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| Name | Claim To Fame | Dates | Age | Cause of Demise |
| Valens, Ritchie | Musician | May 13, 1941 - February 3, 1959 | 17 | Plane Crash |
| Van Zant, Ronnie | Musician | January 15, 1949 - October 20, 1977 | 28 | Plane Crash |
| Vaughan, Stevie Ray | Musician | October 3, 1954 - August 27, 1990 | 35 | Helicopter Crash |
| Vicious, Sid (Simon John Ritchie) | Musician | March 10, 1957 - February 2, 1979 | 21 | Heroin Overdose |
| Vincent, Gene | Musician | Febuary 11, 1935 - October 12, 1971 | 36 | Ulcerated Wound |
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