Famous People Who Died of Suicide - Celebrities with Suicide - page 4

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 Goring

Hermann Goring

Hermann Goring was a German politician and military leader in Hitler’s Nazi party

GermanJanuary 12, 1893232 views

Heinrich Himmler

Heinrich Himmler was a German Nazi military commander and a close associate of Adolf Hitler

GermanOctober 7, 1900539 views

Freddie Prinze

Freddie Prinze was a famous American stand-up comedian and actor

AmericanJune 22, 1954205 views

Chester Bennington

Chester Bennington was an American musician, songwriter and occasional actor

AmericanMarch 20, 1976143 views

Cesare Pavese

Cesare Pavese was an Italian poet, novelist, literary critic and translator

Amy Levy

Amy Levy was a British poetess and novelist, one of the most remembered authors of the Victorian era

BritishNovember 10, 1861111 views

Brenda Benet

Brenda Benet was an American TV and film actress

AmericanAugust 14, 1945657 views

Margaux Hemingway

Margaux Louis Hemingway was a famous American model turned actress of the 1970s

AmericanJanuary 1, 1954239 views

Eva Braun

Eva Braun was the partner of Hitler and later his wife – only for a few hours

GermanFebruary 6, 1912415 views

Cheyenne Brando

Cheyenne Brando was a Tahitian model best known as the daughter of legendary American actor Marlon Brando

FrenchFebruary 20, 1970347 views