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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 23 September?

Celebrities who died on 23 September

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Oldest

99 years, 1 month, 24 days

Youngest

14 years, 8 months, 29 days

Born first

31 May 1879

Died first

23 September 1951

Born last

2006

Died last

23 September 2023

Hong Kong-British-American physicist Charles K. Kao

Charles K. Kao

Dead

Hong Kong-British-American physicist

2018
novelist, short story writer Robert Bloch

Robert Bloch

Dead

novelist, short story writer

1994
American actress Louise Fletcher

Louise Fletcher

Dead

American actress

2022
American ice hockey player Nic Kerdiles

Nic Kerdiles

Dead

American ice hockey player

2023
Dead
American professional football player Gale Sayers

Gale Sayers

American professional football player

2020
Dead
French actress and singer Juliette Gréco

Juliette Gréco

French actress and singer

2020
Dead
American musician Robert Hunter

Robert Hunter

American musician

2019
Dead
American author, journalist and philanthropist Jane Fortune

Jane Fortune

American author, journalist and philanthropist

2018
Dead
American actor, dancer, choreographer, director, screenwriter and film director Bob Fosse

Bob Fosse

American actor, dancer, choreographer, director, screenwriter and film director

1987
Dead
American film producer Gary Kurtz

Gary Kurtz

American film producer

2018
Dead
American journalist Harold Evans

Harold Evans

American journalist

2020
Dead
New Zealand politician Taito Phillip Field

Taito Phillip Field

New Zealand politician

2021
Dead
American singer Terry Kirkman

Terry Kirkman

American singer

2023
Dead
American funk/soul/R&B singer Charles Bradley

Charles Bradley

American funk/soul/R&B singer

2017
Dead
racecar driver Nino Vaccarella

Nino Vaccarella

racecar driver

2021
Dead
English composer Malcolm Arnold

Malcolm Arnold

English composer

2006
Dead
Soviet actress Yelena Maksimova

Yelena Maksimova

Soviet actress

1986
Dead
1918-1992 American writer Glendon Swarthout

Glendon Swarthout

1918-1992 American writer

1992
Dead
Indian actor P. U. Chinnappa

P. U. Chinnappa

Indian actor

1951
Dead
Australian businessman John Elliott

John Elliott

Australian businessman

2021
Dead
American saxophonist Alfred Ellis

Alfred Ellis

American saxophonist

2021
Dead
actress Kathlyn Williams

Kathlyn Williams

actress

1960
Dead
American actor William Traylor

William Traylor

American actor

1989
Dead
Recipient of the Victoria Cross Manley Angell James

Manley Angell James

Recipient of the Victoria Cross

1975
Dead
Chief of the Tsleil-Waututh Nation Chief Dan George

Chief Dan George

Chief of the Tsleil-Waututh Nation

1981
Dead
American writer Stuart J. Byrne

Stuart J. Byrne

American writer

2011
Dead
American historian Charles Grier Sellers

Charles Grier Sellers

American historian

2021
Dead
Indian politician Suresh Angadi

Suresh Angadi

Indian politician

2020
Dead
Cardinal of the Catholic Church Jorge Liberato Urosa Savino

Jorge Liberato Urosa Savino

Cardinal of the Catholic Church

2021
Dead
French restaurateur Pierre Troisgros

Pierre Troisgros

French restaurateur

2020
Dead
Puerto Rican musician Roberto Roena

Roberto Roena

Puerto Rican musician

2021
Dead
American actor Billy House

Billy House

American actor

1961
Dead
Indian biologist Ranajit Chakraborty

Ranajit Chakraborty

Indian biologist

2018
Dead
American actor John Eldredge

John Eldredge

American actor

1961
Dead
Devoted and self-sacrificing teenager from Iran Ali Landi

Ali Landi

Devoted and self-sacrificing teenager from Iran

2021
Dead
British politician Jim Sheridan

Jim Sheridan

British politician

2022
Dead
Indian film actor Trilok Kapoor

Trilok Kapoor

Indian film actor

1988
Dead
1894–1971 American comedian and actor Billy Gilbert

Billy Gilbert

1894–1971 American comedian and actor

1971
Dead
American Olympic pole vaulter Steve Smith

Steve Smith

American Olympic pole vaulter

2020
Dead
American singer and guitarist Guitar Crusher

Guitar Crusher

American singer and guitarist

2020
Dead
Mexican baseball player Aurelio Rodríguez

Aurelio Rodríguez

Mexican baseball player

2000
Dead
French actor and singer Bourvil

Bourvil

French actor and singer

1970
Dead
Polish actor Franciszek Pieczka

Franciszek Pieczka

Polish actor

2022
Dead
Lithuanian footballer Artūras Rimkevičius

Artūras Rimkevičius

Lithuanian footballer

2019
Dead
American businessman David Wolkowsky

David Wolkowsky

American businessman

2018
Dead
Australian novelist Christopher Koch

Christopher Koch

Australian novelist

2013
Dead
Polish bishop and theologian Edward Janiak

Edward Janiak

Polish bishop and theologian

2021
Dead
Japanese screenwriter Kōgo Noda

Kōgo Noda

Japanese screenwriter

1968