Famous People Who Died of Suicide - Celebrities with Suicide - page 5

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
Alan Turing

Alan Turing

Alan Turing was a famous mathematician and World War II cryptanalyst, working for the British government

BritishJune 23, 1912169 views

Daniel Kyre

Daniel Kyre was an American YouTube star, a musician, and a comedian

AmericanJuly 6, 199491 views

René Gerónimo Favaloro

René Gerónimo Favaloro was a renowned Argentinean cardiovascular surgeon

ArgentinianJuly 12, 1923546 views

Mark Salling

Mark Wayne Salling was an American actor, singer and musician

AmericanAugust 17, 1982761 views

Avicii

Tim Bergling, better known by his stage name Avicii, was a Swedish musician, DJ, remix artist, and record producer

Jonathan Brandis

Jonathan Brandis was an American actor known for his role in the miniseries ‘It.’

AmericanApril 13, 1976584 views

Mark Rothko

Marcus Yakovlevich Rothkowitz was a painter of Latvian Jewish descent living in the United States of America

AmericanSeptember 25, 1903151 views

Sawyer Sweeten

Sawyer Sweeten was an American child actor, best known for playing ‘Geoffrey Barone’ in the hit ‘CBS’ sitcom, ‘Everybody Loves Raymond.’

AmericanMay 12, 1995246 views

Alexander McQueen

Alexander McQueen was a renowned British fashion designer who rose to fame as the chief designer of the Louis Vuitton Givenchy fashion line

BritishMarch 17, 1969120 views