Famous People who Died of Liver Cancer

1 - 17 of 17 Historically important and notable famous people who died of liver cancer ranked by their popularity on On This Day.

List of Deaths from Liver Cancer

1699-04-21 Jean Racine, French dramatist (Phèdre, Athalie), dies of liver cancer at 59
1925-03-12 Sun Yat-sen, Chinese revolutionary and father of modern China, dies of liver cancer at 58
1933-02-18 James J. Corbett, American boxer (world heavyweight champion 1892-97), dies of liver cancer at 66
1937-12-20 Erich Ludendorff, German general during World War I, dies of liver cancer at 72
1946-03-30 John Vereker, British-Irish aristocrat (6th Viscount Gort), decorated military officer (WWI, WW2), and administrator (Governor of Malta, 1942-44; High Commissioner of British Mandate of Palestine, 1944-45), dies of liver cancerat 59
1950-01-02 Emil Jannings, German actor (Faust, The Blue Angel, The Way of All Flesh), dies of liver cancer at 65
1967-07-17 John Coltrane, American jazz saxophonist and composer ("Blue Train"; "My Favorite Things"; "A Love Supreme"), dies of liver cancer at 40
1970-01-10 Charles Olson, American poet (The Maximus Poems), dies of liver cancer at 59
1970-04-24 Otis Spann, American blues pianist and singer (The Blues Never Die!), dies of liver cancer at 40 [or perhaps, 46; birth date disputed]
1977-01-14 Anthony Eden, British Prime Minister (Conservative: 1955-57) and Foreign Secretary, dies of liver cancer at 79
1979-06-02 Jim Hutton, American actor (Ellery Queen; Who's Minding the Mint?), dies of liver cancer at 45
1982-04-21 Joe Sawyer [Sauers], Canadian actor (Adventures of Rin Tin Tin - "Sgt. Biff O'Hara"), dies of liver cancer at 75
1982-07-29 Harold Sakata [Toshiyuki], American actor (Gold Finger, Dimension 5), dies of liver cancer at 62
1984-02-17 Lucille Benson, American actress (Halloween II, 1941, Bosom Buddies), dies of liver cancer at 69
1984-08-25 Truman Capote, American author (Breakfast At Tiffany's; In Cold Blood), dies of liver cancer at 59
1985-02-07 Matt Monro [Terence Parsons], English pop singer ("Softly As I Leave You"), dies from liver cancer at 54
1989-02-27 Joseph "Joe" Silver, American actor (Lenny, Mr I Magination), dies of liver cancer at 66
1989-10-20 Anthony Quayle, British actor (Anne of 1000 Days, Lawrence of Arabia), dies from liver cancer at 76
1990-01-18 Melanie Appleby, English singer (Mel & Kim), dies of liver cancer at 23
1991-06-06 Stan Getz [Stanley Gayetski], American big band, bebop, cool jazz, and bossa nova tenor saxophonist (Woody Herman; Getz/Gilberto), dies of liver cancer at 64
1991-08-05 Soichiro Hondo, Japanese CEO and founder of Honda, dies of liver cancer at 84
1992-03-04 Mary Osborne, American jazz guitarist, dies of liver cancer at 70
1992-04-11 Eve Merriam [Moskovitz], American writer and poet (Inner City Mother Goose), dies of liver cancer at 75
1993-02-19 Gerhard Gesell, American judge (Pentagon Papers), dies of liver cancer at 82
1993-02-24 Bobby Moore, English football defender (108 caps; captain World Cup 1966; West Ham United), dies of bowel & liver cancer at 51
1993-04-29 Mick Ronson, English rock guitarist (David Bowie's Spiders From Mars), and producer (Mott the Hoople; Lou Reed), dies of liver cancer at 46
1993-09-12 Raymond Burr, Canadian-American actor (Perry Mason, Ironsides, Godzilla), dies of liver cancer at 76
1994-05-23 Joe Pass [Passalaqua], American jazz guitarist ("The Trio" with Oscar Peterson; Ella Fitzgerald) and composer, dies from liver cancer at 65
1995-02-01 Michael Cesar, American man & self-proclaimed 'Pope of Pot', dies of liver cancer at 52
1995-02-12 Earring George Mayweather, American blues harmonica player, dies of liver cancer at 66
1995-03-20 John Minton [Big John Studd], American pro wrestler (Royal Rumble 1989), dies from liver cancer and Hodgkin's disease at 47
1995-08-13 Mickey Mantle, American Baseball HOF outfielder (1956 Triple Crown; 20 x MLB All Star; 7 × World Series; 3 × AL MVP; NY Yankees), dies of liver cancer at 63
1995-10-19 Don Cherry, American jazz trumpeter (Ornette Coleman), dies from liver cancer at 58
1996-12-17 Ruby Murray, Irish singer ("Heartbeat"; "Softly, Softly"), dies of liver cancer at 61
1997-04-05 Allen Ginsberg, American beat poet (Howl, The Fall of America) and 1960s counterculture icon, dies of liver cancer via complications of hepatitis at 70
1997-11-14 Eddie Arcaro, American Racing Hall of Fame jockey (Triple Crown 1941 Whirlaway, 1948 Citation), dies of liver cancer at 81
1998-04-24 Mel Powell [Epstein], American composer (Duplicates: A Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra - Pulitzer Prize for Music, 1990), dies from liver cancer at 75
1998-09-09 Bill Cratty, American modern dancer and choreographer, dies of liver cancer at 47
1998-11-25 (Clerow) "Flip" Wilson, American Grammy Award-winning comedian, and Emmy Award-winning writer and TV personality (The Flip Wilson Show), dies of liver cancer at 64
1998-12-19 Antonio Ordóñez, Spanish bullfighter (over 3,000 bullfights), dies of liver cancer at 66
1999-04-03 Lionel Bart, English pop and theatrical music composer (Oliver), and writer, dies of liver cancer at 68
2000-08-05 Alec Guinness, British actor (The Ladykillers, The Bridge on the River Kwai), dies of liver cancer at 86
2002-02-19 Sylvia Rivera, American gay liberation and transgender activist and drag queen, dies of liver cancer at 50
2003-08-09 Gregory Hines, American actor and dancer (White Nights; Taps), dies of liver cancer at 57
2003-10-05 Denis Quilley, British actor (Anything Goes, The Lady's Not For Burning, Masada), dies from liver cancer at 75
2004-06-04 Steve Lacy [Lackritz], American jazz soprano saxophonist (Thelonious Monk), dies of liver cancer at 69
2006-09-02 [Jean-Josephat] Clermont Pépin, Canadian pianist and composer (Implosion Symphony), dies of liver cancer at 80
2007-06-02 Kentaro Haneda, Japanese pianist, composer and arranger for film, anime, and video games, dies of liver cancer at 58
2007-07-05 Régine Crespin, French operatic mezzo-soprano (Metropolitan Opera, 1962-87; Sheherazade, Les Nuits D'ete), dies of liver cancer at 80
2008-07-12 Tony Snow, former speechwriter for Presidents George H. W. Bush and press secretary for George W. Bush, dies of colon and liver cancer at 53
2008-08-18 Pervis Jackson, American pop and R&B singer (The Spinners, 1954-2008 - "Games People Play"), dies of brain and liver cancer at 70
2008-10-05 Ken Ogata [Akinobu Ogata], Japanese actor (Okinawan Boys, Taikōki), dies of liver cancer at 71
2009-10-12 Dickie Peterson American heavy metal bassist (Blue Cheer), dies of liver cancer at 63
2010-05-01 Rob McConnell, Canadian jazz composer, arranger and valve trombonist (The Boss Brass), dies of liver cancer at 75
2010-08-12 Richie Hayward, American drummer (Little Feat), dies of liver cancer at 64
2010-08-13 Esteban "Steve" Jordan, American conjunto, Tejano, rock and jazz accordion player, dies of liver cancer at 71
2011-04-03 Calvin Russell [Kosler], American blues, roots, and rock singer-songwriter and guitarist (Dream Of The Dog), dies of liver cancer at 62
2011-05-07 John Walker [Maus], American rock vocalist (Walker Brothers - "The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine (Anymore)"), dies of liver cancer at 67
2011-11-07 Joe Frazier, American boxer (Olympic gold heavyweight 1964; undisputed world heavyweight champion 1970-73), dies of liver cancer at 67
2012-02-13 Freddie Solomon, American football wide receiver, dies from colon and liver cancer at 59
2012-05-20 Robin Gibb, English rock-pop-disco singer-songwriter and producer (Bee Gees - Saturday Night Fever), dies from colon and liver cancer at 62
2012-08-20 Meles Zenawi, Ethiopian politician (President, 1991-95; Prime Minister, 1995-2012), dies from liver cancer at 57
2012-10-17 Sylvia Maria Kristel, Dutch actress, dies from throat and liver cancer at 60
2013-03-30 Bob Turley, American baseball pitcher (World Series 1956, 58 [MVP] New York Yankees; 3 x MLB All-Star; Cy Young Award 1958), dies from liver cancer at 82
2013-10-09 Mark "Chopper" Read, Australian criminal and crime author (Chopper: From the Inside), dies from liver cancer at 58
2014-01-02 Jay Traynor, American singer (Jay and the Americans), dies of liver cancer at 70
2014-01-18 Dennis Frederiksen, American rock singer, dies from liver cancer at 62
2014-09-29 Dan Goossen, American boxing promoter (Michael Nunn, Terry Norris, James Toney), dies of liver cancer at 64
2014-12-02 Bobby Keys, American session and touring rock saxophonist (Rolling Stones; Harry Nilsson; John Lennon), dies of liver cancer at 70
2015-01-10 Brad Stephen "Taylor" Negron, American actor and writer (Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Easy Money), dies of liver cancer at 57
2015-01-13 Dozy [Trevor Ward-Davies], British rock bassist (Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich), dies of liver cancer at 70
2016-09-08 Johan Botha, South African operatic tenor, dies of liver cancer at 51
2017-07-13 Liu Xiaobo, Chinese writer and human rights activist, dies from liver cancer at 61
2017-09-12 Riem de Wolff, Indonesian-Dutch singer and guitarist (The Blue Diamonds), dies of stroke complications while suffering from lung and liver cancer at 74
2017-09-13 Grant Hart, American punk rock drummer and songwriter (Hüsker Dü), dies of liver cancer at 56
2018-03-09 Joaquin Avila, American lawyer and civil rights champion who advocated against voter discrimination, dies from complications of colon and liver cancer at 69
2018-04-22 Dave Nelson, American baseball infielder (MLB All Star 1973 Washington Senators/Texas Rangers) and broadcaster (Milwaukee Brewers Fox Sports Wisconsin), dies of liver cancer at 73
2019-01-27 Peter Magowan, American businessman (CEO Safeway 1979-93) and sports executive (owner SF Giants 1993-2008), dies of liver cancer at 76
2019-02-05 Guy Webster, American celebrity portrait photographer, album cover artist (The Byrds; The Mamas & the Papas; Taj Mahal; Rolling Stones), and educator, dies of liver cancer and diabetes complications at 79
2019-08-29 Randy Romero, American jockey (Breeder's Cup 1987-89; Thoroughbred Racing Hall of Fame 2010), dies from kidney and liver cancer at 61
2019-10-26 Paul Barrere, American rock guitarist (Little Feat - "Time Loves a Hero"), dies of liver cancer at 71
2020-05-01 Chung Hae-Won, South Korean soccer striker (58 caps; Daewoo Royals), dies from liver cancer at 60
2020-11-20 Ernesto Canto, Mexican race walker (Olympic gold 20k 1984; World C'ship gold 20k 1983), dies from pancreatic and liver cancer at 61
2020-12-27 José Luiz Carbone, Brazilian soccer midfielder (6 caps; São Paulo, Internacional, Botafogo) and coach (Fluminense, Guarani), dies from liver cancer at 74
2022-11-09 Fred Hickman, American sports broadcaster (CNN, TBS, YES Network, ESPN; NY Sports Emmy Award 2004), dies of liver cancer at 66
2022-11-11 (Julian) Keith Levene, British rock guitarist (The Clash, 1976; Public Image Ltd, 1978-83), dies of liver cancer at 65
2023-01-31 Charlie Thomas, American pop singer (The Drifters, 1958-67 - "Sweets For My Sweet"; "Save The Last Dance For Me"), dies of liver cancer at 85
2023-09-03 Heath Streak, Zimbabwean cricket all-rounder (65 Tests, 1 x 100, 11 x 50, HS 127no, 216 wickets, BB 6/73; Matabeleland, Hampshire CCC, Warwickshire CCC), dies of colon and liver cancer at 49
2024-01-31 Ed Reed, American jazz vocalist, dies of liver cancer at 94
2024-03-22 Jean-Paul Vignon, French actor and singer, dies of liver cancer at 89