Famous People Who Died of Suicide - Celebrities with Suicide - page 8

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
Aaron Swartz

Aaron Swartz

Aaron Swartz was an American computer programmer and entrepreneur

Kate Spade

Kate Spade was an American fashion designer, businesswoman and the former co-owner of the designer brand, 'Kate Spade New York'

AmericanDecember 24, 1962160 views

Sylvia Plath

Pulitzer Prize winner, Sylvia Plath was an American poet, novelist, and short story writer

AmericanOctober 27, 1932129 views

Diane Arbus

Diane Arbus was a Jewish American photographer of the twentieth century who was notable for her eerie black and white photographs

AmericanMarch 14, 1923233 views

Demosthenes

Demosthenes was a prominent statesman and orator of ancient Greek

Greek384 BC225 views

Monika Dannemann

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.

GermanJune 24, 19451,831 views

Cleopatra

Cleopatra was the last Pharaoh of Egypt

Egyptian69 BC248 views

Chris Cornell

Chris Cornell is an American rock musician

AmericanJuly 20, 1964256 views

Chris Benoit

Chris Benoit (Christopher Michael Benoit) was a Canada born professional wrestler

CanadianMay 21, 1967570 views