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Gone too soon

Famous lives cut short - the youngest deaths among people the world still remembers.

Martin Luther King Jr.

Writers

2nd39 · 1929-1968

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Musicians

1st35 · 1756-1791

Marilyn Monroe

Actors

3rd36 · 1926-1962
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart tops this list.

Age at death: 35, ahead of Martin Luther King Jr. at 39.

Chasing the podium
  1. 4thAlexander PushkinWriters37
  2. 5thFranz KafkaWriters40
  3. 6thEdgar Allan PoeWriters40
  4. 7thFrédéric ChopinMusicians39
  5. 8thJohn LennonMusicians40
  6. 9thVincent van GoghArtists37
The rest of the list16
PlaceNameCountryCategoryAge at death
10th, stableLord ByronWriters · 1788-1824United KingdomUnited KingdomWriters361788-182411th, risingCharlie KirkActivists · 1993-2025United StatesUnited StatesActivists311993-202512th, stableChe GuevaraActivists · 1928-1967ArgentinaArgentinaActivists391928-196713th, legacyTupac ShakurMusicians · 1971-1996United StatesUnited StatesMusicians251971-199614th, risingAmy WinehouseMusicians · 1983-2011United KingdomUnited KingdomMusicians271983-201115th, stableRaphaelArtists · 1483-1520ItalyItalyArtists371483-152016th, stableBlaise PascalAcademics · 1623-1662FranceFranceAcademics391623-166217th, risingJimi HendrixMusicians · 1942-1970United StatesUnited StatesMusicians271942-197018th, stableYuri GagarinPoliticians · 1934-1968Politicians341934-196819th, fallingBob MarleyMusicians · 1945-1981Musicians361945-198120th, risingKing VonMusicians · 1994-2020United StatesUnited StatesMusicians261994-202021st, fallingThe Notorious B.I.G.Musicians · 1972-1997United StatesUnited StatesMusicians241972-199722nd, stableAaliyahMusicians · 1979-2001United StatesUnited StatesMusicians221979-200123rd, stableXXXTentacionMusicians · 1998-2018United StatesUnited StatesMusicians201998-201824th, fallingSelenaMusicians · 1971-1995United StatesUnited StatesMusicians231971-199525th, stableFranz SchubertMusicians · 1797-1828AustriaAustriaMusicians311797-1828
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The most famous people who died at 40 or younger, among those with sourced birth and death dates.

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