List of deaths through alcohol
This is a list of the most notable people in Category:Alcohol-related deaths who died of short- and/or long-term effects of alcohol consumption. Deaths caused indirectly by alcohol, such as combined drug intoxication, or driving under the influence, are not listed here.
| Name | Death date | Location | Cause | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verne Troyer | 21 April 2018 (aged 49) | Los Angeles, United States | Suicide by alcohol intoxication | Actor and comedian |
| Charles Kennedy | 1 June 2015 (aged 55) | Fort William, Scotland | Major haemorrhage linked to alcoholism | Liberal Democrat politician |
| Jeff Hanneman | 2 May 2013 (aged 49) | Inland Empire, California | Alcohol-related liver cirrhosis | Musician |
| Amy Winehouse | 23 July 2011 (aged 27) | London, United Kingdom | Alcohol intoxication | Singer/songwriter |
| Gary Moore | 6 February 2011 (aged 58) | Estepona, Spain | Heart attack | Musician |
| George Best | 25 November 2005 (aged 59) | London, United Kingdom | Alcoholism | Football player |
| Michael Elphick | 7 September 2002 (aged 55) | London, United Kingdom | Alcoholism | Actor |
| Phil Katz | 14 April 2000 (aged 37) | Wisconsin, United States | Alcoholism | Computer programmer |
| Oliver Reed | 2 May 1999 (aged 61) | Malta | Alcoholism | Actor |
| Brian Connolly | 10 February 1997 (aged 51) | Slough, United Kingdom | Renal failure | Singer |
| Townes Van Zandt | 1 January 1997 (aged 52) | Texas, United States | Heart attack | Musician |
| Mickey Mantle | 13 August 1995 (aged 63) | Dallas, United States | Liver cancer | New York Yankees center fielder |
| Peter Cook | 9 January 1995 (aged 57) | London, United Kingdom | Gastro-intestinal haemorrhage | Comedian |
| Keith Whitley | 9 May 1989 (aged 34) | Goodlettsville, Tennessee | Alcoholism | Country music singer |
| Chögyam Trungpa | 4 April 1987 (aged 48) | Halifax, Nova Scotia | Alcoholism, alcohol-related liver cirrhosis, cardiac arrest | Buddhist meditation master |
| Ian Hendry | 24 December 1984 (aged 53) | London, United Kingdom | Stomach haemorrhage | Actor |
| Truman Capote | 25 August 1984 (aged 59) | Los Angeles, United States | Liver disease | Writer |
| Richard Burton | 5 August 1984 (aged 58) | Geneva, Switzerland | Cerebral haemorrhage | Actor |
| Garrincha | 20 January 1983 (aged 49) | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Alcoholism | Footballer |
| John Bonham | 25 September 1980 (aged 32) | Windsor, United Kingdom | Asphyxiation | Drummer for Led Zeppelin, musician |
| Yootha Joyce | 24 August 1980 (aged 53) | London, England | Alcoholism | Actress |
| Vladimir Vysotsky | 25 July 1980 (aged 42) | Moscow, Soviet Union | Heart attack | Singer, songwriter, poet, and actor |
| Bon Scott | 19 February 1980 (aged 33) | London, United Kingdom | Acute alcohol intoxication | Lead singer and songwriter for hard rock band AC/DC |
| Reginald Maudling | 14 February 1979 (aged 61) | Royal Free Hospital, Hampstead, London, England | Alcohol-related liver cirrhosis, Kidney failure | Chancellor of the Exchequer |
| Ed Wood | 10 December 1978 (aged 54) | Los Angeles, United States | Cardiac arrest | Film director |
| Madan Mohan | 14 July 1975 (aged 51) | Mumbai, India | Alcohol-related liver cirrhosis | Composer |
| Veronica Lake | 7 July 1973 (aged 50) | Vermont, United States | Acute hepatitis | Actress |
| Ron "Pigpen" McKernan | 8 March 1973 (aged 27) | Corte Madera, United States | Gastrointestinal haemorrhage | Musician |
| Geeta Dutt | 20 July 1972 (aged 41) | Mumbai, India | Alcohol-related liver cirrhosis | Singer |
| Clyde McPhatter | 13 June 1972 (aged 39) | The Bronx, United States | Heart attack | R&B singer |
| Meena Kumari | 31 March 1972 (aged 38) | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India | Alcohol-related liver cirrhosis | Actress, poet, singer, costume designer |
| Jaikishan Dayabhai Panchal | 12 September 1971 (aged 41) | Mumbai, India | Alcohol-related liver cirrhosis | Composer |
| Jim Morrison | 3 July 1971 (aged 27) | Paris, France | Alcoholism | Musician, Poet |
| Jack Kerouac | 21 October 1969 (aged 47) | Tampa Bay, United States | Alcoholism | Writer |
| Barbara Payton | 8 May 1967 (aged 39) | San Diego, United States | Liver failure | Actress |
| Shailendra | 14 December 1966 (aged 43) | Mumbai, India | Alcohol-related liver cirrhosis | Lyricist |
| James Thurber | 2 November 1961 (aged 66) | New York, United States | Stroke | Cartoonist and writer |
| Errol Flynn | 14 October 1959 (aged 50) | Vancouver, Canada | Heart attack | Actor |
| Billie Holiday | 17 July 1959 (aged 44) | New York City, United States | Alcoholism | Singer |
| Raymond Chandler | 26 March 1959 (aged 70) | La Jolla, United States | Pneumonia | Writer |
| Lester Young | 15 March 1959 (aged 49) | New York, United States | Heart failure | Musician |
| Joseph McCarthy | 2 May 1957 (aged 48) | Maryland, United States | Acute hepatitis | Republican U.S. Senator |
| Ira Hayes | 24 January 1955 (aged 32) | Arizona, United States | Alcohol intoxication, hypothermia | War hero |
| Dylan Thomas | 9 November 1953 (aged 39) | New York, United States | Alcoholism | Writer |
| Hank Williams | 1 January 1953 (aged 29) | Oak Hill, United States | Acute ventricular dilation | Musician |
| Curly Howard | 18 January 1952 (aged 48) | San Gabriel, California | Stroke | Actor |
| Sinclair Lewis | 10 January 1951 (aged 65) | Rome, Italy | Alcoholism | Novelist, playwright, short story writer |
| W. C. Fields | 25 December 1946 (aged 66) | Pasadena, United States | Alcoholism | Actor |
| Lorenz Hart | 22 November 1943 (aged 48) | New York City, United States | Alcoholism | Lyricist |
| John Barrymore | 29 May 1942 (aged 60) | Los Angeles, United States | Alcohol-related liver cirrhosis | Actor |
| Helen Morgan | 9 October 1941 (aged 41) | Chicago, United States | Alcohol-related liver cirrhosis | Singer, actress |
| F. Scott Fitzgerald | 21 December 1940 (aged 44) | Hollywood, United States | Heart attack | Writer |
| Mustafa Kemal Atatürk | 10 November 1938 (aged 57) | Dolmabahçe Palace, Istanbul, Turkey | Alcohol-related liver cirrhosis | First president of Turkey |
| Fernando Pessoa | 30 November 1935 (aged 47) | Lisbon, Portugal | Alcohol-related liver cirrhosis or alcohol-related pancreatitis | Poet, writer, literary critic, translator, publisher and philosopher |
| Bix Beiderbecke | 6 August 1931 (aged 28) | New York, United States | Pneumonia | Musician |
| O. Henry | 5 June 1910 (aged 47) | New York, United States | Alcohol-related liver cirrhosis | Writer |
| Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec | 9 September 1901 (aged 36) | Saint-André-du-Bois, France | Alcoholism | Painter, printmaker, draughtsman, caricaturist, and illustrator |
| Pōmare V | 12 June 1891 (aged 51) | Royal Palace, Papeʻete, Tahiti | Alcoholism | The last monarch of Tahiti |
| Modest Mussorgsky | 28 March 1881 (aged 42) | Saint Petersburg, Russia | Alcoholism, delirium tremens, epileptic seizure | Composer |
| Franklin Pierce | 8 October 1869 (aged 64) | Concord, United States | Edema or alcohol-related liver cirrhosis (death certification) | U.S. President |
| Ardashir Mirza | 1866 (aged 58–59) | Tehran, Iran | Alcohol-related issues | Prince, and governor |
| Daniel Webster | 24 October 1852 (aged 70) | Marshfield, Massachusetts, U.S. | Alcohol-related liver cirrhosis | United States Secretary of State |
| Ranjit Singh | 27 June 1839 (aged 58) | Lahore, Sikh Empire (present-day Punjab, Pakistan) | Alcoholism, liver failure, stroke | 1st Maharaja of the Sikh Empire |
| Pōmare II | 7 December 1821 (aged 38–39) | Motu Uta, Papeete, Tahiti | Alcohol-related issues | The second king of Tahiti between 1782 and 1821 |
| Béla II of Hungary | 13 February 1141 (aged 31–32) | Hungary | Alcohol-related issues | King of Hungary and Croatia from 1131 |
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The Journal of the American Medical Association defines alcoholism as "a primary, chronic disease characterized by impaired control over drinking, preoccupation with the drug alcohol, use of alcohol despite adverse consequences, and distortions in thinking, most notably denial."[1] The majority of people in this list died from causes brought on by alcoholism.
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