List of people who died in road accidents

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This is a list of notable people who have been killed in road accidents. This list does not include those who were killed competing on closed road events wherever it is in motorsport or in competitive cycling events

Contents: Top - 0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

[edit] A

Name	Birth	Death	Occupation	Mode of Transport	Comment
Frank Adams	1930	1989	British mathematician	Car
Adegoke Adelabu	1915	1958	Nigerian politician	Car
Duane Allman	1946	1971	American guitarist	Motorcycle
Steve Allen	1921	2000	American actor, songwriter, author	Car	Coronary caused by the accident
Andrei Amalrik	1938	1980	Russian writer	Car
Eric Andolsek	1966	1992	American football player
Anna Malle	1967	2006	American adult movie actress	Car
Carlos Arruza	1920	1966	Mexican bullfighter	Car
Don Ashby	1955	1981	Canadian ice hockey player	Car
Georgi Asparuhov	1943	1971	Bulgarian footballer	Car
Basil al-Assad	1959	1994	son and heir of president of Syria	Car
Astrid of Sweden	1905	1935	Queen of the Belgians	Car (passenger)
Reg Armstrong	1926	1979	Irish motorcycle racer	motorcycle
Pascale Audret	1936	2000	French actress	Car (passenger)
Lauri Aus	1970	2003	Estonian cyclist	Bicycle

[edit] B

Name	Birth	Death	Occupation	Mode of Transport	Comment
Rodney Balfa	192?	1979	Cajun guitarist	Car	Brother of Cajun fiddler, Dewey Balfa
Maurice Banach	1967	1991	German footballer	Car
Ian Bannen	1928	1999	Scottish actor	Car
Gerhard Barkhorn	1919	1983	German WW2 fighter ace	Car
Roland Barthes	1915	1980	French philosopher	Pedestrian
Jeff Batters	1970	1996	American ice hockey player	Car
Chris Bell	1951	1978	American musician with Big Star	Car
Brad Beckman	1964	1989	American football player	Car
Lamont Bentley	1973	2005	American actor	Car
Liz Birt[1]	1956	2005	American corporate, tax and health care attorney and lobbyist.	Car (passenger)
J. Stuart Blackton	1875	1941	American film producer
Bloodshed	1975	1997	African American rapper	Car
Bill Boaks	1904	1986	British political campaigner for road safety	Bus (passenger)	Whilst exiting a bus
Marc Bolan	1947	1977	British musician with T. Rex	Car (passenger)
D. Boon	1958	1985	American musician with The Minutemen	Van (passenger)	Was sleeping on the van when it crashed
Peter "Possum" Bourne	1956	2003	Rally driver	Car
Dennis Brain	1921	1957	British horn virtuoso	Car
Jaime Bravo	1932	1970	Mexian matador	Car (passenger)
Nino Bravo	1944	1973	Spanish singer and songwriter	Car
Michel Briere	1949	1971	NHL player	Car
Rolf Dieter Brinkmann	1940	1975	German poet
Gladys Brockwell	1893	1929	American actress	Car (passenger)
Herb Brooks	1937	2003	coach of gold medal-winning 1980 U.S. Olympic ice hockey team	Car
Clifford Brown	1930	1956	jazz musician	Car (passenger)
Jerome Brown	1965	1992	American football player	Car
Jean Bugatti	1909	1939	French automotive designer	Car
Brandon Burlsworth	1976	1999	American football player	Car
Cliff Burton	1962	1986	American bass guitarist with Metallica	Tour bus (passenger)

[edit] C

• Albert Camus (1913–1960), French-Algerian writer and Nobel Prize-winner
• Eric Campbell (1878–1917), silent screen star and ubiquitous nemesis of Charlie Chaplin
• Cornelius Cardew (1936–1981), English composer
• Richard Carson (1952–1991), son of Johnny Carson the television personality
• Harry Chapin (1942–1981), American musician and film producer
• Ernest Chausson (1855–1899), French composer
• Steve Chiasson (1967–1999), Canadian hockey player
• Dugald Christie (1941–2006), Canadian lawyer and political activist
• Prince Christopher of Yugoslavia, (1960–1994)
• Spencer Clark (1987–2006), NASCAR driver
• Eddie Cochran (1938–1960), American musician
• Ludo Coeck, Belgian footballer
• Brian Cole, (1979 c.–2001), American baseball player^{[2] [3]}
• Bonar Colleano (1924–1958), American actor
• Rob Collins, (1965–1996), English musician and keyboardist of the The Charlatans
• Coluche (1944–1986), French comedian
• Amie Comeaux (1976–1997), Country singer
• Jim Connors (1940–1987), Legendary Radio Disc Jockey and On Air Personality
• Pete Conrad (1930–1999), American lunar astronaut (motorcycle accident)
• Dallas Cook (1982–2005), American musician
• Gottfried von Cramm (1909–1976), German tennis player (car accident)
• Seymour Cray (1925–1996), Supercomputer architect
• Kenneth Craik (1914–1945), British philosopher and psychologist
• Bob Cryer (1934–1994), British Labour MP
• Alan Crosland (1894–1936), film director
• Laurie Cunningham (1956–1989), English footballer
• Pierre Curie (1859–1906), French chemist and physicist , 1903 Nobel Prize, run over by a horse-drawn vehicle
• Greg Curnoe (1936–1992), Canadian painter

[edit] D

• Vitaly Daraselia, Soviet footballer
• Jimmy Davis (1983–2003), Manchester United footballer
• James Dean (1931–1955), American actor
• Mike Darr (1976–2002), American baseball player
• Roger Delgado (1918–1973), British actor
• Kazimierz Deyna (1947–1989), Polish footballer
• Diana, Princess of Wales (1961–1997), member of British royal family
• Mike Dickin (d.2006) British Radio DJ
• Lou DiMuro (1932–1982), baseball umpire^[4]
• Bridget Driscoll (1852–1896), one of the earliest recorded road accident victims
• Alfred Dobbs (1882–1945), British politician
• Ian Stuart Donaldson, (1957–1993), controversial British pop star
• Françoise Dorléac (1942–1967) French film actress
• Alexander Dubček (1921–1992), Slovak politician
• Gus Dudgeon, British record producer
• Fred Duesenberg (1876–1932), American automobile pioneer designer and manufacturer
• Isadora Duncan (1878–1929), American dancer
• Al Dvorin (1923–2004), Elvis Presley concert announcer

[edit] E

Name	Birth	Death	Occupation	Mode of Transport	Comment
Edem Ephraim	1959	1995	singer and one half of London Boys	Car

[edit] F

• Pål Arne Fagernes (1974–2003),Norwegian athlete
• Falco (musician) (1957–1998), Austrian musician
• John "Bo" Farrington (1936–1964), American football player^[5][6]
• Dodi Al-Fayed (1957–1997), Egyptian film producer
• Giuseppe Farina (1906–1966), Italian racing driver
• Richard Fariña (1937–1966), American musician and writer
• Rommel Fernandez, Panamanian footballer
• Torsten Fenslau (1964–1993), German music producer, DJ, and member of Culture Beat
• Aaron Flahavan (1975–2001), English footballer
• Stan Fox (1952–2000), American racing driver
• Dennis Fuller (1959–1995), singer and one half of London Boys.

[edit] G

• Gary Gabelich (1940–1984), American former land speed record holder
• Willie Galimore (1935–1964), American football player
• Victor Galindez (1948–1980), Argentinian boxer
• Niccolò Galli (1983–2001), Italian footballer
• Julio Gallo (1910–1993), winemaker.
• Bob Gassoff (1953–1977), Canadian ice hockey player
• Antoni Gaudí (1852–1926), Spanish architect
• Bill George (1929–1982), American football Hall of Famer
• Ghazi of Iraq (1912–1939), King of Iraq 1933–1939
• Anthony Gheza (19??–1999), French racing driver, passenger of Stephane Sallaz^[7][8]
• Princess Grace of Monaco (1929–1982), American actress/Monegasque Royalty
• David Griggs (1967–1995), American football player
• Nicolas Grunitzky (1913–1969), exiled President of Togo
• Arthur Guyton (1919–2003), Physiologist

[edit] H

• Mike Hailwood (1940–1981), British motorcycle racer
• Veikko Hakulinen (1925–2003), Finnish skier
• David Halberstam, (1934–2007), American Pulitzer prize winning journalist
• Josh Hancock (1978–2007), baseball player
• Mary Hansen (1966–2002), Australian-born vocalist with Stereolab
• Ron Hansen, (1960–1993), American jockey, ^[9]
• Sajjadul Hasan (1978–2007), Bangladeshi cricketer
• Mike Hawthorn (1929–1959), British racing driver
• Michael Hedges (1953–1997), American musician
• Conrad Hendricks (1979–2006), South African footballer
• Bob Herbert (1942–1999), British music manager, car ^[10]
• Ivan Hlinka (1950–2004), Czech Ice hockey player
• Marty Hogan (1869–1923), baseball player
• Patrick Hogan (1891–1936), Irish politician
• Ben Hollioake (1977–2002), English cricketer
• Johnny Horton (1925–1960), American musician
• Tim Horton (1930–1974), Canadian Ice hockey player
• Dean Horrix, (1961–1990), English footballer
• Peter Houseman, (1945–1977), English footballer
• Hsu Wei Lun (1978–2007), Taiwanese actress, car (passenger)
• John Hugenholtz (1914–1995), race circuit designer

[edit] I

Name	Birth	Death	Occupation	Mode of Transport	Comment
Vernon Isley	1942	1955	singer and original members of The Isley Brothers	Bicycle

[edit] J

Name	Birth	Death	Occupation	Mode of Transport	Comment
James Jabara	1923	1966	Korean War ace pilot	Car
Randall Jarrell	1914	1965	American poet	Pedestrian
Paul Jarrico	1915	1997	American screenwriter	Car
Jack Johnson	1878	1946	American boxer	Car
James Weldon Johnson	1871	1938	lawyer and civil rights advocate, on level crossing	Car
Ray Jones[11]	1988	2007	English footballer	Car (passenger)
Junkyard Dog	1952	1998	wrestler	Car

[edit] K

• Yutaka Kanai (1959–1990), Japanese athlete
• Kemistry (1964–1999), British DJ
• Valery Kharlamov (1948–1981), Russian ice hockey player
• Witold "Vitek" Kiełtyka (1984-2007), Polish death metal drummer
• Ken Kifer (1945–2003) writer, bicyclist and webmaster
• Sam Kinison (1953–1992), American comedian
• Andy Kirby (1961–2002), Nascar racing driver
• Hugo Koblet (1925–1964), Swiss cycling champion
• Mary Jo Kopechne (1940–1969), passenger of Senator Ted Kennedy
• Lou Kolls (1896–1941), Baseball umpire^{[citation needed]}
• Nikola Kotkov, (1938–1971), Bulgarian footballer
• Ernie Kovacs (1919–1962), American entertainer
• Philip Taylor Kramer (1952–c.1995), American musician with Iron Butterfly
• Marek Krejčí (1980–2007), Slovak footballer
• Richard Kröll (1968–1996), Austrian alpine skier^[12]
• Juscelino Kubitschek (1902–1976), Former Brazilian president
• Evgeny Kucherevsky (1941–2006), Ukrainian football manager
• Janusz Kulig (1969–2004), Polish rally driver

[edit] L

• Nicolae Labiş (1935-1956), Romanian poet
• Scott LaFaro (1936–1961), American jazz musician
• Mark Langford (1964–2007), Controversial British company director of The Accident Group.
• T. E. Lawrence (1888–1935), British army officer
• Iry LeJeune (1928–1955), American Cajun accordionist
• Pelle Lindbergh (1959–1985), Swedish ice hockey goaltender
• Desmond Llewelyn (1914–1999), British actor (Q in the James Bond movies)
• Linda Lovelace (1949–2002), American actress
• Lisa Lopes, (1971–2002), American singer with the R&B trio TLC

[edit] M

• Aristide Maillol (1861–1944), French artist
• Sigisfredo Mair (1939–1977), Italian luger
• Stephen Malcolm, (1970–2001), Jamaican footballer
• Barry Mannakee ( –1987), British former bodyguard and alleged lover of Diana, Princess of Wales
• César Manrique (1919–1992), Spanish architect
• Jayne Mansfield (1933–1967), American actress
• Lesley Manyathela, (1981–2003), South African footballer
• Joey Marella (1964–1994), American World Wrestling Federation referee
• Gonzalo Márquez (1946–1984), Major league baseball player
• Billy Martin (1929–1989), American baseball player and manager
• Pyotr Masherov (1918–1980), Soviet leader
• Sergei Maslov (1939–1982), Russian mathematician^[13]
• Lebo Mathosa (1977–2006), South African singer
• Jason Mayélé, (1976–2002), Congolese footballer
• Lucien Mazan (1882–1917), Argentinian cyclist
• Andy McVann (1965–1986), British musician of The Farm
• Vittorio Mero, (1974–2002), Italian footballer
• Solomon Mikhoels (1890–1948), Russian actor and Jewish activist
• Darren Millane, (1965–1991), Australian rules football
• Margaret Mitchell (1900–1949), American author of Gone with the Wind
• Tom Mix (1880–1940), American actor
• Carlos Monzón (1942–1995), Argentinian boxer
• Bob Moose (1947–1976), American baseball player
• Saúl Morales (1973–2000), Spanish cyclist
• Rob Moroso (1968–1990), NASCAR Winston Cup Driver
• Mike Mosley (1946–1984), IndyCar driver
• Lucille Mulhall (1885–1940), cowgirl and Wild West performer (car)
• Rich Mullins (1955–1997), Christian Music artist
• F.W. Murnau (1888–1931), Film director of Nosferatu
• Sir John Murray (1841–1914), Scots-Canadian marine biologist
• Mike Muuss (1958–2000), American computer programmer (creator of Ping)
• Maharajapuram Santhanam (1928–1992), Guru and exponent of Indian Classical Music

[edit] N

Name	Birth	Death	Occupation	Mode of Transport	Comment
Rudolf Nierlich	1966	1991	Austrian alpine skier
Ralph Norwood	1966	1989	American footballer player

[edit] O

Name	Birth	Death	Occupation	Mode of Transport	Comment
Berry Oakley	1948	1972	American bass guitarist
Metin Oktay	1936	1991	Turkish footballer
Mel Ott	1909	1958	American Baseball Hall of Famer

[edit] P

• Michelle Parma (1975–2002), American actress and former cheerleader (car passenger)
• Simon Patterson, (1982–2006), English footballer
• Gen. George Patton (1885–1945), American general
• Alan J. Pakula (1928–1998), American film producer
• Mike Parkes (1931–1977), British racing driver
• Henri Paul (1956–1997), French driver to Dodi Al-Fayed
• David Penhaligon (1944–1986), British politician
• Dražen Petrović (1964–1993), Croatian basketball player
• Bobby Phills (1969–2000), American basketball player
• Mark Philo, (1984–2006), English footballer
• Jafar Pishevari ( -1947), of short-lived Azerbaijan People's Government
• Vasek Polak, (1914–1997), renowned 1970's US Porsche privateer team owner^[14][15] (car)
• Jackson Pollock (1912–1956), American artist
• Cozy Powell (1947–1998), British drummer with Whitesnake (car)
• Richie Powell (1931–1956), jazz musician
• Steve Prefontaine (1951–1975), American athlete
• Rajesh Pilot (died 2000), Indian Minister and politician from Congress party
• Audie Pitre (1970-1996), Bassist of music group Acid Bath
• Buford Pusser (1937–1974), Sheriff of McNairy County, Tennessee
• Toše Proeski (1981–2007), Macedonian pop star

[edit] Q

Name	Birth	Death	Occupation	Mode of Transport	Comment
Eric Qin	1967	1993	American experimental music composer

[edit] R

Name	Birth	Death	Occupation	Mode of Transport	Comment
Manjural Islam Rana	1984	2007	Bangladeshi cricketer	Motorcycle
Joe Ranft	1960	2005	American animator	Car
Razzle	1960	1984	British drummer with Hanoi Rocks	Car (passenger)
Clay Regazzoni	1939	2006	Swiss former racing driver	Car
Kenny Robinson	1969	1999	Major league baseball pitcher
Jean Rondeau	1946	1985	French racing driver and race car builder	Car
Darrell Russell	1976	2005	American footballer

[edit] S

• Silvester Sabolčki (1979–2003), Croatian footballer ^[16]
• Stephane Sallaz (1975–1999), French racing driver^[17][18]
• Salvador Sanchez (1959–1982), Mexican boxer, World Featherweight Champion, 1980-82
• Richard Sanders (1945–1972), American amateur wrestler
• Jessica Savitch (1947–1983), American journalist
• Josef Schnitzer (1939–1978), German racing driver and founder of Schnitzer Motorsport^[19].
• Gaetano Scirea (1953–1989), Italian footballer
• Malik Sealy (1970–2000), American basketball player
• W. G. Sebald (1944–2001), German writer and academic
• Mihail Sebastian (1907–1945), Jewish Romanian writer
• Donald Sellers (1974–2001), American football player
• Mike Sharperson (1961–1996), Baseball player
• Alexis Gewertz Shepard (1969–1998), folk singer-songwriter
• Alexander Fu Sheng (1954–1983), Hong Kong martial arts actor
• Gene Shoemaker (1928–1997), American astronomer
• Karen Silkwood (1946–1974), American labor activist
• Wayne Simmons (1969–2002), American football player
• Bessie Smith (1894–1937), American blues singer
• Sir Horace Lockwood Smith-Dorrien (1858–1930), British soldier
• Dan Snyder (1978–2003), Canadian ice hockey player
• François Sterchele (1982–2008), Belgian soccer player
• Lynn Strait (1968–1998), American vocalist with Snot
• Italo Svevo (1861–1928), Italian writer

[edit] T

• Tomoyuki Taniguchi (1961-1990), Japanese athlete
• Otilino Tenorio (1980-2005), Ecuadorian footballer
• Derrick Thomas (1967–2000), American football player
• Thuy Trang (1973–2001), American actress
• Stacey Toran (1961–1989), American football player
• Judy Tyler (1933–1957), American actress
• Nicola Trussardi (1942–1999), Italian Fashion Designer

[edit] U

Name	Birth	Death	Occupation	Mode of Transport	Comment
Jose Uribe	1959	2006	Dominican former Major League baseball player

[edit] V

Name	Birth	Death	Occupation	Mode of Transport	Comment
Ivo Van Damme	1954	1976	Belgian middle distance runner (athletics)
Michael Ventris	1922	1956	British, the decipherer of Linear B

[edit] W

• Billy Walker (1929–2006), country singer, tour van crash
• Wang Donglei (1985–2008), Chinese footballer
• Chris von Wangenheim (1942–1981), German fashion photographer
• Mary Ward (1827–1869), possibly the world's earliest road accident fatality
• John L. Wasserman (1938–1979) American columnist
• Dottie West (1932-1991), country singer
• Nathanael West (1903–1940), American writer
• Whayne Wilson (1975–2005), Costa Rican footballer
• Bob Wollek (1943–2001), French race car driver
• Freda Wright-Sorce (1955–2005), wife of United States radio personality Don Geronimo
• N.C. Wyeth (1882–1945), American artist and illustrator.

[edit] X

[edit] Y

• Hiromi Yanagihara (1981–1999), J-Pop singer from the group, Country Musume
• Mikhail Yeremin (1968-1991), Soviet footballer
• Gunpei Yokoi (1941–1997), Nintendo Executive
• B.J. Young (1977–2005), ice hockey player
• Buddy Young (1926–1983), American football player

[edit] Z

Name	Birth	Death	Occupation	Mode of Transport	Comment
Hicham Zerouali	1977	2004	Moroccan footballer
Alexander Zhirov	1958	1983	Russian alpine skier
Yegor Ivanovich Zolotarev	1847	1878	Russian mathematician

[edit] References

[edit] See also

• List of deaths by motorcycle accidents
• List of racing drivers who died in racing crashes
• List of professional cyclists who died during a race