Subscribe

Celebrity deaths - Living or Dead?

Living or Dead? Celebrities, films, tv shows, birthdays, deaths ... your one-stop shop to satisfy your morbid curiosity.

Who died on 15 August?

Celebrities who died on 15 August

Click to learn more about them

Oldest

97 years, 11 months, 10 days

Youngest

28 years, 2 months, 2 days

Born first

25 October 1869

Died first

15 August 1923

Born last

21 December 1965

Died last

15 August 2023

American baseball player Marty Hogan

Marty Hogan

American baseball player

1923
American humorist and entertainer Will Rogers

Will Rogers

American humorist and entertainer

1935
German footballer  Gerd Müller

Gerd Müller

German footballer

2021
American Christian writer Frederick Buechner

Frederick Buechner

American Christian writer

2022
German historian Eberhard Jäckel

Eberhard Jäckel

German historian

2017
American science fiction author Harry Harrison

Harry Harrison

American science fiction author

2012
Indian actress Vidya Sinha

Vidya Sinha

Indian actress

2019
American actress Duane Thompson

Duane Thompson

American actress

1970
Canadian journalist, author, civil servant Richard Gwyn

Richard Gwyn

Canadian journalist, author, civil servant

2020
French lawyer Jacques Vergès

Jacques Vergès

French lawyer

2013
Soviet rock musician Viktor Tsoi

Viktor Tsoi

Soviet rock musician

1990
American basketball player-coach Pete Carril

Pete Carril

American basketball player-coach

2022
Brazilian actress  Léa Garcia

Léa Garcia

Brazilian actress

2023
American football player and coach  Joe Walton

Joe Walton

American football player and coach

2021
Serbian journalist, author, historian and publicist Antonije Đurić

Antonije Đurić

Serbian journalist, author, historian and publicist

2020
American politician Paul Mitchell

Paul Mitchell

American politician

2021
Native American activist, scholar, and civil servant  Ada Deer

Ada Deer

Native American activist, scholar, and civil servant

2023
Swedish conductor Arnold Östman

Arnold Östman

Swedish conductor

2023
American comedian Sammy Petrillo

Sammy Petrillo

American comedian

2009
jazz vibraphone and marimba player Bobby Hutcherson

Bobby Hutcherson

jazz vibraphone and marimba player

2016
American politician Vern Ehlers

Vern Ehlers

American politician

2017
Hungarian American actor Paul Lukas

Paul Lukas

Hungarian American actor

1971
Bangladeshi artist  Murtoza Bashir

Murtoza Bashir

Bangladeshi artist

2020
Australian high jumper Chilla Porter

Chilla Porter

Australian high jumper

2020
American football player and coach, basketball coach, baseball player and coach Ewing Y. Freeland

Ewing Y. Freeland

American football player and coach, basketball coach, baseball player and coach

1953
author from Flanders, Belgium Stijn Streuvels

Stijn Streuvels

author from Flanders, Belgium

1969
American baseball player and coach George Burns

George Burns

American baseball player and coach

1966
British heavy metal singer  Steve Grimmett

Steve Grimmett

British heavy metal singer

2022
British anarchist Stuart Christie

Stuart Christie

British anarchist

2020
Polish actor and singer Jan Kiepura

Jan Kiepura

Polish actor and singer

1966
American professional wrestler Wrestling Pro

Wrestling Pro

American professional wrestler

2019
Film producer, studio executive William Goetz

William Goetz

Film producer, studio executive

1969
Soviet actor Anatoli Papanov

Anatoli Papanov

Soviet actor

1987
British chemist John Shipley Rowlinson

John Shipley Rowlinson

British chemist

2018
Player of American football Kyle Rote

Kyle Rote

Player of American football

2002
Italian politician Antonio Rastrelli

Antonio Rastrelli

Italian politician

2019

İsmail Özden

2018
Israeli legal scholar Ruth Gavison

Ruth Gavison

Israeli legal scholar

2020
former Foreign Minister and Finance Minister of the Somali Democratic Republic Abdirahman Jama Barre

Abdirahman Jama Barre

former Foreign Minister and Finance Minister of the Somali Democratic Republic

2017
Australian sport administrator Glenn Tasker

Glenn Tasker

Australian sport administrator

2019
Italian anti-Mafia activist and politician Rita Borsellino

Rita Borsellino

Italian anti-Mafia activist and politician

2018
1884-1936; American silent film director and actor John B. O'Brien

John B. O'Brien

1884-1936; American silent film director and actor

1936
American journalist Richard Tregaskis

Richard Tregaskis

American journalist

1973
Scottish composer and pianist and celebrated in the Classic FM Hall of Fame 2005-2012 Stuart Mitchell

Stuart Mitchell

Scottish composer and pianist and celebrated in the Classic FM Hall of Fame 2005-2012

2018
actress Seena Owen

Seena Owen

actress

1966
American football player and coach, judge Frank Piekarski

Frank Piekarski

American football player and coach, judge

1951
Polish playwright Stanisława Przybyszewska

Stanisława Przybyszewska

Polish playwright

1935
American football player Everett Kelly

Everett Kelly

American football player

1983