Famous People Who Died of Suicide - Celebrities with Suicide - page 3

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.

List of famous people who committed suicide with their biographies that include trivia, interesting facts, timeline and life history.

The Most Famous People Who Died of Suicide

NameBirthdayNationalityBio
Monika DannemannJune 24, 1945GermanCheck out all that you wanted to know about Monika Dannemann, the famous German Figure Skater & Painter; her birthday, her family and personal life, her boyfriends, fun trivia facts and more.
Mark SallingAugust 17, 1982AmericanMark Wayne Salling was an American actor, singer and musician
Brenda BenetAugust 14, 1945AmericanBrenda Benet was an American TV and film actress
AviciiSeptember 8, 1989SwedishTim Bergling, better known by his stage name Avicii, was a Swedish musician, DJ, remix artist, and record producer
Ilse KochSeptember 22, 1906GermanIlse Koch was the wife of Karl-Otto Koch, the chief of the Nazi concentration camps in Buchenwald and Majdanek
Jonathan BrandisApril 13, 1976AmericanJonathan Brandis was an American actor known for his role in the miniseries ‘It.’
Chris BenoitMay 21, 1967CanadianChris Benoit (Christopher Michael Benoit) was a Canada born professional wrestler
René Gerónimo FavaloroJuly 12, 1923ArgentinianRené Gerónimo Favaloro was a renowned Argentinean cardiovascular surgeon
Heinrich HimmlerOctober 7, 1900GermanHeinrich Himmler was a German Nazi military commander and a close associate of Adolf Hitler
Fred WestSeptember 29, 1941BritishFred West was an English serial killer who committed more than 12 murders
Hermann Emil Fischer

Hermann Emil Fischer

Emil Fischer was a Nobel Prize winning chemist from Germany who is known for inventing the ‘Fischer Projection’ method

GermanOctober 9, 1852264 views

Michael Hutchence

Michael Hutchence was a popular singer and songwriter in international music world during the 1980s and 90s

AustralianJanuary 22, 1960113 views

Romain Gary

Romain Gary was a French diplomat, novelist and a World War II pilot

FrenchMay 21, 1914250 views

Peyo Yavorov

Peyo Yavorov was a Bulgarian romantic poet

Abbie Hoffman

Abbie Hoffman was a leading member of the Yippie movement and co-founder of the Youth International party

AmericanNovember 30, 1936208 views

Jerzy Kosiński

Jerry Kosinski has earned international acclaim for his works ‘The Painted Bird’, an autobiographical account and ‘Being There’ a political satire

AmericanJune 14, 1933135 views

Andrew Cunanan

Andrew Cunanan was an American spree killer, who committed suicide after killing five people within a period of three months

AmericanAugust 31, 1969158 views

Charles Boyer

Charles Boyer was a French actor best known for playing romantic roles in American films

FrenchAugust 28, 1899115 views

Charlotte Perkins Gilman

Charlotte Perkins Gilman was a famous American feminist, sociologist and novelist

AmericanJuly 3, 1860151 views

Meriwether Lewis

Meriwether Lewis was an American explorer, politician and soldier

AmericanAugust 18, 1774162 views