Aged 27
Famous people who died at 27
50 of the 11,867 best-known people in our data died aged 27, including Jim Morrison, Jimi Hendrix and Amy Winehouse.
- Jim MorrisonAmerican singer and poet; lead vocalist of The Doors · 1943–1971
- Jimi HendrixAmerican guitarist · 1942–1970
- Amy WinehouseEnglish singer-songwriter · 1983–2011
- Kurt CobainAmerican rock musician, singer and songwriter · 1967–1994
- Janis JoplinAmerican singer · 1943–1970
- John XIIHead of the Catholic Church from 955 to 964 · c. AD 937–964
- Gregory VPope and ruler of the Papal States (c.972-999) · c. AD 972–999
- Charles VIII of FranceKing of France from 1483 to 1498 · 1470–1498
- Ahmed I14th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire · 1590–1617
- Murad IVThe 17th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire · 1612–1640
- Alfonso XII of Spain ↗King of Spain from 1874 to 1885 · 1857–1885
- August Macke ↗German painter of the expressionist group Der Blaue Reiter · 1887–1914
- Georg Trakl ↗Austrian poet · 1887–1914
- Crazy Horse ↗Oglala Sioux chief · 1849–1877
- Jean-Michel Basquiat ↗American artist · 1960–1988
- Robert Johnson ↗American blues singer and guitarist · 1911–1938
- Anton Yelchin ↗American actor · 1989–2016
- Brian Jones ↗British musician · 1942–1969
- Henry Moseley ↗English physicist · 1887–1915
- Michael III ↗Byzantine emperor from 842 to 867 · AD 840–867
- Alexander of Greece ↗King of Greece · 1893–1920
- Konstantinos VI ↗Byzantine Emperor · c. AD 771–798
- Alain-Fournier ↗French writer · 1886–1914
- Persius ↗Roman poet and satirist (AD 34-62) · AD 34–62
- Cleopatra I Syra ↗Queen of Ptolemaic Egypt · c. 204–177 BC
- Andrés Escobar ↗Colombian footballer · 1967–1994
- Kim Jong-hyun ↗South Korean singer and dancer · 1990–2017
- Camilo Cienfuegos ↗Cuban revolutionary fighter and guerilla · 1932–1959
- Joseph Merrick ↗British man with severe deformities known as the Elephant Man · 1862–1890
- Bobby Sands ↗Activist of the Provisional Irish Republican Army · 1954–1981
- Michael V Kalaphates ↗Byzantine emperor · c. 1015–1042
- Enrique III of Castile ↗King of Castille · 1379–1407
- Isabel of Aragon ↗Queen consort of Portugal · 1470–1498
- Mariano José de Larra ↗Spanish romantic writer · 1809–1837
- Rupert Brooke ↗English poet · 1887–1915
- Dagobert II ↗Frankish king · c. AD 652–679
- Jihadi John ↗British terrorist and murderer · 1988–2015
- Ghazi of Iraq ↗King of the Hashemite Kingdom of Iraq (1912-1939) · 1912–1939
- Theudebert II ↗King of Austrasia · c. AD 585–612
- Arsinoe IV of Egypt ↗Queen of Ptolemaic Egypt from 48 BC to 47 BC · c. 68–41 BC
- Dmitry Pisarev ↗Russian journalist · 1840–1868
- Anna Leopoldovna ↗Regent and Grand Duchess of Russia · 1718–1746
- Jules Laforgue ↗Franco-Uruguayan poet · 1860–1887
- Ladislaus IV of Hungary ↗King of Hungary · 1262–1290
- Nikoloz Baratashvili ↗Georgian poet · 1817–1845
- William II of Holland ↗Count of Holland and King of the Romans · 1228–1256
- Delmira Agustini ↗Uruguayan modernist poet · 1886–1914
- Jonathan Brandis ↗American actor · 1976–2003
- Elisabetta Sirani ↗Italian painter · 1638–1665
- Hedvig Sophia of Sweden ↗Swedish princess · 1681–1708
"c." means only the years are known, so the age could be a year out. Dates are from Wikidata (CC0), last updated 22 October 2026.
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