thumb|The latest entry on the list below marks the death of [[Tyler Christopher (actor)|Tyler Christopher]]
This article lists notable people in alcohol-related deaths who died of short- or long-term effects of alcohol consumption. Deaths caused indirectly by alcohol, or driving under the influence, are not listed here.
The Journal of the American Medical Association defines alcoholism, or alcohol use disorder, as "a primary, chronic disease characterized by impaired control over drinking, preoccupation with the drug alcohol, use of alcohol despite adverse consequences, and distortions in thinking, most notably denial." The majority of people in this list died from causes related to alcoholism.
Deaths
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| data-sort-value=2023-9-4 |
|San Diego, California, United States
|Acute alcohol intoxication
|Actor
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| data-sort-value=2023-9-4 |
|Boise, Idaho, United States
|Liver failure
|Musician, singer
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| scope="row" |
| data-sort-value=2022-10-3 |
|Mendota Heights, Minnesota, United States
| Complications of chronic ethanol use disorder
| Professional football coach
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| scope="row" |
| data-sort-value=2022-04-30 |
| Phoenix, Arizona, United States
| Alcohol-related issues
| County Attorney for Maricopa County, 2019 to 2022
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| scope="row" |
| data-sort-value=2021-02-15 |
| Brandon, Florida, United States
| Chronic alcohol use
| National Football League player
|-
| scope="row" |
| data-sort-value=2020-12-29 |
| Helsinki, Finland
| Alcohol-related cirrhosis and pancreatitis
| Professional Musician, heavy metal vocalist
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| scope="row" |
| data-sort-value=2020-06-08 |
| Los Angeles, California
| Cardiac arrest due to alcoholic liver disease and cirrhosis
| Musician
|-
| scope="row" |
| data-sort-value=2020-05-02 |
|Nashville, Tennessee, United States
| Chronic alcohol abuse
| Professional singer-songwriter
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| data-sort-value=2018-12-01 |
| Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States
| Alcohol-related issues
| United States district judge
|-
| scope="row" |
| data-sort-value=2018-04-21 |
| Los Angeles, United States
| Suicide by alcohol intoxication
| Actor and comedian
|-
| scope="row" |
| data-sort-value=2018-01-15 |
| London, England
| Drowning due to alcohol intoxication
| Singer
|-
| scope="row" |
| data-sort-value=2017-11-21 |
| Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
| Kidney and liver failure due to alcohol abuse.<br>Was in a medically induced coma awaiting liver transplant
| Singer, musician and actor
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| data-sort-value=2015-06-01 |
| Fort William, Scotland
| Major haemorrhage linked to alcoholism
| Liberal Democrat politician
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| scope="row" |
| data-sort-value=2014-10-25 |
| Sudbury, England
| Liver disease
| Musician
|-
| scope="row" |
| data-sort-value=2014-10-14 |
|Los Angeles, California, U.S.
|Cirrhosis of the liver due to alcohol.<br>This caused acute gastrointestinal bleeding, cardiogenic shock and cardiac arrest.
| Actress
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| data-sort-value=2013-05-16 |
| Indianapolis, United States
| Organ failure related to alcohol abuse
| Musician
|-
| scope="row" |
| data-sort-value=2013-05-02 |
| Inland Empire, California, United States
| Alcohol-related liver cirrhosis
| Musician
|-
| scope="row" |
| data-sort-value=2011-08-11 |
| Los Angeles, California, United States
| Acute alcohol poisoning
| Musician
|-
| scope="row" |
| data-sort-value=2011-07-23 |
| London, England
| Alcohol intoxication
| Singer/songwriter
|-
| scope="row" |
| data-sort-value=2011-02-06 |
| Estepona, Spain
| Heart attack
| Musician
|-
| scope="row" |
| data-sort-value=2011-01-04 |
| Stroud, Gloucestershire, England
| Liver failure
| Musician
|-
| scope="row" |
| data-sort-value=2005-11-25 |
| London, England
| Alcoholism and complications following a liver transplant
| Football player
|-
| scope="row" |
| data-sort-value=2002-09-07 |
| London, England
| Alcoholism
| Actor
|-
| scope="row" |
| data-sort-value=2002-05-01 |
| Brighton, United Kingdom
| Liver failure
| Television producer
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| scope="row" |
| data-sort-value=2000-04-14 |
| Milwaukee, United States
| Acute pancreatic bleeding caused by chronic alcoholism
| Computer programmer
|-
| scope="row" |
| data-sort-value=1999-05-02 |
| Malta
| Heart attack
| Actor
|-
| scope="row" |
| data-sort-value=1998-08-11 |
| London, England
| Heart attack, brought on by liver failure after years of alcoholism
| Actor
|-
| scope="row" |
| data-sort-value=1998-05-02 |
| Staffordshire, England
| Alcohol-related incident
| Actor
|-
| scope="row" |
| data-sort-value=1998-02-28 |
| Washington, District of Columbia
| Cirrhosis
| Diplomat
|-
| scope="row" |
| data-sort-value=1997-02-10 |
| Slough, United Kingdom
| Renal failure
| Singer
|-
| scope="row" |
| data-sort-value=1997-01-01 |
| Smyrna, Tennessee, United States
| Heart attack
| Musician
|-
| scope="row" |
| data-sort-value=1996-07-16 |
| Chicago, Illinois
| Gastrointestinal hemorrhaging and cirrhosis
| Musician
|-
| scope="row" |
| data-sort-value=1995-08-13 |
| Dallas, Texas
| Liver cancer
| New York Yankees center fielder
|-
| scope="row" |
| data-sort-value=1995-02-19 |
| Dunfermline, Scotland
| Liver disease
| Politician and advocate
|-
| scope="row" |
| data-sort-value=1995-01-30 |
| Saint Helier, Jersey
| Complications following a liver transplant
| Naturalist, writer, television presenter
|-
| scope="row" |
| data-sort-value=1995-01-09 |
| London, England
| Gastrointestinal haemorrhage
| Comedian
|-
| scope="row" |
| data-sort-value=1993-12-26 |
| London, England
| Alcoholism
| Television director
|-
| scope="row" |
| data-sort-value=1993-12-19 |
| San Francisco, California
| Alcohol-related liver failure
| Musician
|-
| scope="row" |
| data-sort-value=1993-1-28 |
| Paris, France
| Heart Attack
| Wrestler
|-
| scope="row" |
| data-sort-value=1992-9-19 |
| Ventura, California
| Alcohol-related complications
| Artist, automobile customizer, mechanic
|-
| scope="row" |
| data-sort-value=1989-05-09 |
| Goodlettsville, Tennessee
| Alcoholism
| Country music singer
|-
| scope="row" |
| data-sort-value=1989-02-03 |
| Los Angeles, United States
| Alcohol-related cirrhosis
| Film director
|-
| scope="row" |
| data-sort-value=1987-04-04 |
| Halifax, Nova Scotia
| Alcoholism, alcohol-related liver cirrhosis, cardiac arrest
| Buddhist meditation master
|-
| scope="row" |
| data-sort-value=1985-06-02 |
| Truro, Cornwall, England
| Cirrhosis, stroke
| Politician
|-
| scope="row" |
| data-sort-value=1984-12-24 |
| London, England
| Stomach haemorrhage
| Actor
|-
| scope="row" |
| data-sort-value=1984-08-25 |
| Los Angeles, United States
| Liver disease
| Writer
|-
| scope="row" |
| data-sort-value=1984-08-05 |
| Geneva, Switzerland
| Cerebral haemorrhage
| Actor
|-
| scope="row" |
| data-sort-value=1984-03-17 |
| London, England
| Alcoholism
| Actor
|-
| scope="row" |
| data-sort-value=1984-01-18 |
| Lisbon, Portugal
| Alcohol-related liver cirrhosis
| Poet
|-
| scope="row" | Garrincha
| data-sort-value=1983-01-20 |
| Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
| Alcoholism
| Footballer
|-
| scope="row" |
| data-sort-value=1981-09-26 |
| Queens, New York
| Heart Attack
| Pilot, brother of U.S. President Donald Trump
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| scope="row" |
| data-sort-value=1980-09-25 |
| Windsor, United Kingdom
| Asphyxiation
| Drummer for Led Zeppelin, musician
|-
| scope="row" |
| data-sort-value=1980-08-24 |
| London, England
| Alcoholism
| Actress
|-
| scope="row" |
| data-sort-value=1980-07-25 |
| Moscow, Soviet Union
| Heart attack
| Singer, songwriter, poet, and actor
|-
| scope="row" |
| data-sort-value=1980-02-19 |
| London, England
| Acute alcohol intoxication
| Lead singer and songwriter for hard rock band AC/DC
|-
| scope="row" |
| data-sort-value=1979-12-31 |
| Phoenix, Arizona
| Gastrointestinal hemorrhage due to chronic alcoholism
| NASA Public Affairs Officer
|-
| scope="row" |
| data-sort-value=1979-02-14 |
| Royal Free Hospital, Hampstead, London, England
| Alcohol-related liver cirrhosis, Kidney failure
| United Kingdom Chancellor of the Exchequer
|-
| scope="row" |
| data-sort-value=1978-12-10 |
| Los Angeles, United States
| Cardiac arrest
| Film director
|-
| scope="row" |
| data-sort-value=1977-09-09 |
| Boston, Massachusetts
| Gastrointestinal ailment due to alcoholism
| White House Appointments Secretary, political consultant
|-
| scope="row" |
| data-sort-value=1975-07-14 |
| Mumbai, India
| Alcohol-related liver cirrhosis
| Composer
|-
| scope="row" |
| data-sort-value=1975-02-10 |
| Ann Arbor, Michigan
| Alcohol-related pancreatitis and pulmonary edema
| Musician
|-
| scope="row" |
| data-sort-value=1973-07-07 |
| Burlington, Vermont, United States
| Acute hepatitis
| Actress
|-
| scope="row" |
| data-sort-value=1973-03-08 |
| Corte Madera, California, United States
| Gastrointestinal haemorrhage
| Musician
|-
| scope="row" |
| data-sort-value=1972-07-20 |
| Mumbai, India
| Alcohol-related liver cirrhosis
| Singer
|-
| scope="row" |
| data-sort-value=1972-06-13 |
| The Bronx, New York, United States
| Heart attack
| R&B singer
|-
| scope="row" |
| data-sort-value=1972-03-31 |
| Mumbai, India
| Alcohol-related liver cirrhosis
| Actress, poet, singer, costume designer
|-
| scope="row" |
| data-sort-value=1971-09-12 |
| Mumbai, India
| Alcohol-related liver cirrhosis
| Composer
|-
| scope="row" |
| data-sort-value=1970-06-11 |
| San Francisco, United States
| Binge drinking
| Evangelist
|-
| scope="row" |
| data-sort-value=1969-10-21 |
| St. Petersburg, Florida, United States
| Alcoholism
| Writer
|-
| scope="row" |
| data-sort-value=1967-05-08 |
| San Diego, United States
| Liver failure
| Actress
|-
| scope="row" | Shailendra
| data-sort-value=1966-12-14 |
| Mumbai, India
| Alcohol-related liver cirrhosis
| Lyricist
|-
| scope="row" |
| data-sort-value=1964-03-20 |
| Dublin, Ireland
| Jaundice and diabetes
| Poet
|-
| scope="row" |
| data-sort-value=1963-12-09 |
| Cambridge, Massachusetts
| Alcohol-related pancreatitis
| Historian
|-
| scope="row" |
| data-sort-value=1961-08-26 |
| Los Angeles, California
| Liver damage, aspiration of vomit
| Actress
|-
| scope="row" |
| data-sort-value=1959-10-14 |
| Vancouver, Canada
| Heart attack
| Actor
|-
| scope="row" |
| data-sort-value=1959-07-17 |
| New York City, United States
| Cirrhosis
| Singer
|-
| scope="row" |
| data-sort-value=1959-03-26 |
| San Diego, United States
| Pneumonia
| Writer
|-
| scope="row" |
| data-sort-value=1959-03-15 |
| New York City, United States
| Heart failure
| Musician
|-
| scope="row" |
| data-sort-value=1957-05-02 |
| Bethesda, Maryland, United States
| Acute hepatitis
| Republican U.S. Senator
|-
| scope="row" |
| data-sort-value=1955-01-24 |
| Bapchule, Arizona, United States
| Alcohol intoxication, hypothermia
| War hero
|-
| scope="row" |
| data-sort-value=1953-11-09 |
| New York City, United States
| Alcoholism
| Writer
|-
| scope="row" |
| data-sort-value=1953-01-01 |
| Oak Hill, West Virginia, United States
| Acute ventricular dilation
| Musician
|-
| scope="row" |
| data-sort-value=1951-01-10 |
| Rome, Italy
| alcoholism
| Novelist, playwright, short story writer
|-
| scope="row" |
| data-sort-value=1948-11-23 |
| Baltimore, Maryland
| Complications from a fall in his home
| Major League Baseball player
|-
| scope="row" |
| data-sort-value=1946-12-25 |
| Pasadena, California, United States
| Alcoholism
| Actor
|-
| scope="row" |
| data-sort-value=1943-11-22 |
| New York City, United States
| Alcoholism
| Lyricist
|-
| scope="row" |
| data-sort-value=1942-05-29 |
| Los Angeles, California, United States
| Alcohol-related liver cirrhosis
| Actor
|-
| scope="row" |
| data-sort-value=1941-10-09 |
| Chicago, Illinois, United States
| Alcohol-related liver cirrhosis
| Singer, actress
|-
| scope="row" |
| data-sort-value=1940-12-21 |
| Hollywood, California, United States
| Heart attack
| Writer
|-
| scope="row" |
| data-sort-value=1938-09-18 |
| Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
| Cirrhosis
| Architect
|-
| scope="row" |
| data-sort-value=1937-01-21 |
| Los Angeles, California, United States
| Acute alcoholism, malnutrition as a result of anorexia nervosa
| Actress
|-
| scope="row" |
| data-sort-value=1935-11-30 |
| Lisbon, Portugal
| Alcohol-related liver cirrhosis or alcohol-related pancreatitis
| Poet, writer, literary critic, translator, publisher and philosopher
|-
| scope="row" |
| data-sort-value=1931-08-06 |
| Queens, New York, United States
| Pneumonia
| Musician
|-
| scope="row" |
| data-sort-value=1910-06-05 |
| New York City, United States
| Alcohol-related liver cirrhosis
| Writer
|-
| scope="row" |
| data-sort-value=1901-09-09 |
| Saint-André-du-Bois, France
| Alcoholism
| Painter, printmaker, draughtsman, caricaturist, and illustrator
|-
| scope="row" | Pōmare V
| data-sort-value=1891-06-12 |
| Royal Palace, Papeʻete, Tahiti
| Alcoholism
| The last monarch of Tahiti
|-
| scope="row" |
| data-sort-value=1881-03-28 |
| Saint Petersburg, Russia
| Alcoholism, delirium tremens, epileptic seizure
| Composer
|-
| scope="row" |
| data-sort-value=1869-10-08 |
| Concord, New Hampshire, United States
| Edema or alcohol-related liver cirrhosis (death certification)
| U.S. President
|-
| scope="row" |
| data-sort-value=1866-01-01 |
| Tehran, Iran
| Alcohol-related issues
| Prince, and governor
|-
| scope="row" |
| data-sort-value=1852-10-24 |
| Marshfield, Massachusetts, U.S.
| Alcohol-related liver cirrhosis
| United States Secretary of State
|-
| scope="row" |
| data-sort-value=1839-06-27 |
| Lahore, Sikh Empire (present-day Punjab, Pakistan)
| Alcoholism, liver failure, stroke
| 1st Maharaja of the Sikh Empire
|-
| scope="row" | Pōmare II
| data-sort-value=1821-12-07 |
| Motu Uta, Papeete, Tahiti
| Alcohol-related issues
| The second king of Tahiti between 1782 and 1821
|-
| scope="row" | Murad IV
| data-sort-value=1640-02-08 |
| Ottoman Empire
| Cirrhosis due to Alcoholism
| Sultan of Ottoman Empire between 1623 and 1640
|-
| scope="row" | Ögedei Khan
| data-sort-value=1241-12-11 |
| Mongolia
| Alcoholism
| The second Great Khan of Mongol Empire between 1227 and 1241
|-
| scope="row" | Béla II of Hungary
| data-sort-value=1141-02-13 |
| Hungary
| Alcohol-related issues
| King of Hungary and Croatia from 1131
|-
| scope="row" | Gao Yang
| data-sort-value=559-11-25 |
| Northern Qi, China
| Long-term effects of alcohol
| 1st emperor of the Northern Qi
|}
See also
- Gilbert Paul Jordan (aka The Boozing Barber)
- List of deaths from drug overdose and intoxication
- List of hazing deaths in the United States
- Lists of people by cause of death