davis 1944 1988 43 musician heroin unknown elmyr de hory 1906 1976 70 art forger barbiturates suicide (suspected) ed delahanty 1867 1903 35 baseball player unspecified unknown delahanty was intoxicated when he drowned in niagara falls. anestis delias 1912 1944 31–32 musician heroin unknown paul demayo 1967 2005 37 bodybuilder heroin unknown ted demme 1963 2002 38 director cocaine accidental suspected drug-induced heart attack rené-thierry magon de la villehuchet 1943 2008 65 businessman sleeping pills suicide edwin denby 1903 1983 80 poet sleeping pills unknown margaret de patta 1903 1964 60 jewelry designer unspecified pills suicide patterson dial 1902 1945 42 writer, actress barbiturates unknown philip dimmitt 1801 1841 39–40 texian army officer morphine suicide dj screw 1971 2000 29 disc jockey codeine accidental dmx 1970 2021 50 rapper cocaine unknown drug-induced heart attack desmond donnelly 1920 1974 53 politician barbiturates and alcohol suicide michael dorris 1945 1997 52 writer unspecified drugs and alcohol suicide tommy dorsey 1905 1956 51 musician sleeping pills accidental choked to death while intoxicated eric douglas 1958 2004 46 comedian multiple unknown unspecified tranquilizers, painkillers and alcohol nick drake 1948 1974 26 musician antidepressants suicide (suspected) jonathan drummond-webb 1959 2004 45 pediatric heart surgeon unspecified prescription drugs suicide kevin dubrow 1955 2007 52 singer cocaine accidental bobby duncum jr. 1965 2000 34 wrestler unspecified painkillers and alcohol unknown kenne duncan 1903 1972 68 actor barbiturates suicide theresa duncan 1966 2007 40 video game designer paracetamol and alcohol suicide ryan dunn 1977 2011 34 actor, stunt man alcohol accidental motor-vehicle collision while intoxicated anthony durante 1967 2003 36 wrestler fentanyl unknown guru dutt 1925 1964 39 actor sleeping pills and alcohol unknown jeanne eagels 1890 1929 39 actress chloral hydrate unknown justin townes earle 1982 2020 38 singer-songwriter fentanyl and cocaine accidental jamal edwards 1990 2022 31 entrepreneur and dj cocaine cardiac arrythmia bernie elsey 1906 1986 79–80 property developer unspecified suicide john entwistle 1944 2002 57 musician cocaine accidental drug-induced heart attack brian epstein 1934 1967 32 music entrepreneur sleeping pills accidental howie epstein 1955 2003 47 musician heroin and unspecified prescription drugs unknown suspected overdose paul epstein 1871 1939 68 mathematician barbital suicide blanca errázuriz 1894 1940 45 socialite barbiturates suicide austin eubanks 1981 2019 37 motivational speaker heroin accidental eyedea 1981 2010 28 musician unspecified accidental chris farley 1964 1997 33 actor cocaine and morphine accidental pete farndon 1952 1983 30 musician heroin unknown drowned after overdosing rainer werner fassbinder 1945 1982 37 playwright, director barbiturates and cocaine unknown brenda fassie 1964 2004 39 singer cocaine unknown josé fernández 1992 2016 24 baseball pitcher cocaine and alcohol accidental fernández was under the influence when he died in a boating accident lolo ferrari 1963 2000 37 pornographic actress unspecified suicide (suspected) officially ruled as "most likely suicide", though previously speculated as murder paul ferris 1941 1995 54 film composer unspecified unknown vincent flemmi 1935 1979 43–44 gangster unspecified unknown antonio flores 1961 1995 33 singer, actor unspecified unknown bernard floud 1915 1967 52 politician sleeping pills unknown suspected overdose althea flynt 1953 1987 33 co-publisher of hustler heroin undetermined drowned after overdosing; whether her death was intentional or not was unclear steve foley 1959 2008 49 musician unspecified accidental suspected overdose seán fortune 1954 1999 44–45 priest unspecified drugs and alcohol suicide sidney fox 1911 1942 30 actress sleeping pills suicide (suspected) henry stephen fox 1791 1846 55 diplomat unspecified unknown j. herbert frank 1885 1926 40 actor chloroform suicide frank used a combination of chloroform and natural gas. rosemarie frankland 1943 2000 57 actress unspecified prescription drugs suicide katy french 1983 2007 24 model, socialite cocaine and ephedrine accidental official cause of death was hypoxic ischemic brain injury caused by cocaine and ephedrine gary frisch 1969 2007 38 website founder ketamine misadventure frisch jumped from a balcony while intoxicated danny gans 1956 2009 52 impressionist, entertainer hydromorphone accidental gans was killed by a combination of the prescription drug and a pre-existing heart condition paul gardiner 1958 1984 25 musician heroin unknown judy garland 1922 1969 47 singer, actress secobarbital accidental officially accidental though speculated suicide paul gauguin 1848 1903 54 painter morphine unknown gidget gein 1969 2008 39 musician unspecified unknown suspected overdose peaches geldof 1989 2014 25 actress heroin unknown martha gellhorn 1908 1998 89 writer cyanide poisoning suicide lowell george 1945 1979 34 musician unspecified accidental talitha getty 1940 1971 30 actress heroin unknown harold gimblett 1914 1978 63 cricketer unspecified unknown michèle girardon 1938 1975 36 actress sleeping pills suicide billy glide 1970 2014 43 pornographic actor unspecified unknown trevor goddard 1962 2003 40 actor multiple accidental heroin, cocaine, diazepam and hydrocodone/paracetamol denis goodwin 1929 1975 45 writer sleeping pills and alcohol unknown greg giraldo 1965 2010 44 comedian unspecified prescription drugs accidental dwayne goettel 1964 1995 31 musician heroin unknown adam goldstein 1973 2009 36 disc jockey multiple accidental cocaine, levamisole, oxycodone, hydrocodone, lorazepam, clonazepam, alprazolam and diphenhydramine paul gray 1972 2010 38 musician fentanyl and morphine accidental lucy grealy 1963 2002 39 poet heroin unknown william lindsay gresham 1909 1962 53 author sleeping pills suicide gribouille 1941 1968 26 singer unspecified medication and alcohol unknown eddie griffin 1982 2007 25 basketball player alcohol accidental motor-vehicle collision while intoxicated emmett grogan 1942 1978 35 activist heroin unknown gustaf gründgens 1899 1963 63 actor sleeping pills suicide (suspected) clinton haines 1976 1997 21 computer hacker heroin accidental kenneth halliwell 1926 1967 41 actor pentobarbital suicide ollie halsall 1949 1992 43 musician unspecified unknown lois hamilton 1952 1999 47 model, actress unspecified unknown marthe hanau 1890 1935 44–45 fraudster sleeping pills unknown tony hancock 1924 1968 44 actor amphetamines and alcohol suicide edward a. hannegan 1807 1857 51 senator morphine unknown tommy hanson 1986 2015 29 baseball pitcher cocaine and alcohol accidental malcolm hardee 1950 2005 55 comedian alcohol accidental drowned after he fell into the water while intoxicated james harden-hickey 1854 1898 43 author, adventurer morphine suicide tim hardin 1941 1980 39 musician heroin unknown eric harroun 1982 2014 31 free syrian army fighter heroin and sertraline accidental domino harvey 1969 2005 35 bounty hunter fentanyl unknown rodney harvey 1967 1998 30 actor, model heroin unknown walter hasenclever 1890 1940 49 poet, playwright barbital suicide imogen hassall 1942 1980 38 actress tuinal unknown bobby hatfield 1940 2003 63 musician cocaine unknown drug-induced heart attack james hatfield 1958 2001 43 author unspecified prescription pills suicide felix hausdorff 1868 1942 73 mathematician barbital suicide phyllis haver 1899 1960 61 actress barbiturates suicide (suspected) taylor hawkins 1972 2022 50 musician multiple james hayden 1953 1983 29 actor heroin unknown suspected overdose ira hayes 1923 1955 32 united states marine alcohol accidental hayes was killed by a combination of exposure and intoxication rory hayes 1949 1983 34 cartoonist multiple unknown died from polypharmacy of unspecified drugs paul hayward 1954 1992 37–38 rugby league player heroin unknown mitch hedberg 1968 2005 37 comedian cocaine and heroin unknown thomas heggen 1918 1949 30 writer barbiturates suicide (suspected) tim hemensley 1972 2003 30–31 musician heroin unknown margaux hemingway 1954 1996 42 actress phenobarbital suicide jimi hendrix 1942 1970 27 musician barbiturates accidental hendrix aspirated his own vomit and died of asphyxia while intoxicated curt hennig 1958 2003 44 wrestler cocaine unknown gregory herbert 1947 1978 30 musician heroin suicide james leo herlihy 1927 1993 66 novelist, actor sleeping pills suicide gino hernandez 1957 1986 28 wrestler unspecified unknown george hickenlooper 1963 2010 47 documentary filmmaker oxymorphone and alcohol accidental ureli corelli hill 1802 1875 72–73 conductor morphine suicide virginia hill 1916 1966 49 courier sleeping pills unknown ashihei hino 1907 1960 49 soldier, author sleeping pills suicide bob hite 1943 1981 38 singer heroin unknown roger hobbs 1988 2016 28 writer unspecified unknown jane aiken hodge 1917 2009 91 writer unspecified suicide abbie hoffman 1936 1989 52 activist phenobarbital suicide philip seymour hoffman 1967 2014 46 actor multiple accidental heroin, cocaine, benzodiazepines and amphetamines william holden 1918 1981 63 actor alcohol accidental holden fell and bled to death while intoxicated michael holliday 1924 1963 38 singer unspecified suicide crash holly 1971 2003 32 wrestler carisoprodol suicide suspected overdose hollywood fats 1954 1986 32 musician heroin unknown gary holton 1952 1985 33 actor, musician heroin unknown james honeyman-scott 1956 1982 25 musician cocaine unknown drug-induced heart attack shannon hoon 1967 1995 28 musician cocaine unknown russell hopton 1900 1945 45 actor sleeping pills unknown suspected overdose paul horner 1978 2017 39 comedian multiple accidental clonazepam, despropionyl fentanyl, diazepam, ethanol and furanyl fentanyl sebastian horsley 1962 2010 47 artist cocaine and heroin unknown tim horton 1930 1974 44 ice hockey player dexamyl and alcohol accidental motor-vehicle collision while intoxicated whitney houston 1963 2012 48 singer, actress cocaine accidental houston drowned, with heart disease and cocaine listed as contributing factors tim hovey 1945 1989 44 child actor unspecified unknown andrée howard 1910 1968 57 ballet dancer unspecified unknown suspected overdose dick howard 1935 1967 32 athlete heroin unknown lisa howard 1930 1965 35 reporter phenobarbital suicide officially suicide though speculated as murder howard hughes 1905 1976 70 aviator, businessman codeine unknown hughes died of liver failure after his physician administered an overdose of codeine mark r. hughes 1956 2000 44 businessman doxepin and alcohol accidental gertrude hullett 1906 1956 49–50 wife sodium barbital suicide officially ruled as suicide by an inquest which received criticism; john bodkin adams was charged with her murder, though never tried for it harold hunter 1974 2006 31 skateboarder, actor cocaine unknown drug-induced heart attack leona hutton 1892 1949 56 actress codeine unknown phyllis hyman 1949 1995 45 singer pentobarbital and secobarbital suicide fanny imlay 1794 1816 22 wife laudanum suicide andy irons 1978 2010 32 surfer multiple unknown died from cardiac arrest, with secondary cause of death as acute mixed drug ingestion of cocaine, methamphetamines, alprazolam and methadone bruce edwards ivins 1946 2008 62 microbiologist paracetamol suicide barnaby jack 1977 2013 35 hacker, security expert multiple unknown cocaine, heroin and other unspecified drugs charles r. jackson 1903 1968 65 author barbiturates suicide jennifer lyn jackson 1969 2010 40 playboy playmate heroin unknown suspected overdose michael jackson 1958 2009 50 singer lorazepam and propofol involuntary manslaughter jackson was killed by an accidental overdose administered by his physician peter jackson 1964 1997 33 rugby league player heroin unknown steve jagielka 1978 2021 43 football player methadone unknown "moderate" levels of cocaine were also present joyce jameson 1932 1987 54 actress unspecified suicide jimi jamison 1951 2014 63 musician methamphetamine unknown "acute methamphetamine intoxication" was a contributing factor tom jans 1948 1984 36 singer unspecified unknown suspected overdose jóhann jóhannsson 1969 2018 48 artist cocaine and cold medicine unknown the "likely cause of death" was found to be a combination of the two drugs dean johnson 1961 2007 46 entertainer oxycodone unknown randy johnston 1988 2008 20 model unspecified accidental ragnhild jølsen 1875 1908 32 author morphine suicide anissa jones 1958 1976 18 actress methaqualone and alcohol accidental chloe jones 1975 2005 29 pornographic actress unspecified prescription drugs accidental rob jones 1975 2005 29 musician heart attack suspected to have been caused by a heroin overdose janis joplin 1943 1970 27 musician heroin accidental juice wrld 1998 2019 21 rapper oxycodone and codeine accidental official cause of death was seizures induced by acute oxycodone and codeine intoxication kazuo kageyama 1927 1965 38 baseball player sleeping pills unknown frida kahlo 1907 1954 47 artist opiates suicide (suspected) official cause of death was pulmonary embolism, though no autopsy was performed; modern biographers believe that she committed suicide with opiates john kahn 1947 1996 48 musician heroin unknown chris kanyon 1970 2010 40 wrestler unspecified pills suicide lisa robin kelly 1970 2013 43 actress multiple accidental combined drug intoxication of unspecified drugs david a. kennedy 1955 1984 28 son of robert f. kennedy multiple unknown cocaine, pethidine and thioridazine beverly kenney 1932 1960 28 singer secobarbital and alcohol suicide bernard kettlewell 1907 1979 72 lepidopterist, medical doctor unspecified accidental david kelly 1944 2003 59 weapons expert dextropropoxyphene suicide evidence indicated kelly consumed 29 dextropropoxyphene pills dorothy kilgallen 1913 1965 52 journalist barbiturates and ethannol unknown margot kidder 1948 2018 69 actress unspecified painkillers and alcohol suicide rodney king 1965 2012 47 taxi driver multiple accidental drowned due to the combined effects of a heart condition, alongside alcohol, cocaine, marijuana