995
Meredith MacRae	1944 – 2000
Merritt Butrick	1959 – 1989
Michael Hutchence	1960 – 1997
Michael Jackson	1958 – 2009
Michael Landon	1936 – 1991
Mickey Rooney	1920 – 2014
Milton Berle	1908 – 2002
Montgomery Clift	1920 – 1966
Mother Teresa	1910 – 1997
Myrna Loy	1905 – 1993

N	Top ⇑
Nancy Kulp	1921 – 1991
Nancy Walker	1922 – 1992
Nat King Cole	1919 – 1965
Natalie Schafer	1900 – 1991
Nell Carter	1948 – 2003
Nerine Shatner	1959 – 1999
Nick Adams	1931 – 1968
Nicole Brown Simpson & Ron Goldman	1959 – 1994
Notorious B.I.G.	1972 – 1997

O	Top ⇑
Oliver Hardy	1892 – 1957
Orson Welles	1915 – 1985
Oscar Wilde	1854 – 1900
Ossie Davis	1917 – 2005

P	Top ⇑
Patsy Cline	1932 – 1963
Paul Lynde	1926 – 1982
Paul Reubens	1952 – 2023
Paul Snider	1951 – 1980
Paul Walker	1973 – 2013
Paula Yates	1959 – 2000
Pee-Wee Herman
Peg Entwistle	1908 – 1932
Penny Marshall	1943 – 2018
Perry Como	1912 – 2001
Peter Davies	1897 – 1960
Peter Duel	1940 – 1971
Peter Lawford	1923 – 1984
Peter Sellers	1925 – 1980
Phil Hartman	1948 – 1998
Phyllis Diller	1917 – 2012
Princess Diana	1961 – 1997
Princess Margaret	1930 – 2002

Q	Top ⇑
Queen Elizabeth	1900 – 2002

R	Top ⇑
Ramon Novarro	1899 – 1968
Ray Bolger	1904 – 1987
Ray Combs Jr.	1956 – 1996
Ray Charles	1930 – 2004
Rebecca Schaeffer	1967 – 1989
Redd Foxx	1922 – 1991
Reta Shaw	1912 – 1982
Reverend C. L. Franklin	1915 – 1984
Ricardo Montalban	1920 – 2009
Richard Blackwell	1922 – 2008
Richard Deacon	1921 – 1984
Richard Jeni	1957 – 2007
Richard Long	1927 – 1974
Richard Pryor	1940 – 2005
Rick James	1948 – 2004
Ricky Nelson	1940 – 1985
Rita Bell	1945 – 2003
Ritchie Valens	1941 – 1959
River Phoenix	1970 – 1993
Robert F. Kennedy	1925 – 1968
Robert Lees	1912 – 2004
Robert Pastorelli	1954 – 2012
Robert Reed	1932 – 1992
Robert Stack	1919 – 2003
Robert Young	1907 – 1998
Robin Williams	1951 – 2014
Rock Hudson	1925 – 1985
Rod Taylor	1930 – 2015
Roddy McDowall	1928 – 1998
Rodney Dangerfield	1921 – 2004
Roger C. Carmel	1932 – 1986
Roger Sinclair	1931 – 2014
Ronald Reagan	1911 – 2004
Rondo Hatton	1894 – 1946
Ronnie Chasen	1946 – 2010
Ronnie Howard	1936 – 1979
Roseann Quinn	1944 – 1973
Rosemary Clooney	1928 – 2002
Roy Scheider	1932 – 2008
Rudolph Valentino	1895 – 1926

S	Top ⇑
Sadie Corre’	1918 – 2009
Sal Mineo	1939 – 1976
Sam Cooke	1931 – 1964
Sam Kinison	1953 – 1992
Sammy Davis Jr.	1925 – 1990
Samuel Goldwyn Jr.	1926 – 2015
Sandra Dee	1942 – 2005
Savannah	1970 – 1994
Scott Amedure	1963 – 1995
Sebastian Cabot	1918 – 1977
Selena	1971 – 1995
Sharon Tate – The Tate Murders	1943 – 1969
Shelley Winters	1920 – 2006
Shirley Ardell Mason	1923 – 1998
Shirley Hemphill	1947 – 1999
Shirley Temple	1928 – 2014
Shlitzie The Pinhead	1901 – 1971
Sid Vicious & Nancy Spungen
Stan Laurel	1890 – 1965
Stephen Stucker	1947 – 1986
Steve Allen	1921 – 2000
Steve McQueen	1930 – 1980
Steve Reeves	1926 – 2000
Susan Cabot	1927 – 1986
Sylvester James	1947 – 1988
Sylvia Plath	1932 – 1963

T	Top ⇑
Tammy Faye	1942 – 2007
Tammy Wynette	1942 – 1998
Taylor Negron	1957 – 2015
Ted Cassidy	1932 – 1979
Telly Savalas	1922 – 1994
Teresa Graves	1948 – 2002
Thelma Todd	1906 – 1935
Three Stooges, The
Timothy Leary	1920 – 1996
Timothy McVeigh	1968 – 2001
Tiny Tim	1932 – 1996
Tod Browning	1880 – 1962
Tommy Boyce	1939 – 1994
Tony Curtis	1925 – 2010
Tor Johnson	1903 – 1971
Trent Lehman	1961 – 1982
Troy Donahue	1936 – 2001
Tupac Shakur	1971 – 1996

U
No deceased celebrities.

V	Top ⇑
Veronica Lake	1922 – 1973
Vic Morrow	1929 – 1982
Victor Kilian	1891 – 1979
Vincent Price	1911 – 1993
Violet and Daisy Hilton	1908 – 1969
Virginia Rappe	1891 – 1921
Vivian Vance & William Frawley
Vivien Leigh	1913 – 1967

W	Top ⇑
W. C. Fields	1880 – 1946
Walt Disney	1901 – 1966
Walter Matthau	1920 – 2000
Waltons, The
Wayland Flowers & Madame	1939 – 1988
Wendie Jo Sperber	1958 – 2005
Whitney Houston	1963 – 2012
William Holden	1918 – 1981
William Lennon	1915 – 1969
William “Blacula” Marshall	1924 – 2003
Willie Best	1916 – 1962
Wonderland Murders, The