Famous People Who Died of Plane Crash - Celebrities with Plane Crash - page 2

There is no doubt that the fear of a plane crash is amongst the most common fears that people harbour. The very thought of something going wrong mid-air and the plane plunging down to the earth is enough to make some people develop a real fear of flying. While the common man can avoid plane travel, it’s not a luxury celebrities can afford! With hectic schedules and numerous professional commitments, famous people from all walks of life are required to fly regularly. While flying is by no means a dangerous mode of travelling, plane crashes do occur from time to time which result in the deaths of numerous people each year in the most horrific manner. And when it’s a celebrity who dies in a plane crash, the entire world is plunged into shock and grief. One of the most shocking plane crash incidents was the one that led to the deaths of rock and roll musicians Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and J. P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson in 1959. Another highly unfortunate case was the crash in which three popular celebrities Patsy Cline, Hawkshaw Hawkins, and Cowboy Copas perished together. Read on to learn more about famous people who died in plane crash.

List of famous people who died in plane crash with their biographies that include trivia, interesting facts, timeline and life history.

The Most Famous People Who Died of Plane Crash

NameBirthdayNationalityBio
Audie MurphyJune 20, 1925AmericanAudie Murphy was a legendary American combat soldier who fought during World War II
John GarangJune 23, 1945SudaneseJohn Garang is a Sudanese politician, who founded and led the 'Sudan People's Liberation Army' in the ‘Second Civil War’
AaliyahJanuary 16, 1979AmericanAaliyah was an American singer best known for her album ‘Age Ain't Nothing but a Number’
Roberto ClementeAugust 18, 1934Puerto RicanRoberto Clemente was a professional Puerto Rican baseball player, who is regarded among the best baseball players ever
Samora MachelSeptember 29, 1933MozambicanSamora Machel was a revolutionary leader who served as Mozambique's first President
Otis ReddingSeptember 9, 1941AmericanOtis Redding was an American Singer
Jim CroceJanuary 10, 1943AmericanJim Croce was an American singer known for his album ‘Life and Times.’
Omar TorrijosFebruary 13, 1929PanamanianOmar Torrijos was a famous political leader of Panama, who is known for the Panama Canal treaties signed with U.S.A
Bessie ColemanJanuary 26, 1892AmericanBessie Coleman was an American civil aviator who became the first female African-American pilot with a flight license
Frederick BantingNovember 14, 1891CanadianFrederick Banting was a Canadian medical scientist and physician who won the Nobel Prize for discovering insulin

Roald Amundsen

Roald Amundsen was the first explorer to reach the South Pole

NorwegianJuly 16, 1872119 views
Homi Bhabha

Homi Bhabha

Homi Bhabha was the father of Indian nuclear programme

IndianOctober 30, 1909143 views

Rocky Marciano

An American professional boxer from the USA, Rocky Marciano is known to have defended his heavyweight champion title six times during his career

Dag Hammarskjöld

Dag Hammarskjöld was a Swedish diplomat and economist who served as the second Secretary-General of the United Nations

SwedishJuly 29, 1905147 views

Frederick Banting

Frederick Banting was a Canadian medical scientist and physician who won the Nobel Prize for discovering insulin

CanadianNovember 14, 1891221 views

Subhas Chandra Bose

Subhas Chandra Bose is one of the prominent Indian Nationalist leader who gave his life for India’s freedom from British rule

IndianJanuary 23, 189794 views

Audie Murphy

Audie Murphy was a legendary American combat soldier who fought during World War II

AmericanJune 20, 1925536 views

Jenni Rivera

Jenni Rivera was an American singer, songwriter, spokesperson and an actress

AmericanJuly 2, 1969215 views

Bessie Coleman

Bessie Coleman was an American civil aviator who became the first female African-American pilot with a flight license

AmericanJanuary 26, 1892239 views

Roberto Clemente

Roberto Clemente was a professional Puerto Rican baseball player, who is regarded among the best baseball players ever