Famous People Who Died of Drug Overdose - Celebrities with Drug Overdose - page 2

The dazzling and glittery show business has a darker side. Many of the beautiful, famous, and rich celebrities also have a shadow side to their glamorous public persona. Fame doesn’t come easily. It’s often not free and asks for a heavy price. The stress, strain, and tensions that often accompany fame have their own negative side-effects on the personal lives of the celebrities. That is why many famous people—singers, musicians, performance artists, and actors—fall prey to drug abuse. Drugs provide stressed out souls a temporary respite from their tumultuous lives. But these very drugs carry the danger of not just sabotaging the careers of these celebrities, but of wiping out their lives. When sex bomb Marilyn Monroe was found dead of drug overdose one day, the entire world was shocked. Similarly, the drug induced deaths of the popular performers Whitney Houston, Amy Winehouse, Heath Ledger, and Anna Nicole Smith were strong warning signs of how drug abuse and addiction could ruin lives. These drug related deaths not only snuffed out the lives of celebrities who were too young to die, but also shattered their families. This section provides you information about the life and works of famous people who died of drug overdose.

List of famous people who died of drug overdose. Check out their biographies that include trivia, interesting facts, timeline and life history.

The Most Famous People Who Died of Drug Overdose

NameBirthdayNationalityBio
Chris FarleyFebruary 15, 1964AmericanChris Farley was an American comedian and actor who made millions of people laugh with his lively comic acts
Pamela CoursonDecember 22, 1946AmericanPamela Courson was the long-term companion of the American singer Jim Morrison
Mac MillerJanuary 19, 1992AmericanMalcolm James McCormick, known by his stage name Mac Miller, was a famous American singer, rapper and record producer
ChynaDecember 27, 1970AmericanChyna was a WWF professional wrestler who became known as ‘The First Lady of Sports Entertainment.’
Layne StaleyAugust 22, 1967AmericanLayne Staley was an American rock musician who was a member of the American rock band ‘Alice in Chains’
Rob PilatusJune 8, 1965GermanRob Pilatus was a German singer who performed as one half of the pop music duo Milli Vanilli
Sid ViciousMay 10, 1957BritishSid Vicious was an English musician known for his work with the band ‘Sex Pistols’
Janis JoplinJanuary 19, 1943AmericanJanis Joplin was an American singer-songwriter, also known as the ‘First Lady of Rock n Roll’
Jean-Michel BasquiatDecember 22, 1960AmericanJean-Michel Basquiat was an American graffiti artist who was one of the leading lights of the neo expressionist era in the 1980s
Judy GarlandJune 10, 1922AmericanJudy Garland is a renowned actress who shot to glory during the golden era of Hollywood, with movies like ‘The Wizard of Oz’ and ‘A StarIs Born’
Mitch Hedberg

Mitch Hedberg

Mitch Hedberg was an American stand-up comedian who made a career out of making people smile and laugh

AmericanFebruary 24, 1968133 views

Philip Seymour Hoffman

Philip Seymour Hoffman was an American actor and director

AmericanJuly 23, 1967125 views

Neal Cassady

Neal Cassady was a poet belonging to the 'Beat Generation’, a community of eminent writers

Howard Hughes

Howard Hughes was an American aviator, business tycoon, philanthropist and also a film maker

AmericanDecember 24, 1905298 views

George Best

George Best was a Northern Irish footballer who achieved great success with the club ‘Manchester United’

BritishMay 22, 1946157 views

Brian Jones

Brian Jones was an English musician who co-founded the band the Rolling Stones

BritishFebruary 28, 1942344 views

Brendan Behan

Brendan Behan was a famous Irish poet, novelist and playwright

IrishFebruary 9, 1923150 views

Alan Ladd

Alan Ladd was an American actor and TV & movie producer

Kenneth Williams

Kenneth Williams is a famous British comedian and actor

BritishFebruary 22, 192692 views

Sigmund Freud

Sigmund Freud was a 19th century neurologist who is hailed as the father of ‘psychoanalysis’

AustrianMay 6, 1856147 views