<P> The 27 Club is a list of popular musicians, artists, or actors who died at age twenty - seven . It originated with an unsupported claim of a "statistical spike" for the death of musicians at that age, but this has been repeatedly disproved by research . </P> <P> It remains a cultural meme, documenting the deaths of celebrities, some noted for their high - risk lifestyles . Names are often put forward for inclusion, but because the club is entirely notional, there is no official membership . </P> <P> The 27 Club is a list of popular musicians, artists or actors that have died at age twenty seven, often as a result of drug and alcohol abuse, or violent means such as homicide, suicide, or transportation - related accidents . The deaths of several twenty - seven - year - old popular musicians between 1969 and 1971 led to the belief that deaths are more common at this age . Statistical studies have failed to find any unusual pattern of musician deaths at this age, comparing it to equally small increases at ages 25 and 32, with a 2011 BMJ study noting instead that young adult musicians have a higher death rate than the rest of the young adult population, concluding "Fame may increase the risk of death among musicians, but this risk is not limited to age 27 ." </P>

Who has died at the age of 27