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Famous People Who Committed Suicide

Losing a loved one to suicide is probably one of the most emotionally devastating experiences a person can go through. And when a celebrity commits suicide, then it is not just their family but the entire world that is left shocked and betrayed. On the surface it might seem like celebrities have perfect lives, courted by fame, wealth, and the adoration of fans. However like every other human being, famous people too experience pains and disappointments albeit away from the public eye. The news of a celebrity suicide catches us unawares and shocks us to the core. When the much beloved actor and comedian Robin Williams committed suicide, his fans were left devastated. Just how could someone who made the world laugh get so disillusioned with life that he killed himself? Whitney Houston and Philip Seymour Hoffman are the other two name who immediately come to mind when we talk of suicide. Read on to know more about the famous people who committed suicide.

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 1 Cleopatra

Cleopatra
24
Listed In: Historical Personalities
Famous As: Queen of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt
Birthdate: 0069 BC
Birthplace: Alexandria, Egypt
Died: July 31, 0030

 2 Marilyn Monroe

Marilyn Monroe
38
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Actress
Birthdate: June 1, 1926
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States
Died: August 5, 1962
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 3 Robin Williams

Robin Williams
32
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: American stand-up comedian
Birthdate: July 21, 1951
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Chicago
Died: August 11, 2014
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)

 4 Alan Turing

Alan Turing
34
Listed In: Scientists
Famous As: Mathematician
Birthdate: June 23, 1912
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: London, England
Died: June 7, 1954
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 5 Kurt Cobain

Kurt Cobain
24
Listed In: Singers
Famous As: Singer-songwriter & Musician
Birthdate: February 20, 1967
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Aberdeen, Washington, United States
Died: April 5, 1994
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)

 6 Anthony Bourdain

Anthony Bourdain
22
Listed In: Food Experts
Famous As: Chef, Author, T.V. Personality
Birthdate: June 25, 1956
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States
Died: June 8, 2018
Height: 6'4" (193 cm)
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 7 Vincent van Gogh

Vincent van Gogh
24
Listed In: Artists & Painters
Famous As: Painter
Birthdate: March 30, 1853
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Zundert, Netherlands
Died: July 29, 1890
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 8 Ernest Hemingway

Ernest Hemingway
19
Listed In: Writers
Famous As: Novelist
Birthdate: July 21, 1899
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Oak Park, Illinois, United States
Died: July 2, 1961
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 9 Virginia Woolf

Virginia Woolf
27
Listed In: Writers
Famous As: Novelist
Birthdate: January 25, 1882
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Kensington, London, England
Died: March 28, 1941

 10 Sylvia Plath

Sylvia Plath
8
Listed In: Writers
Famous As: Poet, Novelist
Birthdate: October 27, 1932
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Died: February 11, 1963

 11 Adolf Hitler

Adolf Hitler
289
Listed In: Leaders
Famous As: Dictator of Germany (1933-1945)
Birthdate: April 20, 1889
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Braunau am Inn, Austria
Died: April 30, 1945
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)

 12 Hunter S. Thompson

Hunter S. Thompson
6
Listed In: Media Personalities
Famous As: Journalist and Author
Birthdate: July 18, 1937
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Louisville
Died: February 20, 2005
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)

 13 Erwin Rommel

Erwin Rommel
16
Listed In: Leaders
Famous As: General
Birthdate: November 15, 1891
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Heidenheim an der Brenz, Germany
Died: October 14, 1944
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)

 14 Avicii

Avicii
30
Listed In: Musicians
Famous As: Musician, DJ
Birthdate: September 8, 1989
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Stockholm, Sweden
Died: April 20, 2018
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)

 15 Michael Hutchence

Michael Hutchence
9
Listed In: Singers
Famous As: Musician
Birthdate: January 22, 1960
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Crows Nest, Australia
Died: November 22, 1997
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)

 16 Chester Bennington

Chester Bennington
9
Listed In: Singers
Famous As: Singer-Songwriter
Birthdate: March 20, 1976
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Phoenix, Arizona, United States
Died: July 20, 2017
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)

 17 Caroline Flack

Caroline Flack
12
Listed In: Media Personalities
Famous As: Television Presenter
Birthdate: November 9, 1979
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Enfield, Greater London, England, United Kingdom
Died: February 15, 2020
Height: 5'4" (163 cm)

 18 Nero

Nero
5
Listed In: Historical Personalities
Famous As: Roman Emperor
Birthdate: December 15, 0037
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Anzio, Italy
Died: June 9, 0068

 19 David Foster Wallace

David Foster Wallace
6
Listed In: Writers
Famous As: Writer
Birthdate: February 21, 1962
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Ithaca, New York, United States
Died: September 12, 2008

 20 Aaron Hernandez

Aaron Hernandez
19
Listed In: Sportspersons
Famous As: American Football Player
Birthdate: November 6, 1989
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Bristol, Connecticut
Died: April 19, 2017
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)

 21 Hannibal

Hannibal
1
Listed In: Historical Personalities
Famous As: Military General
Birthdate: 0247 BC
Birthplace: Carthage, Tunisia
Died: 0184 BC

 22 Jonathan Brandis

Jonathan Brandis
9
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Actor
Birthdate: April 13, 1976
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Danbury, Connecticut
Died: November 12, 2003
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)

 23 Eratosthenes

Eratosthenes
3
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Famous As: Mathematician
Birthdate: 0276 BC
Birthplace: Cyrene, Greece
Died: 0195 BC

 24 Eva Braun

Eva Braun
13
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: February 6, 1912
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Munich, Germany
Died: April 30, 1945
Height: 5'4" (163 cm)

 25 Heinrich Himmler

Heinrich Himmler
42
Listed In: Leaders
Famous As: Nazi Commander
Birthdate: October 7, 1900
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Munich, Kingdom of Bavaria, Germany
Died: May 23, 1945
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)

 26 Lucius Annaeus Seneca

Lucius Annaeus Seneca
1
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Famous As: Roman Philosopher & Statesman
Birthdate: 0004 BC
Birthplace: Córdoba, Spain
Died: 0065 AD

 27 August Ames

August Ames
6
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Actress
Birthdate: August 23, 1994
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Nova Scotia, Canada
Died: December 5, 2017
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)

 28 Hermann Goring

Hermann Goring
11
Listed In: Leaders
Famous As: German Military Leader
Birthdate: January 12, 1893
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Rosenheim, Kingdom of Bavaria, German Empire
Died: October 15, 1946

 29 Sulli

Sulli
11
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Actress, Singer
Birthdate: March 29, 1994
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Busan, South Korea
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)

 30 Aaron Swartz

Aaron Swartz
9
Listed In: Business People
Famous As: Computer Programmer
Birthdate: November 8, 1986
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Chicago
Died: January 11, 2013

 31 Martha Gellhorn

Martha Gellhorn
0
Listed In: Media Personalities
Famous As: Journalist & Writer
Birthdate: November 8, 1908
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: St. Louis
Died: February 15, 1998

 32 Abbie Hoffman

Abbie Hoffman
2
Listed In: Activists
Famous As: Anti-War Activist
Birthdate: November 30, 1936
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Worcester
Died: April 12, 1989

 33 Mark Salling

Mark Salling
8
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Actor, Musician
Birthdate: August 17, 1982
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Dallas, Texas
Died: January 30, 2018
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)

 34 Elliott Smith

Elliott Smith
8
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: August 6, 1969
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Omaha
Died: October 21, 2003

 35 Keith Emerson

Keith Emerson
0
Listed In: Musicians
Famous As: Musician
Birthdate: November 2, 1944
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Todmorden, West Yorkshire, England, UK
Died: March 11, 2016
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)

 36 Mark Rothko

Mark Rothko
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Famous As: Painter
Birthdate: September 25, 1903
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Daugavpils, Latvia
Died: February 25, 1970

 37 Donny Hathaway

Donny Hathaway
1
Listed In: Singers
Famous As: Singer, Singer-songwriter, Conductor, Musician, Pianist, Record producer
Birthdate: October 1, 1945
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Chicago
Died: January 13, 1979

 38 Freddie Prinze

Freddie Prinze
6
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Actor
Birthdate: June 22, 1954
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Hell's Kitchen, New York City, New York
Died: January 29, 1977

 39 Brian Keith

Brian Keith
2
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Actor
Birthdate: November 14, 1921
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Bayonne, New Jersey
Died: June 24, 1997
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)

 40 Jiah Khan

Jiah Khan
0
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Actress
Birthdate: February 20, 1988
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
Died: June 3, 2013
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)

 41 Lee Thompson Young

Lee Thompson Young
4
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Actor
Birthdate: February 1, 1984
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Columbia, South Carolina
Died: August 19, 2013
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)

 42 Chandra Shekhar Azad

Chandra Shekhar Azad
2
Listed In: Leaders
Famous As: Revolutionary
Birthdate: July 23, 1906
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Bhavra
Died: February 27, 1931

 43 Diane Arbus

Diane Arbus
0
Listed In: Photographers
Famous As: Photographer
Birthdate: March 14, 1923
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: New York City, New York
Died: July 26, 1971

 44 George Reeves

George Reeves
2
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Actor
Birthdate: January 5, 1914
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Woolstock, Iowa
Died: June 16, 1959
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)

 45 Salvador Allende

Salvador Allende
3
Listed In: Leaders
Famous As: Former President of Chile
Birthdate: June 26, 1908
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Santiago, Chile
Died: September 11, 1973

 46 Gary Webb

Gary Webb
1
Listed In: Media Personalities
Famous As: Journalist
Birthdate: August 31, 1955
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Corona
Died: December 10, 2004

 47 Sawyer Sweeten

Sawyer Sweeten
4
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Child Actor
Birthdate: May 12, 1995
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Brownwood, Texas
Died: April 23, 2015
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)

 48 Kevin Carter

Kevin Carter
5
Listed In: Photographers
Famous As: Photographer
Birthdate: September 13, 1960
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Johannesburg
Died: July 27, 1994

 49 Martin Bormann

Martin Bormann
8
Listed In: Leaders
Famous As: Private Secretary of Adolf Hitler
Birthdate: June 17, 1900
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Wegeleben, Germany
Died: May 2, 1945

 50 Margaux Hemingway

Margaux Hemingway
1
Listed In: Fashion
Famous As: Model. Actress
Birthdate: January 31, 1954
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Portland, Oregon
Died: July 1, 1996
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)