Every year, we see the rise of new celebrities. We are talking about young artists, athletes, movie stars, musicians, etc. Each and every one of them has the potential to change the world for the better.
That said, with each passing year, celebrities are dying as well. While the deaths of celebrities from previous generations are at least predictable, the same cannot be said for those of the more recent generations. A multitude of reasons can help explain why many celebrities pass away at an awfully young age. You may think death by disease is the most common cause of death, but death by external factors such as motor collision, gunshot, and physical trauma… contributed a lot to this list as well. And that is not taking into consideration how many deaths were results of self-inflicted harm.
2022 was one brutal year for celebrities. As of November 10th, the world bade farewell to no less than 170 celebs. This list will give you information on how certain celebrities passed away in the year 2022 alone. All entries on this list will be accompanied by their date of birth and death, along with what caused it.
#1 Aaron Carter
Source: RICH FURY/INVISION/AP
Born on: December 7th, 1987
Died on: November 5th, 2022
Cause of death: Unknown (pending report)
#2 Angela Lansbury
Source: ROBYN BECK, AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES
Born on: October 16th, 1925
Died on: October 11th, 2022
Cause of death: Old age
#3 Anne Heche
Source: JORDAN STRAUSS, JORDAN STRAUSS/INVISION/AP
Born on: May 25th, 1969
Died on: August 11th, 2022
Cause of death: Brain injury by multiple motor vehicle collisions
#4 Charlbi Dean
Source: VIANNEY LE CAER, VIANNEY LE CAER/INVISION/AP
Full name: Charlbi Dean Kriek
Born on: February 5th, 1990
Died on: August 29th, 2022
Cause of death: Presumed viral lung infection
#5 Coolio
Source: ROB GRABOWSKI, ROB GRABOWSKI/INVISION/AP
Full name: Artis Leon Ivey Jr.
Born on: August 1st, 1963
Died on: September 28th, 2022
Cause of death: Cardiac arrest
#6 D.H. Peligro
Source: LORNE THOMSON, REDFERNS
Full name: Darren Eric Henley
Born on: July 9th, 1959
Died on: October 28th, 2022
Cause of death: Trauma to the head
#7 Eileen Ryan
Source: FREDERICK M. BROWN, GETTY IMAGES
Birth name: Eileen Annucci
Born on: October 16th, 1927
Died on: October 9th, 2022 (1 week before her 95th birthday)
Cause of death: Old age
#8 Franco Dragone
Source: TOM DULAT
Born on: December 12th, 1952
Died on: September 30th, 2022
Cause of death: Heart attack
#9 Gallagher
Source: GABE GINSBERG, FILMMAGIC
Full name: Leo Anthony Gallagher Jr.
Born on: July 24th, 1946
Died on: November 11th, 2022
Cause of death: Organ failure
#10 Gerald Stern
Source: OSAMU HONDA, AP
Full name: Gerald Daniel Stern
Born on: February 22nd, 1925
Died on: October 27th, 2022
Cause of death: Old age
#11 Henry Silva
Source: KEVORK DJANSEZIAN, AP
Born on: September 23rd, 1926
Died on: September 14th, 2022
Cause of death: Old age
#12 Jean-Luc Godard
Source: MIGUEL MEDINA, AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES
Born on: December 3rd, 1930
Died on: September 13th, 2022
Cause of death: Assisted suicide procedure
#13 Jerry Lee Lewis
Source: JOHN DAVISSON/INVISION/AP
Born on: September 29th, 1935
Died on: October 28th, 2022
Cause of death: Pneumonia
#14 Jody Miller
Source: THE OKLAHOMAN FILE
Birth name: Myrna Joy Miller
Born on: November 29th, 1941
Died on: October 6, 2022
Cause of death: Parkinson’s disease
#15 Kevin Conroy
Source: CHELSEA GUGLIELMINO, GETTY IMAGES
Born on: November 30th, 1955
Died on: November 10th, 2022
Cause of death: Intestinal cancer
#16 Leslie Phillips
Source: LEN TRIEVNOR, GETTY IMAGES
Full name: Leslie Samuel Phillips
Born on: April 20th, 1924
Died on: November 7th, 2022
Cause of death: Old age
#17 Wolfgang Petersen
Source: DAN MACMEDAN, USA TODAY
Born on: March 14th, 1941
Died on: August 12th, 2022
Cause of death: Pancreatic cancer
Cause of death: N/A (cause of death not yet given, presumably old age)
#18 Louise Fletcher
Source: AP
Full name: Estelle Louise Fletcher
Born on: July 22nd, 1934
Died on: September 23rd, 2022
Cause of death: Old age
#19 Lucy Simon
Source: AP
Lucy’s sister, Joanna, has been mentioned in entry number 25. Joanna Simon died of thyroid cancer on October 19th, just one day before Lucy’s breast cancer killed the latter.
Full name: Lucy Elizabeth Simon
Born on: May 5th, 1940
Died on: October 20th, 2022
Cause of death: Breast cancer
#20 Marsha Hunt
Source: JORDAN STRAUSS/INVISION/AP
Also known as: Marcia Virginia Hunt
Born on: October 17th, 1917
Died on: September 7th, 2022
Cause of death: Old age
#21 Pharaoh Sanders
Source: JOHN DAVISSON, INVISION/AP
Full name: Ferrell Lee Sanders
Born on: October 13th, 1940
Died on: September 24th, 2022
Cause of death: N/A (not yet revealed)
#22 PnB Rock
Source: PRINCE WILLIAMS, WIREIMAGE
Full name: Rakim Hasheem Allen
Born on: December 9th, 1991
Died on: September 12th, 2022
Cause of death: Gunshot wound (under investigation)
#23 Queen Elizabeth II
Source: JEFF J MITCHELL, GETTY IMAGES
Queen Elizabeth’s reign lasted 70 years and 214 days, making it the longest of any British and female monarch in history.
Born on: April 21st, 1926
Died on: September 8th, 2022
Cause of death: Old age
#24 Robbie Coltrane
Source: CARL COURT, AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES
Full name: Anthony Robert McMillan
Born on: March 30th, 1950
Died on: October 14th, 2022
Cause of death: Multiple organ failure complicated by sepsis, lower respiratory tract infection, and heart block
#25 Robert Louis Gordy Sr.
Source: WEST GRAND MEDIA LLC
Born on: July 15th, 1931
Died on: October 21th, 2022
Cause of death: Old age
#26 Sacheen Littlefeather
Source: AP
Also known as: Marie Louise Cruz
Born on: November 14th, 1946
Died on: October 2nd, 2022
Cause of death: Breast cancer
#27 Takeoff
Source: JORDAN STRAUSS, JORDAN STRAUSS/INVISION/AP
Full name: Kirsnick Khari Ball
Born on: June 18th, 1994
Died on: November 1st, 2022
Cause of death: Gunshot wounds
