[JonasCanuck]

Robert Palmer, b. 1949, d. 2003, making him 54 years old... double the age of 27. Too creepy... there's gotta be something to it.

[bossdog]

Michael Kelland John Hutchence (INXS) died at 37.

[Johnny_Utah]

[JonasCanuck]

...and Brian Jones was born Feb. 28 1942, and died July 3 1969! ...making him ...27 too! (Brian Jones was one of the founding members of the Rolling Stones, just so you know. He actually named the band, after a Muddy Waters song, "Rolling Stone". OK, I'll take my own advice and shut up now.)

[JellyBean]

Kurt Cobain was 27 when he died!

[Sherminator333]

The Spice Girls career died when they were 27...does that count?

[Dylan514]

Actually there is a whole list of people who died at the age of 27. They're known as the 27 club. You can check them out on Wikipedia

[Capture]

Hey OPP... if you're still interested, here's a list from 'listafterlist.com':

Chris Bell of Big Star

D. Boon of Minutemen

Kurt Cobain of Nirvana

Nick Drake

Les Harvey of Stone The Crows

Jimi Hendrix

Robert Johnson

Brian Jones of The Rolling Stones

Janis Joplin

Johnny Kidd

Helmut Koellen of Triumvirat

Jimmy McCulloch of Wings

Ron 'Pigpen' McKernan of The Grateful Dead

Jim Morrison of The Doors

Gary Thain of Uriah Heap

Jason Thirsk of Pennywise

Al Wilson of Canned Heat

River Phoenix (actor)

Jonathon Brandis (actor)

[jason700]

Shannon Hoon (lead singer for Blind Melon) had just turned 28 less than a month before he died.

[herbie]

I'm not a celebrity, but I died at 27 too!
At the altar. I wasn't reborn until the divorce at 45....