List of deaths by accidental drug overdose

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This is a list of famous deaths by accidental drug overdose:

• GG Allin, cult psychopathic punk rock singer and country and western singer who fronted The Jabbers, The Scumfucs, The Murder Junkies among other bands.
• Matthew Ansara, actor, son of Michael Ansara and Barbara Eden
• Bridgette Andersen, child actress, Savannah Smiles
• John Belushi, comedian/actor
• Len Bias, college basketball star
• Tommy Bolin, Deep Purple musician
• Elisa Bridges, Playboy Playmate
• Lenny Bruce, comedian
• Robert Buck, 10,000 Maniacs Musician
• Tim Buckley, musician
• Ken Caminiti, baseball player
• Truman Capote, writer
• Steve Clark, Def Leppard musician
• Montgomery Clift, actor
• Dorothy Dandridge, actress
• Nick Drake, musician
• Kevin DuBrow, musician
• Bobby Duncum, Jr., professional wrestler
• John Entwistle, musician
• Brian Epstein, Beatles manager
• Chris Farley, comedian/actor
• Rainer Werner Fassbinder, film director
• Keith Ferguson, Fabulous Thunderbirds, musician
• Judy Garland, musician/actress
• Trevor Goddard, actor
• Tim Hardin, musician
• Bobby Hatfield, musician (fatal heart attack was triggered by a cocaine overdose)
• Mitch Hedberg, comedian/actor
• Margaux Hemingway, model/actress
• Jimi Hendrix, musician (sleeping pills)
• Curt Hennig, professional wrestler
• Shannon Hoon, musician
• Anissa Jones, actress
• Russell Jones, musician (overdose on cocaine and prescription painkillers)
• Janis Joplin, musician
• John Kordic, hockey player
• Eugene "Big Daddy" Lipscomb, American football player
• Sonny Liston, world champion boxer (possible)
• Bela Lugosi, actor
• Donyale Luna, model
• Phil Lynott, musician
• Frankie Lymon, musician
• David McComb, musician
• Aimee Semple McPherson, evangelist
• Keith Moon, musician
• Marilyn Monroe, actress (death of a barbiturate overdose has still not been proven)
• Jim Morrison, musician (fatal heart attack triggered by a heroin overdose)
• Brad Nowell, musician, Sublime
• Lani O'Grady, actress, Eight Is Enough
• Bryan Ottoson, musician
• Marco Pantani, cyclist
• Gram Parsons, musician
• Robert Pastorelli, actor
• Christopher Pettiet, actor
• Christopher Penn, actor
• Kristen Pfaff, musician
• River Phoenix, actor
• Rob Pilatus, acting singer Milli Vanilli
• Edgar Allan Poe, author (one of several possible theories; see Death of Edgar Allan Poe)
• Elvis Presley, musician
• Freddie Prinze, comic, actor Chico and the Man, self-inflicted gunshot wound while under the influence of Quaaludes
• Glenn Quinn, actor
• Dee Dee Ramone, musician
• Elis Regina, Brazilian singer
• Don Rogers, American football player
• Bon Scott, singer AC/DC, Aspiration brought on by alcohol intoxication
• Edie Sedgwick, model/actress
• Bobby Sheehan musician, Blues Traveler
• Eric Show baseball player
• Hillel Slovak guitarist, Red Hot Chili Peppers
• Anna Nicole Smith actress and media celebrity
• Layne Staley, musician
• Gary Thain, bass guitarist Uriah Heep
• Enrique Urquijo, Spanish musician
• Sid Vicious, musician
• Andrew Wood, musician and singer
• Paula Yates, TV personality
• Linda Wong, porn actress

See also

• Lists of people by cause of death
  • List of drug-related deaths
  • List of suicides (Includes intentional overdoses)