The following notable people have died by suicide since 2000. This includes suicides effected under duress and excludes deaths by accident or misadventure. People who may or may not have died by their own hand, whose intent to die is disputed, or who are alleged to have been killed, may be listed.
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Carole Achache (2016), French writer, photographer and actress, hanging Phillip Adams (2021), American football player, gunshot Stephanie Adams (2018), American former glamour model, known as the November 1992 Playboy Playmate, jumped from a 25th floor window after having murdered her 7-year-old son Vincent by pushing him out first Stuart Adamson (2001), Scottish guitarist and singer for Big Country and Skids, hanging after alcohol ingestion Ahn Jae-hwan (2008), South Korean actor, carbon monoxide poisoning Chantal Akerman (2015), Belgian film director Marwan al-Shehhi (2001), United Arab Emirates member of Al-Qaeda and one of the 9/11 hijackers, plane crash of United Airlines Flight 175 Leelah Alcorn (2014), American transgender teenager, walked in front of a truck Ekaterina Alexandrovskaya (2020), Russian-Australian ice skater, jumped from window of her apartment Gia Allemand (2013), American actress and model, hanging August Ames (2017), Canadian pornographic actress, hanging Gonçalo Amorim (2012), Portuguese cyclist, gunshot Robert Leroy Anderson (2003), American murderer and self-proclaimed serial killer, hanging Sophie Anderson (2023), English pornographic actress and internet personality, GHB overdose Rickard Andersson (2025), Swedish mass shooter that committed the Örebro school shooting Keith Andes (2005), American actor, asphyxiation Kei Aoyama (2011), Japanese manga artist, hanging Robert Archibald (2020), Scottish professional basketball player, gunshot Gustavo Arnal (2022), CFO of Bed Bath & Beyond, jumping Sei Ashina (2020), Japanese actress John Atchison (2007), American federal prosecutor and alleged child sex offender, hanging Emman Atienza (2025), Filipino and Taiwanese social media personality, model and mental health advocate, hanging Mohamed Atta (2001), Egyptian member of Al-Qaeda, and leader of the 9/11 hijackers, plane crash of American Airlines Flight 11"Names of hijackers" . St. Petersburg Times. September 15, 2001 Pekka-Eric Auvinen (2007), Finnish Jokela High School shooter, gunshot Avicii (2018), Swedish DJ and music producer, exsanguination from cuts Mike Awesome (2007), American professional wrestler, hanging
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Pamela Bach (2025), American actress, gunshotLenthang, Marlene (March 6, 2025). "Pamela Bach-Hasselhoff, 'Baywatch' actor and David Hasselhoff's ex-wife, dies at 62 ". NBC News. Retrieved March 16, 2025. Nikki Bacharach (2007), American daughter of Burt Bacharach and Angie Dickinson, suffocation using plastic bag and helium Jeff Baena (2025), American screenwriter and film director, hanging Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi (2019), Iraqi-born Islamic terrorist and leader of the Islamic State, detonation of a suicide vest during a U.S. military raid on his family home. Mark Balelo (2013), American cast member on the reality TV series Storage Wars, carbon monoxide asphyxiationMaresca, Rachel (February 12, 2013). "TV & Movies 'Storage Wars' star Mark Balelo in apparent suicide just days after arrest for drug charges: report" . Daily News (New York). Pratyusha Banerjee (2016), Indian actress, hanging Aziza Barnes (2024), American poet, screenwriter, and playwrightAziza Barnes Dies: 'Snowfall' & 'A Knight of Seven Kingdoms' Writer Was 32. deadline.com, December 21, 2024. Retrieved December 22, 2024. Johanna Bassani (2020), Austrian combined Nordic skier and ski jumper Simone Battle (2014), American pop singer and member of the band G.R.L., hanging J. Clifford Baxter (2002), American Enron executive, gunshot"Former Enron executive's death ruled a suicide" . USA Today. January 26, 2002. Matt Beard (2025), English professional football coach, hanging Sarah Becker (2024), American reality television personality, known for her appearances on The Real World: Miami Ari Behn (2019), Norwegian author and painter Jovan Belcher (2012), American football player, gunshot, murder-suicide Jadin Bell (2013), bullied teen, taken off life support after injuries from attempted suicide by hanging Malik Bendjelloul (2014), Swedish documentary filmmaker, jumped in front of moving train Chester Bennington (2017), American lead singer of Linkin Park, hanging Chris Benoit (2007), Canadian professional wrestler, hangingSherwood, Roxanna (September 5, 2007). "Benoit's Dad, Doctors: Multiple Concussions Could Be Connected to Murder-Suicide" . ABC News. David Berman (2019), American musician and poet, hanging Paul Bhattacharjee (2013), British actor, jumped from a clifftopSacks, Ethan (November 14, 2013), "Actor Paul Bhattacharjee may have committed suicide over bankruptcy, girlfriend testifies" . Daily News (New York). Brian Bianchini (2004), American model, hangingUsborne, Simon (November 21, 2009). "'Depressed and lonely' model is found hanged" . The Independent. Abraham Biggs (2008), American college student, livestreamed his overdose by opiates and benzodiazepines Steve Bing (2020), American businessman and film producer, jumped from 27th floor of apartment building Bob Birch (2012), American musician, gunshot David Birnie (2005), Australian serial killer and rapist, hangingHayward, Andrea (April 16, 2008). PerthNow Maggy Biskupski (2018), French police officer and president of Movement of Angry Police Officers (MPC), gunshot Jeremy Blake (2007), American artist, drowningKennedy, Randy (August 1, 2007). "Jeremy Blake, 35, Artist Who Used Lush-Toned Video, Dies". The New York Times. Retrieved December 29, 2007. Erica Blasberg (2010), American golfer, asphyxia caused prescription overdose Miguel Blesa (2017), Spanish banker and businessman, involved in various corruption scandals, gunshot to chestde Barrón, Íñigo; Limón, Raúl; López-Fonseca, Óscar (July 20, 2017). "Miguel Blesa: a symbol of all that went wrong in Spanish banking: Autopsy confirms suicide of former Caja Madrid chief, who was found dead on Wednesday" . El País. Isabella Blow (2007), English magazine editor, and muse to fashion designer Alexander McQueen, poisoning Joe Bodolai (2011), American film and television producer and writer, poisoning Eduardo Bonvallet (2015), Chilean World Cup footballer and pundit, hanging Novak Bošković (2019), Serbian handball player, gunshotIsraeli handball rocked by death of Rishon's Boskovic" . The Jerusalem Post. February 3, 2019. Retrieved February 7, 2019. Dmitry Bosov (2020), Russian businessman and billionaire, gunshot Stephen "tWitch" Boss (2022), American hip hop dancer and DJ, gunshot Mohamed Bouazizi (2011), Tunisian street vendor, self-immolation Anthony Bourdain (2018), American chef, author, and television personality, hanging Annalise Braakensiek (2019), Australian model Jonathan Brandis (2003), American actor, hanging Charlie Brandt (2004), American serial killer, hanging John Brenkus (2025), American producer, director and television personality Blake Brockington (2015), American LGBT advocate, vehicular impact Molly Brodak (2020), American poet, writer, and baker, gunshot Herman Brood (2001), Dutch rock musician and painter, jumped from hotel roof"Herman Brood van het Hilton gesprongen" . Nieuws Dossier. July 11, 2011 Joseph Brooks (2011), American screenwriter, director, producer, composer, and rapist, asphyxiation Dieter Brummer (2021), Australian actor Jürgen Brümmer (2014), German Olympic gymnast, jumped from the Körsch Viaduct after suffocating his sonWöckener, Lutz (February 26, 2014). "Olympia-Turner tötet seinen Sohn und sich selbst" . Die Welt. David Buckel (2018), American LGBT rights lawyer and environmental activist, self-immolation in Prospect Park, Brooklyn Randy Budd (2016), American businessman whose wife, Sharon, was critically injured and disfigured by rocks thrown at their car from an overpass, gunshot Julia Buencamino (2015), Filipina actress, hanging. Brad Bufanda (2017), American actor, jumped from buildingRubin, Rebecca (November 3, 2017). "'Veronica Mars' Actor Brad Bufanda Dies by Suicide at 34" . Variety Anne Burrell (2025), American chef and television personality, drug overdose Aaron Bushnell (2024), American member of the United States Air Force, self-immolation Zvonko Bušić (2013), Croatian hijacker responsible for hijacking TWA Flight 355 in 1976, gunshot
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Antonio Calvo (2011), university lecturer, cut his throat and arms. Eylül Cansın (2015), Turkish transgender woman, jumping Homaro Cantu (2015), American chef, hangingWells, Pete (April 15, 2015). "Chef Homaro Cantu dies at 38" . The New York Times. Capital Steez (2012), American hip-hop artist, jumped off the rooftop of the Cinematic Music Group headquarters in ManhattanRosenberg, Eli (December 2013/January 2014). "Capital Steez: King Capital" .The Fader #89.Goggans, Louis (December 12, 2013). "Details Emerge Regarding The Death Of Capital Steez" . AHumbleSoul.com. Robert Card (2023), American former Army Reservist and perpetrator of the 2023 Lewiston shootings, gunshot Robert Carradine (2026), American actor known for his appearances in the Revenge of the Nerds film franchise and the TV series Lizzie McGuire, after a two-decade battle with bipolar disorder, hanging Tim Carter (2008), English footballer, hanging"Tragic footballer was upset over son, inquest told" . The Northern Echo. October 15, 2008. Neal Casal (2019), American musician Finn M. W. Caspersen (2009), American financier and philanthropist, gunshotCohan, William D (February 2010). "The Shot Heard 'Round the Clubs" . Vanity Fair. Retrieved October 28, 2013.Browning, Lynnley (September 15, 2009). "Suicide Victim May Have Hidden Millions Abroad" . The New York Times. Retrieved October 28, 2013. Ariel Castro (2013), Puerto Rican-American kidnapper, rapist and murderer, hanging"Ariel Castro dead: Brutal kidnapper and rapist of 3 women in Cleveland sex slave horror house hangs himself in prison" . Daily News (New York). September 4, 2013. Fidel Castro Díaz-Balart (2018), Cuban nuclear physicist, son of Fidel Castro Kelly Catlin (2019), American cycling champion Antonio Catricalà (2021), Italian civil servant and lawyer, gunshot Champignon (2013), Brazilian musician, bassist for Charlie Brown Jr., gunshot"Champignon, do Charlie Brown Jr., morre em São Paulo" . Veja. September 2013. Nicole Chan (2019), Canadian police officer, suicidal strangulation Joseph Newton Chandler III (2002), formerly unidentified identity thief, gunshot Pierre Chanal (2003), French serial killer, cut femoral artery V. B. Chandrasekhar (2019), Indian cricketer, hanging Iris Chang (2004), American historian and author of The Rape of Nanking, gunshot to head Danny Chen (2011), Chinese-American U.S. Army private, gunshot Chen Gang (2011), Chinese university lecturer, jumping. Vic Chesnutt (2009), American singer-songwriter, muscle relaxant overdose Leslie Cheung (2003), Hong Kong singer and actor, leapt from the 24th floor of the Mandarin Oriental hotelCorliss, Richard (April 3, 2003). . Time."Actor Leslie Cheung 'found dead'" . BBC News. April 1, 2003 V. J. Chitra (2020), Indian actress, hanging Chiung Yao (2024), Taiwanese writer and film producer, charcoal burning Seung-Hui Cho (2007), American university student who perpetrated the Virginia Tech shooting, gunshotPotter, Ned (April 28, 2007). "Killer's Note: 'You Caused Me to Do This'" . ABC News. Choi Jin-sil (2008), South Korean actress, hanging"Top Actress Choi Found Dead at Home" .The Korea Times. October 2, 2008. Choi Jin-young (2010), South Korean actor and singer, hanging"Brother of late actress Choi Jin-sil commits suicide" . Korea Joongang Daily. March 29, 2010. Choi Sung-bong (2023), South Korean singer