List of Famous people who died at 57
Yang Xiaobo
Yang Xiaobo was a Chinese structural engineer, politician, and insurance executive. He served as President of the Central South Architectural Design Institute (2003–2007), Mayor of Huangshi, Hubei (2009–2014), and President of Changjiang Property Insurance Company (2014–2020), and was a delegate to the 12th National People's Congress (2013–2018). He died of severe pneumonia during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Kazuaki Okasaki
Kazuaki Okazaki was a Japanese convicted multiple murderer and former member of the doomsday cult Aum Shinrikyo who co-perpetrated the Sakamoto family murder and another murder in 1989. Immediately after the Sakamoto murders, he abandoned the cult and turned himself to the police after the Tokyo subway sarin attack in 1995. He was tried and was sentenced to death for those crimes, for which he pleaded clemency. The petition was repeatedly dismissed by the courts and he was executed by hanging in July 2018.
Adolfo Bruno
Adolfo Bruno, also known as "Big Al", was an American mobster with the Genovese crime family based in New York City, who ran an organized crime operation out of Springfield, Massachusetts.
James Bridges
James Bridges was an American screenwriter, film director, producer, and actor.
Bartley Gorman
Bartley Gorman V was a Traveller, who was a bare-knuckle boxer of Irish descent, he declared himself as the King of the Gypsies. Between 1972 and 1992, he reigned supreme in the world of illegal gypsy boxing. During these years, he fought down a mineshaft, in a quarry, at horse fairs, on campsites, in bars and clubs and in the street. Several relatives of Gorman have become professional boxers in recent years, including Nathan Gorman, Hughie Fury and Tyson Fury.
Sayoko Yamaguchi
Sayoko Yamaguchi was a Japanese model and actress.
David Capel
David John Capel was an English cricketer who played for Northamptonshire and England. Cricket writer Colin Bateman noted that "Capel was one of those unfortunate cricketers who became tagged as being the next all-rounder to fill Ian Botham's boots". He was well known for his long stint with Northamptonshire as a player as well as coach for nearly 32 years. He was regarded as one of the icons of the Northamptonshire club. He died on 2 September 2020, at the age of 57, after being diagnosed with a brain tumour in 2018.
Mike Evans
Michael Jonas Evans was an American actor, best known as Lionel Jefferson on both All in the Family and The Jeffersons.
Gustavo Guillén
Gustavo Guillén was an Argentine actor and musician. His real name was Gabriel Gustavo Dasso. Gustavo Guillén became famous for his roles in Argentina's soap operas. He was the drummer of the rock band Fuera de Peligro, and he performed in the theater.
Margit Geissler-Rothemund
Margit Geissler (1958–2016) was a German model, film and television actress. She co-hosted the 1985 competition to select the German entry for the Eurovision Song Contest. She was married to the film director Sigi Rothemund.