Famous People Who Died In 2014

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Discover the most famous people died who died in the year 2014. This list includes people like Robin Williams, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Lauren Bacall, Richard Attenborough, Shirley Temple and many more. This list of celebrities is loosely sorted by popularity. People featured on this list, include political leaders, directors, composers and actresses who died in 2014. This list includes people from United States, United Kingdom, Canada & Spain and many more countries.
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 1 
Robin Williams
(Actor & Comedian Best Known for His Roles in 'Mork & Mindy ', 'Popeye' and 'Good Will Hunting')
Robin Williams
158
Birthdate: July 21, 1951
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Died: August 11
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
 2 
Shirley Temple
(Actress, 27th United States Ambassador to Czechoslovakia)
Shirley Temple
55
Birthdate: April 23, 1928
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Santa Monica, California, United States
Died: February 10
Height: 5'2" (157 cm)
 3 
Maya Angelou
(American Poet and Civil Rights Activist Known for Her Autobiography ‘I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings’)
Maya Angelou
53
Listed In: Activists
Birthdate: April 4, 1928
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Died: May 28
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 4 
James Garner
(Actor and Producer Best Known for His Role as ‘Bret Maverick’ in the Western ABC Series ‘Maverick’)
James Garner
18
Birthdate: April 7, 1928
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Norman, Oklahoma, United States
Died: July 19
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
 5 
Richard Attenborough
(English Actor & Filmmaker)
Richard Attenborough
28
Birthdate: August 29, 1923
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Cambridge, England, United Kingdom
Died: August 24
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
 6 
Philip Seymour Hoffman
(Actor Best Known for His Films: 'Capote' and 'Charlie Wilson's War')
Philip Seymour Hoffman
33
Birthdate: July 23, 1967
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Fairport, New York, United States
Died: February 2
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 7 
Casey Kasem
(First Actor to Voice Norville "Shaggy" Rogers in the 'Scooby-Doo' Franchise )
Casey Kasem
10
Birthdate: April 27, 1932
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Detroit, Michigan, United States
Died: June 15
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
 8 
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
(Nobel Prize Winner in Literature)
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
37
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: March 6, 1927
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Aracataca, Colombia
Died: April 17
 9 
Harold Ramis
(American actor)
Harold Ramis
18
Birthdate: November 21, 1944
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Died: February 24
 10 
Mickey Rooney
(Actor and Producer Known for His TV Series ‘The Adventures of the Black Stallion’)
Mickey Rooney
15
Birthdate: September 23, 1920
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, United States
Died: April 6
Height: 5'2" (157 cm)
 11 
Lauren Bacall
(One of the Greatest Female Star of Classic Hollywood Cinema)
Lauren Bacall
20
Birthdate: September 16, 1924
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Bronx, New York, United States
Died: August 12
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
 12 
Joe Cocker
(British Singer and Musician Known for His Album ‘With a Little Help from My Friends’)
Joe Cocker
7
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: May 20, 1944
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Crookes, Sheffield, United Kingdom
Died: December 22
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
 13 
Rubin Carter
(American-Canadian Middleweight Boxer, Wrongfully Convicted and Imprisoned for Murder)
Rubin Carter
13
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: May 6, 1937
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Clifton, New Jersey, United States
Died: April 20
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
 14 
Edward Herrmann
(American Actor, Director and Writer Known for His Miniseries ‘Eleanor and Franklin')
Edward Herrmann
7
Birthdate: July 21, 1943
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Washington, D.C., United States
Died: December 31
Height: 6'5" (196 cm)
 15 
Joan Rivers
(Comedian and the First Woman to Host a Late Night TV Talk Show 'The Late Show')
Joan Rivers
20
Birthdate: June 8, 1933
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, United States
Died: September 4
 16 
Richard Kiel
(Best Known for His Role in the Movie 'Happy Gilmore')
Richard Kiel
12
Birthdate: September 13, 1939
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Detroit, Michigan, United States
Died: September 10
Height: 7'2" (218 cm)
 17 
The Ultimate Warrior
(Professional Wrestler and Bodybuilder)
The Ultimate Warrior
32
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: June 16, 1959
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Crawfordsville, Indiana, United States
Died: April 8
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
 18 
Alfredo Di Stéfano
(Argentine Professional Footballer and Coach Who Played as a Forward)
Alfredo Di Stéfano
20
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: July 4, 1926
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Barracas, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Died: July 7
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
 19 
Ralph Waite
(American Actor Best Known for His Lead Role as ‘John Walton SR.’ in the TV Series ‘The Waltons’)
Ralph Waite
14
Listed In: Activists
Birthdate: June 22, 1928
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: White Plains, New York, United States
Died: February 13
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 20 
Bob Hoskins
(Actor)
Bob Hoskins
9
Birthdate: October 26, 1942
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Bury St Edmunds, West Suffolk, England
Died: April 29
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
 21 
Jan Hooks
(Actress and Comedian Known for Her TV Series ‘Saturday Night Live’)
Jan Hooks
6
Birthdate: April 23, 1957
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Decatur, Georgia, United States
Died: October 9
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
 22 
Tony Gwynn
(Baseball Player)
Tony Gwynn
6
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: May 9, 1960
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, USA
Died: June 16
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
 23 
Ann B. Davis
(Actress)
Ann B. Davis
4
Birthdate: May 3, 1926
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Schenectady, New York, United States
Died: June 1
Height: 5'4" (163 cm)
 24 
Mike Nichols
(Director Best Known for His Works 'Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?' and 'The Graduate')
Mike Nichols
7
Birthdate: November 6, 1931
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Berlin, Germany
Died: November 19
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
 25 
Peaches Geldof
(British Model, Television Personality and Writer for the UK Edition of ‘Elle Girl’ Magazine)
Peaches Geldof
11
Birthdate: March 13, 1989
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Westminster, London, England
Died: April 7
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
 26 
H. R. Giger
(Painter)
H. R. Giger
7
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: February 5, 1940
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Chur
Died: May 12
 27 
Phil Everly
(Singer)
Phil Everly
1
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: January 19, 1939
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Died: January 3
 28 
John Pinette
(Comedian, Actor)
John Pinette
9
Birthdate: March 23, 1964
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Died: April 5
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 29 
Russell Johnson
(American Actor Best Remembered for His Role in the Sitcom 'Gilligan's Island')
Russell Johnson
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: November 10, 1924
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Ashley, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: January 16
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 30 
Bobby Womack
(Singer, Songwriter, Musician, and Record Producer)
Bobby Womack
4
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: March 4, 1944
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Died: June 27
 31 
Sid Caesar
(Actor, Comedian and Writer Known for His TV Series: ‘Your Show of Shows’ and ‘Caesar's Hour’)
Sid Caesar
4
Birthdate: September 8, 1922
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Yonkers, New York, United States
Died: February 12
 32 
Rik Mayall
(Comedian)
Rik Mayall
5
Birthdate: March 7, 1958
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Harlow, Essex, England
Died: June 9
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 33 
Elizabeth Peña
(American Actress and Founder of ‘Hispanic Organization of Latin Actor’)
Elizabeth Peña
10
Birthdate: September 23, 1959
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Elizabeth, New Jersey, United States
Died: October 14
Height: 5'2" (157 cm)
 34 
Pete Seeger
(American Folk Singer Best-Known for His Songs: ‘Where Have All the Flowers Gone?’ & ‘Turn! Turn! Turn!’)
Pete Seeger
9
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: May 3, 1919
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: New York City, United States
Died: January 27
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)
 35 
Hiroo Onoda
(Imperial Japanese Army Intelligence Officer Who Fought in World War II)
Hiroo Onoda
17
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: March 19, 1922
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Kainan, Wakayama, Japan
Died: January 16
 36 
James Brady
(White House Press Secretary)
James Brady
5
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: August 29, 1940
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Centralia, Illinois, USA
Died: August 4
 37 
Johnny Winter
(Guitarist who was ranked 63rd in Rolling Stone magazine's list of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time")
Johnny Winter
5
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: February 23, 1944
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Beaumont, Texas, United States
Died: July 16
Height: 5'3" (160 cm)
 38 
Mary Ann Mobley
3
Birthdate: February 17, 1937
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Biloxi, Mississippi, United States
Died: December 9
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
 39 
Chespirito
(One of the Greatest Comedians of All Time)
Chespirito
12
Birthdate: February 21, 1929
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Mexico City, Mexico
Died: November 28
Height: 5'4" (163 cm)
 40 
Sam Berns
(Activist)
Sam Berns
3
Listed In: Activists
Birthdate: October 23, 1996
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.
Died: January 10
 41 
Ruby Dee
(Actress and Civil Rights Activist Known for Her Pioneering Work in African American Theatre and Films)
Ruby Dee
6
Listed In: Activists
Birthdate: October 27, 1922
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Died: June 11
Height: 5'2" (157 cm)
 42 
William Guarnere
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: April 28, 1923
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: March 8
 43 
Roger Lloyd Pack
(Actor)
Roger Lloyd Pack
4
Birthdate: February 8, 1944
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Islington, London, England
Died: January 15
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
 44 
Phillip Hughes
(Australian Test and One Day International (ODI) Cricketer)
Phillip Hughes
6
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: November 30, 1988
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Macksville, New South Wales, Australia
Died: November 27
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
 45 
James Rebhorn
(Actor)
James Rebhorn
6
Birthdate: September 1, 1948
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Died: March 21
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)
 46 
Elaine Stritch
(Actress)
Elaine Stritch
3
Birthdate: February 2, 1925
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Detroit, Michigan, United States
Died: July 17
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
 47 
Marcia Strassman
1
Birthdate: April 28, 1948
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
Died: October 24
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 48 
Oscar de la Renta
(Fashion Designer)
Oscar de la Renta
13
Listed In: Fashion
Birthdate: July 22, 1932
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Died: October 20
 49 
Jack Bruce
(Scottish Singer-Songwriter and Former Member of the Band Cream)
Jack Bruce
3
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: May 14, 1943
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Bishopbriggs
Died: October 25
 50 
Carol Ann Susi
(Actress Best Known for Voicing the Character ‘Mrs. Wolowitz’ in the TV Series ‘The Big Bang Theory’)
Carol Ann Susi
4
Birthdate: February 2, 1952
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, United States
Died: November 11
Height: 5'0" (152 cm)