Famous People Who Died At 39

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The list of famous people who died at 39 includes Martin Luther King Jr., Cleopatra, Che Guevara, Malcolm X, Swami Vivekananda. Famous personalities featured on this list, include political leaders, emperors & kings, poets and journalists and from other domains of life. This list of celebrities who died at 39 includes people from United States, United Kingdom, France & Germany and many more countries.
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 1 
Martin Luther King Jr.
(African-American Civil Rights Movement Leader Who Used Civil Disobedience to Combat Racism)
Martin Luther King Jr.
100
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: January 15, 1929
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Died: April 4, 1968
 2 
Malcolm X
(Major Figure of American Civil Rights Movement)
Malcolm X
105
Listed In: Activists
Birthdate: May 19, 1925
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Omaha, Nebraska, United States
Died: February 21, 1965
Height: 6'4" (193 cm)
 3 
Cleopatra
(Queen of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt (51 - 30 BC))
Cleopatra
103
Birthdate: 0069 BC
Birthplace: Alexandria, Egypt
Died: July 31, 0030
 4 
Anna Nicole Smith
(1993 Playmate of the Year)
Anna Nicole Smith
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Listed In: Fashion
Birthdate: November 28, 1967
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Harris County
Died: February 8, 2007
 5 
Che Guevara
(Revolutionary)
Che Guevara
183
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: June 14, 1928
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Rosario, Argentina
Died: October 9, 1967
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
 6 
Frédéric Chopin
(Polish Composer and Virtuoso Pianist of the Romantic Period)
Frédéric Chopin
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Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: March 1, 1810
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Żelazowa Wola, Poland
Died: October 17, 1849
 7 
Blaise Pascal
(One of the Greatest Mathematicians of All Time Who Invented the Mechanical Calculator)
Blaise Pascal
12
Birthdate: June 19, 1623
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Clermont-Ferrand, France
Died: August 19, 1662
 8 
Stonewall Jackson
(One of the Best-Known Confederate Commanders During the American Civil War)
Stonewall Jackson
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Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: January 21, 1824
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States
Died: May 10, 1863
 9 
Emiliano Zapata
(Leading Figure in the Mexican Revolution of 1910–1920)
Emiliano Zapata
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Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: August 8, 1879
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Anenecuilco, Mexico
Died: April 10, 1919
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
 10 
Dennis Wilson
(musician)
Dennis Wilson
6
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: December 4, 1944
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Inglewood, California, United States
Died: December 28, 1983
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
 11 
Jessi Combs
(American Professional Racer, Television Personality, and Metal Fabricator)
Jessi Combs
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Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: July 27, 1980
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Rockerville, South Dakota, United States
Died: August 27, 2019
 12 
Dylan Thomas
(Poet & Writer)
Dylan Thomas
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Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: October 27, 1914
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Swansea
Died: November 9, 1953
 13 
Andy Whitfield
(Best Known for His Role in the TV Series ‘Spartacus: Blood and Sand’)
Andy Whitfield
7
Birthdate: October 17, 1971
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Amlwch, Anglesey, Wales
Died: September 11, 2011
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
 14 
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
(Theologian Known for His Staunch Resistance to the Nazi Dictatorship)
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
4
Birthdate: February 4, 1906
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Wrocław, Poland
Died: April 9, 1945
 15 
Fats Waller
(Jazz Pianist)
Fats Waller
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Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: May 21, 1904
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: New York City
Died: December 15, 1943
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 16 
Pedro Infante
(Actor, Singer, Film actor, Carpenter)
Pedro Infante
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Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: November 18, 1917
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Mazatlán
Died: April 15, 1957
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 17 
Dinah Washington
(Singer)
Dinah Washington
2
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: August 29, 1924
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States
Died: December 14, 1963
 18 
Thomas Andrews
(Businessperson, Naval Architect)
Thomas Andrews
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Listed In: Architects
Birthdate: February 7, 1873
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Comber, County Down, Ireland
Died: April 15, 1912
 19 
John Garfield
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Birthdate: March 4, 1913
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: New York City
Died: May 21, 1952
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
 20 
Ashley Massaro
(American Professional Wrestler, Reality TV Contestant and Model)
Ashley Massaro
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Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: May 26, 1979
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: New York City, United States
Died: May 16, 2019
Height: 5'4" (163 cm)
 21 
Bernhard Riemann
(Mathematician)
Bernhard Riemann
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Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: September 17, 1826
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Breselenz
Died: July 20, 1866
 22 
Baji Rao I
(Peshwa of Maratha Empire from 1720 to 1740)
Baji Rao I
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Birthdate: August 18, 1700
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Sinnar, Maharashtra, India
Died: April 28, 1740
 23 
J. D. Tippit
(Police officer)
J. D. Tippit
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: September 18, 1924
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Annona, Texas, United States
Died: November 22, 1963
 24 
Blaze Foley
(Singer-songwriter)
Blaze Foley
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Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: December 18, 1949
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Malvern, Arkansas, United States
Died: February 1, 1989
 25 
Pier Angeli
(Former Actress who won a 1952 Golden Globe Award for her breakout role in Teresa)
Pier Angeli
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Birthdate: June 19, 1932
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Cagliari, Italy
Died: September 10, 1971
Height: 5'0" (152 cm)
 26 
Viola Liuzzo
(Civil Rights Activist)
Viola Liuzzo
3
Listed In: Activists
Birthdate: April 11, 1925
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: California, Pennsylvania
Died: March 25, 1965
 27 
Tom Thomson
(Artist)
Tom Thomson
5
Birthdate: August 5, 1877
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Claremont, Pickering, Canada
Died: July 8, 1917
 28 
Lucrezia Borgia
(Duchess Consort of Ferrara, Modena and Reggio (1505 - 1519))
Lucrezia Borgia
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: April 18, 1480
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Subiaco, Italy
Died: June 24, 1519
 29 
Brenda Fassie
(Singer)
Brenda Fassie
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Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: November 3, 1964
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Langa
Died: May 9, 2004
 30 
Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovich of Russia
(Russian Noble and Youngest Son of Emperor Alexander III of Russia)
Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovich of Russia
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: December 4, 1878
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Tsentralny District, Saint Petersburg, Russia
Died: June 13, 1918
 31 
Colin McRae
(Scottish Rally Driver: The First British Driver to Win the World Rally Championship Drivers' Title)
Colin McRae
3
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: August 5, 1968
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Lanark, Scotland
Died: September 15, 2007
 32 
Sir Henry Percy
(English rebel)
Sir Henry Percy
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Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: May 20, 1364
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Warkworth, United Kingdom
Died: July 21, 1403
 33 
Louis VIII of France
(King of France)
Louis VIII of France
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Birthdate: September 5, 1187
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: November 8, 1226
 34 
Josiah
(King of Judah)
Josiah
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Birthdate: 0648 BC
Birthplace: Jerusalem, Israel
Died: 0609 BC
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Shad Gaspard
(American Professional Wrestler and Actor)
Shad Gaspard
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Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: January 13, 1981
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States
Died: May 17, 2020
Height: 6'7" (201 cm)
 36 
Hank the Angry Drunken Dwarf
(Won a People Magazine Online Poll Asking the Public to Vote for the Most Beautiful Person in the World)
Hank the Angry Drunken Dwarf
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: April 20, 1962
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Fall River, Massachusetts, United States
Died: September 4, 2001
 37 
Craig Heyward
(American Football Player)
Craig Heyward
1
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: September 26, 1966
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Passaic, New Jersey, United States
Died: May 27, 2006
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
 38 
David Kenyon Webster
(Journalist, Writer)
David Kenyon Webster
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Birthdate: June 2, 1922
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
Died: September 9, 1961
 39 
Klaus Nomi
(German Countertenor Known for His Wide Vocal Range and an Unusual, Otherworldly Stage Persona)
Klaus Nomi
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Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: January 24, 1944
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Immenstadt, Germany
Died: August 6, 1983
 40 
Mihai Eminescu
(The National Poet of Romania and a Major Figure of Romanticism)
Mihai Eminescu
5
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: January 15, 1850
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Botoșani, Romania
Died: June 15, 1889
 41 
Saint James the Great
(Saint)
Saint James the Great
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 0005 AD
Birthplace: Bethsaida, Israel
Died: 0044 AD
 42 
Evangelista Torricelli
0
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: October 15, 1608
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Faenza
Died: October 25, 1647
 43 
George Herbert
(Poet recognized as one of the foremost British devotional lyricists)
George Herbert
5
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: April 3, 1593
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Montgomery, Wales
Died: March 1, 1633
 44 
Babak Khorramdin
(Iranian Revolutionary Leader)
Babak Khorramdin
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: June 1, 0798
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Azerbaijan, Iran
Died: January 7, 0838
 45 
Barbara Lee Payton
3
Birthdate: November 16, 1927
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Cloquet, Minnesota, United States
Died: May 8, 1967
 46 
William McMaster Murdoch
(British Sailor Who Was the First Officer on the ‘RMS Titanic’)
William McMaster Murdoch
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: February 28, 1873
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Dalbeattie, Scotland
Died: April 15, 1912
 47 
Francisco I. Madero
(37th President of Mexico)
Francisco I. Madero
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Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: October 30, 1873
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Parras de la Fuente, Mexico
Died: February 22, 1913
Height: 5'2" (157 cm)
 48 
James Bowie
(Pioneer)
James Bowie
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Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: April 10, 1796
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: The Alamo, San Antonio, Texas, United States
Died: March 6, 1836
 49 
Ellison Onizuka
(Astronaut, engineer, and USAF test pilot from Kealakekua, Hawaii, who successfully flew into space with the Space Shuttle Discovery on STS-51-C)
Ellison Onizuka
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: June 24, 1946
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Kealakekua, Hawaii, United States
Died: January 28, 1986
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Jermaine Stewart
(Singer)
Jermaine Stewart
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Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: September 7, 1957
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Columbus, Ohio, United States
Died: March 17, 1997