List of Famous people who died at 27

Bryan Clauson

First Name Bryan
Last Name Clauson
Born on June 15, 1989
Died on August 7, 2016 (aged 27)

Bryan Clauson was an American professional auto racing driver. Best known for his achievements in dirt track open-wheel racing, such as USAC Silver Crown, Midget and Sprint cars. Bryan was seen more and more competing with the World of Outlaws (WoO) sprint cars in his last couple of years. Clauson was a dirt track icon who also competed in the NASCAR Nationwide Series, Indy Lights, and IndyCar Series and was a development driver for Chip Ganassi Racing.

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Lara van Ruijven

Lara Victoria van Ruijven
First Name Lara
Last Name Ruijven
Born on December 28, 1992
Died on July 10, 2020 (aged 27)
Height 168 cm | 5'6

Lara Victoria van Ruijven was a Dutch short track speed skater. At the 2018 Winter Olympics, she was part of the Dutch 3000 metres relay team that won a bronze medal. She won gold at the World Championships one year later. By doing so, she became the first Dutch woman to win a world short track title at an individual event.

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Besik Kudukhov

First Name Besik
Born on August 15, 1986
Died on December 29, 2013 (aged 27)
Height 164 cm | 5'5

Besik Serodinovich Kudukhov was a Russian freestyle wrestler of Ossetian descent. He won a bronze medal in the 55 kg category at the 2008 Olympics. He also won a silver medal in the 60 kg division at the 2012 London Games.

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Reggie Lewis

First Name Reggie
Born on November 21, 1965
Died on July 27, 1993 (aged 27)
Height 201 cm | 6'7

Reginald C. Lewis was an American professional basketball player for the National Basketball Association's Boston Celtics from 1987 to 1993.

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Troy Leon Gregg

First Name Troy
Last Name Gregg
Born on November 30, 1952
Died on July 29, 1980 (aged 27)

Troy Leon Gregg was the first condemned individual whose death sentence was upheld by the United States Supreme Court after the Court's decision in Furman v. Georgia invalidated all previously enacted death penalty laws in the United States. He later participated in the first successful escape from a Georgia death row, but was killed later that night.

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Alexander Bashlachev

First Name Alexander
Last Name Bashlachev
Born on May 27, 1960
Died on February 17, 1988 (aged 27)

Alexander Nikolaevich Bashlachev was a Soviet poet, singer-songwriter and guitarist, a performer in Russian rock music, included in the 27 Club.

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Ajay Singh Jasrotia

First Name Ajay
Born on March 31, 1972
Died on January 1, 1999 (aged 26)

Major Ajay Singh Jasrotia, SM was an Indian military officer with the 13 JAK Rifles who gained respect and adoration for his bravery, selflessness, and compassion after he laid down his life during Kargil War to save the lives of his six comrades.

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Ron "Pigpen" McKernan

Ronald Charles McKernan
First Name Ron
Last Name McKernan
Born on September 8, 1945
Died on March 8, 1973 (aged 27)

Ronald Charles McKernan, known as Pigpen, was an American singer and musician. He was a founding member of the San Francisco band the Grateful Dead and played in the group from 1965 to 1972.

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Michael Ojo

First Name Michael
Last Name Ojo
Born on January 5, 1993
Died on August 7, 2020 (aged 27)
Born in Nigeria, Lagos

Michael Olalekan Ojo was a Nigerian-American professional basketball player. After competing in college basketball for the Florida State Seminoles, he played professionally for three seasons with Serbian clubs FMP and Crvena zvezda. Ojo died of a heart attack at the age of 27.

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Silvio Meier

First Name Silvio
Last Name Meier
Born on January 1, 1965
Died on November 21, 1992 (aged 27)

Silvio Meier (1965–1992) was an East German activist and squatter who was killed by neo-Nazis in Berlin on 21 November 1992. After moving to East Berlin in 1986, Meier became involved in oppositional politics with the Church from Below. His death has been commemorated with an annual memorial march and the renaming of a street in the Berlin district of Friedrichshain.

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