This article lists notable people in alcohol-related deaths who died of short- or long-term effects of alcohol consumption. Deaths caused indirectly by alcohol, or driving under the influence, are not listed here.

The Journal of the American Medical Association defines alcoholism, or alcohol use disorder, as "a primary, chronic disease characterized by impaired control over drinking, preoccupation with the drug alcohol, use of alcohol despite adverse consequences, and distortions in thinking, most notably denial." The majority of people in this list died from causes related to alcoholism.

Deaths NameDeath date & age Location Cause OccupationDouglas McCarthy11 June 2025 (aged 58)London, England, United KingdomAlochol-related cirrhosisSinger San Diego, California, United StatesAcute alcohol intoxication Actor Boise, Idaho, United StatesLiver failureMusician, singer Mendota Heights, Minnesota, United States Complications of chronic ethanol use disorder Professional football coach Phoenix, Arizona, United States Alcohol-related issues County Attorney for Maricopa County, 2019 to 2022 Brandon, Florida, United States Chronic alcohol use National Football League player Helsinki, Finland Alcohol-related cirrhosis and pancreatitis Professional Musician, heavy metal vocalist Los Angeles, California Cardiac arrest due to alcoholic liver disease and cirrhosis Musician Nashville, Tennessee, United States Chronic alcohol abuse Professional singer-songwriter Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States Alcohol-related issues United States district judge Los Angeles, United States Suicide by alcohol intoxication Actor and comedian London, England Drowning due to alcohol intoxication Singer Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States Kidney and liver failure due to alcohol abuse.Was in a medically induced coma awaiting liver transplant Singer, musician and actor Fort William, Scotland Major haemorrhage linked to alcoholism Liberal Democrat politician Sudbury, England Liver disease Musician Los Angeles, California, U.S.Cirrhosis of the liver due to alcohol.This caused acute gastrointestinal bleeding, cardiogenic shock and cardiac arrest. Actress Indianapolis, United States Organ failure related to alcohol abuse Musician Inland Empire, California, United States Alcohol-related liver cirrhosis Musician Los Angeles, California, United States Acute alcohol poisoning Musician London, England Alcohol intoxication Singer/songwriter Estepona, Spain Heart attack Musician Stroud, Gloucestershire, England Liver failure Musician London, England Alcoholism and complications following a liver transplant Football player London, England Alcoholism Actor Brighton, United Kingdom Liver failure Television producer Milwaukee, United States Acute pancreatic bleeding caused by chronic alcoholism Computer programmer Malta Heart attack Actor London, England Heart attack, brought on by liver failure after years of alcoholism Actor Staffordshire, England Alcohol-related incident Actor Washington, District of Columbia Cirrhosis Diplomat Slough, United Kingdom Renal failure Singer Smyrna, Tennessee, United States Heart attack Musician Chicago, Illinois Gastrointestinal hemorrhaging and cirrhosis Musician Dallas, Texas Liver cancer New York Yankees center fielder Dunfermline, Scotland Liver disease Politician and advocate Saint Helier, Jersey Complications following a liver transplant Naturalist, writer, television presenter London, England Gastrointestinal haemorrhage Comedian London, England Alcoholism Television director San Francisco, California Alcohol-related liver failure Musician Paris, France Heart Attack Wrestler Ventura, California Alcohol-related complications Artist, automobile customizer, mechanic Goodlettsville, Tennessee Alcoholism Country music singer Los Angeles, United States Alcohol-related cirrhosis Film director Halifax, Nova Scotia Alcoholism, alcohol-related liver cirrhosis, cardiac arrest Buddhist meditation master Truro, Cornwall, England Cirrhosis, stroke Politician London, England Stomach haemorrhage Actor Los Angeles, United States Liver disease Writer Geneva, Switzerland Cerebral haemorrhage Actor London, England Alcoholism@PseudLit at TwitterUncredited actors?? - Page 13 - Britmovie Actor Lisbon, Portugal Alcohol-related liver cirrhosis Poet Garrincha Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Alcoholism Footballer Queens, New York Heart Attack Pilot, brother of U.S. President Donald Trump Windsor, United Kingdom Asphyxiation Drummer for Led Zeppelin, musician London, England Alcoholism Actress Moscow, Soviet Union Heart attack Singer, songwriter, poet, and actor London, England Acute alcohol intoxication Lead singer and songwriter for hard rock band AC/DC Phoenix, Arizona Gastrointestinal hemorrhage due to chronic alcoholism NASA Public Affairs Officer Royal Free Hospital, Hampstead, London, England Alcohol-related liver cirrhosis, Kidney failure United Kingdom Chancellor of the Exchequer Los Angeles, United States Cardiac arrest Film director Boston, Massachusetts Gastrointestinal ailment due to alcoholism White House Appointments Secretary, political consultant Mumbai, India Alcohol-related liver cirrhosis Composer Ann Arbor, Michigan Alcohol-related pancreatitis and pulmonary edema Musician Burlington, Vermont, United States Acute hepatitis Actress Corte Madera, California, United States Gastrointestinal haemorrhage Musician Mumbai, India Alcohol-related liver cirrhosis Singer The Bronx, New York, United States Heart attack R&B singer Mumbai, India Alcohol-related liver cirrhosis Actress, poet, singer, costume designer Mumbai, India Alcohol-related liver cirrhosis Composer San Francisco, United States Binge drinking Evangelist St. Petersburg, Florida, United States Alcoholism Writer San Diego, United States Liver failure Actress Shailendra Mumbai, India Alcohol-related liver cirrhosis Lyricist Dublin, Ireland Jaundice and diabetes Poet Cambridge, Massachusetts Alcohol-related pancreatitis Historian Los Angeles, California Liver damage, aspiration of vomit Actress Vancouver, Canada Heart attack Actor New York City, United States Cirrhosis Singer San Diego, United States Pneumonia Writer New York City, United States Heart failure Musician Bethesda, Maryland, United States Acute hepatitis Republican U.S. Senator Bapchule, Arizona, United States Alcohol intoxication, hypothermia War hero New York City, United States Alcoholism Writer Oak Hill, West Virginia, United States Acute ventricular dilation Musician Rome, Italy alcoholism Novelist, playwright, short story writer Baltimore, Maryland Complications from a fall in his home Major League Baseball player Pasadena, California, United States Alcoholism Actor New York City, United States Alcoholism Lyricist Los Angeles, California, United States Alcohol-related liver cirrhosis Actor Chicago, Illinois, United States Alcohol-related liver cirrhosis Singer, actress Hollywood, California, United States Heart attack Writer Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States CirrhosisBaltzell, Edward Digby. Puritan Boston & Quaker Philadelphia (Transaction Publishers, 1996), pp. 332–33. Architect Los Angeles, California, United States Acute alcoholism, malnutrition as a result of anorexia nervosa Actress Lisbon, Portugal Alcohol-related liver cirrhosis or alcohol-related pancreatitis Poet, writer, literary critic, translator, publisher and philosopher Queens, New York, United States Pneumonia Musician New York City, United States Alcohol-related liver cirrhosis Writer Saint-André-du-Bois, France Alcoholism Painter, printmaker, draughtsman, caricaturist, and illustrator Pōmare V Royal Palace, Papeʻete, Tahiti Alcoholism The last monarch of Tahiti Saint Petersburg, Russia Alcoholism, delirium tremens, epileptic seizure Composer Concord, New Hampshire, United States Edema or alcohol-related liver cirrhosis (death certification) U.S. President Tehran, Iran Alcohol-related issues Prince, and governor Marshfield, Massachusetts, U.S. Alcohol-related liver cirrhosis United States Secretary of State Lahore, Sikh Empire (present-day Punjab, Pakistan) Alcoholism, liver failure, stroke 1st Maharaja of the Sikh Empire Pōmare II Motu Uta, Papeete, Tahiti Alcohol-related issues The second king of Tahiti between 1782 and 1821 Murad IV Ottoman Empire Cirrhosis due to Alcoholism Sultan of Ottoman Empire between 1623 and 1640 Ögedei Khan Mongolia Alcoholism The second Great Khan of Mongol Empire between 1227 and 1241 Béla II of Hungary Hungary Alcohol-related issues King of Hungary and Croatia from 1131 Gao Yang Northern Qi, China Long-term effects of alcohol 1st emperor of the Northern Qi

See also Gilbert Paul Jordan (aka The Boozing Barber) List of deaths from drug overdose and intoxication List of hazing deaths in the United States Lists of people by cause of death

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