These celebrities tragically lost a sibling:
WARNING: some of the deaths mentioned in article are by suicide or murder.
A:
Gregg and Duane Allman created the popular band The Allman Brothers in 1968. On October 29, 1971 Duane Allman died in a motorcycle accident. He was only 24 years old.
Patricia, Rosanna, and David Arquette's sister Alexis died from AIDS on September 11, 2016. She was 47 years old.
Rowan Atkinson's older brother Paul died as an infant between the years 1946-1947.
B:
Lionel and Ethel Barrymore's younger brother, John, died from liver failure from alcoholism on May 29, 1942. He was 60 years old.
Jim Belushi's older brother was SNL alumni and comedian John Belushi. John died from a drug overdose on March 5, 1982. He was 33 years old.
Richard Belzer's brother Leonard died by suicide at age 73 on July 30, 2014.
Jack Black's older half-brother, Howard, died from AIDS in 1991 at the age of 36.
Zach Braff's older sister, Shoshanna died from a brain aneurysm on July 28, 2018. She was 46 years old.
Albert Brook's older brother, actor, Bob Einstein died from cancer on January 2, 2019. He was 76 years old.
Luke Bryan's brother Chris died in a car accident on October 27, 1996. He was 26 years old. His older sister Kelly mysteriously collapsed and died on May 8, 2007. She was 39 years old.
George W. Bush's younger sister Pauline "Robin" died from leukemia on October 11, 1953. She was three years old.
C:
Drew Carey's older brother Neal died from a heart attack on the July 28, 2010. He was 64 years old. His brother's death frightened Carey into losing 80 pounds.
Mariah Carey's older sister Alison died on August 24, 2024 (same day as Mariah's mother) from organ failure. She was 63 years old.
Keith Carradine's older half-brother, actor David Carradine died from asphyxiation on June 3, 2009. He was 72 years old.
Nick and Aaron Carter's younger sister Leslie died from a drug overdose on January 31, 2012. She was 25 years old. Aaron would also die from a drug overdose.
Kristin Cavallari's older brother Michael died of hyperthermia on December 15, 2015. He was 30 years old.
Charlie Chaplin's younger brother, George "Wheeler" died in Los Angeles on September 30, 1957. He was 65 years old.
Ray Charles' younger brother George drowned in his mother's boiling hot laundry tub when he was around three years old in 1934. This was Ray's only sibling.
Jessica Chastain's younger sister Juliet committed suicide in 2003 after many years of drug addiction. She was 24 years old.
Lois Chiles lost her younger brother Clay, to non-hodgkin's lymphoma on May 28, 1979. He was 25 years old.
Director Derek Cianfrance's sister Megan died in her sleep on October 9, 2019. She was 36 years old.
Rosemary Clooney's younger sister Betty Clooney died unexpectedly from a brain aneurysm on August 5, 1976. She was 45 years old. After her death Rosemary started the Betty Clooney Foundation to raise awareness for traumatic brain injuries.
Stephen Colbert lost his two brothers Peter, who was 18 and Paul, who was 15, in the Eastern Airlines flight 212 crash. He father was also a passenger.
Anderson Cooper's older brother Carter committed suicide by jumping from their NYC apartment balcony on July 22, 1988. He was 23 years old.
Sofia Coppola's older brother Gian-Carlo was killed in a speedboat accident on May 26, 1986. He was 22 years old. His daughter Gia was born seven months later.
Kevin Costner's older brother Mark died at birth on January 18, 1953. Strangely, Kevin's birthday is January 18, 1955.
Dave Coulier's younger brother Daniel died from suicide in April 2021. He was 58 years old.
Cindy Crawford's younger brother Jeffrey died from leukemia in 1976 at age 3.
Macaulay, Rory and Kieran Culkin's older sister Dakota was hit by a car on December 10, 2008. She was 29 years old. Their older half-sister Jennifer died from a drug overdose on May 20, 2000. She also was 29 years old.
Jamie Lee Curtis' younger, half-brother, Nicholas overdosed on heroin on July 2, 1994. He was only 23 years old.
D:
Robert Davi's younger sister Yvonne was murdered on April 16, 1985. She was 23 years old.
Laura Dern's older sister Diane died after falling into a swimming pool on May 18, 1962. She was 18 months old.
Michael Douglas' younger brother Eric died from a drug overdose on July 6, 2004. He was 46 years old.
Griffin Dunne's younger sister Dominique was murdered by her ex-boyfriend on November 4, 1982. She was 22 years old.
F:
Mia Farrow's older brother Michael died in a plane crash on October 30, 1958. He was 19 years old.
Joely Fisher's half-sister, actress Carrie Fisher died from a heart attack on December 27, 2016. She was 60 years old.
Larry Flynt's younger sister Judy died from leukemia in 1951. She was 4 years old.
Henry Fonda's younger sister Herberta died in Los Angeles on December 2, 1968. She was 59 years old.
Jane Fonda's younger brother, actor Peter Fonda died from lung cancer on August 16, 2019. He was 79 years old.
Connie Francis' younger brother George was murdered by a mafia hitman on March 6, 1981. He was 40 years old. At the time he was a working for the FBI as a federal witness.
G:
Judy Garland's older sister Mary Jane "Suzanne" also suffered from alcoholism and died on May 27, 1964. She was 48 years. Judy died five years later.
Gloria Gaynor's sister Irma Proctor tried to help during a street fight but was brutally beaten and died on December 7, 1995. She was 45 years old.
Ricky Gervais' older brother Lawrence died on July 6, 2019 in Scotland. He was 75 years old.
Jason Giambi's younger brother Jeremy shot himself on February 9, 2022. He was 47 years old.
Barry Gibb's younger brother Andrew died from heart failure caused by cocaine abuse on March 10, 1988. He was 30 years old. His younger brother Maurice died from a heart attack caused by an intestinal issue on January 13, 2003. He was 53 years old. Maurice's twin Robin Gibb died from colorectal cancer which had spread to his liver, causing kidney failure on May 20, 2012. He was 62 years old.
Jeff Goldblum's older brother Jay "Rick" died from dysentery while on a trip to Morocco on January 5, 1972. He was 23 years old.
Kelsey Grammer's younger sister Karen was raped and murdered in Colorado where she was a waitress at Red Lobster, on July 1, 1975. She was 18 years old. His two younger teenage half-brothers William and and Stephen drowned in a scuba diving accident in St.Thomas on June 15, 1980. Willam was 18 and Stephen was 16.
Kathy Griffin's older brother Kenneth died in 2001, he was 59 years old. Her brother Gary died from throat caner in 2014, he was 64 years old. Her sister, Joyce died of cancer in 2017, she was 70 years old. Kathy was the youngest child and is the only remaining sibling.
Arlo Guthrie's sibling's lives are riddled with tragedy. His older, half-sister Gwendolyn died from Huntington's Disease in 1976. She was 41. His older, half-sister Sue also inherited Huntington's from their father and died in 1978. She also was 41 years old. His older half-brother Bill died when his car collided with a train on November 22, 1962. He was 23 years old. His older sister Cathy died in a house fire in 1947 when she was 4 years old. His younger, half-sister Lorina died in a car accident in 1973. She was 19 years old.
H:
Chelsea Handler's older brother Chet was killed after a fall from a cliff when mountain climbing in the Grand Tetons, Wyoming on July 10, 1984. He was 22 years old.
Goldie Hawn's older brother Edward died on March 10, 1937. He was only one month old.
Anne Heche's older sister Cynthia died at 2 months old on October 26, 1961. Her older brother Nate died in a car accident when he was 18 years old on June 4, 1983. Her older sister Susan died from a brain tumor at age 48 on January 1, 2006. Sheesh!
Katherine Heigl's older brother Jason died in a car accident on September 30, 1986. He was 15 years old.
Mariel Hemingway's older sister, fashion model Margaux, committed suicide from a drug overdose on July 1, 1966. She was 42 years old.
Jonah Hill and Beanie Feldstein's older brother Jordan Feldstein died from a pulmonary embolism on December 22, 2017. He was 40 years old.
Alfred Hitchcock's older brother William died from heart failure brought on by mixing prescription pills and alcohol on January 4, 1943. He was 54 years old.
Bob Hope's younger brother Sidney died from cancer on August 24, 1946. He was 40 years old. His other younger brother, George, who worked on Hope's television show set died in Los Angeles on June 21, 1969. He was 59 years old.
Jennifer Hudson's older brother Jason (along with her mother and nephew) was shot to death on October 24, 2008 by her sister Julia's estranged husband. He was 29 years old.
Frieda Huges' younger brother Nicholas hung himself on March 16, 2009. He was 47 years old.
J:
Janet Jackson's older brother was world renown singer Michael Jackson. Michael died from an accidental drug overdose on June 25, 2009. He was 50 years old.
Allison Janney's younger brother Henry "Hal" Janney died from suicide on February 14, 2011. He was 49 years old.
Naomi Judd's younger brother Glenn "Brian" died from leukemia on November 8, 1965. He was 17 years old.
K:
Carolyn Kennedy's older sister Arabella was born stillborn on August 23, 1956. Her younger brother Patrick died two days after his birth on August 9, 1963. Her younger brother John Jr. died in a plane crash on July 16, 1999. He was 38 years old.
Ted Kennedy's brother Joseph Jr in a naval aircraft explosion on August 12, 1944. He was 29 years old. His sister Kathleen died in a plane crash on May 13, 1948. She was 28 years old. His brother John was assassinated on November 22, 1968. He was 46. His brother Robert was assassinated on June 6, 1968. He was 42 years old.
Robert Kennedy Jr.'s brother David died from a drug overdose on April 25, 1984. He was 28 years old. His brother Michael died in a skiing accident on December 31, 1997. He was 39 years old.
Riley Keough's younger brother Benjamin shot himself on July 12, 2020. He was 27 years old.
Val Kilmer's younger brother Wesley had a seizure in a jacuzzi and drowned on September 12, 1977. He was 16 years old.
Rory Kinnear's older sister Karina, who was mentally disabled and wheelchair bound died from COVID-19 on May 10, 2020. She was 48 years old.
L:
Queen Latifah's older brother Lancelot Jr. died in a motorcycle accident on April 26, 1992. He was 24 years old. She had just gifted him the motorcycle he was driving at the time of his death.
Spike Lee's younger brother Christopher died from a heart attack on December 30, 2013. He was 55 years old.
Jennifer Jason Leigh's older sister Carrie Ann Morrow died on December 27, 2016. She was 58 years old.
Jay Leno's only sibling, brother, Patrick Leno died of cancer on October 6, 2002. He was 62 years old.
Joseph Gordon Levitt's older brother Daniel died of an accidental drug overdose on October 4, 2010. He was 36 years old.
Twin actors Jeremy and Jason London lost their sister, Dedra, on September 9, 1992. She was 16 years old.
Loretta Lynn's older brother Melvin Webb Jr. died from the coal mining illness known as "black lung" on July 1, 1993. He was 52 years old. Her younger brother, singer, Jay Lee Webb died from pancreatic cancer on July 31, 1996. He was 59 years old.
M:
Madonna's older brother Anthony Ciccone died from throat cancer on February 25, 2023. He was 67 years old.
Dean Martin's older brother William died from a brain tumor on October 20, 1968. He was 52 years old.
Kellie Martin's younger sister Heather died of lupus on July 17, 1998. She was 19 years old.
Eva Mendes' older brother Juan Carlos died from throat cancer on April 17, 2016. He was 53 years old.
Helen Mirren lost her younger brother Peter in the Philippines in 2002 after he refused to return to Britain for proper medical attention for melanoma. He was 54 years old.
Eddie Murphy's older brother, comedian Charlie Murphy died from leukemia on April 12, 2017. He was 57 years old.
N:
Niecy Nash's younger brother Michael was shot at school by a classmate on November 22, 1993. He was 17 years old. Her mother started the organization M.A.V.I.S. (Mothers Against Violence In Schools)
Nelly's sister Jackie died from leukemia on March 24, 2005. She was 31 years old.
Olivia Newton-John's older sister Rona died from a brain tumor on May 24, 2013. She was 70 years old.
O:
Shaquille O'Neal's younger sister, Ayesha Harrison-Jex died from breast cancer on October 24, 2019. She was 40 years old.
Oona O'Neill's older brother Eugene O'Neill Jr. committed suicide by slitting his wrists on September 25, 1950. He was 40 years old.
P:
Hayden Panettiere's younger brother Jansen died on February 19, 2023 from an enlarged heart. He was 28 years old.
Sean Penn's younger brother, actor Chris Penn died from heart failure due to weight gain and drug use on January 26, 2006. He was 40 years old.
Joaquim Phoenix's brother was prominent actor River Phoenix. River died from a drug overdose at Johnny Depp's club, The Viper Room on October 31, 1993. He was only 23 years old.
Elvis Presley was born an identical twin with a stillborn baby boy named, Jesse, on January 8, 1935. This was a dramatic event that Elvis often dwelled over. It was a major factor in his depression as he often felt incomplete throughout his life.
R:
Vanessa Redgrave lost both her siblings within a month of each other in 2010. Her younger brother Corin died from prostate cancer on April 6, 2010. He was 70 years old. Her sister Lynn died from breast cancer on May 2, 2010. She was 67 years old.
Joely Richardson's older sister was actress Natasha Richardson. Natasha died in a skiing accident on March 18, 2009. She was 45 years old.
Diego Rivera's twin brother Jose Carlos died on May 7, 1888 at one and half years old.
Julia and Eric Robert's younger, half-sister Nancy committed suicide with prescription pills on February 9, 2014. She was 37 years old.
Mark Ruffalo's brother Scott was shot in his house on December 8, 2008. He was 39 years old. The case remains unsolved.
S:
Bob Saget's older sister Andrea died from a brain aneurysm on September 7, 1984. She was 34 years old. His other older sister Gay died from scleroderma on April 10, 1994. She was 47 years old.
Susan Sarandon's brother, Terrance died from a heart attack on May 19, 2016. He was 55 years old.
Ridley Scott's brother was director Tony Scott. Tony Scott jumped to his death from a California bridge on August 19, 2012. He was 68 years old. At the time of death he was suffering from depression and cancer.
Peter Sellers was born Richard Sellers but his parents called him Peter after his older stillborn brother.
Gary Shandling lost his older brother Barry to cystic fibrosis on January 1, 1960. He was 13 years old.
Molly Shannon's younger sister Kate died in a car accident on June 2, 1969. Her sister was only three years old. Her cousin and mother also died in the crash.
Blake Shelton's younger sister Angela died at birth on May 24, 1977. His older brother Richie died in a car accident on November 13, 1990 . He was 24 years old.
Sarah Silverman's older brother Jeffrey died from suffocation in his crib on October 31, 1965. He was three months old.
Sissy Spacek's older brother Robert "Robbie" died from leukemia on September 19, 1967. He was 19 years old.
Sharon Stone lost her brother Patrick Stone to a heart attack at age 57 on February 12, 2023.
Don Swayze's older brother, actor, Patrick Swayze died from pancreatic cancer on September 14, 2009. He was 57 years old.
T:
Nikki Taylor's younger sister, model Krissy, died from an asthma attack and heart condition on July 2, 1995. She was 17 years old.
Billy Bob Thornton's younger brother, Jimmy Don died from heart failure on October 3, 1988. He was 30 years old.
Jim Thorpe was out of 12 children. He tragically lost three sisters and two brothers that died as children, a twin brother, Charles, that died of pneumonia at age nine in 1896. His sister Adeline died at age 36 on October 25, 1931.
Louis Tomilson's younger half-sister Felicite died from an accidental drug overdose on March 14, 2019. She was 19 years old.
V:
Sofia Vergara's older brother Rafael was murdered in Columbia in 1998. He was 28 years old.
Donatella Versace's older brother was world renown designer and founder of Versace, Gianni Versace. Gianni was shot to death by an obsessed fan outside his Miami house on July 15, 1997. He was 50 years old
W:
Mark and Donnie Wahlberg's older sister Debbie died on September 2, 2003 from a heart attack brought on by a kidney infection. She was 43 years old.
Barbara Walter's brother Burton died from pneumonia as an infant in 1923. Her older sister Jacqueline died from ovarian cancer at age 59 in 1985.
Eudora Welty outlived her four siblings. Her older brother Christian, died at three months old on August 7, 1906. Her younger sister died at birth on January 26, 1924. Her younger brother Walter died at 43 from advanced arthritis on January 9, 1959. Her younger brother Edward died from a brain infection on January 24, 1966 at age 53, four days after her mother died from a stroke.
Mae West's younger and only brother John died in Los Angeles on October 12, 1964. He was 64 years old.
Venus and Serena Williams' older half-sister Yetunde Price was shot to death in Compton, California on September 14, 2003. She was 31 years old. The shooting was said to be an accident when drug dealers inside a house fired at her car.
Bruce Willis' brother Robert died from pancreatic cancer on June 26, 2001. He was 42 years old. He died six weeks after diagnosis.
Larry Wilmore's brother Marc died from COVID-19 and kidney issues on January 30, 2021. He was 57 years old.
Oprah Winfrey's younger half-brother Jeffrey died from AIDS on December 22, 1989. He was 29 years old. Her half-sister Patricia died after a long struggle with cocaine addiction on February 19, 2003. She was 43 years old.
James Wood's younger brother Michael was brought to a Rhode Island hospital for vomiting in 2006. Unfortunately, his symptoms were overlooked and his health quickly deteriorated. On July 26, 2006 Michael died from a heart attack in the hospital's ER hallway. He was 49 years old. Woods later sued the hospital and won a wrongful death suit in 2009. The hospital also built the Michael J. Woods Institute.
