Famous People Who Died of Suicide - Celebrities with Suicide - page 6
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 | |||
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| Name | Birthday | Nationality | Bio |
| Monika Dannemann | June 24, 1945 | German | Check 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 Salling | August 17, 1982 | American | Mark Wayne Salling was an American actor, singer and musician |
| Brenda Benet | August 14, 1945 | American | Brenda Benet was an American TV and film actress |
| Avicii | September 8, 1989 | Swedish | Tim Bergling, better known by his stage name Avicii, was a Swedish musician, DJ, remix artist, and record producer |
| Ilse Koch | September 22, 1906 | German | Ilse Koch was the wife of Karl-Otto Koch, the chief of the Nazi concentration camps in Buchenwald and Majdanek |
| Jonathan Brandis | April 13, 1976 | American | Jonathan Brandis was an American actor known for his role in the miniseries ‘It.’ |
| Chris Benoit | May 21, 1967 | Canadian | Chris Benoit (Christopher Michael Benoit) was a Canada born professional wrestler |
| René Gerónimo Favaloro | July 12, 1923 | Argentinian | René Gerónimo Favaloro was a renowned Argentinean cardiovascular surgeon |
| Heinrich Himmler | October 7, 1900 | German | Heinrich Himmler was a German Nazi military commander and a close associate of Adolf Hitler |
| Fred West | September 29, 1941 | British | Fred West was an English serial killer who committed more than 12 murders |
Rashaan Salaam
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Reinaldo Arenas
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Alberto Santos Dumont
Alberto Santos Dumont was a Brazilian aviation pioneer who designed, built, and flew the first practical dirigible
Peg Entwistle
Peg Entwistle was a British-born stage and screen actress, who appeared in only film and became infamous for committing suicide at the age of 24
Walter Benjamin
Walter Benjamin was a German philosopher, literary critic, essayist, writer and social critic
George Reeves
George Reeves was an American television and film actor who was best known for playing the character of ‘Superman’
Virginia Woolf
Virginia Woolf was an English author and novelist who wrote modernist classics