Famous People Who Died of Suicide - Celebrities with Suicide - page 7

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
Robin Williams

Robin Williams

Robin Williams was an American actor best known for his performance in the movie ‘Good Will Hunting’

AmericanJuly 21, 1951254 views

Marilyn Monroe

Marilyn Monroe was a famous and one of the foremost and biggest sex symbol of Hollywood

AmericanJune 1, 1926412 views

Lucius Annaeus Seneca

Lucius Annaeus Seneca, commonly known as Seneca, was a Roman philosopher and statesman

Ancient Roman4 BC233 views

Le Corbusier

Le Corbusier was a Swiss-born French architect, who was also famous for his painting talents

FrenchOctober 6, 1887234 views

Kurt Cobain

Kurt Donald Cobain was an American singer-songwriter

AmericanFebruary 20, 1967166 views

Joseph Goebbels

Paul Joseph Goebbels was a leader and propagandist during Nazi Germany

GermanOctober 29, 1897405 views

Aaron Hernandez

Aaron Hernandez was an American football tight end who played for the New England Patriots in the NFL

Anne Sexton

Anne Sexton was a famous American poet known for her confessional poems

Ernest Hemingway

Ernest Hemingway was a Nobel Prize-winning American writer

AmericanJuly 21, 1899242 views

Elliott Smith

Elliott Smith was a talented musician who could play multiple instruments like guitar, piano, drums, and clarinet

AmericanAugust 6, 1969221 views