Aged 28
Famous people who died at 28
45 of the 11,867 best-known people in our data died aged 28, including Caligula, Novalis and Heath Ledger.
- CaligulaThird Roman emperor · AD 12–41
- NovalisGerman poet and writer · 1772–1801
- Heath LedgerAustralian actor · 1979–2008
- FatimaDaughter of Muhammad · AD 604–632
- Saint GeorgeChristian saint and martyr · c. AD 275–303
- AviciiSwedish electronic music producer · 1989–2018
- Viktor TsoiSoviet rock musician · 1962–1990
- Egon SchieleAustrian painter · 1890–1918
- Diogo JotaPortuguese footballer · 1996–2025
- Otto II ↗Holy Roman Emperor from 973 to 983 and King of Italy from 980 to 983 · c. AD 955–983
- Stephen Crane ↗American novelist, short story writer, poet, and journalist · 1871–1900
- Amrita Sher-Gil ↗Hungarian-Indian painter · 1913–1941
- Brandon Lee ↗American actor · 1965–1993
- Edmund II of England ↗King of the English, Wessex dynasty · c. 988–1016
- Dražen Petrović ↗Croatian basketball player · 1964–1993
- Frédéric Bazille ↗French painter · 1841–1870
- Philip I of Castile ↗King of Castile (1506), Ruler of Habsburg Netherlands · 1478–1506
- Messalina ↗Roman empress (c.AD 17/20–48); 3rd wife of Claudius · c. AD 20–48
- Yazdegerd III ↗The 27th and last Sasanian emperor · c. AD 624–652
- Akira Matsunaga ↗Japanese association football player · 1914–1943
- Dagobert I ↗Frankish king · c. AD 611–639
- Emiliano Sala ↗Argentine association football player · 1990–2019
- Henry the Young King ↗Second of five sons of King Henry II of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine · 1155–1183
- Jochen Rindt ↗German racing driver · 1942–1970
- Hristo Botev ↗Bulgarian poet, journalist and revolutionary · 1848–1876
- Fanny Kaplan ↗Russian assassin · 1890–1918
- Alexei Petrovich, Tsarevich of Russia ↗Russian Tsarevich · 1690–1718
- Anne Neville ↗Queen of England from 1483 to 1485 · 1456–1485
- Anne of Bohemia ↗Czech princess · 1366–1394
- Goo Hara ↗South Korean pop singer · 1991–2019
- Hasan al-Askari ↗Eleventh of the Twelve Shia Imams · AD 845–874
- Marc-Vivien Foé ↗Cameroonian and French footballer · 1975–2003
- Paulus Potter ↗Dutch painter · 1625–1654
- Lulach ↗Scottish king · c. 1030–1058
- Sarah Kane ↗English playwright · 1971–1999
- Kilij Arslan I ↗Seljuk sultan · c. 1079–1107
- Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale ↗British prince (1864-1892); eldest child of the future King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra · 1864–1892
- The Rev ↗American musician · 1981–2009
- Big Pun ↗American rapper · 1971–2000
- Bix Beiderbecke ↗American jazz musician · 1903–1931
- Canute V of Denmark ↗King of Denmark · c. 1129–1157
- Jingtai Emperor ↗Emperor of the Ming Dynasty · 1428–1457
- Leon Czolgosz ↗American laborer and assassin · 1873–1901
- Werner Mölders ↗German officer and fighter pilot during World War II · 1913–1941
- Edie Sedgwick ↗American socialite, actress and model · 1943–1971
"c." means only the years are known, so the age could be a year out. Dates are from Wikidata (CC0), last updated 22 October 2026.
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