Famous People Who Died at 20

The list of famous people who died at 20 includes XXXTentacion, Dorothy Stratten, Daniel Wayne Smith, Roza Shanina, Andrew Goodman. Famous personalities featured on this list, include emperors & kings, political leaders, soldiers and aviators and from other domains of life. This list of celebrities who died at 20 includes people from United States, France, United Kingdom & Russia and many more countries.

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XXXTentacion

(Rapper Well Known for His Depressing, and at Times Devastating Music)

Birthdate: January 23, 1998

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Birthplace: Plantation, Florida, United States

Died: June 18, 2018

A rapper and singer, XXXTentacion, gained fame with the success of the song, Look at Me, and release of albums like 17 and ?. In his personal life, he faced multiple legal issues from the beginning. He was shot dead at the young age of 20. XXXTentacion had a cult following among the youth owing to his depression and alienation thematic driven music.

Birthdate: May 28, 1999

Sun Sign: Gemini

Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States

Died: July 6, 2019

American actor Cameron Boyce achieved stardom as a teenager when he played one of the leads in the television show, Jessie. His role in the Descendants television film catapulted him to bigger heights. He also starred in a number of successful feature films like Grown Ups. He died in July 2019, at a young age of 20, due to epilepsy.

Pop Smoke

(American rapper closely associated with Brooklyn drill)

Birthdate: July 20, 1999

Sun Sign: Cancer

Birthplace: Canarsie, New York, United States

Died: February 19, 2020

Dorothy Stratten

(Canadian Former Actress and Model Who was Killed by Her Estranged Husband Paul Snider)

Birthdate: February 28, 1960

Sun Sign: Pisces

Birthplace: Vancouver, Canada

Died: August 14, 1980

Dorothy Stratten was a Canadian model, actress, and Playboy Playmate. Renowned for her beauty, Stratten was adjudged the Playboy Playmate of the Year in 1980 before she was killed by her estranged husband Paul Snider at the age of 20. Her relationship with Snider and her death inspired films, such as Death of a Centerfold and Star 80.

Josh Ryan Evans

(Known for His Role as ‘Timmy Lenox’ in the Soap Opera ‘Passions’)

Birthdate: January 10, 1982

Sun Sign: Capricorn

Birthplace: Hayward, California, United States

Died: August 5, 2002

Emmy-nominated actor Josh Ryan Evans is best remembered for his portrayal of Timmy Lenox in the soap Passions. His condition, a form of dwarfism named achondroplasia, caused him to look and sound like a child. He died during a medical procedure associated with a congenital heart disease.

Vanessa Guillén

(Soldier who was murdered on April 22, 2020, inside a Fort Hood, Texas)

Birthdate: September 30, 1999

Sun Sign: Libra

Birthplace: United sates

Died: April 22, 2020

Birthdate: October 25, 1811

Sun Sign: Scorpio

Birthplace: Bourg-la-Reine, French Empire

Died: May 31, 1832

Évariste Galois was a French mathematician best remembered for solving a 350-year-old problem when he was still in his teens. His work formed the basis for group theory and Galois theory, two important branches of abstract algebra. Also a political activist, Évariste Galois died at the age of 20 after suffering wounds in a duel.

Birthdate: April 3, 1924

Sun Sign: Aries

Birthplace: Edma, Ustyansky District, Russia

Died: January 28, 1945

Roza Shanina walked 8 miles to her school and back every day and ran away from home when her parents refused to allow her to study any further. The Red Army sniper, known as unseen terror of East Prussia for her 59 killings, documented her combat experience in a diary.

Birthdate: October 31, 1948

Sun Sign: Scorpio

Birthplace: Los Angeles County, California, United States

Died: October 4, 1969

Birthdate: 0231 AD

Birthplace: Catania, Italy

Died: 0251 AD

Agatha of Sicily is a Christian saint, one of the several virgin martyrs commemorated by name in the Canon of the Mass. She was put to death during the Decian persecution (250–253) in Catania, Sicily. Owing to her determined profession of faith, she is highly venerated in Christianity. She is the patron saint of martyrs and wet nurses.

Birthdate: November 23, 1943

Sun Sign: Sagittarius

Birthplace: New York City

Died: June 21, 1964

Ruslana Korshunova

(Model)

Birthdate: July 2, 1987

Sun Sign: Cancer

Birthplace: Almaty, Kazakhstan

Died: June 28, 2008

Height: 5'8" (173 cm)

Jan Palach

(Activist Known for Self-Immolation After the 1968 Invasion of Czechoslovakia)

Birthdate: August 11, 1948

Sun Sign: Leo

Birthplace: Prague, Czech Republic

Died: January 19, 1969

Deon Dreyer

(Diver)

Birthdate: August 7, 1974

Sun Sign: Leo

Birthplace: South Africa

Died: December 17, 1994

Rupert Cambridge, Viscount Trematon

(Queen Victoria's great grand son)

Birthdate: April 24, 1907

Sun Sign: Taurus

Birthplace: Esher, Surrey, England, United Kingdom

Died: April 15, 1928

Albert Ball

(Aviator, Military personnel)

Birthdate: August 14, 1896

Sun Sign: Leo

Birthplace: Nottingham

Died: May 7, 1917

Michael Llewelyn Davies

(Student)

Birthdate: June 16, 1900

Sun Sign: Gemini

Birthplace: London, England

Died: May 19, 1921

Chris Street

(Basketball Player)

Birthdate: February 2, 1972

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Birthplace: Iowa, United States

Died: January 19, 1993

Height: 6'8" (203 cm)

Rouzan al-Najjar

(Nurse)

Birthdate: September 13, 1997

Sun Sign: Virgo

Birthplace: Khuza'a, Khan Yunis, Gaza Strip

Died: June 1, 2018

Bahram II

(Fifth Sasanian King of Kings of Iran)

Birthdate: 0273 AD

Birthplace: Iran

Died: 0293 AD

Bahram II ruled as the fifth Shahanshah of the Sasanian Empire from 274 to 293. Although his reign witnessed several challenges, including a rebellion led by his brother Hormizd I Kushanshah, Bahram II managed to consolidate his empire by seeking the support of the Romans. Bahram II also encouraged and supported artworks in Sasanian Iran.

Ramani Bartholomeusz

(Model, Actress)

Birthdate: September 1, 1966

Sun Sign: Virgo

Birthplace: Sri Lanka

Died: June 30, 1987

Height: 5'8" (173 cm)

Raudha Athif

(Model)

Birthdate: May 18, 1996

Sun Sign: Taurus

Birthplace: Maldives

Died: March 29, 2017

Height: 5'3" (160 cm)

Birthdate: May 9, 1995

Sun Sign: Taurus

Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States

Died: May 29, 2015

Sonny Fai

(Former Rugby league centre)

Birthdate: March 20, 1988

Sun Sign: Pisces

Birthplace: Auckland, New Zealand

Died: January 4, 2009

Height: 6'4" (193 cm)

Oksana Kostina

(Russian Rhythmic Gymnast Who Was the 1992 World All-Around Champion and 1992 European All-Around Bronze Medalist)

Birthdate: April 15, 1972

Sun Sign: Aries

Birthplace: Irkutsk, Russia

Died: February 11, 1993

Hussain Adam

(Soldier)

Birthdate: 1968 AD

Birthplace: Kulhudhuffushi, Maldives

Died: November 3, 1988

Birthdate: January 22, 1986

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Birthplace: Mexia, Texas

Died: September 10, 2006

Daniel Wayne Smith was the son of model/actor Anna Nicole Smith with her first husband. He made occasional appearances on his mother’s show The Anna Nicole Show. He died of an accidental drug overdose at age 20, at his mother’s maternity ward, shortly after the birth of his half-sister Dannielynn.

Theudebald

(Son of Theudebert I and Deuteria, was the king of Metz, Rheims)

Birthdate: 0535 AD

Birthplace: France

Died: 0555 AD

Feodor III of Russia

(Russian Child Ruler)

Birthdate: June 9, 1661

Sun Sign: Gemini

Birthplace: Moscow, Russia

Died: May 7, 1682

Bekzat Sattarkhanov

(Kazakh Boxer)

Birthdate: April 4, 1980

Sun Sign: Aries

Birthplace: Turkistan, Kazakhstan

Died: December 31, 2000

Louis V of France

(King)

Birthdate: 0967 AD

Birthplace: France

Died: May 21, 0987

Davide Sorrenti

(Photographer)

Birthdate: July 9, 1976

Sun Sign: Cancer

Birthplace: Naples

Died: February 4, 1997

Grand Duchess Anna Petrovna of Russia

(Duchess consort of Holstein-Gottorp (21 May 1725 – 4 March 1728))

Birthdate: January 27, 1708

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Birthplace: Moscow, Russia

Died: March 4, 1728

Ananda Mahidol

(King of Siam)

Birthdate: September 20, 1925

Sun Sign: Virgo

Birthplace: Heidelberg, Germany

Died: June 9, 1946

Luís Filipe, Prince Royal of Portugal

(Prince)

Birthdate: March 21, 1887

Sun Sign: Aries

Birthplace: Palácio Nacional de Belém, Lisbon, Portugal

Died: February 1, 1908

The eldest son of Portuguese king Carlos I, Luís Filipe, Prince Royal of Portugal is also known as the 20-minute king. His father was killed by assassins while traveling with the family in an open carriage. Luis, who became the default king, died 20 minutes later. He was almost 21 when he died.

Władysław III of Poland

(King of Poland (1434 - 1444), King of Hungary and Croatia (1440 - 1444))

Birthdate: October 31, 1424

Sun Sign: Scorpio

Birthplace: Kraków, Poland

Died: November 10, 1444

Władysław III was 10 when he succeeded his father, Władysław II Jagiełło, to the throne of Poland. However, he spent most of his rule guided and dominated by Polish noble Oleśnicki. He also ruled as the king of Hungary and Croatia and the duke of Lithuania.

Marjorie Bruce

(Princess)

Birthdate: 1296 AD

Birthplace: Dundonald, Scotland

Died: 1316 AD

Louis II of Hungary

(King of Hungary, Bohemia, and Croatia (1516 - 1526))

Birthdate: July 1, 1506

Sun Sign: Cancer

Birthplace: Budapest, Hungary

Died: August 29, 1526

Louis II of Hungary reigned as the King of Hungary, Bohemia, and Croatia from 1516 to 1526. His loss against the Ottomans led to the annexation of Hungary by the Ottomans; Louis II of Hungary was killed while fighting the Ottomans in the Battle of Mohács.

Samuel Kaboo Morris

(Prince)

Birthdate: 1873 AD

Birthplace: Liberia

Died: May 12, 1893

Tokugawa Iemochi

(Shogun)

Birthdate: July 17, 1846

Sun Sign: Cancer

Birthplace: Minato-ku

Died: August 29, 1866

Carles casagemas

(Painter)

Birthdate: September 27, 1880

Sun Sign: Libra

Birthplace: Barcelona, Spain

Died: February 17, 1901

Catalan painter and poet Carles Casagemas was a friend and muse of Pablo Picasso. He died by suicide at 20, following a farewell dinner, after his proposal was rejected by Germaine, a model of both Picasso and Casagemas. Dona vestida de blanc remains one of his notable works.

Werner Voss

(Aviator, Military personnel)

Birthdate: April 13, 1897

Sun Sign: Aries

Birthplace: Krefeld

Died: September 23, 1917

Maria of Montferrat

(Queen)

Birthdate: 1192 AD

Birthplace: Acre, Israel

Died: March 31, 1212

Henry Stuart, Duke of Gloucester

(Duke of Gloucester)

Birthdate: July 8, 1640

Sun Sign: Cancer

Birthplace: Oatlands, England

Died: September 18, 1660

Shane Cross

(Skateboarder)

Birthdate: August 22, 1986

Sun Sign: Leo

Birthplace: Gold Coast

Died: March 7, 2007

Gernot Reinstadler

(Austrian Ski Racer Who Died in a Crash in 1991)

Birthdate: August 24, 1970

Sun Sign: Virgo

Birthplace: Zams, Austria

Died: January 19, 1991

Gernot Reinstadler was an Austrian ski racer who was considered one of the most promising young talents of the national downhill team of the early-1990s. Gernot Reinstadler died in a crash in 1991, post which safety measures were improved.

Somadeva

(Writer)

Birthdate: 1060 AD

Birthplace: India

Died: 1080 AD

Somadeva was an 11th-century writer hailing from Kashmir. It is believed that his father was a man named Rama. Somadeva was employed by Suryamati, a princess of Jalandhara and the wife of King Ananta of Kashmir. He used to write for her entertainment. He authored the Kathasaritsagara, a collection of legends, fairy tales, and folk tales.

Ernst Franz

(Sport cyclist)

Birthdate: March 8, 1894

Sun Sign: Pisces

Birthplace: Karlovarsky, Austria-Hungary

Died: February 9, 1915

Natalia Alexeievna

(Princess)

Birthdate: June 25, 1755

Sun Sign: Cancer

Birthplace: Prenzlau, Brandenburg, Prussia

Died: April 26, 1776