1. Grace Kelly
   Marilyn Monroe
2. Jayne Mansfield
   Rita Hayworth

Second ex-husband Joe DiMaggio was the one who took care of Marilyn Monroe's funeral services at the Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery when she died in 1962. The two divorced in 1955. She got divorced from third husband Arthur Miller prior to her death.

1. Peter Mayhew
   Dwayne Johnson
2. Paul Walker
   Lucas Black

People noted the sad irony of Paul Walker dying because of a car crash when he made a name for himself by starring in car race films. He was 40 years old at the time of his death. His family cremated his remains.

1. John Coltrane
   Mario Lanza
2. Glenn Miller
   Buddy Holly

A line from Don McLean's classic 1971 hit "American Pie" featured the line "the day the music died." That day was February 3,1959, when a charter plane crashed, killing early rock 'n' roll artists Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. Richardson (aka The Big Bopper).

1. Kurt Cobain
   Shannon Hoon
2. Chester Bennington
   Chris Cornell

When two unorthodox rockers marry each other, they can produce strange stuff and get away with it. For example, Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love took a sonogram and included it in the design of a Nirvana single's cover.

1. Randy Quaid
   Jake Gyllenhaal
2. Brad Renfro
   Heath Ledger

Australian-born Heath Ledger died in New York City when he was 28 years old. He separated from partner Michelle Williams before his death. His body was cremated and brought back to his hometown of Perth where they interred it in Karrakatta Cemetery.

1. Sam Kinison
   Lenny Bruce
2. John Belushi
   John Candy

The great comedian John Belushi was one of the original comedians on "Saturday Night Live" when it first aired, which also included his good friend Dan Aykroyd. Their longtime collaboration later led to the successful film "The Blues Brothers."

1. Jim Morrison
   Ray Manzarek
2. John Densmore
   Robby Krieger

Jim Morrison was taking some time off from his musical career when he died. At the time of his death, he was staying in France, so he was interred in the Père Lachaise Cemetery in Paris. Speculations abound regarding the real cause of his death because French officials didn't perform an autopsy on his body.

1. Sal Mineo
   Montgomery Clift
2. James Dean
   Luke Perry

If it doesn't feel too eerie for you to visit a site where a famous person died, you can cruise along SR 46 in California to visit the James Dean Memorial Junction along the way. There's a commemorative marker there near the spot where the actor's Porsche 550 Spyder crashed back in 1955.

1. Jackie Chan
   Sammo Hung
2. David Carradine
   Bruce Lee

Bruce Lee already made a name for himself as Hong Kong's action star hero before Hollywood beckoned and made a star out of him and his martial arts skills. If you want to find his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, it's near the facade of Madame Tussaud's, along Hollywood Boulevard.

1. Charlie Parker
   Otis Redding
2. Bob Marley
   John Coltrane

The most recognizable face of reggae music worldwide belongs to Bob Marley. His signature '70s hits include "Jamming," "Get Up, Stand Up," "Iron Lion Zion" and the favorite of many brokenhearted beach bums, "No Woman, No Cry."

1. Princess Diana
   Princess Meghan
2. Princes Catherine
   Princess Anne

Princess Diana's death brought the paparazzi problem to the spotlight since several photographers tailed her car before its crash. She was inside a Mercedes with friend Dodi Fayed when their driver lost control. The accident took place in Paris in 1997. She was just 36 years old when she died.

1. Simon Pegg
   Peter Weller
2. Anton Yelchin
   Karl Urban

Originally from Leningrad (now known as St. Petersburg), Russia, Anton Yelchin died from a freak accident in front of his California home in 2016. His Jeep Grand Cherokee rolled down and trapped him between a pillar. He was only 27 years old during that time.

1. Amy Winehouse
   Christina Grimmie
2. Peaches Geldof
   Tammy Terrell

If you find yourself visiting London, head to Camden Town where they erected a bronze statue of Amy Winehouse. It's somewhere in the Stables Market area, so it's hard to miss. The singer lived near there in Camden Square where she died of alcohol poisoning at age 27.

1. Whitney Houston
   Lisa Lopes
2. Sarah Vaughan
   Mary Wells

Lisa Lopes supplied the rap verses as Left Eye, the third member of the '90s group TLC; the other two were Tionne Watkins, or T-Boz, and Rozonda Thomas, or Chilli. She was driving a Mitsubishi Montero, and swerved to avoid hitting an oncoming car. She was thrown out of the window because she wasn't wearing a seat belt.

1. David Rappaport
   Ryan Dunn
2. Andy Kaufman
   River Phoenix

If you're in West Hollywood, walk along Sunset Boulevard and stop in front of The Viper Room. Outside the club's entrance was the spot where young actor River Phoenix suddenly collapsed and had convulsions back in 1993. Johnny Depp owned this club during that time.

1. Karen Carpenter
   Patsy Cline
2. Cass Elliot
   Phyllis Hyman

Unhealthy body image issues affecting women became a prominent topic upon the death of Karen Carpenter in the early '80s. She died from complications of the eating disorder called anorexia nervosa. The CBS TV movie "The Karen Carpenter Story" highlighted the problems that led to her death.

1. Kevin McHale
   Cory Monteith
2. Darren Criss
   Alex Newell

It's sad to note that two "Glee" stars died very young: Cory Monteith and Mark Salling. Monteith, pictured here, had a heroin-related death in 2013 while Salling took his own life before facing sentencing due to a child pornography case.

1. Mya
   Nena
2. Shakira
   Aaliyah

The "Queen of Urban Pop" Aaliyah died in a plane crash in the Bahamas in 2001. In 2002, her last film, entitled "Queen of the Damned," premiered worldwide. While the film got panned by critics, it was a bit creepy, since the role she played was the undead vampire named Akasha.

1. Lisa Sheridan
   Katherine Helmond
2. Gilda Radner
   Brittany Murphy

She was the funny "sidekick friend" Tai in "Clueless," and she was also the bulimic cutter Daisy in "Girl, Interrupted." This acting range showed how versatile Brittany Murphy could get when given varied roles. She was only 32 when she died in 2009.

1. Ritchie Valens
   Bill Haley
2. Jerry Lee Lewis
   Carl Perkins

Another musician included in "the day the music died" incident that killed Buddy Holly was Ritchie Valens. His first big hit was "La Bamba" and he had another hit called "Donna." The other star in that plane crash was The Big Bopper, who sang "Chantilly Lace."

1. Lauren Bacall
   Greta Garbo
2. Grace Kelly
   Jean Harlow

Jean Harlow was the "Blonde Bombshell" of 19'30s Hollywood. Her kidneys failed when she was just 26 years old, leading to conditions that contributed to her death. She was unable to finish shooting her film with Clark Gable, called "Saratoga," so they used acting doubles for her.

1. Jonathan Brandis
   Corey Haim
2. Jason Patric
   Kiefer Sutherland

Kids who grew up in the '80s are familiar with The Two Coreys, namely Corey Feldman and Corey Haim. Feldman is still active in showbiz today, but Haim died in 2010. He was 38 at the time and was living with his mother in California.

1. Mickey Mantle
   Cy Young
2. Lou Gehrig
   Babe Ruth

New York Yankees fans of the '20s and '30s rooted for Lou Gehrig, also known as "The Iron Horse." In 1939, he announced his retirement upon learning of his diagnosis of ALS, which is now known as "Lou Gehrig's disease."

1. Eva Cassidy
   Patty Donahue
2. Laura Nyro
   Janis Joplin

The openly bisexual singer Janis Joplin unfortunately belongs to the infamous "27 Club," or a group of famous musicians who all died at the age of 27. The original Rolling Stones founder Brian Jones and The Doors' Jim Morrison are in this club, too.

1. Shakira
   Selena
2. Lucero
   Santana

The Mexican-American entertainment scene treated Selena as the "Tejano Madonna" due to her popularity in that music industry. Unfortunately, a former manager shot her during an argument, and the 23-year-old singer died from her wounds. Jennifer Lopez played Selena in a 1997 biopic.

1. Chris Farley
   George Carlin
2. Rodney Dangerfield
   Sam Kinison

Comedian Chris Farley got famous on "Saturday Night Live," but the show's producers also suspended him several times because of his drug abuse problem. The 33-year-old actor-comedian died from a speedball overdose in 1997. This dangerous concoction is responsible for the deaths of many celebrities.

1. Eazy-E
   Arabian Prince
2. DJ Yella
   Ice Cube

The 2015 biopic "Straight Outta Compton" chronicled the rise to fame of pioneering gangsta rap group N.W.A. The story also highlighted member Eazy-E's medical condition as he tested positive for HIV. He was 30 years old when he died in 1995.

1. Sage Stallone
   Jett Travolta
2. Brandon Lee
   Scott Newman

Brandon Lee's death sparked controversy in Hollywood because he was shot with an improperly prepared prop gun. The scene they were shooting was for his film "The Crow." The filmmakers used CGI effects to finish the film without him.

1. Lana Clarkson
   Dorothy Stratten
2. Sharon Tate
   Rebecca Schaeffer

Charles Manson's name became bigger than Sharon Tate's because his cult followers killed the actress. This case gave him prominence in the media and revealed his cult following. Sharon Tate was controversial director Roman Polanski's wife; she was pregnant with his baby when she was killed.

1. George Harrison
   John Lennon
2. Tommy Moore
   Stuart Sutcliffe

Mark Chapman cited novelist J.D. Salinger's "The Catcher in the Rye" as a kind of inspiration-manifesto for killing John Lennon. Murdered in 1980, the former Beatles member was 40 years old.

1. Hank Williams
   Eddie Rabbitt
2. Johnny Cash
   Merle Haggard

Even though Hank Williams died at the young age of 29, he had forged a strong career in the country music industry, which made him a pillar of the genre. Some of his most popular songs include "Your Cheatin' Heart" and "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry."

1. Gerald Levert
   Chuck Berry
2. Jimi Hendrix
   Luther Vandross

Another member of the so-called "27 Club," Jimi Hendrix died at the age of 27 in 1970. The U.K. honored him with a blue plaque, indicating his place of residence, at 23 Brook Street in London.

1. Sid Vicious
   Lou Reed
2. John Bonham
   Brian Jones

Sid Vicious is arguably more famous due to his biopic, "Sid and Nancy," which was about his destructive relationship with American Nancy Spungen, than for his role in the Sex Pistols. Gary Oldman portrayed the notorious rocker while Chloe Webb starred as Nancy.

1. Claudia Schiffer
   Anna Nicole Smith
2. Carla Bruni
   Laetitia Casta

Former Playboy playmate Anna Nicole Smith transitioned to modeling when she was featured in a Guess ad campaign. She became infamous when her romance with an 89-year-old billionaire hit the tabloids. She died from prescription drug overdose in 2007 at the age of 39.

1. Jam Master Jay
   Nate Dogg
2. Heavy D
   Tupac Shakur

In true gangster style, rapper Tupac Shakur got into an altercation with gang members which led to his death. An investigation concluded that he was murdered as an act of revenge for beating one of those gang members. The shootout happened in Las Vegas in 1996, leaving Shakur dead at age 25.

1. Andrew Farriss
   J.D. Fortune
2. Michael Hutchence
   Jon Stevens

U2's 2001 hit "Stuck in a Moment You Can't Get Out Of" was referring to INXS singer Michael Hutchence's death in 1997. He was a close friend of Bono, so the Irishman wrote it for this Australian who took his own life when he was 37 years old.

1. Margaret Thatcher
   Imelda Marcos
2. Eva Peron
   Indira Gandhi

The notoriously lavish lifestyle of Argentine First Lady Eva Peron became the inspiration for the hit musical "Evita" by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice. She died of cervical cancer in 1952 at the age of 33.

1. David Marks
   Ricky Fataar
2. Dennis Wilson
   Blondie Chaplin

The Beach Boys' drummer, Dennis Wilson, died of drowning in December 1983 when he tried to retrieve things he threw out from his yacht. His special wish of being buried in the sea got granted by the government. The U.S. Coast Guard oversaw the ceremony and handling of the event in January 1984.

1. Otis Redding
   Donny Hathaway
2. Sam Cooke
   Marvin Gaye

Too many musical greats died in airplane crashes. Soul/R&B legend Otis Redding's plane crashed in Wisconsin in 1967. He was flying from Cleveland to go from one gig to another when the accident happened; he was only 26 years old.

1. Hugh Gibb
   Andy Gibb
2. Lesley Gibb
   Marty Gibb

People sometimes confuse Andy Gibb as a member of the original Bee Gees; he wasn't. The youngest Gibb brother had a solo singing career apart from his brothers' group career; but he wasn't able to maintain this status due to bouts of depression and drug abuse. He was 30 when he died in 1988.