Top 10 Famous People Who Died in Bizarre Circumstances

The Top Ten

Jimi Hendrix

Jimi Hendrix was an American rock guitarist, singer, and songwriter. Though his mainstream career lasted only about four years from 1966 to 1970, he's widely regarded as one of the most influential electric guitarists in popular music.... read more

He choked on his own vomit and died of asphyxia while being intoxicated with barbiturates. It was later revealed that he had taken nine of the Vesparax sleeping tablets, 18 times the recommended dosage.
Bob Crane

Crane was an American DJ and actor best known for his performances as Colonel Robert E. Hogan in the television sitcom Hogan's Heroes and for his unsolved death.
On the night of June 28, 1978, he is alleged to have called Carpenter to tell him that their friendship was over. The following day, Crane was discovered bludgeoned to death with a weapon (that was never found) at the Winfield Place Apartments in Scottsdale, Arizona. Investigators found semen on his body and assumed that the murderer may have ejaculated on him after killing him.
Someone bludgeoned him while he was sleeping with a tire iron, smashing in his skull. The killer then cut an electric cord from a motel lamp with a pocketknife and tied a tight knot around Crane's neck.
The suspect was acquitted due to lack of evidence.
Jim Morrison

James Douglas "Jim" Morrison (December 8, 1943 - July 3, 1971) was an American singer, songwriter, and poet best remembered as the lead vocalist and lyricist of the Doors. He became a counterculture icon of the 1960s, known for his flamboyant stage presence and poetic lyrics. Morrison died in Paris in... read more
Marilyn Monroe

Marilyn Monroe (born Norma Jeane Mortenson, June 1, 1926 - August 5, 1962) was an American actress, singer, and model. Decades after her unexpected death, she has remained one of Hollywood's greatest sex symbols with her eye-catching style, champagne blonde hair, and breathless manner of speaking. She... read more
Bruce Lee

Bruce Lee (November 27, 1940 - July 20, 1973) was a Hong Kong and American martial artist, instructor, actor, director, screenwriter, producer, and philosopher. He founded Jeet Kune Do, a hybrid martial arts philosophy that influenced modern mixed martial arts (MMA). Lee is widely considered one of the... read more

He died of cerebral edema on July 20, 1973. Lee was to have dinner with James Bond star George Lazenby, with whom he intended to make a film. He didn't turn up for dinner. When checked, he was rushed to the hospital. His brain had swollen from 1,400 to 1,575 grams, and the doctors couldn't revive him.
His son, Brandon Lee, died at 28 by an accidental shooting during the making of a movie, The Crow.
Natalie Wood

Natalie Wood, born Natalie Zacharenko (July 20, 1938 - November 29, 1981), was an acclaimed American film and television actress. She gained fame for her performances in Rebel Without a Cause opposite James Dean and as Maria in West Side Story. She remains a cultural icon, in part because of the mystery... read more
Elvis Presley

Elvis Aaron Presley was an American singer and actor, widely dubbed the "King of Rock and Roll" and regarded as a pivotal cultural icon of the 20th century. His energetic interpretations of songs and provocative performance style bridged racial music traditions during a period of social change, fueling... read more
Virginia Woolf

Adeline Virginia Woolf, born Stephen on January 25, 1882, and deceased on March 28, 1941, was an English writer. She was a central figure in the literary movement known as modernism and a member of the Bloomsbury Group. Her most famous works include Mrs Dalloway, To the Lighthouse, and Orlando.

She committed suicide by putting stones in her overcoat and drowning herself in the River Ouse near her home. Woolf experienced her first depressive episode at 15, after the death of her mother and then her two half-sisters two years later. In 1904, after her father died, Woolf experienced her second episode of depression and was briefly hospitalized.
She was sexually abused by her half-brother throughout her childhood and teenage years, which caused depression and suicidal tendencies. She also had bipolar disorder, and the images of drowning seemed to haunt her.
Marvin Gaye

Marvin Gaye (born Marvin Pentz Gay Jr., April 2, 1939 - April 1, 1984) was an American singer and songwriter. He helped shape the sound of Motown in the 1960s, initially as an in-house session musician and later as a solo artist with a series of hits, earning him the nicknames "Prince of Motown" and... read more

He was shot by his own father in 1984 after an argument over misplaced documents. His father had actually been beaten by the singer prior to the shooting and received five years of probation.
Jeff Buckley

Jeffrey Scott "Jeff" Buckley (November 17, 1966 - May 29, 1997), who was raised as Scott "Scottie" Moorhead, was an American singer-songwriter and guitarist.
Buckley was born in Anaheim, California, into a musical family. His mother, Mary Guibert, was a classically trained musician, and his father... read more

The Newcomers

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Attila the Hun

Attila, who died in March 453, was the ruler of the Huns from 434 until his death. Often called Attila the Hun, he led invasions into the Eastern and Western Roman Empires and was one of Rome's most feared enemies. His campaigns significantly shaped the geopolitical dynamics of fifth-century Europe.
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Sam Cooke

Samuel Cook, professionally known as Sam Cooke, was an American singer, songwriter, and entrepreneur. Born on January 22, 1931, he became a pivotal figure in soul music and is often referred to as the King of Soul. He was known for his smooth vocals and his role in shaping the sound and influence of... read more

The Contenders

Sylvia Plath

Sylvia Plath (October 27, 1932 - February 11, 1963) was an American poet, novelist, and short-story writer. She is recognized for advancing the genre of confessional poetry. Her most notable poetry collections include The Colossus and Other Poems and Ariel.... read more

She was married to Ted Hughes (British Nobel Laureate). He left her for another woman in 1962. She fell into a deep depression, struggling with mental illness (she was on antidepressants).
In February 1963, she placed her head in an oven with the gas turned on. Plath prevented the fumes from seeping into her children's room by sealing the room with towels.
The weird thing is that Ms. Wevill, who helped raise Nicholas and Frieda (Plath's children) after Plath's death, killed herself and her 4-year-old daughter, Shura.
Nicholas Hughes, her son, killed himself at his home in Alaska on March 16, 2009, nearly a half-century after his mother and stepmother (the woman Ted left Plath for) did the same.
Ramón Novarro

He was a Mexican actor in Hollywood. Film star Novarro, the original Ben Hur, choked on his own blood due to an Art Deco dildo being shoved down his throat.
Two brothers, Paul and Tom Ferguson (aged 22 and 17), suffocated the star with a lead dildo when he hired them from an agency to come to his Laurel Canyon home as he was homosexual.
The two men believed that a large sum of money was hidden in his house. The prosecution accused them of torturing Novarro for several hours to force him to reveal where the nonexistent money was hidden. They left with merely 20 dollars, which they took from his bathrobe pocket before fleeing the scene.
Grigori Rasputin

Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin was a Russian mystic and faith healer who befriended the family of Tsar Nicholas II, the last emperor of Russia. He gained considerable influence in late imperial Russia due to his close relationship with Empress Alexandra. Rasputin's presence at the imperial court stirred... read more
Ernest Hemingway

Ernest Miller Hemingway (July 21, 1899 - July 2, 1961) was an American novelist, short story writer, and journalist. His economical and understated style had a strong influence on 20th-century fiction, and his adventurous life and public persona influenced later generations. Hemingway produced most of... read more

He shot himself with his favorite gun. Hemingway unlocked the basement door where his guns were kept, went upstairs to the front entrance foyer of their Ketchum home, and shot himself.

I don't know why Hemingway reminds me of Freddie Mercury because they both look similar.
Princess Diana

Diana, Princess of Wales, born Lady Diana Frances Spencer on July 1, 1961, was the first wife of Charles, who later became King Charles III. She was the mother of William, Prince of Wales, and Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex.... read more
Isadora Duncan

Angela Isadora Duncan, born May 26, 1877, or May 27, 1878, and deceased September 14, 1927, was an American dancer and choreographer known for her innovative and expressive style of modern dance. Born in California, she spent much of her adult life in Western Europe and the Soviet Union. She died at... read more

She died because of being choked by her scarf, which got stuck in her car.
Tycho Brahe
John Denver

Henry John Deutschendorf Jr., known professionally as John Denver, was an American singer-songwriter, actor, activist, and humanitarian whose greatest commercial success came as a solo singer beginning in the 1970s.
He was known for hits such as Take Me Home, Country Roads, Annie's Song, and Rocky... read more

He died in a plane crash on October 12, 1997. His face and body were badly disfigured, and his fingerprints were used to confirm that he was the pilot.
Harry Houdini

Harry Houdini was an American illusionist and stunt performer famous for his escape acts. He gained worldwide fame in the early 20th century through performances involving handcuffs, straitjackets, and locked containers. Houdini was also a vocal skeptic of spiritualists and conducted debunking campaigns... read more
Michael Strunge
Steve Irwin

Stephen Robert "Steve" Irwin was an Australian wildlife expert, television personality, and conservationist. He was born in 1962 and gained international fame through his television series The Crocodile Hunter, which he co-hosted with his wife, Terri Irwin. Steve Irwin died in September 2006 after being... read more
Phil Hartman

Philip Edward "Phil" Hartman, September 24, 1948, to May 28, 1998, was a Canadian-American actor, comedian, screenwriter, voice actor, and graphic artist. He gained fame as a cast member on Saturday Night Live and for his voice roles on The Simpsons. Hartman also starred in the television sitcom NewsRadio... read more

He was killed by his wife, who then killed herself.
Janis Joplin

Janis Joplin (1943-1970) was an American singer who rose to fame as the lead vocalist of the psychedelic rock band Big Brother and the Holding Company. She was known for her powerful voice, emotive performances, and distinctive hippie style. Joplin remains an iconic figure in 1960s counterculture and... read more
Vincent van Gogh

Vincent Willem van Gogh (March 30, 1853, to July 29, 1890) was a Dutch Post-Impressionist painter and is among the most famous and influential figures in the history of Western art. In just over a decade, he created about 2,100 artworks, including around 860 oil paintings. Most of these were completed... read more
Michael Jackson

Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958 - June 25, 2009) was an American singer, songwriter, dancer, and philanthropist. He died from acute propofol and benzodiazepine intoxication, and his death was ruled a homicide. Jackson is widely regarded as one of the most significant cultural figures of the 20th... read more