Kurt Cobain

Kurt Cobain

male, deceased (1994)
Nirvana member, grunge, From Seattle, Smells Like Teen Spirit, Nirvana, death by firearm in the United States…death by firearm, causeofdeathdisputed
Kurt Donald Cobain was the lead singer, guitarist, and songwriter of the Seattle-based rock band Nirvana. Cobain was born in Aberdeen, Washington...
Edgar Allan Poe

Edgar Allan Poe

male, deceased (1849)
poet, Short story writer, Romanticism, Horror writer, American, Detective fiction…University of Virginia alumni, Non-graduate alumni of West Point, causeofdeathdisputed
Edgar Allan Poe (January 19, 1809 - October 7, 1849) was an American poet, short story writer, playwright, editor, critic, essayist and one of the...
Zachary Taylor

Zachary Taylor

male, deceased (1850)
causeofdeathdisputed, Defender of slavery, From Louisville, Kentucky, Old Rough and Ready, American, Kentucky politician…President of the United States, war of 1812, compromise of 1850, Military of the United States, death by infectious disease
Zachary Taylor (November 24, 1784 - July 9, 1850) was an American military leader and the twelfth President of the United States. Known as "Old...
Tupac Shakur

Tupac Shakur

male, deceased (1996)
rapper, 2Pac, African-American, Death Row Records artist, Gang member, Hip hop activist…death by firearm, death by firearm in the United States, death row records, Guinness Book of World Records, causeofdeathdisputed
Tupac Amaru Shakur (June 16 1971 - September 13 1996), also known by his stage names: 2Pac, Makaveli, or simply Pac, was an American artist...
Marilyn Monroe

Marilyn Monroe

female, deceased (1962)
sex symbol, Pop icon, Golden Globe Award, Norwegian-American, actress, from Los Angeles…Hollywood Walk of Fame, lover of US president, Drug-related death, Alumni of University High School, causeofdeathdisputed
Marilyn Monroe (born Norma Jeane Mortenson on June 1, 1926 - August 5, 1962), was a Golden Globe Award-winning American actress, singer, model and...
Vladimir Lenin

Vladimir Lenin

male, deceased (1924) (Moscow, Russia)
communist, leninism, revolutionary, Russian, Communism, marxism…Heads of Government of the Soviet Union, Alumni of St. Petersburg State University, Party leader of the Soviet Union, causeofdeathdisputed, Father of the Nation
Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov (better known by the alias 'Lenin', was a Russian revolutionary, a communist politician, the main leader of the October...
Florence Griffith-Joyner

Florence Griffith-Joyner

female, deceased (1998)
African American, athlete, causeofdeathdisputed, Los Angeles Olympics, track and field athlete, silver medal
Florence Griffith-Joyner (born Delorez Florence Griffith), also known as Flo-Jo (December 21, 1959 - September 21, 1998) was an American track and...
Peter Tchaikovsky

Peter Tchaikovsky

male, deceased (1893)
tchaikovsky, pianist, Tchaikovsky's musical works, Romantic composer, romantic, Russian…causeofdeathdisputed, Made the disastrous mistake of marrying
Pyotr (Peter) Ilyich Tchaikovsky was a Russian composer of the Romantic era. Although not a member of the group of Russian composers usually known...
Brian Jones

Brian Jones

male, deceased (1969)
27 Club, Old Patesian, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, drug, mod, Appalachian dulcimer player…causeofdeathdisputed
Lewis Brian Hopkin Jones was the founding member, lead and rhythm guitarist and backing singer in the English rock group, The Rolling Stones. Jones...
Pope John Paul I

Pope John Paul I

male, deceased (1978)
Giovanni Paolo I, from the Province of Belluno, Participant in the Second Vatican Council, roman catholic church, death by myocardial infarction, Ioannes Paulus PP. I…Year of Three Pope, Patriarchs of Venice, causeofdeathdisputed, Servant of God, death from cardiovascular disease
Pope John Paul I (Latin: "Ioannes Paulus PP. I", Italian: "Giovanni Paolo I"), born Albino Luciani, (October 17, 1912-September 28, 1978) reigned...