Famous People Who Died At 23

The list of famous people who died at 23 includes River Phoenix, Bhagat Singh, Selena, Ernie Davis, Charles IX of France. Famous personalities featured on this list, include emperors & kings, soldiers, political leaders and actors and from other domains of life. This list of celebrities who died at 23 includes people from United States, France, Italy & India and many more countries.
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Selena
(American Singer Popularly Known as the 'Queen of Tejano Music')
Selena
140
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: April 16, 1971
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Lake Jackson, Texas, United States
Died: March 31, 1995
 2 
River Phoenix
(Actor, Musician and Eldest Brother of the Phoenix Siblings Who Accidentally Died by Combined Drug Intoxication)
River Phoenix
63
Birthdate: August 23, 1970
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Madras, Oregon, United States
Died: October 31, 1993
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 3 
Ernie Davis
(American Football Player Who Was the First African American to Win the Heisman Trophy)
Ernie Davis
8
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: December 14, 1939
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: New Salem-Buffington, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: May 18, 1963
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
 4 
Bhagat Singh
(Revolutionary Hero of the Indian Independence Movement)
Bhagat Singh
58
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: September 28, 1907
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Banga, Punjab, British India
Died: March 23, 1931
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 5 
Ian Curtis
(Singer-songwriter)
Ian Curtis
12
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: July 15, 1956
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Stretford
Died: May 18, 1980
 6 
Gavrilo Princip
(Assassinator of Archduke Franz Ferdinand)
Gavrilo Princip
34
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: July 25, 1894
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Obljaj
Died: April 28, 1918
 7 
Charles IX of France
(Former King of France (1560 - 1574))
Charles IX of France
11
Birthdate: June 27, 1550
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France
Died: May 30, 1574
 8 
Hank Gathers
(Basketball player)
Hank Gathers
5
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: February 11, 1967
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: March 4, 1990
Height: 6'7" (201 cm)
 9 
Ivan VI of Russia
(Emperor of Russia)
Ivan VI of Russia
7
Birthdate: August 23, 1740
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Saint Petersburg, Russia
Died: July 16, 1764
 10 
Geli Raubal
(Austrian Woman Who Was the Half-Niece of Adolf Hitler)
Geli Raubal
20
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: July 4, 1908
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Linz, Austria
Died: September 18, 1931
 11 
August Ames
(Actress)
August Ames
24
Birthdate: August 23, 1994
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Nova Scotia, Canada
Died: December 5, 2017
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
 12 
Bobby Fuller
(Singer, Songwriter, Guitarist)
Bobby Fuller
2
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: October 22, 1942
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Baytown
Died: July 18, 1966
 13 
Elisabeth of Valois
(Wife of King Philip II of Spain and Former Queen Consort of Spain (1559 - 1568))
Elisabeth of Valois
2
Birthdate: April 2, 1545
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Fontainebleau, France
Died: October 3, 1568
 14 
Michael Rockefeller
(Explorer)
Michael Rockefeller
14
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: May 18, 1938
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: New York City, United States
Died: November 19, 1961
 15 
Rachel Corrie
(American Activist and Diarist)
Rachel Corrie
1
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: April 10, 1979
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Olympia, Washington, United States
Died: March 16, 2003
 16 
Caroline Matilda of Great Britain
(Princess)
Caroline Matilda of Great Britain
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: July 22, 1751
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: London, England
Died: May 10, 1775
 17 
Salvador Sánchez
(Mexican Professional Boxer)
Salvador Sánchez
3
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: January 26, 1959
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Santiago Tianguistenco, Mexico
Died: August 12, 1982
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
 18 
Kwon Ri-se
(Singer & Model)
Kwon Ri-se
0
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: August 16, 1991
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Fukushima, Japan
Died: September 7, 2014
 19 
Bruno Mussolini
(Aviator)
Bruno Mussolini
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: April 22, 1918
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Milan
Died: August 7, 1941
 20 
Hannah Szenes
(Writer, Poet)
Hannah Szenes
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: July 17, 1921
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Budapest
Died: November 7, 1944
 21 
Lautaro
(Mapuche War Leader Who Led the Indigenous Chile Resistance Against the Spanish)
Lautaro
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: 1534 AD
Birthplace: Treguaco, Chile
Died: April 29, 1557
 22 
Otto Weininger
(Philosopher, Writer, Psychologist)
Otto Weininger
0
Birthdate: April 3, 1880
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Vienna
Died: October 4, 1903
 23 
Louis Till
(Soldier, Criminal)
Louis Till
4
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: February 7, 1922
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: New Madrid, Missouri, United States
Died: July 2, 1945
 24 
Shields Green
(Activist, Sailor)
Shields Green
0
Listed In: Activists
Birthdate: 1836 AD
Birthplace: South Carolina, United States
Died: December 16, 1859
 25 
Ecaterina Teodoroiu
(Soldier)
Ecaterina Teodoroiu
2
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: January 14, 1894
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Târgu Jiu, Romania
Died: September 3, 1917
 26 
Anneliese Michel
(Supposed demonic possession)
Anneliese Michel
6
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: September 21, 1952
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Leiblfing, Germany
Died: July 1, 1976
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
 27 
Michel Trudeau
(Younger Brother of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau)
Michel Trudeau
10
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: October 2, 1975
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Ottawa, Canada
Died: November 13, 1998
 28 
Tony Stein
Tony Stein
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: September 30, 1921
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Dayton
Died: March 1, 1945
 29 
Violette Szabo
(British-French Special Operations Executive Agent During the Second World War)
Violette Szabo
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: June 26, 1921
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: February 5, 1945
 30 
Grégory Lemarchal
(Singer)
Grégory Lemarchal
0
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: May 13, 1983
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: La Tronche
Died: April 30, 2007
 31 
Georg Büchner
(German Dramatist and Writer of Prose and Poetry)
Georg Büchner
1
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: October 17, 1813
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Riedstadt, Germany
Died: February 19, 1837
 32 
Kurt Knispel
(Soldier)
Kurt Knispel
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: September 20, 1921
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Zlaté Hory
Died: April 28, 1945
 33 
Sukhdev Thapar
(Indian Revolutionary Who Was Involved in the Assassination of Assistant Superintendent of Police, J. P. Saunders)
Sukhdev Thapar
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: May 15, 1907
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Punjab, India
Died: March 23, 1931
 34 
Gaius Caesar
(Roman officer)
Gaius Caesar
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 0020 BC
Birthplace: Rome
Died: February 21, 0004
 35 
Booker Little
(Trumpeter)
Booker Little
0
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: April 2, 1938
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Memphis, Tennessee, United States
Died: October 5, 1961
 36 
David Herold
(Accomplice of John Wilkes Booth, the Man Who Killed Abraham Lincoln)
David Herold
0
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: June 16, 1842
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Maryland, United States
Died: July 7, 1865
 37 
Krzysztof Kamil Baczyński
(Poet)
Krzysztof Kamil Baczyński
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: January 22, 1921
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Warsaw, Poland
Died: August 4, 1944
 38 
Joseph T. White
(Soldier)
Joseph T. White
2
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: November 5, 1961
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Died: August 17, 1985
 39 
Aulus Cornelius Celsus
(Medical doctor)
Aulus Cornelius Celsus
0
Listed In: Physicians
Birthdate: 0026
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Roman Empire
Died: 0050 AD
 40 
Isabella of Aragon, Queen of France
(Queen of France)
Isabella of Aragon, Queen of France
0
Birthdate: 1248 AD
Birthplace: Aragon, Spain
Died: January 28, 1271
 41 
Magnus I Olafsson
(Norway)
Magnus I Olafsson
0
Birthdate: 1024 AD
Birthplace: Norway
Died: October 25, 1047
 42 
Simonetta Vespucci
(Model)
Simonetta Vespucci
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 1453 AD
Birthplace: Genoa, Italy
Died: April 26, 1476
 43 
Amadou Diallo
(Was fatally shot by four New York City Police Department)
Amadou Diallo
2
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: September 2, 1975
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Sinoe County, Liberia
Died: February 4, 1999
 44 
Shana Dowdeswell
(Actress)
Shana Dowdeswell
0
Birthdate: April 1, 1989
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Harare, Zimbabwe
Died: December 12, 2012
Height: 5'3" (160 cm)
 45 
Marco Siffredi
(Snowboarder)
Marco Siffredi
1
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: May 22, 1979
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Chamonix, France
Died: September 8, 2002
 46 
Sexy Cora
(Actress)
Sexy Cora
3
Birthdate: May 2, 1987
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: West Berlin, West Germany
Died: January 20, 2011
 47 
Technoblade
(American Social Media Personality and YouTuber)
Technoblade
44
Listed In: YouTubers
Birthdate: June 1, 1999
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: California, United States
Died: June 30, 2022
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)
 48 
Jimmy Blanton
(Bassist)
Jimmy Blanton
0
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: October 5, 1918
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States
Died: July 30, 1942
 49 
Roderic
(King of Visigoths)
Roderic
0
Birthdate: 0688 AD
Birthplace: Córdoba, Spain
Died: July 19, 0711
 50 
Thomas McElwee
(Revolutionary)
Thomas McElwee
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: November 30, 1957
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Bellaghy, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland
Died: August 8, 1981