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List of people who became famous only in death
The following is a list of people who, for a variety of reasons, became famous only after their deaths:
People who became famous because of the manner of their death
- Todd Beamer (killed in September 11 terrorist attacks)
- Nicholas Berg (killed by militants)
- Cassie Bernall (murdered in Columbine High School massacre)
- Mark Bingham (killed in terrorist attack)
- Jamie Bulger (murdered)
- Tom Burnett (killed in September 11 terrorist attacks)
- James Byrd, Jr. (murdered)
- Annie Chapman - Jack the Ripper victim
- Jessica Chapman (murdered)
- Anne Frank (genocide victim)
- Kitty Genovese (murdered)
- Jeremy Glick (killed in September 11 terrorist attacks)
- Ronald Goldman (murdered)
- Lori Hacking (believed murdered)
- Amber Hagerman (murdered)
- Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold (died by suicide after committing Columbine High School massacre)
- Polly Klaas (murdered)
- Leno and Rosemary LaBianca (murdered)
- Stephen Lawrence (murdered)
- Chandra Levy (believed murdered)
- Mary Ann Nichols (victim of Jack the Ripper)
- Laci Peterson (believed murdered)
- JonBenét Ramsey (murdered)
- Rachel Scott (murdered in Columbine High School massacre)
- Matthew Shepard (murdered)
- Nicole Brown Simpson (murdered)
- Damilola Taylor (murdered)
- Brandon Teena (murdered)
- Emmett Till (murdered)
- J.D. Tippit (murdered)
- Adam Walsh (murdered)
- Holly Wells (murdered)
- Cecilia Zhang (murdered)
People who became posthumously famous for other reasons
- Eva Cassidy (singer)
- Edith Holden (artist whose 1906 diary was a best-seller when published posthumously in 1977)
- William Webb Ellis (alleged inventor of Rugby Football)
- Vincent van Gogh (artist)