Name Age At Death Profession
Nick Adams 37 Actor
John Belushi 33 Comedian
Len Bias 23 Basketball Player
Charles Boyer 79 Actor
Ken Caminiti 41 Baseball Player
Truman Capote 60 Writer
John Cassavetes 60 Actor/Director
Kurt Cobain 27 Musician
Tommy Dorsey 51 Musician
Chris Farley 33 Comedian
Judy Garland 47 Singer/Actress
Margaux Hemmingway 42 Actress
Jimi Hendrix 28 Musician
Abbie Hoffman 53 Political Activist
Billie Holiday 44 Singer
Whitney Houston 48 Singer
Howard Hughes 71 Industrialist
Andy Irons 32 Surfer
Michael Jackson 51 Singer
Janis Joplin 27 Singer
Jack Kerouac 47 Author
Dorothy Kilgallen 52 Journalist
Alan Ladd 51 Actor
Heath Ledger 29 Actor
Bruce Lee 33 Actor/Martial Artist
Anna Nicole Smith 40 Actress/Playboy Playmate
Billy Mays 51 Sales/Pitchman
Joseph McCarthy 49 Politician
Jim Morrison 28 Musician
Marilyn Monroe 36 Actress
River Phoenix 23 Actor
Darrell Porter 50 Baseball Player
Elvis Presley 42 Singer
Freddie Prinze 23 Actor/Comedian
Sid Vicious 22 Musician
Sara Teasdale 49 Poet
Ike Turner 76 Musician
Dinah Washington 39 Singer
Amy Winehouse 28 Singer
This list is made up of only those people with whom I am familiar. The list grows steadily and surely.
If one were to Google "Drug Overdose Famous People", one would discover thousands of names.
Your thoughts?