Famous People Who Died at Age 26

From the Who2 database of 4,809 musicians, actors, historical figures, and other celebrities:

• Redding, Otis (at 26 years 92 days on December 10, 1967)

• Chimpsky, Nim (died of a heart attack at 26 years 123 days on March 23, 2000)

• Tate, Sharon (was murdered at 26 years 197 days on August 9, 1969)

• Selfridge, Thomas E. (at 26 years 222 days on September 17, 1908)

• Taylor, Breonna (was shot to death at 26 years 282 days on March 13, 2020)

• Parsons, Gram (died of a drug overdose at 26 years 318 days on September 19, 1973)

• Booth, John Wilkes (was shot to death at 26 years 351 days on April 26, 1865)

Index by age of death