A

• Duane Allman (1946–1971), American guitarist
• Andrei Amalrik (1938–1980), Russian writer
• Anna Malle (1967–2006), adult movie actress
• Basil al-Assad (1959 –1994) son and heir of president of Syria
• Astrid of Sweden (1905–1935), Queen of the Belgians

 

B

• Ian Bannen (1928–1999), Scottish actor
• Lamont Bentley (1973–2005), American actor
• Bill Boaks (1904–1986), British political campaigner for road safety
• Marc Bolan (1947–1977), Singer with T-Rex
• Peter "Possum" Bourne (1956–2003), Rally driver
• Chris Bell (musician) (1951–1978), American musician with Big Star
• Liz Birt (1956–2005) [1]
• J. Stuart Blackton (1875–1941), American film producer
• D. Boon (1958–1985), American musician with The Minutemen
• Dennis Brain (1921–1957), British horn virtuoso
• Gladys Brockwell (1893–1929), American actress
• Herb Brooks (1937–2003), coach of gold medal-winning 1980 U.S. Olympic ice hockey team
• Clifford Brown (1930–1956), jazz musician
• Jean Bugatti (1909–1939), French automotive designer
• Cliff Burton (1962–1986), American bass guitarist with Metallica

 

C

• Albert Camus (1913–1960), French-Algerian philosopher
• Eric Campbell (1878–1917), silent screen star and ubiquitous nemesis of Charlie Chaplin
• Cornelius Cardew (1936–1981), English composer
• Harry Chapin (1942–1981), American musician and film producer
• Ernest Chausson (1855–1899), French composer
• Steve Chiasson (1967–1999), Canadian hockey player
• Eddie Cochran (1938–1960), American musician
• Amie Comeaux (1976–1997), Country singer
• Pete Conrad (1930–1999), American lunar astronaut
• Seymour Cray (1925–1996), Supercomputer architect
• Bob Cryer (1934–1994), British Labour MP
• Alan Crosland (1894–1936), film director
• Pierre Curie (1859–1906), French physicist

 

D

• Jimmy Davis (1983–2003), Manchester United footballer
• James Dean (1931–1955), American actor
• Roger Delgado (1918–1973), British actor
• Diana, Princess of Wales (1961–1997), British royal
• Lou DiMuro (1932–1982), baseball umpire
• Bridget Driscoll (1852–1896), one of the earliest recorded road accident victims
• Alfred Dobbs (1882–1945), British politician
• Françoise Dorléac (1942–1967) French film actress
• Alexander Dubček (1921–1992), Slovak politician
• Isadora Duncan (1878–1929), American dancer
• Al Dvorin (1923–2004), Elvis Presley concert announcer

 

E

 

F

• Falco (musician) (1957–1998), Austrian musician
• John "Bo" Farrington (1936–1964), American football player
• Dodi Al-Fayed (1957–1997), Egyptian film producer
• Giuseppe Farina (1906–1966), Italian racing driver
• Richard Fariña (1937–1966), American musician and writer

 

G

• Willie Galimore (1935–1964), American football player
• Victor Galindez (1948–1980), Argentinian boxer
• Julio Gallo (1910–1993), winemaker.
• Bob Gassoff (1953–1977), Canadian ice hockey player
• Antoni Gaudí (1852–1926), Spanish architect
• Bill George (1929–1982), American football Hall of Famer
• Ghazi of Iraq (1912–1939), King of Iraq 1933–1939
• Princess Grace of Monaco (1929–1982), American actress/Monegasque Royalty
• Nicolas Grunitzky (1913–1969), exiled President of Togo
• Arthur Guyton (1919–2003), Physiologist

 

H

• Mike Hailwood (1940–1981), British motorcycle racer
• Veikko Hakulinen (1925–2003), Finnish skier
• Mary Hansen (1966–2002), Australian-born vocalist with Stereolab
• Mike Hawthorn (1929–1959), British racing driver
• Michael Hedges (1953–1997), American musician
• Ivan Hlinka (1950–2004), Czech Ice hockey player
• Ben Hollioake (1977–2002), English cricketer
• Johnny Horton (1925–1960), American musician
• Tim Horton (1930–1974), Canadian Ice hockey player

 

I

 

J

• Randall Jarrell (1914–1965), American poet
• Paul Jarrico (1915–1997), American screenwriter
• Jack Johnson (1878–1946), American boxer
• James Weldon Johnson lawyer and civil rights advocate, on level crossing.

 

K

• Kemistry (1964–1999), British DJ
• Valery Kharlamov (1948–1981), Russian ice hockey player
• Sam Kinison (1953–1992), American comedian
• Andy Kirby (1961–2002), Nascar racing driver
• Hugo Koblet (1925–1964), Swiss cycling champion
• Mary Jo Kopechne (1940–1969), passenger of Senator Ted Kennedy
• Lou Kolls (1896–1941), Baseball umpire
• Ernie Kovacs (1919–1962), American entertainer
• Philip Taylor Kramer (1952–c.1995), American musician with Iron Butterfly

 

L

• Nicolae Labiş (1935-1956), Romanian poet
• Scott LaFaro (1936–1961), American jazz musician
• T. E. Lawrence (1888–1935), British army officer
• Pelle Lindbergh (1959–1985), Swedish ice hockey goaltender
• Desmond Llewelyn (1914–1999), British actor (Q in the James Bond movies)
• Linda Lovelace (1949–2002), American actress
• Lisa Lopes, (1971–2002), American singer with the R&B trio TLC

 

M

• Aristide Maillol (1861–1944), French artist
• Joey Marella (1964–1994), American World Wrestling Federation referee
• Gonzalo Márquez (1946-1984), Major league baseball player
• Billy Martin (1929–1989), American baseball player and manager
• Jayne Mansfield (1933–1967), American actress
• Lucien Mazan (1882–1917), Argentinian cyclist
• Solomon Mikhoels (1890–1948), Russian actor and Jewish activist
• Margaret Mitchell (1900–1949), American author of Gone with the Wind
• Tom Mix (1880–1940), American actor
• Carlos Monzón (1942–1995), Argentinian Boxer
• Saúl Morales (1973–2000), spanish cyclist
• Rob Moroso (1968–1990), NASCAR Winston Cup Driver
• Mike Moseley (–1984), Indycar driver
• F.W. Murnau Film director of Nosferatu
• Sir John Murray (1841–1914), Scots-Canadian marine biologist
• Mike Muuss (1958–2000), American computer programmer (creator of Ping)

 

N

• Rudolf Nierlich (1966-1991), Austrian alpine skier

 

O

• Metin Oktay (1936–1991), Turkish footballer
• Mel Ott (1909–1958), Baseball Hall of Famer

 

P

• Gen. George Patton (1885–1945), American general
• Alan J. Pakula (1928–1998), American film producer
• Mike Parkes (1931–1977), British racing driver
• Henri Paul (1956–1997), French driver to Dodi Al-Fayed
• David Penhaligon (1944–1986), British politician
• Dražen Petrović (1964–1993), Croatian basketball player
• Bobby Phills (1969–2000), American basketball player
• Jackson Pollock (1912–1956), American artist
• Cozy Powell (1947–1998), British drummer with Whitesnake
• Steve Prefontaine (1951–1975), American athelete

 

Q

 

R

• Razzle (1960–1984), British drummer with Hanoi Rocks
• Joe Ranft (1960–2005), American animator
• Kenny Robinson (1969-1999), Major league baseball pitcher

 

S

• Salvador Sanchez (1959-1982), Mexican boxer, World Featherweight Champion, 1980-82
• Jessica Savitch (1947–1983), American journalist
• Malik Sealy (1970–2000), American basketball player
• W. G. Sebald (1944–2001), German writer and academic
• Mihail Sebastian (1907–1945), Jewish Romanian writer
• Mike Sharperson (1961–1996), Baseball player
• Gene Shoemaker (1928–1997), American astronomer
• Karen Silkwood (1946–1974), American labor activist
• Otto Skorzeny (1908–1975), Waffen SS officer who rescued Benito Mussolini, planner of Operation Greif
• Bessie Smith (1894–1937), American blues singer
• Dan Snyder (1978–2003), Canadian ice hockey player
• Lynn Strait (1968–1998), American vocalist with Snot

 

T

• Derrick Thomas (1967–2000), American footballer
• Thuy Trang (1973–2001), American actress
• Judy Tyler (1933–1957), American actress
• Nicola Trussardi (1942–1999), Italian Fashion Designer

 

U

 

V

• Ivo Van Damme (1954–1976), Belgian middle distance runner (athletics).
• Michael Ventris, British, the decipherer of Linear B

 

W

• Billy Walker, country singer, (1929–2006) tour van crash
• Mary Ward, possibly the world's earliest road accident fatality
• Nathanael West (1903–1940), American writer
• Bob Wollek (1943–2001), French race car driver
• Freda Wright-Sorce (1955–2005), wife of United States radio personality Don Geronimo
• N.C. Wyeth (1882–1945), American artist and illustrator.

 

X

 

Y

• Gunpei Yokoi (1941–1997), Nintendo Executive
• Buddy Young (1926–1983), American football player

 

Z