I often find these kinds of lists floating around the net, but they are often not very concise and don't include people from all professions and countries. I have done my best to include everyone I can think of who has had a major impact on our lives and has consequently garnered fame. If you think I have missed out anyone fundamental to a complete list, comment and I will add them.
Hopefully, I can make this list into a definitive one. Also, please note there is no ranking system. I have merely added them as I think of them, as opposed to ranking them by fame. My criteria has only one limitation: they must have passed on before 50 years old. Their nationality and reason for being "nationally" famous is irrelevant, as long as they are well known, they are suitable for adding.
Jimi Hendrix died on September 18, 1970 at the age of 27. His cause of death is disputed, but the coroner believed that he choked to death on his own vomit.
James Marshall "Jimi" Hendrix was an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter. Although his mainstream career spanned only four years, he is widely regarded as one of the most influential electric guitarists in the history of popular music, and one of the most celebrated musicians of the 20th ...more
Age: Died at 28 (1942-1970)
Birthplace: Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Profession: Record producer, Guitarist, Songwriter, Entrepreneur, Musician, + more
Cause Of Death: Drug overdose, Inhalation of vomit
Place Of Death: Notting Hill, London, United Kingdom
Children: James Daniel Sundquist, Tamika Hendrix
Also Ranked
#93 on The Most Beloved US Veterans
#6 on The Best Metal Guitarists and Guitar Teams
#24 on People We Wish Were Still Alive
#9 on The Greatest Live Bands of All Time
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Jim Morrison died on July 3, 1971 at age 27. He was found dead in his bathtub, but no official autopsy was completed. He is suspected to have died from a drug overdose.
James Douglas "Jim" Morrison was an American singer, poet and songwriter best remembered as the lead vocalist of the Doors. Due to his songwriting, baritone voice, wild personality and performances, he is regarded by critics and fans as one of the most iconic and influential frontmen in rock music ...more
Age: Died at 28 (1943-1971)
Birthplace: Melbourne, Florida, United States of America
Profession: Film Score Composer, Poet, Songwriter, Musician, Screenwriter, + more
Cause Of Death: Heart failure, Drug overdose
Place Of Death: Paris, France
Also Ranked
#5 on The Best Rock Vocalists
#28 on The Best Singers of All Time
#17 on Which Artist Would You Bring Back From The Dead To Write One More Song?
#4 on The Best Frontmen in Rock
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Kurt Cobain died on April 5, 1994 at the age of 27. He died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Kurt Donald Cobain was an American musician who was best known as the lead singer, guitarist, and primary songwriter of the grunge band Nirvana. Cobain formed Nirvana with Krist Novoselic in Aberdeen, Washington, in 1985 and established it as part of the Seattle music scene, having its debut album ...more
Age: Died at 27 (1967-1994)
Birthplace: Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Profession: Guitarist, Songwriter, Musician, Singer, Artist
Cause Of Death: Suicide, Gunshot
Place Of Death: Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Children: Frances Bean Cobain
Also Ranked
#35 on People We Wish Were Still Alive
#22 on The Best Rock Vocalists
#8 on Which Artist Would You Bring Back From The Dead To Write One More Song?
#10 on The Best Frontmen in Rock
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James Dean died on September 30, 1955 at the age of 24. He death was the result of a car accident.
James Byron Dean was an American actor. He is a cultural icon of teenage disillusionment and social estrangement, as expressed in the title of his most celebrated film, Rebel Without a Cause, in which he starred as troubled teenager Jim Stark. The other two roles that defined his stardom were loner ...more
Age: Died at 24 (1931-1955)
Birthplace: Marion, Indiana, United States of America
Profession: Actor
Cause Of Death: Traffic collision
Place Of Death: Cholame, California, United States of America
Also Ranked
#5 on The Coolest Actors Ever
#47 on People We Wish Were Still Alive
#90 on The Best Actors in Film History
#55 on The Greatest Actors Who Have Never Won an Oscar (for Acting)
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