List of murdered people

• Joy Adamson, (1980), naturalist
• King Aed I of Scotland, (878)
• Doris Angleton, (1997), Houston, Texas socialite
• Archimedes, (212 BC), scientist
• Thomas Becket, (1170), archbishop
• Cassie Bernall, (1999), Columbine High School massacre victim
• Nida Blanca, (2001), actress
• Boethius, (524), mathematician
• René Bousquet, (1994), former Vichy French police chief
• Roberto Calvi, (1982), banker
• Enrique Camarena, (1985), DEA official
• Paul Castellano, (1985), mafioso
• Lana Clarkson, (2003), actress
• Patsy Collins, (1976), Deep Purple roadie and bodyguard
• Bob Crane, (1978), actor and DJ
• King Culen I of Scotland, (971)
• Jill Dando, (1999), television presenter
• Rusty Day, (1982), musician
• Jesse Dirkhising, (1999), young victim of crime
• King Dubh I of Scotland, (966)
• King Duncan I of Scotland, (1040), murdered by Macbeth
• King Edward II of England, (1327)
• King Edward V of England, (1470-1483), (probably)
• Andres Escobar, (1994), footballer
• Stan Farr, (1976), boyfriend of Priscilla Davis
• Abigail Folger, (1969), coffee heiress
• Dian Fossey, (1985), naturalist
• Kristen French, (1992), murdered by Paul Bernardo
• Kitty Genovese, (1964), bar manager whose murder instigated the study of the Bystander effect.
• Ronald Lyle Goldman, (1994), actor, murdered with Nicole Brown Simpson
• Phil Hartman, (1998), Canadian actor
• Aubrey Hawkins, (2000), Irving, Texas police officer
• King Henry VI of England, (1471)
• Evelyn Hernandez, (2002)
• Ronald Hughes, (1971), celebrity attorney
• Hypatia of Alexandria, (415), mathematician
• King Indulf I of Scotland, (962)
• Megan Kanka, (1994), young victim of crime
• Petra Kelly, (1992), German Green Party leader
• Eyvind Kelve, (995), Norwegian pagan leader
• King Kenneth II of Scotland, (995)
• King Kenneth III of Scotland, (1005)
• Polly Klaas, (1993), young victim of crime
• John Lennon, (1980), songwriter and musician
• Anna Lindh, (2003), Foreign Minister of Sweden
• Charles Augustus Lindbergh III, (1932), son of aviator Charles Lindbergh
• King Lulach of Scotland, (1058)
• Leslie Mahaffy, (1991), murdered by Paul Bernardo
• King Malcolm I of Scotland, (954)
• Maximus of Smyrna, (370), neoplatonist philosopher
• Sal Mineo, (1976), actor
• Monaldesco, (1656), servant of Queen Christina of Sweden
• Joe Orton, (1967), dramatist
• Felix Pappalardi, (1983), musician
• Pier Paolo Pasolini, (1975), Italian poet and film director
• Joachim Peiper, (1976), German SS commander
• Selena Quintanilla Perez, (1995), Tejano singer
• Laci Peterson, (2002) - Pregnant California woman
• Pythagoras, (496 BC), mathematician
• JonBenet Ramsey, (1996), young beauty queen and young victim of crime
• King Richard II of England, (1399)
• Richard, Duke of York one of the Princes in the Tower.
• David Rizzio, (1566), Secretary and confident of Queen Mary I of Scotland
• Samantha Runyon, (2002), young victim of crime
• Rebecca Schaffer, (1989), actress
• Dutch Schultz, (1935), gangster
• Rachel Scott, (1999), Columbine High School massacre victim
• Shanda Sharer, (1992), young victim of crime
• Matthew Shepard, (1998), gay student
• Henry Shirley, (1627), dramatist
• Elizabeth Ann Short, (1947), aka "The Black Dahlia"
• Nicole Brown Simpson, (1994), estranged wife of O. J. Simpson
• Dr. Barnett Slepian, (1998), abortion provider
• Laura Kate Smither, (1997), young victim of crime
• Sopatrus, (335), neoplatonist philosopher
• Nancy Spungen, (1978), girlfriend of Sid Vicious
• Dorothy Stratten, (1980), actress
• Carl Switzer, (1959), actor
• Sharon Tate, (1969), actress
• William Desmond Taylor, (1922), film director
• Brandon Teena, (1993)
• Marie Trintignant, (2003), French actress
• Tutankhamen, (1352 BC), Egyptian pharaoh (probably)
• Gianni Versace, (1997), fashion designer
• Adam Walsh, (1981), son of John Walsh
• Stanford White, (1906), architect
• Andrea Wilborn, (1976), daughter of Priscilla Davis
• Mia Zapata, (1993), singer

See also: List of assassinated persons