List of Famous people who died at 57

Yang Xiaobo

First Name Yang
Last Name Xiaobo
Born on December 31, 1962
Died on January 27, 2020 (aged 57)

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.

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Kazuaki Okasaki

First Name Kazuaki
Last Name Okasaki
Born on October 8, 1960
Died on July 26, 2018 (aged 57)

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.

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Adolfo Bruno

First Name Adolfo
Last Name Bruno
Born on November 24, 1945
Died on November 23, 2003 (aged 57)

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.

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James Bridges

First Name James
Last Name Bridges
Born on February 3, 1936
Died on June 6, 1993 (aged 57)

James Bridges was an American screenwriter, film director, producer, and actor.

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Bartley Gorman

First Name Bartley
Last Name Gorman
Born on March 1, 1944
Died on January 18, 2002 (aged 57)

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.

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Sayoko Yamaguchi

First Name Sayoko
Born on September 19, 1949
Died on August 14, 2007 (aged 57)
Height 170 cm | 5'7

Sayoko Yamaguchi was a Japanese model and actress.

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David Capel

First Name David
Last Name Capel
Born on February 6, 1963
Died on September 2, 2020 (aged 57)

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.

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Mike Evans

First Name Mike
Last Name Evans
Born on November 3, 1949
Died on December 14, 2006 (aged 57)

Michael Jonas Evans was an American actor, best known as Lionel Jefferson on both All in the Family and The Jeffersons.

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Gustavo Guillén

Gustavo Héctor Dasso
First Name Gustavo
Last Name Guillén
Born on June 30, 1962
Died on May 28, 2020 (aged 57)
Born in Argentina
Height 188 cm | 6'2

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.

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Margit Geissler-Rothemund

First Name Margit
Born on October 24, 1958
Died on February 22, 2016 (aged 57)
Born in Germany

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.

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