List of suicides in the 21st century

See also: List of suicide crisis lines, List of deaths from drug overdose and intoxication, Lists of people by cause of death, and Category:Suicides by method

For suicides before the 21st century, see List of suicides before the 21st century.

The following are notable peoples who died by suicide in the year 2000 and after. Suicides under duress are included. Deaths by accident or misadventure are excluded. Individuals who might or might not have died by their own hand, or whose intention to die is in dispute, but who are widely believed to have deliberately died by suicide, may be listed under Possible suicides.

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• I
• J
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• M
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Confirmed suicides

A

Name	Suicide year	Causes and explanations
Carole Achache	2016	French writer, photographer and actress, hanging[1]
Phillip Adams	2021	American football player, shot himself during standoff with police a day after fatally shooting 6 people. Actions are believed to be linked to Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy
Stephanie Adams	2018	American former glamour model, known as the November 1992 Playboy Playmate, jumped from a 25th floor window after pushing her seven-year-old son Vincent out the same window.[2][3]
Stuart Adamson	2001	Scottish guitarist and singer (Big Country, Skids), hanging after alcohol ingestion.[4]
Ahn Jae-hwan	2008	South Korean actor, carbon monoxide poisoning[5][6]
Chantal Akerman	2015	Belgian film director. Was previously hospitalized for depression.[7]
Leelah Alcorn	2014	American transgender teenager, walked in front of a truck[8]
Ekaterina Alexandrovskaya	2020	Russian-Australian ice skater, jumped from window of her apartment[9]
Michael Alfonso, known under the ring name Mike Awesome	2007	American professional wrestler, hanging[10]
Gia Allemand	2013	American actress and model, hanging[11]
August Ames	2017	Canadian pornographic actress and model, suffered from bipolar depression and dissociative identity disorder, hanged herself after backlash to a controversial tweet.[12]
Desmond Amofah, known online as Etika	2019	American YouTuber and streamer, died by suicide after battling with mental illness for months, as well as bullying, drowned.[13]
Gonçalo Amorim	2012	Portuguese cyclist, gunshot[14][15]
Sophie Anderson	2023	English pornographic actress and internet personality, GHB overdose[16]
Keith Andes	2005	American actor, asphyxiation[17]
Kei Aoyama	2011	Japanese manga artist, hanging[18]
Gustavo Arnal	2022	Chief Financial Officer of Bed Bath & Beyond, jumping[19] Arnal was accused of being involved in a 'pump and dump scheme' before his death
Sei Ashina	2020	Japanese actress, method undisclosed[20]
John Atchison	2007	American federal prosecutor and alleged child sex offender, hanging[21][22]
Atsumi Yoshikubo	2014	Japanese psychiatrist, intentionally getting lost in the Canadian Taiga.[23]
Mohamed Atta	2001	Egyptian member of Al-Qaeda, and leader of the 9/11 hijackers, plane crash of American Airlines Flight 11[24][25][26]
Pekka-Eric Auvinen	2007	Finnish Jokela High School shooter, gunshot[27][28]

B

Name	Suicide year	Causes and explanations
Nikki Bacharach	2007	Daughter of Burt Bacharach and Angie Dickinson, was diagnosed with visual impairment and Asperger syndrome, suffocated[29][30]
Jeff Baena	2025	American screenwriter and film director[31]
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi	2019	Iraqi-born Islamic terrorist and leader of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, detonation of a suicide vest[32]
Mark Balelo	2013	Cast member on the reality TV series Storage Wars, asphyxiation,[33][34][35] days after an arrest for drug charges.
Pratyusha Banerjee	2016	Indian actress, hanging,[36] although her parents speculate that her boyfriend murdered her and staged her suicide
Johanna Bassani	2020	Austrian combined Nordic skier and ski jumper[37]
Simone Battle	2014	X Factor contestant and member of the pop band G.R.L., hanging,[38] due to depression over financial issues
J. Clifford Baxter	2002	American Enron Corporation executive, gunshot[39]
Ari Behn	2019	Norwegian author and painter,[40] suffered from depression and other mental health issues, alcoholism, and loneliness
Jovan Belcher	2012	American football player, shot himself after killing his girlfriend[41] Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy is believed to have contributed.
Jadin Bell	2013	Oregon teen who was taken off life support after he attempted suicide by hanging himself. He was driven to take his own life because he was bullied for being gay, according to his family.[42]
Malik Bendjelloul	2014	Swedish documentary filmmaker, jumped in front of moving train,[43][44][45][46] he was struggling with depression
Chester Bennington	2017	American singer and songwriter (Linkin Park), hanging, had struggled with substance abuse and depression[47][48]
Chris Benoit	2007	Canadian professional wrestler, hanged himself after killing his wife and son; had suffered from dementia, depression, and possible traumatic brain injury[49]
Tim Bergling, aka Avicii	2018	Swedish DJ and music producer, self-inflicted cuts resulting in blood loss,[50] suffered from anxiety, alcoholism, drug addiction, and depression
David Berman	2019	American musician, singer, poet and cartoonist best known for his work with indie-rock bands the Silver Jews and Purple Mountains, hanging.[51][52][53][54] Previously attempted suicide in 2003, suffered from depression, anxiety, and drug addiction
Byron "Reckful" Bernstein	2020	Former professional Esports player – best known for World of Warcraft, pioneer of streaming on Twitch.tv. He battled with depression for more than 20 years.[55][56][57]
Paul Bhattacharjee	2013	British actor, jumped from a clifftop a day after he had been declared bankrupt, he suffered from severe depression[58]
Brian Bianchini	2004	American male model, hanging,[59] suffered from depression
Abraham Biggs	2008	American college student who livestreamed his suicide on the video broadcasting website Justin.tv, overdose of opiates and benzodiazepines[60] He had been struggling with bipolar disorder
Steve Bing	2020	American businessman and film producer, jumped from 27th floor of apartment building[61]
Bob Birch	2012	American musician; gunshot,[62] he had severe gastrointestinal issues brought on by a 1995 car accident, and suffered from extreme insomnia
David Birnie	2005	Australian serial killer and rapist, hanging[63]
Jeremy Blake	2007	American artist, drowning,[64] possible motive was harassment from Scientologists
Erica Blasberg	2010	American golfer, asphyxia caused by prescription overdose,[65] found with a dust mask on her mouth, and plastic bag over her head
Miguel Blesa	2017	Spanish banker and businessman, involved in various corruption scandals, gunshot to chest[66]
Isabella Blow	2007	English magazine editor, and muse to fashion designer Alexander McQueen, poisoning,[67] suffered from bipolar disorder, as well as depression after a cancer diagnosis and fading celebrity status
Eduardo Bonvallet	2015	Chilean World Cup footballer and pundit, known for his strong opinions, hanging,[68] suffered from depression
Novak Bošković	2019	Serbian handball player, gunshot[69]
Dmitry Bosov	2020	Russian businessman and billionaire, gunshot[70][71]
Stephen "tWitch" Boss	2022	American dancer, self-inflicted gunshot to head[72][73][74][75]
Mohamed Bouazizi	2011	Tunisian street vendor, self-immolation,[76] set himself on fire in retaliation for having his wares stolen, and being harassed. His suicide sparked the Tunisian Revolution.
Anthony Bourdain	2018	American chef, author, and television personality, hanging,[77] suicide "appeared to be an impulsive act".
Jonathan Brandis	2003	American actor, hanging,[78] he was depressed about his career, which had slowly declined in recent years, and he was drinking heavily.
Charlie Brandt	2004	American serial killer, hanging[79]
Blake Brockington	2015	American LGBT advocate who was the first openly transgender homecoming king in the state of North Carolina, vehicular impact[80] He had been struggling with severe depression
Molly Brodak	2020	American poet, writer, and baker,[81] she struggled with depression since childhood
Herman Brood	2001	Dutch musician, artist, composer, jumping from the roof of the Hilton Hotel Amsterdam, he was depressed by the failure of his drug rehabilitation program, and was facing serious medical problems due to his prolonged drug use[82][83]
Joseph Brooks	2011	American screenwriter, director, producer, and composer known for the song "You Light Up My Life"[84] Brooks had been indicted on multiple rape and sexual assault allegations, but died by suicide before he could be tried. The day after Brooks' death, the medical examiner ruled that Brooks had killed himself, citing asphyxia,[85] he was facing sexual assault charges.[86]
Jürgen Brümmer	2014	German Olympic gymnast (1988), jumping from the Körsch Viaduct,[87] Shortly afterwards, his 15-year-old son, who was in need of ongoing care since an accident two years before, was found dead in his home, evidently having been suffocated by Brümmer.[88][89][90]
David Buckel	2018	American LGBT rights lawyer and environmental activist, self-immolation in Prospect Park, Brooklyn,[91] set self on fire in protest of the use of fossil fuels
Julia Buencamino	2015	15-year-old Filipina actress found hanging from the ceiling of her bedroom's bathroom with a nylon rope looped around her neck on the night of July 7, 2015.[92]
Brad Bufanda	2017	American actor, jumped from building[93]
Aaron Bushnell	2024	Member of the United States Air Force, self-immolated in protest of American involvement in the Gaza war

C

Name	Suicide year	Causes and explanations
Homaro Cantu	2015	American chef, hanging,[94] had no history of depression or mental illness, left no suicide note
Capital Steez	2012	American hip-hop artist, unhappy with his career, jumped off the rooftop of the Cinematic Music Group headquarters in Manhattan[95][96]
Kagney Linn Karter	2024	American pornographic film actress, suicide with shotgun blast in mouth in Cuyahoga County, Ohio on February 15, 2024. Her death was reported by TMZ four days later.[97]
Tim Carter	2008	Footballer, hanging,[98] he was struggling to deal with his son's disabilities
Neal Casal	2019	American musician[99]
Finn M. W. Caspersen	2009	American financier and philanthropist, gunshot, after battle with cancer and anticipated financial problems[100][101]
Ariel Castro	2013	Puerto Rican American man convicted in August 2013 of kidnapping, rape, and aggravated murder for holding Amanda Berry, Michelle Knight, and Gina DeJesus in his Cleveland, Ohio, home over the course of a decade, hanging[102]
Fidel Castro Díaz-Balart	2018	Cuban nuclear physicist, son of Fidel Castro,[103] suffered from depression
Kelly Catlin	2019	American cyclist, asphyxiation[104] suffered from depression, suffered a concussion months prior to her suicide
Antonio Catricalà	2021	Italian civil servant and lawyer, gunshot[105]
Champignon	2013	Brazilian musician, bassist for Charlie Brown Jr., gunshot to head,[106] suffered from depression and anxiety, was distraught over criticism, insecurity, and financial struggles
Nicole Chan	2019	Canadian police officer who died after making allegations of sexual coercion.[107]
Joseph Newton Chandler III	2002	Formerly[108] unidentified identity thief, gunshot after having been diagnosed with recurrent cancer[109]
Pierre Chanal	2003	French soldier and alleged serial killer
Iris Chang	2004	American historian and author of The Rape of Nanking, gunshot wound to the mouth,[110] she had an extreme bout of depression and reactive psychosis
Danny Chen	2011	Chinese-American U.S. Army Private, gunshot,[111] he was tortured, harassed, assaulted, and bullied relentlessly by his fellow soldiers for being of Asian descent.
Vic Chesnutt	2009	American country-folk singer-songwriter, intentional overdose of muscle relaxants.,[112] was unable to receive insurance due to his quadriplegia following a car accident in 1983, and was $50,000 in debt due to medical bills.
Leslie Cheung	2003	Hong Kong singer, jumped off the 24th floor of the hotel Mandarin Oriental, having been diagnosed with severe clinical depression.[113]
V. J. Chitra	2020	Indian actress,[114] hanging,[115] her husband was suspected of encouraging her to die by suicide
Seung-Hui Cho	2007	American university student who perpetrated the Virginia Tech shooting, gunshot[116]
Choi Jin-sil	2008	South Korean actress, hanging,[117] likely due to grief resulting from her friend, Ahn Jae-hwan's, suicide
Choi Jin-young	2010	South Korean actor and singer, hanging,[118] suffered from depression after his sister, Choi Jin-sil, died by suicide in 2008. Jin-young had attempted suicide several times, including once by drug overdose in 2009.
Chung Doo-un	2019	South Korean politician[119]
Brian Christopher	2018	American professional wrestler, hanging,[120][121] found in his cell after being incarcerated for driving under the influence and public intoxication
Tyler Clementi	2010	Gay American student at Rutgers University, jumped off the George Washington Bridge after his roommate secretly observed him with a webcam, kissing his date[122]
Camila María Concepción	2020	American screenwriter and transgender rights activist[123]
Tarka Cordell	2008	British musician, hanging[124]
Don Cornelius	2012	American television show host and producer, best known as the creator and host of the nationally syndicated dance/music franchise Soul Train, gunshot. He had been suffering from seizures,[125] possibly suffered from the early stages of dementia or Alzheimer's disease.
Chris Cornell	2017	American musician, singer and songwriter (Soundgarden, Audioslave, Temple of the Dog), hanging after performance,[126] suffered from depression, anxiety, and drug addiction. Prescription drugs at therapeutic doses were found in his system.
John Coughlin	2019	American figure skater,[127] hanging,[128] was accused of sexual assault, and was accused by more women after his death
Julee Cruise	2022	American musician.[129] She struggled with lupus, depression and alcohol and drug addiction.[130]
Smiley Culture	2011	English reggae singer and DJ, stabbed himself during police raid
Eylül Cansın	2015	Turkish transgender woman who was exploited into sex work, jumping[131]
Antonio Calvo	2011	Senior lecturer in Spanish at Princeton University, cut his throat and arms.[132] He died by suicide after being either suspended from the university, or having his employment contract abruptly terminated, as this meant that he would lose his residence visa and possibly face deportation.
Chen Gang	2011	Chinese university lecturer, jumping.[133] He died by suicide after losing to a rival, which he attributed to corruption in the university.

D

Name	Suicide year	Causes and explanations
Yasmim Gabrielle Fernandes da Silva	2019	17-year-old Brazilian TV presenter, overdose of sleeping pills, due to depression[134]
Charlotte Dawson	2014	Australian TV presenter, died by suicide via hanging [135][136]
Brad Delp	2007	American rock musician (Boston), died by suicide via carbon monoxide poisoning after suffering from depression due to lingering hard feelings from Boston's disbandment in the 1980s and personal tension with bandleader Scholz.[137]
Ronald Desruelles	2015	Belgian athlete, died by suicide via hanging,[138] he was depressed after the failure of his business
Dipendra Bir Bikram Shah	2001	King of Nepal and perpetrator of the Nepalese royal massacre, died by suicide via gunshot to the head[139]
Thomas M. Disch	2008	American writer, suicide by gunshot,[140] he suffered from depression following the death of his long-term partner, Charles Naylor.
Christopher Dorner	2013	American police officer, suicide by gunshot in Angelus Oaks, California,[141] after killing his former colleagues. He allegedly committed the act in retaliation against his former workplace, after being fired for reporting excessive force
Jon Dough	2006	American pornographic actor, hanging,[142] he suffered from depression and alcoholism
Edward Downes	2009	English conductor, assisted double suicide with wife Lady Joan Downes at the Dignitas clinic in Switzerland,[143] had suffered from increasing hearing impairment, as well as near total blindness, and his wife had terminal cancer.
Scott Dozier	2019	American murderer on death row in Nevada after the 2002 murder of 22-year-old Jeremiah Miller, hanging[144]
Charmaine Dragun	2007	Australian television newsreader, jumped off The Gap, an oceanside cliff in Sydney, after a long battle with depression[145]
Dave Duerson	2011	American football player, gunshot,[146] posthumous research of his brain found chronic traumatic encephalopathy after years of concussions in his football career
Clay Duke	2010	American ex-convict, gunshot, opened fire on the Panama City school board during a meeting after his wife, Rebecca, who was a teacher in the school district, was fired. After getting hit by a bullet from a security officer's pistol, Duke collapsed and then used a remaining bullet in his gun to kill himself.[147]
Theresa Duncan	2007	American video game designer, blogger, filmmaker, and critic. Her partner Jeremy Blake also died by suicide. The couple were both being harassed by Scientologists prior to their deaths.
Aleksandr Dolmatov	2013	Russian opposition activist and asylum seeker, undisclosed method.[148] He was found dead by suicide in a deportation centre in the Netherlands, after being denied political asylum, which he was seeking in order to avoid arrest in Russia due to his participation in the 2011-2013 Russian protests.
Denice Denton	2006	American professor of electrical engineering, academic administrator, and ninth chancellor of the University of California, Santa Cruz, jumped 33 stories off of The Paramount.[149] She died by suicide one day after being released from a psychiatric institute, where she had been treated for depression. She had been harassed and threatened a year prior.

E

Name	Suicide year	Causes and explanations
Volker Eckert	2007	German serial killer, hanging[150]
Naima El Bezaz	2020	Moroccan-Dutch writer,[151] suffered from depression for most of her life
Keith Emerson	2016	English keyboardist, gunshot,[152][153][154] he suffered from depression, alcoholism, and anxiety about future performances, due to increasing nerve damage and pain, which hindered his ability to play the keyboard
Martin Emond	2004	New Zealand cartoonist and painter, hanging[155]
Robert Enke	2009	German football goalkeeper, impact by train near Neustadt am Rübenberge, he had been suffering from depression for six years, and was distraught over the death of his daughter Lara in 2006[156]
Richard Evonitz	2002	American serial killer and kidnapper; gunshot[157]
Dolly Everett	2018	Australian face of the Akubra hat brand, undisclosed method.[158] Her suicide is largely attributed to cyberbullying.[159]

F

Name	Suicide year	Causes and explanations
Angus Fairhurst	2008	English artist, died by suicide via hanging[160]
Jackie Fairweather	2014	Australian triathlete and long-distance runner,[161] struggled with perfectionism
Moni Fanan	2009	Team manager of the Israeli basketball team Maccabi Tel Aviv during the years 1992–2008, hanging; he owed $20 M and had been running a private bank[162]
Fausto Fanti	2014	Founding member of comedy troupe Hermes & Renato and guitarist of Massacration, hanging,[163] struggled with depression
José Feghali	2014	Brazilian pianist, winner of the 1985 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, gunshot to head[164]
Mark Fisher	2017	Critical theorist and cultural critic, hanging.[165] Fisher detailed his struggles with depression throughout his writing, especially in the pages of Capitalist Realism: Is There No Alternative?.
Caroline Flack	2020	British television presenter of Love Island, hanging,[166] struggled with depression and mental health issues, and the pressures of fame
David Fonseca	2015	Former Belize City mayor, gunshot to head[167]
Jason David Frank	2022	Former actor of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, hanging,[168] he was suffering with mental health issues and depression
Danny Frawley	2019	Former Australian Rules footballer and broadcaster, suicide by intentional car accident. His brain was tested two year later, and he was found to have been suffering from stage two chronic traumatic encephalopathy
Ryan Freel	2012	American professional baseball player, gunshot,[169] suffered from depression, anxiety, ADHD, bipolar disorder, and impulse control disorder, also had stage two chronic traumatic encephalopathy
Keith Flint	2019	English vocalist and dancer most associated with The Prodigy,[170] hanging,[171] he suffered from depression and drug addiction prior to his marriage; the depression might have resurfaced
Verónica Forqué	2021	Spanish actress, suicide by hanging after a long depression.
Kelly Fraser	2019	Canadian pop singer and songwriter,[172] she experienced racism, cyberbullying, and childhood trauma
Amina El Filali	2012	Moroccan teenager forced to marry her rapist, rat poison.[173]
Christopher Foster	2008	Businessman, killed his wife, daughter, horses and dogs before setting the family house on fire, gunshot and self-immolation[174]

G

Name	Suicide year	Causes and explanations
Goo Hara	2019	South Korean singer and actress, former member of K-Pop group Kara, found dead at her home after being cyber-bullied by malicious commenters, due to a scandal that involved her and her abusive ex-boyfriend. It was confirmed in 2019 that she was suffering from depression. She was also being neglected by her mother who abandoned her family when Goo was a child.[175][176]
Anthony Galindo	2020	Venezuelan singer,[177] he suffered from depression, apparently due to the frequent cancellations of his shows following the COVID-19 pandemic
Alan Garcia	2019	Peruvian president, gunshot,[178] was to be arrested for involvement in the Odebrecht scandal
Jamir Garcia	2020	Filipino singer, vocalist of the band Slapshock, hanging[179]
Santiago García	2021	Uruguayan soccer player, gunshot,[180] had been receiving psychiatric treatment
John Geddert	2021	American gymnastics coach, gunshot,[181] shortly after being charged with 24 felony counts related to sexual abuse of his trainees[182]
Babak Ghorbani	2014	Iranian wrestler, overdose,[183] was charged with murder in 2012, which is a possible factor that led to his suicide
Sam Gillespie	2003	Australian philosopher whose writings and translations were crucial to the initial reception of Alain Badiou's work in the English-speaking world[184]
Jeremy Giambi	2022	American professional baseball player, gunshot,[185] suffered from depression and paranoia after being struck in the head by a baseball about six months before his death
Joe Gliniewicz	2015	American police officer, gunshot; facing the exposure of his criminal activity, he staged his suicide under the guise of being killed by three unknown men[186]
John Wayne Glover	2005	Australian serial killer, hanging.[187]
Jean-Luc Godard	2022	French-Swiss film director and film critic; assisted suicide procedure.[188][189]
David Goodall	2018	English-born Australian botanist and ecologist, physician-assisted suicide[190]
Uvaraja Gopal	2023	Singaporean police sergeant who faced workplace bullying and racial discrimination, jumping.[191][192]
Lucy Gordon	2009	British actress and model, hanging after an argument with her boyfriend, cinematographer Jerome Alveras[193]
Gōri Daisuke	2010	Japanese voice actor, narrator and actor, cut his wrist,[194] was depressed about fading vision caused by diabetes, which hindered his ability to work
Sophie Gradon	2018	English model and television personality, hanging,[195] possibly due to cyberbullying
Bob Grant	2003	English actor, carbon monoxide poisoning,[196] suffered from depression, bipolar disorder, and other mental health issues, was also struggling with debt and lack of work
Spalding Gray	2004	American actor, playwright, screenwriter, performance artist, and monologuist, jumped off the Staten Island Ferry,[197] was severely injured and depressed after a car accident in 2001
Mark Green	2004	American record-setting minor league hockey star, hanged himself after being accused of stealing from a car dealership
Paul Gruchow	2004	American writer, drug overdose,[198] suffered from depression

H

Name	Suicide year	Causes and explanations
Charles Haddon	2010	lead singer of British synthpop band Ou Est le Swimming Pool, was found hanging in a car park backstage after injuring a fan during a stage dive[199]
Christopher James Hardman, aka Lil' Chris	2015	British singer-songwriter, actor, and television personality, died on 23 March 2015 at his Lowestoft home in England at the age of 24. Recorded as suicide by a coroner.[200] Death by hanging.[201]
Charlie Haeger	2020	American baseball player, gunshot,[202] died by suicide after the suspected murder of his ex-girlfriend
Haesoo, born Kim A-ra	2023	29-year-old South Korean trot singer found dead in a hotel room with a suicide note on 12 May 2023. Undisclosed method.[203]
Jason Hairston	2018	American football player,[204] was found to have been suffering from chronic traumatic encephalopathy
Ryan Halligan	2003	Vermont high school student who died of suicide due to bullying, hanging[205]
Tony Halme	2010	Finnish athlete, actor and politician, gunshot[206]
David Hamilton	2016	British photographer and filmmaker known for his nudes of pubescent girls, asphyxiation via plastic bag after one of his models accused him of rape[207]
Neda Hassani	2003	Iranian protester, self-immolation in front of French embassy in London[208]
Marvin Heemeyer	2004	American welder who went on a rampage with a modified bulldozer, gunshot[209]
Sarah Hegazi	2020	Egyptian LGBT activist,[210] suffered from PTSD after being tortured in prison for flying a rainbow flag
Benjamin Hendrickson	2006	American actor, gunshot[211]
Victor Heringer	2018	Brazilian novelist and poet who won the Prêmio Jabuti in 2013, jumped from the window of his apartment,[212] suffered from depression for most of his life
Aaron Hernandez	2017	American football player and convicted murderer, died of suicide by hanging in his prison cell[213]
Paul Hester	2005	Australian television personality and drummer from Crowded House, hanged himself in a Melbourne park; he had split from the mother of his two daughters and had been suffering from depression for a number of years.[214]
John Hicklenton	2010	British comics artist,[215] suffered from multiple sclerosis
Crash Holly	2003	American wrestler, asphyxia due to pulmonary aspiration as a result of overdose of alcohol and drug overdose[216]
Ludwig Hirsch	2011	Austrian singer, songwriter and actor, jumped from the second floor of a hospital window while being treated for lung cancer[217]
Brandon Hixon	2018	American politician, gunshot. He killed himself before he was convicted of "sexual abuse allegations"[218]
Alec Holowka	2019	Canadian video game programmer, designer, and musician,[219] died by suicide after suffering from mood and personality disorders
Tyler Honeycutt	2018	American basketball player (Sacramento Kings, Khimki), gunshot.,[220][221] had been struggling with a nitrous oxide addiction, had trouble adjusting to life in Russia
Harry Horse	2007	English author, illustrator, cartoonist and musician, stabbed himself 47 times in a murder-suicide[222]
Silvio Horta	2020	American screenwriter and television producer, gunshot[223]
Blake Hounshell	2023	Journalist and editor who worked for The New York Times, Politico, and Foreign Policy
Hu Bo	2017	Chinese novelist and director[224][225]
Nicholas Hughes	2009	Fisheries biologist, son of renowned poet Sylvia Plath, hanged himself after a long struggle with depression[226]
Scott Hutchison	2018	Singer of Scottish band Frightened Rabbit, body was found in a marina in Port Edgar, died after a long and public struggle with depression and anxiety[227]

I

Name	Suicide year	Causes and explanations
Hideki Irabu	2011	Japanese professional baseball player, hanging[228]
Bruce Ivins	2008	American biologist and alleged suspect in the 2001 anthrax attacks, overdose[229]

J

Name	Suicide year	Causes and explanations
Marcel Jacob	2009	Swedish musician,[230] best known as the bassist in the hard rock bands Talisman and Yngwie Malmsteen, suffered from personal issues and health problems
Irwin L. Jacobs	2019	American businessman, CEO of Genmar Holdings, gunshot after murdering his wife[231]
M. Jaishankar	2018	Indian serial killer and rapist, slitting his own throat[232]
Jill Janus	2018	American lead singer of the metal band Huntress,[233] struggled with bipolar disorder, schizoaffective disorder, dissociative identity disorder, and alcoholism
Jang Ja-yeon	2009	South Korean actress, hanging,[234] struggled with depression
Jaxon	2006	American cartoonist and illustrator, died by suicide after being diagnosed with prostate cancer[235]
Richard Jeni	2007	American standup comedian and actor, gunshot,[236][237][238] he had a history of schizophrenia and had been taking antidepressants and a sleeping aid, a week earlier, he was overheard saying "just squeeze the trigger".
Ryan Jenkins	2009	Contestant on the 2009 reality TV series Megan Wants a Millionaire, hanged himself after being charged by police with murdering his wife, Jasmine Fiore[239][240]
Jeon Mi-seon	2019	South Korean actress, hanging[241]
Jeong Da-bin	2007	South Korean actress, hanging,[242] suffered from depression, struggled with lack of work, the imprisonment of her manager, and cyberbullying
Jo Min-ki	2018	South Korean actor, hanging,[243] likely due to facing sexual assault allegations
Dan Johnson	2017	American pastor and Republican member of the Kentucky House of Representatives, he claimed to be suffering from PTSD from the September 11 attacks, though he also faced a child sexual abuse allegation; gunshot.[244]
George Robert Johnston	2004	Canadian burglar and fugitive known as the Ballarat Bandit, gunshot[245]
Greg Johnson	2019	Canadian ice hockey player, gunshot[246]
J.J. Johnson	2001	American Bebop trombonist, gunshot,[247] he was diagnosed with prostate cancer
Pavle Jovanonic	2020	Serbian-American Olympic bobsledder[248]
Jung Chae-yull	2023	26-year-old South Korean actress and model, found dead at her home on April 11, 2023. Undisclosed method.[249]
Naomi Judd	2022	American country singer and actress, gunshot.[250] She had been suffering from depression, panic attacks, and suicidal thoughts. Her medication caused physical ailments, such as facial edema, alopecia, and tremors, which heightened her depression and anxiety.[251]

K

Name	Suicide year	Causes and explanations
Antonie Kamerling	2010	Dutch actor and musician, had been depressed[252]
Hukuk Bürosu	2010	American professional wrestler, overdose of anti-depressant pills,[253] suffered from bipolar disorder, had attempted suicide in 2003
Kazuhiko Katō	2009	Japanese musician, hanging[254]
Nicky Katt	2025	American actor, committed suicide by hanging, had been battling depression[255]
David Kellermann	2009	American businessman and CFO of Freddie Mac, suicide by hanging.[256]
Mike Kelley	2012	American artist[257] had been depressed
Israel Keyes	2012	American serial killer, suicide by self-inflicted wounds and suffocation[258]
Jiah Khan	2013	British-American actress who appeared in Bollywood movies, hanging,[citation needed] her boyfriend was accused of staging her suicide
Sahar Khodayari	2019	Iranian activist who self-immolated in front of the Islamic Revolutionary Court of Tehran[259]
Margot Kidder	2018	Canadian-American actress, known for her role as Lois Lane in Superman feature films, drug and alcohol overdose,[260] suffered from bipolar disorder, was temporarily paralyzed in a car accident
Daul Kim	2009	South Korean model and blogger, hanged in her Paris apartment,[261] suffered from insomnia, depression, and loneliness, struggled with the pressures of the fashion industry
Kim Ji-hoon	2013	South Korean singer-songwriter (Two Two) and actor, hanging[262]
Kim Jong-hyun	2017	South Korean singer and songwriter, best known for being a member of K-pop boy band SHINee,[263] suicide by carbon monoxide poisoning,[264] had suffered depression.
Kim Na-hee	2023	24-year-old South Korean singer, found dead on November 8, 2023. Undisclosed method.[265]
Kim Sae-ron	2025	24-year-old South Korean actress found dead by her friend at her home in Seongsu-dong, Seongdong District, Seoul, on February 16, 2025. Undisclosed method.[266]
Yu-ri Kim	2011	South Korean model, poison,[267] likely suffered from grief from the passing of her father in early 2011, had also lost her mother prior to her father's death
Hana Kimura	2020	Japanese wrestler and reality show participant, died by suicide through hydrogen sulfide poisoning after having been cyber-bullied[268][269]
Uday Kiran	2014	Telugu actor, hanging,[270][271][272] he had suffered from depression due to financial crisis for almost a year
Stan Kirsch	2020	American actor, hanging[273]
R. B. Kitaj	2007	American artist; suffocation,[274] likely suffered from grief
John Kivela	2017	American politician, hanging,[275] struggled with alcoholism
Billy Knight	2018	UCLA basketball player, self-inflicted blunt force injuries from jumping from a building,[276] arrested for child molestation, struggled with mental health issues
Jak Knight	2022	American comedian and TV writer, gunshot[277]
Andrew Koenig	2010	Actor known as Boner on the American sitcom Growing Pains, and the son of Star Trek actor Walter Koenig, hanging[278]
Hannelore Kohl	2001	German wife of German Chancellor Helmut Kohl, overdose of sleeping pills,[279] suffered from photodermatitis
Takako Konishi	2001	Japanese office worker known for an urban legend surrounding her death, froze to death,[280] struggled with grief after losing her job, which was a factor of her alcoholism
Ruslana Korshunova	2008	Kazakhstani model, aged 20, jumped from the ninth-floor balcony of her apartment in New York City[281]
Oleksandr Kovalenko	2010	Ukrainian football player and referee, jumped from his apartment[282]
Tim Kretschmer	2009	German student and mass shooter, gunshot[283]
Norbert Kröcher	2016	German 2 June Movement terrorist, gunshot[284]
Cheslie Kryst	2022	American model who won Miss USA in 2019, Jumped from the 9th floor of her apartment building,[285] suffered from depression
Ashwani Kumar	2020	Indian police officer and politician who served as governor of Nagaland from 2013 to 2014, hanging[286]
Hsu Kun-yuan	2020	Taiwanese politician, jumped off the roof of his apartment[287]

L

Name	Suicide year	Causes and explanations
Paul Lambert	2020	British television journalist, producer and communications director[288]
Lil Loaded	2021	American rapper, self-inflicted gunshot wound, was upset after a break up with his girlfriend
Karen Lancaume	2005	French pornographic film actress, overdose of temazepam[289]
Don Lapre	2011	American television pitchman noted for several products, cut throat with a razor blade[290]
Lee Eun-ju	2005	South Korean actress, slit wrists and hanging,[291] suffered from depression, as well as insomnia after doing nude scenes in the film The Scarlet Letter
Lee Hye-Ryeon	2007	South Korean singer, known as U;Nee, hanging,[292] suffered from depression and stress
Jon Lee	2002	drummer of British rock band (Feeder) hanging[293]
Lee Sun-kyun	2023	South Korean actor, found dead in his car after leaving a suicide note for his wife. He was being investigated for drug use, which may have been the motivation. Carbon monoxide poisoning.[294]
Dave Lepard	2006	lead singer and guitarist (Crashdïet)[295] by hanging, after a struggle with depression
Andrzej Lepper	2011	Polish politician who was the leader of Samoobrona RP (Self-Defense of the Republic of Poland) hanging.
Arnie Lerma	2018	American former Scientologist and critic of Scientology, gunshot[296]
Harry Lew	2011	A US Marine who was a victim of hazing, gunshot.[297]
Chris Lighty	2012	American music industry executive and manager,[298] gunshot; he had been involved in an argument with his ex-wife not long before his body was discovered.
Mark Linkous	2010	American musician, gunshot to the heart.,[299] suffered from depression, as well as grief after the suicide of his close friend Vic Chestnutt, was in the process of splitting from his wife of 19 years
Carlo Lizzani	2013	Italian film director, jumped from the balcony of his home.[300]
Kevin James Loibl	2016	Assassin of Christina Grimmie, gunshot to the head[301]
Bernard Loiseau	2003	French chef, shotgun blast to the head,[302] unknown motive, likely due to depression
Ellen Joyce Loo	2018	Canadian-Hong Kong musician, singer, songwriter, and co-founder of the folk-pop rock group at 17, fall from her high-rise apartment building.,[303][304][305] suffered from bipolar disorder
Andreas Lubitz	2015	Co-pilot of Germanwings Flight 9525, plane crash,[306] suffered from a "psychosomatic illness", and psychotic depression, was deemed unfit to fly an aircraft by a doctor due to his suicidal tendencies
Roman Lyashenko	2003	Russian NHL hockey player, hanged himself with a belt.[307]
David Lytton	2015	A formerly unidentified British man found on Saddleworth Moor, strychnine poisoning,[308] suffered from depression
Fathima Latheef	2019	Indian post-graduate student, hanging.[309] She died by suicide, citing religious discrimination by her professors as her motive in her suicide note.

M

Name	Suicide year	Causes and explanations
Pua Magasiva	2019	Samoan-born New Zealand actor, was convicted of assaulting his wife 15 days before his death, violent imagery and writings were found in his journal
Bhaiyyu Maharaj	2018	Indian spiritual guru, gunshot[310]
Sean Malone	2020	American bassist[311]
Mădălina Manole	2010	Romanian pop singer, pesticide poisoning[312]
Michael Mantenuto	2017	American actor (Miracle), self-inflicted gunshot wound[313]
Michael Marin	2012	American businessman, cyanide pill,[314] died by suicide after being convicted of arson
Andrew Martinez	2006	Nudism activist who became known on the University of California, Berkeley campus as the "Naked Guy", suffocation,[315] struggled with declining mental health and homelessness
Williams Martínez	2021	Uruguayan soccer player,[316] struggled with depression due to COVID-19 related inactivity
Tadahiro Matsushita	2012	Japanese politician, hanging[citation needed]
David Edward Maust	2006	American serial killer, hanging[317]
Jacques Mayol	2001	French free diver and subject of the movie The Big Blue, hanging[318]
John McAfee	2021	British-American businessman and computer programmer, hanging. He died by suicide after facing tax evasion charges. His death generated conspiracy theories, and his wife claimed it was staged.[319]
Allyson McConnell	2013	Australian-Canadian woman who killed her two children,[320] jumped off a bridge while in Australia,[321] struggled with depression, had attempted suicide earlier in her life after being raped by her father
Mindy McCready	2013	American country music singer, gunshot.,[322][323] had struggled with substance abuse and legal problems
Chris McKinstry	2006	Canadian artificial intelligence researcher,[324] Ağır Ceza Avukatı
Kenny McKinley	2010	American football player, gunshot,[325] struggled with depression due to debt, injury, and his post-football career
John B. McLemore	2015	American horologist and subject of the podcast S-Town, ingested potassium cyanide[citation needed]
Alexander McQueen	2010	British fashion designer and couturier, hanged himself in his wardrobe,[326] he had been diagnosed with mixed anxiety and depressive disorder, and took an overdose prior to hanging himself[327]
Megan Meier	2006	American high school student who died of suicide due to cyberbullying, hanging.[328]
Adolf Merckle	2009	German entrepreneur and billionaire, suicide by train,[329] the motive for his suicide was financial loss during the 2008 financial crisis
Jill Messick	2018	American film producer,[330][331] method not disclosed,[332] was a victim of cyberbullying
Katie Meyer	2022	US soccer player, method not disclosed[333][334]
Flávio Migliaccio	2020	Brazilian actor, film director and screenwriter, hanging[335]
Filip Minarik	2023	Czech jockey, committed suicide three years after sustaining serious head injuries, method not disclosed[336]
Haruma Miura	2020	Japanese actor, hanging. He had written in his notebook about his struggles with anxiety and suicidal thoughts
Shizuka Miura	2010	Japanese doll maker and musician, possibly related to medication.[337][338]
Dave Mirra	2016	American BMX rider, gunshot,[339] was posthumously diagnosed with chronic traumatic encephalopathy
Mario Monicelli	2010	Italian film director, jumped out of a hospital window[340] he was admitted a few days earlier for prostate cancer.[341][342]
Moonbin	2023	South Korean singer and actor, member of the K-Pop group Astro and its sub-unit Moonbin & Sanha, found dead at his home on the night of 19 April 2023. Undisclosed method.[343]
Ronald Lee Moore	2008	American fugitive and suspected serial killer, hanging[344][345]
A. R. Morlan	2016	American author,[346] she had dyslexia, arthritis, and Asperger syndrome
Gray Morrow	2001	American comics artist and illustrator, gunshot,[347] suffered from Parkinson's disease
Jason Moss	2006	American attorney and author of The Last Victim, gunshot,[348] struggled with depression
Miljan Mrdaković	2020	Serbian footballer, gunshot[349]
Ian Murdock	2015	American software engineer and founder of the Debian distribution of the GNU/Linux operating system, hanging[350][351][352]
Uwe Mundlos	2011	German National Socialist Underground terrorist, gunshot[353]
Ronnie McNutt	2020	American Toyota plant worker and former veteran who livestreamed his suicide, which subsequently went viral; gunshot under the chin[354]
Alec Musser	2024	American actor and fitness model, shot himself in the chest with a shotgun.[355]
Mikayla Raines	2025	American animal rights activist, philanthropist and YouTuber, died by suicide after an online bullying campaign[356]

N

Name	Suicide year	Causes and explanations
Mirosław Nahacz	2007	Polish novelist and screenwriter, hanging[357]
Azade Namdari	2021	Famous Iranian Television producer and Presenter, overdose of antidepressant pills.[358]
Terry Newton	2010	English rugby league player, hanging,[359] a post mortem found traces of cocaine, amphetamines and the steroid nandrolone within his system, prescription anti-depressants, and consumption of alcohol, all of which could have impaired his judgment. Newton had left several notes stating he wanted to die.[360]
Tom Nicon	2010	French model, jumped out of apartment window,[361] was depressed after breaking up with his girlfriend
Jon Nödtveidt	2006	Swedish guitarist (Dissection), gunshot,[362] viewed suicide in a positive light as a follower of Satanism
Iván Noel	2021	French-Argentine film director and producer,[363] died by suicide after being accused of child abuse
Bill Nojay	2016	American politician and member of the New York State Assembly, gunshot[364]
Mita Noor	2013	Bangladeshi actress, hanging,[365] struggled with depression
Hisashi Nozawa	2004	Japanese writer, hanging[366]

O

Name	Suicide year	Causes and explanations
Sean O'Haire	2014	former WWE wrestler and MMA fighter, hanging,[367] suffered from depression and drug addiction
Oh In-hye	2020	36-year-old South Korean actress, model and YouTuber found unconscious at her home after attempting suicide. She died in the hospital of a cardiac arrest on 14 September 2020. Undisclosed method.[368]
Ambrose Olsen	2010	American model, hanging[369]
Malina Olinescu	2011	Romanian singer, falling out of the 6th-floor window in the building in which she lived.[370]

P

Name	Suicide year	Causes and explanations
Stephen Paddock	2017	Perpetrator of the 2017 Las Vegas shooting, gunshot. Paddock shot and killed 60 concert goers from the window of the Mandalay Bay Hotel before shooting and killing himself.[371]
Tommy Page	2017	American singer-songwriter, hanging[372]
Ali-Reza Pahlavi	2011	Prince of Iran and the youngest son of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Shah of Iran, and his third wife, Farah Pahlavi. After a long period of depression, on 4 January 2011, Alireza died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.[373]
Leila Pahlavi	2001	Princess of Iran and the youngest daughter of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Shah of Iran, and his third wife, Farah Pahlavi, barbiturate (Seconal) overdose, struggled with anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa
Miko Palanca	2019	Filipino actor, jump from building,[374] suffered from depression related to his love life
Brodie Panlock	2006	Australian waitress from Melbourne, jumping from a multilevel carpark in Hawthorn. Her suicide was attributed to severe workplace bullying at the cafe where she worked.
Park Yong-ha	2010	South Korean actor and singer, hanging,[375] struggled with maintaining his career, was also struggling with his father's cancer diagnosis
Park Won-soon	2020	South Korean activist, lawyer and Mayor of Seoul,[376][377] motive for his suicide was likely due to sexual harassment allegations against him
Rehtaeh Parsons	2013	Canadian high school student who was bullied at school and online after images of her alleged gang rape were distributed online by its perpetrators, hanging[378]
Darrin Patrick	2020	American author and pastor, gunshot[379]
Mark Pavelich	2021	American hockey player, asphyxia,[380] possibly suffered from chronic traumatic encephalopathy, accidentally killed his friend at age 18
Jeret "Speedy" Peterson	2011	American skier, Olympic medalist, gunshot,[381] struggled with depression and alcoholism due to child sexual abuse, and the death of his sister in 1987
Ed Piskor	2024	American cartoonist and podcast host, died by suicide after accusations of sexual misconduct[382]
Lawrence Phillips	2016	American football player, hanged himself in his prison cell. Phillips had been accused of murdering his cellmate in April 2015, and prosecutors had considered seeking the death penalty.[383]
Kailia Posey	2022	American beauty pageant contestant and reality television personality who died by suicide after a breakup. Hanging.[384]
Randy Potter	2017	American former missing person, gunshot[385]
Hayden Poulter	2018	New Zealand serial killer, method not disclosed[386]
Josh Powell	2012	American main suspect in the disappearance of his wife Susan Powell, blew up his house with him and his children inside[387]
Slobodan Praljak	2017	Bosnian Croat General, poison. Praljak drank a small bottle of potassium cyanide in the courtroom of the International Criminal Tribunal at The Hague after being convicted of war crimes.[388]
Phoebe Prince	2010	American high school student who died of suicide due to school bullying and cyberbullying, hanging.[389]
Wolfgang Přiklopil	2006	Austrian-Czech communications technician who kidnapped a young girl named Natascha Kampusch in 1998. When she escaped after 8 years of captivity, he committed suicide by jumping in front of a train.
Kushal Punjabi	2019	Indian actor, hanging,[390] he suffered from depression
Jacques Picoux	2016	Gay French-language university lecturer in Taiwan, undisclosed method.[391] He died by suicide after finding out that he would be prohibited from making medical decisions on behalf of his same-sex partner, nor would he have rights to the house the two shared, as their relationship was not legally recognized.
Audrie Pott	2012	American high school student, hanging.[392] She had been sexually assaulted at a party, with the footage being uploaded online and shared between students. After the footage spread through her high school, Audrie suffered bullying and sexual harassment.
William Parente	2009	American real estate attorney, murdered his wife and two daughters, hanging[393]

Q

Name	Suicide year	Causes and explanations
Qiao Renliang	2016	Chinese singer and actor, slit wrist.[394] He suffered from depression.
Dara Quigley	2017	Irish journalist and blogger who died by suicide while in a detainment cell five days after video footage of her walking naked in public following a psychotic episode was leaked online by a member of the Garda Síochána.[395]

R

Name	Suicide year	Causes and explanations
Jason Raize	2004	American actor, singer and former Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Environment Programme, hanging.[396]
Sushant Singh Rajput	2020	Indian actor, suicide by hanging at his home in Bandra on 14 June 2020.,[397] struggled with depression and bipolar disorder
František Rajtoral	2017	Czech soccer player, hanging,[398] possibly caused by a break up with his girlfriend, and the departure of his friend Daniel Kolář, suffered from chronic fatigue syndrome
Anil Ramdas	2012	Dutch writer and journalist, method undisclosed[399]
Kodela Siva Prasada Rao	2019	Indian politician, hanging[400]
Nicola Ann Raphael	2001	Scottish bullied student, overdose of dextropropoxyphene[401]
Terry Ratzmann	2005	American mass murderer, gunshot[402]
Albert Razin	2019	Russian Udmurt language rights activist and sociologist, self-immolation[403]
Liam Rector	2007	U.S. poet and educator; gunshot.[404][405] He suffered from several health problems, such as heart disease and cancer
Brian Reimer	2002	Twin brother of Canadian man David Reimer, whose lives were made famous in the "John/Joan Case".[406]
David Reimer	2004	Canadian man who after a botched circumcision in infancy, was unsuccessfully reassigned as a girl until he learned the truth at age 13, gunshot.[407] He had been suffering from severe depression, as well as grief from the death of his twin brother nearly two years prior.
Angelo Reyes	2011	Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, gunshot,[408] his death came a week after being accused of corruption.
John Rheinecker	2017	American Major League Baseball pitcher, hanging,[409] struggled with depression, had been abusing alcohol before his suicide
Artūras Rimkevičius	2019	Lithuanian footballer, gunshot[410]
Al Rio	2012	Comics artist, and animation director, hanging.[411]
Peter Robbins	2022	American voice actor, voice of Charlie Brown,[412] struggled with mental illness for most of his life
Dale Roberts	2010	English football player, hanging,[413] struggled with an injury, and publicity surrounding his fiancé's affair
Charles Rocket	2005	American actor, cut throat[414]
Jamey Rodemeyer	2011	American high school student who died of suicide due to constant homophobic bullying, hanging.
Elliot Rodger	2014	22-year-old American spree-killer and incel terrorist, killed six, and eventually himself, blamed women for his plight, gunshot[415]
Roh Moo-hyun	2009	Ninth President of South Korea, jumping from a cliff behind his home,[416] died by suicide after investigations concerning bribery
Jodon F. Romero	2012	American criminal, his suicide was broadcast on national television during a car chase in Arizona, gunshot[417]
Conrad Roy	2014	American marine salvage captain, died by suicide via carbon monoxide poisoning after being encouraged by his girlfriend Michelle Carter.[418]
Lori Erica Ruff, born Kimberly McLean	2010	Formerly unidentified woman who had assumed the given name, gunshot[419][420]
Michael Ruppert	2014	American political activist, shot himself in Calistoga, California.[421]
Richard Russell	2018	American airport ground operator and airplane thief, intentionally crashing the stolen airplane. His motive remains unknown[422]
Stevie Ryan	2017	American YouTube personality, hanging. She had struggled with depression, as well as grief following the loss of her grandfather[423][424][425]
Rick Rypien	2011	Canadian professional ice hockey player,[426] suffered from depression for 10 years before his suicide
Ricky Rodriguez	2005	Son of cult leader and sexual abuse victim who murdered one of his abusers and killed himself afterward; gunshot to the head[427]

S

Name	Suicide year	Causes and explanations
Jun Sadogawa	2013	Japanese manga artist, hanging[428]
Rashaan Salaam	2016	American football player, gunshot wound to the head.[429] He suffered from depression. He possibly suffered from chronic traumatic encephalopathy; his family declined brain tests that would have confirmed this.
Mark Salling	2018	American actor, was facing prison time for child pornography, hanging[430]
Johanna Sällström	2007	Swedish actress, overdose of sleeping pills,[431] suffered from depression
Nick Santino	2012	American soap opera actor, overdosed on pills,[432] he died of suicide after having his dog euthanized; he felt that he had betrayed the dog, whom he had originally rescued from an animal shelter.
Vytautas Šapranauskas	2013	Lithuanian actor, died by suicide via hanging[433]
Carl Sargeant	2017	Welsh politician and former member of the Welsh Government. Sacked from Welsh Government after allegations of sexual harassment, hanging.[434]
Sam Sarpong	2015	British-born American model and actor, jumping[435]
Drake Sather	2004	American screenwriter, gunshot[436]
Thomas Schäfer	2020	German Minister of Finance of Hesse, jumped in front of a train[437]
Robert Schommer	2001	American astronomer, method not released to public[438]
Tom Schweich	2015	American politician, gunshot,[439] possibly due to slander from fellow Republicans, had threatened suicide several times prior, once with a gun in his hand, had been taking many medications for several illnesses
L'Wren Scott	2014	American fashion designer; hanged herself in her apartment in Chelsea, Manhattan in New York City.[440] She went through a period of severe depression before her death.
Tony Scott	2012	English film director, famous for Top Gun; jumped off the Vincent Thomas Bridge in Los Angeles. Brother of director Ridley Scott.[441] Although he had suffered with cancer for several years, no physical evidence of cancer was found in his body during his autopsy.
Junior Seau	2012	American football All-Pro player, gunshot to chest,[442][443] he suffered from chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a type of chronic brain damage that has also been found in other deceased former NFL players.
Oksana Shachko	2018	Ukrainian artist and activist, cofounder of FEMEN, hanging,[444] had attempted to hang herself a few years prior
Samir Sharma	2020	Indian actor, hanging[445]
Harold Shipman	2004	English family doctor and serial killer, hanging[446]
PC Siqueira	2023	Brazilian Internet and television personality, hanging,[447] struggled with depression and drug abuse
Tiffany Simelane	2009	Swazi beauty queen, ingestion of weevil tablet,[448][449] suffered from depression, feelings of isolation from her family, and the stress of being crowned Miss Swaziland
Irina Slavina	2020	Russian journalist, self-immolation[450]
David Sonboly	2016	Iranian-German perpetrator of the 2016 Munich shooting, gunshot[451]
Song Jae-rim	2024	39-year-old South Korean actor and model found dead at his home in Seongdong District with a suicide note on November 12, 2024. Undisclosed method.[452]
Peu Sousa	2013	Brazilian guitarist for Nove Mil Anjos and Pitty, hanging,[453] struggled with depression
Ellie Soutter	2018	British snowboarder, hanging.[454] She struggled with mental health issues.
Kate Spade	2018	American fashion designer, hanging,[455] suffered from depression and anxiety
Gary Speed	2011	Welsh footballer and manager, hanging[456]
Mark Speight	2008	English television presenter, hanging,[457] he was deeply depressed by his fiancée's death.
Shannon Spruill, aka Daffney	2021	American professional wrestler, gunshot wound to chest,[458] suffered from bipolar disorder and possible chronic traumatic encephalopathy
Andrew Joseph Stack III	2010	American embedded software consultant, plane crash[459]
Scott Stearney	2018	United States Navy admiral[460]
Costică Ștefănescu	2013	Romanian footballer and manager, jumping from the fifth floor of the Military Hospital in Bucharest.,[461] died by suicide due to suffering from cancer
Jean Stein	2017	American author, jump from a New York City high rise,[462][463] suffered from depression
Steve Stephens	2017	American vocational specialist and murder suspect, gunshot after police pursuit[464]
Jon Paul Steuer	2018	American actor and musician, best known for being the first actor to play Alexander Rozhenko in Star Trek, gunshot[465]
Brody Stevens	2019	American stand-up comedian and actor, hanging,[466] suffered from depression and bipolar disorder
Lyle Stevik	2001	formerly[467] unidentified man using the alias name taken from a book by Joyce Carol Oates, hanging[468]
Gary Stewart	2003	American country music singer, died by suicide via gunshot one month after the death of his wife[469]
Deon Stewardson	2017	British-South African actor best known for his role in ITV series Wild at Heart[470]
Trevor Strnad	2022	American musician and vocalist for The Black Dahlia Murder, method undisclosed.[471] Although the cause of death was not explicitly stated, the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline was included in an official statement regarding his death
Sulli, born Choi Jin-ri	2019	South Korean actress, singer, and model, hanging,[472][473] suffered from panic disorder, severe depression, and social anxiety, was being cyberbullied before her death
Adam Svoboda	2019	Czech ice hockey goaltender and coach,[474] hanging,[475] possibly due to being fired after driving under the influence
Aaron Swartz	2013	American computer programmer, writer, political organizer and activist, hanging[476] after facing a maximum penalty of $1 million in fines and 35 years in prison
Sawyer Sweeten	2015	American child actor, gunshot.
Rebecca Ann Sedwick	2013	American middle schooler who endured bullying, jumping off of a concrete silo tower.[477] She had also been suffering from depression, anxiety, and self-harm
Anitha Shanmugam	2017	Indian Tamil student, hanging.[478] She died by suicide after failing to land a medical seat, despite her exceptional grades, due to the National Eligibility and Entrance Test's strict guidelines on grades required to pass.
Jacintha Saldanha	2012	Indian nurse, hanging. She died by suicide after falling for a prank phone call that was a part of a radio stunt. She had attempted suicide on two previous occasions, and had been taking antidepressants.[479]
Bill Sparkman	2009	American teacher, asphyxia.[480] Originally reported as a homicide, it was later discovered that Sparkman had died by suicide, and staged the incident so that his family could collect life insurance rather than die of cancer.

T

Name	Suicide year	Causes and explanations
Yūko Takeuchi	2020	Japanese actress, died by suicide via hanging.
Wayne Kent Taylor	2021	American businessman, he died by suicide to escape his chronic pain related to post-COVID-19 symptoms such as severe tinnitus.[481]
Stella Tennant	2020	British model,[482] struggled with mental health issues
Mike Thalassitis	2019	English-Cypriot footballer and television personality, hanging[483]
Hunter S. Thompson	2005	Gonzo journalist, author of Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, gunshot,[484] he had many painful and chronic medical conditions, which included a hip replacement
Terry Thompson	2011	Zookeeper and owner of Muskingum County Animal Farm, gunshot,[485] was imprisoned, divorced, and was in severe debt prior to his death
Amanda Todd	2012	Canadian high school student who died of suicide due to school bullying, sextortion, and cyberbullying, hanging.[486]
Ivo-Valentino Tomaš	2019	Croatian football player[487]
Dudu Topaz	2009	Israeli TV personality and entertainer, hanging while in prison[488]
Maury Travis	2002	American serial killer, hanging[489]
Dick Trickle	2013	American race car driver (NASCAR), gunshot.[490] He had been suffering for some time with severe chronic pain[491]
Sunil Tripathi	2013	American student,[492] died by suicide. Posthumously, he became being the target of an online witch hunt, which falsely accused him of being involved in the Boston Marathon bombing
Verne Troyer	2018	American actor and comedian, noted for playing the role of 'Mini-Me', alcohol poisoning,[493] suffered from alcoholism
Butch Trucks	2017	American drummer for the Allman Brothers Band, gunshot,[494] died by suicide after struggling financially for several years
Payal Tadvi	2019	Indian college student and harassment victim, undisclosed method.[495] She had suffered casteist discrimination from fellow college students. The investigation is still ongoing.

U

Name	Suicide year	Causes and explanations
Miyu Uehara	2011	Japanese model, hanging[496][497]
Andrew Urdiales	2018	American serial killer, hanging[498]
Tyrone Unsworth	2016	Australian bullying victim, undisclosed method.[499] He had suffered homophobic bullying at school, and was afraid to go back to school after his jaw was broken in a fight
Maggy Biskupski	2018	French police officer and president of Movement of Angry Police Officers[500][501]

V

Name	Suicide year	Causes and explanations
Cherry Valentine	2022	English drag queen, hanging[502]
Edwin Valero	2010	Venezuelan boxer, hanging, after arrest on suspicion of murdering his wife[503]
Armando Vega Gil	2019	Founding member and bassist of Mexican rock band Botellita de Jerez, after sexual assault accusation[504]
Dominique Venner	2013	French author, gunshot to the head in the Notre-Dame de Paris,[505] died by suicide in protest of same-sex marriage in France, as well as Muslim immigration, was suffering from a chronic illness
Brian Velasco	2019	Filipino drummer for Razorback, jumped from balcony,[506] suffered from bipolar disorder
Dan Vickerman	2017	Former Australian Rugby Union player.
Ned Vizzini	2013	American author of young adult fiction, including the novel, It's Kind of a Funny Story, leapt from a building; had struggled with depression[507]
Bulelani Vukwana	2002	South African spree killer, gunshot[508]
Sladjana Vidovic	2008	Croatian-American high school student and bullying victim, hanging.[509] She had suffered extensive bullying due to her ethnicity, name, and appearance.

W

Name	Suicide year	Causes and explanations
Bradford Thomas Wagner	2005	American real estate agent, gay pornographic film actor and suspected serial rapist, hanging himself with a bed sheet[510]
David Foster Wallace	2008	American author; hanging,[511] he had suffered from depression for more than 20 years and stopped his medication on the advice of his doctor, he tried electroconvulsive therapy, and he attempted suicide by taking pills, which led to hospitalization, then he bound his wrists and hanged himself.
Andre Waters	2006	Former NFL safety, gunshot to the head,[512] was posthumously diagnosed with chronic traumatic encephalopathy, and had the neurological function of "an 80 year old man with Alzheimer's disease"
Gary Webb	2004	American investigative reporter, multiple gunshots to the head[513]
Jeff Weise	2005	American high school student who committed the Red Lake shootings after years of bullying. Died by suicide via gunshot.[514]
Bob Welch	2012	Musician and former member of Fleetwood Mac, a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the chest, he had had spinal surgery three months earlier, but doctors told him he would not get better. He was in serious pain and he did not want his wife to have to care for an invalid.[citation needed]
Robin Williams	2014	American comedian and actor, hanging,[515] he was suffering from severe depression prior to his death and was diagnosed with early stage Lewy body dementia
Jarrid Wilson	2019	American pastor and author,[516] suffered from depression
Jack Wishna	2012	President and CEO of CPAmerica, carbon monoxide poisoning[517]
Jiverly Antares Wong	2009	Naturalized American citizen from Vietnam who perpetrated the Binghamton shooting, gunshot[518]
Tobi Wong	2010	Canadian designer, and conceptual artist, hanging.[519] He suffered from parasomnia, and allegedly hanged himself while sleepwalking
Seung-yeon Woo	2009	South Korean actress and model, hanging,[520] suffered from depression and fear of the future
Stephen Wooldridge	2017	Australian cyclist, method not released[521]
Tera Wray	2016	American pornographic actress,[522][523] died by suicide possibly due to grief over her husband's death in 2014
Marcin Wrona	2015	Polish film director, hanging[524]
Kenneth Weishuhn	2012	American high school student and victim of homophobic bullying, hanging.[525] He had received constant harassment both in person and online, received death threats, and was the subject of a Facebook hate group.
Kevin Whitrick	2007	British electrical engineer, hanging.[526] He had livestreamed his suicide on the video group chat site PalTalk, and some audience members encouraged him to "just get on with it". He had been struggling with depression and alcoholism after splitting up with his wife, and the loss of his father.
Aubreigh Wyatt	2023	13-year-old from Ocean Springs, Mississippi, died by suicide on September 4, 2023, and since then, her story has spread far and wide. Hanging.[527]

Y

Name	Suicide year	Causes and explanations
Yang Yang	2019	Chinese tenor, jump from the 26th floor of his apartment building,[528][529] suffered from depression
Yasmine	2009	Belgian singer, hanging,[530] suffered from severe depression due to her split from her wife
Yoo Ju-eun	2022	27-year-old South Korean actress found dead at her home with a letter on August 29, 2022. Undisclosed method.[531]
Yoon Ki-won	2011	South Korean football goalkeeper, charcoal-burning suicide[532]
Atsumi Yoshikubo	2014	Japanese psychiatrist, intentionally getting lost in the Canadian Taiga[533][534]
Lee Thompson Young	2013	American actor known for his roles in films such as Friday Night Lights and The Famous Jett Jackson, and on TV series such as Smallville and Rizzoli & Isles, gunshot,[535] Young had been diagnosed with bipolar disorder, for which he had been taking medication, and had been suffering from depression before his death.
Fakhra Younus	2012	Pakistani dancer, jumped from building in Rome twelve years after being disfigured in an acid attack,[536] after "endur[ing] more than three dozen surgeries over more than a decade to repair her severely damaged face and body[,]... she finally decided life was no longer worth living."[537]

Z

Name	Suicide year	Causes and explanations
Bill Zeller	2011	American computer programmer, developer of myTunes, hanging, taken off life support,[538] due to depression over being sexually abused as a young child[539][540]
Joost Zwagerman	2015	Dutch writer, poet, and essayist[541][542][543]

Possible suicides

Name	Suicide year	Causes and explanations
Wade Belak	2011	Canadian ice hockey player. Belak was found dead in his home in Toronto, and the police investigated his death as a suicide.[544] Later, hockey analyst and former player P.J. Stock alleged that Belak's death was not a suicide, but accidental.[545] Although Stock later stepped back from his comments, members of Belak's family also believe his death was accidental.[546]
Jeffrey Epstein	2019	American financier and sex offender.[547] Found dead in his prison cell, though the circumstances of his death remain unclear.
Rick Genest	2018	Performance artist, actor and model, fall from a balcony.[548][549]
Kizito Mihigo	2020	Rwandan gospel singer, genocide survivor and peace activist, found hanging. Human rights organisations and Rwandan activists challenged this.[550]
Elliott Smith	2003	American musician, stab wounds to chest. His death was originally ruled a suicide when his girlfriend, Jennifer Chiba, claimed that she was not with Smith when he allegedly stabbed himself. Investigations since have claimed that Smith may have been having an argument with Chiba before his death, and the situation probably escalated to the point where Chiba stabbed Smith twice.[551]
Gary Speed	2011	Welsh footballer and manager, found hanging.[552] Whilst there was evidence that the pressure of management had put some strain on his marriage, and that he and his wife had argued the night before his death, the official verdict of the coroner was a narrative verdict as he could not be sure if Speed had meant to kill himself.[553]
Steve Stevaert	2015	Belgian politician. His body was found by divers in the Albert Canal near Hasselt after being reported missing.[554][555]
Ronaldo Valdez	2023	Filipino actor. His body, still holding a gun in one hand, was found with at his residence in Quezon City by his driver. He was reportedly experiencing depression and was recently diagnosed with prostate cancer.[556]