Famous People Who Died At 40
The list of famous people who died at 40 includes John Lennon, Paul Walker, Edgar Allan Poe, Kalpana Chawla, Alexander McQueen. Famous personalities featured on this list, include emperors & kings, political leaders, military leaders and actors and from other domains of life. This list of celebrities who died at 40 includes people from United States, United Kingdom, France & Turkey and many more countries.
John LennonBritish
Co-founder of 'The Beatles'
Eli CohenEgyptian, Israeli
Spy
Paul WalkerAmerican
Actor
Lenny BruceAmerican
Standup Comedian
Edgar Allan PoeAmerican
Author, Poet, Editor and Literary Critic
Edward IV of EnglandBritish
First Yorkist King of England
Franz KafkaAustrian
Novelist
Chris BenoitCanadian
Canadian Professional Wrestler
Jonah LomuNew Zealander
Rugby Player
Kalpana ChawlaAmerican
Astronaut
Simon MonjackBritish
Film Director, Screenwriter, Producer
Alexander McQueenBritish
Fashion designer
NefertitiEgyptian
Ancient Egyptian Queen
John ColtraneAmerican
Saxophonist, Composer
Jack LondonAmerican
Author
Balaji Baji RaoIndian
Maratha Peshwa
Henry II of FranceFrench
King of France
Pete MaravichAmerican
Basketball Player
Mary Ann CottonBritish
Serial Killer
James IV of ScotlandScottish
King
Gus GrissomAmerican
Astronaut
Jean SebergAmerican
Actress
Dawn BrancheauAmerican
Animal Trainer
Vasily StalinRussian
Joseph Stalin's Son
Roy DeMeoAmerican
Gangster
Lana ClarksonAmerican
Actress
Emily DavisonBritish
Activist
Ike ClantonAmerican
Member of Brigand Group - The Cowboys
Wesley WillisAmerican
Singer
Robert CapaHungarian
Photographer
Alaric IRomanian
First Kings of the Visigoths
Trevor GoddardBritish, American
Actor
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Joey FeekAmerican
Singer-songwriter
Belle StarrAmerican
Outlaw
Agustín de IturbideMexican
Emperor of Mexico
Margaret FullerAmerican
Victor of AveyronFrench
Feral Child
Muhammad AhmadSudanese
Religious Leader
Pier Gerlofs DoniaDutch
Pirate
Matthew FlindersBritish
Voyager
Juan GrisSpanish
Painter
Louis Moreau GottschalkAmerican
Composer
Ľudovít ŠtúrSlovak
Author
Silvestre RevueltasMexican
Music composer, violinist and teacher
Andre BazinFrench
Film Critic
Roy HalladayAmerican
Baseball Players
Vladimir KomarovRussian
Pilot
Chris PennAmerican
Actor
Glenn MillerAmerican
Jazz musician, Bandleader, Composer, Music
Anwar al-AwlakiAmerican, Yemeni
Engineer
Rick RudeAmerican
Professional wrestler, Actor
Adrienne ShellyAmerican
Actress
Jim ReevesAmerican
Singer, Songwriter
Charles J. GuiteauAmerican
Writer
Richey EdwardsBritish
Guitarist, Songwriter, Lyricist
Ray CombsAmerican
Actor, Television actor
Gerald LevertAmerican
Singer
Anita MuiChinese
Actor, Singer
Leonard LakeAmerican
Murderer
Scott FischerAmerican
Explorer, Rock climber
Howard AshmanAmerican
Composer, Screenwriter, Lyricist, Songwriter, Film
Shawty LoAmerican
Rapper
Danitra VanceAmerican
American comedian
Kevyn AucoinAmerican
Make-up artist, Photographer, Businessperson
Philip III of FranceFrench
King
Chris KanyonAmerican
Wrestlers
Lee AtwaterAmerican
Political consultant
Enver PashaTurkish
Military officer
Terry SawchukCanadian
Ice hockey player
Feodor I of RussiaRussian
Francys ArsentievAmerican
Mountaineer
George VancouverBritish
Explorer, Officer
Mehmed ITurkish
Sultan
Bodil JoensenDanish
Adult Film Star, Actor
Wat TylerBritish
Activists
Vitas GerulaitisAmerican
Tennis player
Víctor JaraChilean
Teacher, theater director, poet, singer-songwriter
Anthony RadziwillSwiss, American
Producer
Ian CharlesonScottish
Scottish actor
Galeazzo CianoItalian
Diplomat, Politician, Jurist, Diarist
Wilhelmina CooperDutch, American
Model, Model agent
ToluiMongolian
Khagan of the Mongol Empire
Diana TurbayColombian
Journalist
Johann Philipp ReisGerman
Physicist, Inventor
Kamehameha IIIAmerican
King
Clyde McPhatterAmerican
Singer
Paddy MayneBritish
Solicitor, Rugby union player, Military personnel,
Fausto CoppiItalian
Italian cyclist
Pauly FuemanaNew Zealander
Singer, Songwriter
Mike HailwoodBritish
Formula One driver, Motorcycle racer
Herod ArchelausIsraeli
Gaetano ReinaAmerican
gangster, businessperson
Buenaventura DurrutiSpanish
Anarcho-syndicalist, Anarchist, Trade unionist
MajorianItalian
King
John II of PortugalPortuguese
King
Dragutin DimitrijevićSerbian
Military officer