Thursday 6 February 2014

List of Famous People That Committed Suicide

With great power always comes great responsibilities; and some times the responsibility of self can be the biggest task of all. There are a lot of people, through history, that have been loved by the masses, for one thing or the other- Whether it was their inventions, or their talents,or  artistic capabilities, or their willingness to fight for the people; most of them won the hearts of the people, but along the line, they lost theirs.



Below is a list of famous people, who, regardless of their remarkable achievements on Earth, took their own lives in the end. Below is a list of famous people that committed suicide.








Alexander McQueen- Accomplished British fashion designer
On the morning of 11th February 2010, his housekeeper found him hanging at his home on Green Street London W1. He was 40 years old. He left a suicide note that read- 'Look after my dogs, sorry, I love you, Lee.'











Kurt Cobain- Lead singer of American Grunge band, Nirvana
In April of 1994, he ended his own life, at age 27, with a shotgun shot to the head.







Marilyn Monroe- Hollywood actress...Sex symbol
Although there was evidence that she died from poisoning, which was recorded as probable suicide, conspiracy theorists have long believed she was murdered. She had a very successful career in the 40s and 50s, and was romantically involved with a lot of the high and mighty in the American society at the time- including the late 53rd President of American, John F Kennedy.




Sigmund Freud- Australian Neurologist, and founding father of psychoanalysis
In 1939, after suffering from the pains of cancer of the mouth for many years, he decided to end his life. And, with the corporation of his doctor, he took a certain dose of Morphine, which helped him pass away quietly.







Michael Alfonso (Mike Awesome)- American Professional Wrestler
On February 17, 2007, a group of his friends found him hanging in his Tampa (Florida) home.










Edwin Armstrong- American inventor of the FM Radio
One sunny afternoon, after years of battling for his FM Radio Patent rights with RCA, he removed the air conditioner from the wall of his 13th floor apartment, and jumped to his death






Don Cornelius- American TV show host, and producer
He was famous for being the creator and host of the nationally syndicated dance/music franchise, Soul Train. At 75, in the early mornings of February 1, 2012, he was found dead in his apartment, from a self-inflicted gunshot would to the dead.






Donny Hathaway- American Jazz musician
He was working at the studio on his second album, when he started acting paranoid, and blabbing jargon. The recording session was halted, and everyone went home. Later in the day, he was found dead on the sidewalk below the window of his 15th floor room in New York's Essex House hotel.











Chris Lighty- American music industry executive and manager
Through his successful career in the music industry, Lighty's artists management company, Violator managed highly accomplished rappers such as Busta Rhymes, Fat Joe and 50 Cent. On August 30, 2012, he was found dead in his Bronx apartment from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound to the dead.







Vincent Van Gogh- Dutch post-impressionist painter
In the midst of dealing with a life long case of depression, and frequent bouts of mental illness, he managed to create some of the finest pieces of art known to man. At 37, in 1890, he shot himself in the chest and died shortly afterwards.






Lee Thompson Young- American actor
Known for his roles in such movies as, Friday Night Lights and The Famous Jett Jackson...and TV series such as Smallville and Rizzoli & Isles. On August 19, 2013, he was found dead in his apartment from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. It was later discovered that he had been receiving treatments for depression and bipolar disorder.



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