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This is a list of people with Wikipedia articles who died in motorcycle crashes.
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This is a list of people with Wikipedia articles who died in motorcycle crashes.
The following people with biographies in Wikipedia died in road crashes involving motorcycles:
| Name | Date | Age | Nationality | Notability | Make-model | Displacement (cc) | Location | Details | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Duda | December 13, 2004 | 29 | American | Suzuki GSX-R 1100 Telefonica Moviestar | Palm Springs, Ca. | Left turn driver | Source | ||
| T. E. Lawrence | May 18, 1935 | 46 | Great Britain | Soldier, writer. | Brough Superior SS100 | Wareham, Dorset | [1] | ||
| Bluey Wilkinson | July 27, 1940 | 28 | Australia | Speedway rider | Bondi, New South Wales | ||||
| Mario Gestri | December 4, 1953 | 29 | Italian | Cyclist | Montecatini Terme | Had only purchased the bike a few days prior. | [2] | ||
| Richard Fariña | April 30, 1966 | 29 | American | Musician | Near Carmel, California | Passenger | |||
| Duane Allman | October 29, 1971 | 24 | American | Musician | Harley-Davidson Sportster | Macon, Georgia | |||
| Gary Gabelich | January 26, 1984 | 43 | American | Land speed record holder | San Pedro, Los Angeles | [3] | |||
| Jason McRoy | August 24, 1995 | 23 | British | Downhill mountain bike rider | Harley Davidson | A628, Derbyshire | [nb 1] | [4] | |
| Pete Conrad | July 8, 1999 | 69 | American | Third person to walk on the Moon | 1996 Harley-Davidson | Ojai, California | [nb 2] | [5] [6] | |
| Norifumi Abe | October 7, 2007 | 32 | Japan | Motorcycle racer | Yamaha XP 500 TMAX maxi-scooter | 500 | Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan | [nb 3] | [7] [8] |
| Luc Bourdon | May 29, 2008 | 21 | Canada | NHL prospect, 1st round pick of the Vancouver Canucks | 2009 Suzuki GSX-R1000 | 1000 | Lamèque, New Brunswick, Canada | [9] [10] [11] [12] | |
| Andrea Pininfarina | August 7, 2008 | 51 | Italy | Engineer and manager, CEO of Pininfarina | Vespa GT60 scooter | 250 | Cambiano, Turin | [nb 4] | [13] Conditions at the time of the crash were very foggy. [14] |
| Atsushi Kuroi | February 1, 2010 | 40 | Japan | Drifting driver | [15] [16] | ||||
| Mitch Lucker | October 31, 2012 | 28 | American | Former frontman of the band Suicide Silence | 2013 Harley-Davidson | Huntington Beach, California | [17] | ||
| Ahmed Hassanein | February 19, 1946 | 56 | Egyptian | Courtier and explorer | |||||
| Berry Oakley | November 11, 1972 | 24 | American | Musician | 1967 Triumph | Macon, Georgia | Three blocks from where fellow Allman Brothers Band member Duane Allman had his fatal motorcycle crash | [18] | |
| Don Rich | July 17, 1974 | 32 | Musician (Buck Owens and the Buckaroos) | ||||||
| Bob Gassoff | May 27, 1977 | 24 | Canadian | Ice hockey player | Near Gray Summit, Missouri | ||||
| Stanley de Silva | April 12, 1980 | 23 | Sri Lankan | Cricketer | Balapitiya, Sri Lanka | ||||
| John Gardner | September 14, 1982 | 49 | American | Novelist | Harley-Davidson | Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania | [19] [20] | ||
| Coluche, born Michel Colucci | June 19, 1986 | 41 | French | Comedian | |||||
| Barry Mannakee | May 14, 1987 | 39 | British | Royal Protection Squad bodyguard and alleged lover of Diana, Princess of Wales | Suzuki | 400 | Woodford, London | Death claimed by Diana to have been arranged by security services | [21] [22] |
| Niccolò Galli | February 10, 2001 | 17 | Italian | Footballer | |||||
| Andy Kirby | July 18, 2002 | 40 | NASCAR Busch Series driver | 1985 Harley-Davidson | White House, Tennessee | [23] | |||
| Bahattin Sofuoğlu | October 25, 2002 | Turkish | Motorcycle racer | ||||||
| Simon Milward | March 4, 2005 | 40 | Humanitarian motorcyclist | Mali | |||||
| Norberto Napolitano "Pappo" | February 24, 2005 | 54 | Argentine | Rock musician | |||||
| Sajjadul Hasan | March 16, 2007 | 28 | Bangladeshi | Cricketer | |||||
| Manjural Islam Rana | March 16, 2007 | 22 | Bangladeshi | Cricketer | |||||
| Diego Corrales | May 7, 2007 | 29 | American | Boxer | 2007 Suzuki GSXR 1000 | Las Vegas, Nevada | |||
| Lenar Gilmullin | June 22, 2007 | 22 | Russian | footballer | |||||
| Antoine Demoitié | March 27, 2016 | 25 | Belgian | Cyclist | Sainte-Marie-Cappel | Struck by motorbike after fall during race | [24] | ||
| Doug Bennett | July 16, 2021 | 75 | American | politician | Muskegon, Michigan | Crashed with a pickup truck | [25] | ||
| Eric Guimbeau | March 5, 2024 | 63 | Mauritian | Politician & CEO | Harley Davidson | Union Ducray, Mauritius | Emergency braking causing loss of control, ten impact by SUV | [26] |
Others said to have died in motorcycle crashes: Bruno Agostinelli, Kevin Ash, Éric Babin, Harry Bamford, Bill Beckwith, Cedric Benson, Stefano Bianco, Calvin Blignault, Douglas Blubaugh, Cris Bolado, Thomas Bourgin, Jake Brockman, Jefri Al Buchori, Cosimo Caliandro, Leopoldo Cantancio, Tim Choate, Adam Comrie, Ryan Dallas Cook, Tom Cooper, Diogo Correa de Oliveira, Joey Dunlop, Andrea de Cesaris, Brian Drebber, William Dunlop, Colin Edwards, Arthur Fox, Pete de Freitas, Juan Garriga, Vladimir Gerasimov, Ray Gibb, Johnathan Goddard, Dovid Grossman, Nagare Hagiwara, Joi Harris, Jayson Hinder, Andriy Husin, Jay Ilagan, Michael Jackson, Anton Jeyanathan, Ismail Juma, Anatoly Khrapaty, Cornelis H. A. Koster, Davey Lambert, Lee Eon, Steve Lee, Bo Lozoff, David Macpherson, 2nd Baron Strathcarron, Germaine Mason, Howard Mudd, Oh Se-jong, Frank Pastore, David Patten, Sebastijan Pečjak, Odirlei Pessoni, Peter Pettalia, Jory Prum, Darryl Read, Ron Rector, Ed Ross, Ric Segreto, Paul Smart, Sophan Sophiaan, Thalles, Trần Phước Thọ, Mary Thom, Braian Toledo, Ranking Trevor, Thanasis Tribonias, Hans Olav Tungesvik, Davy Tweed, Giora Tzahor, Krisztián Veréb, Emili Vicente, Sanchari Vijay
| Name | Death | Age | Nationality | Notability | Make-model | Displacement (cc) | Location | Details | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Indian Larry" Desmedt | August 30, 2004 | 55 | American | Motorcycle builder and stuntman | Concord, North Carolina | ||||
| Butch Laswell | March 10, 1996 | 37 | American | Motorcycle stunt rider | Honda CR500 | Mesquite, Nevada | |||
| Joi Harris | August 14, 2017 | 40 | American | Motorcycle road racer and stuntwoman | Vancouver, British Columbia | Killed while filming a motorcycle stunt | http://www.thedrive.com/a-list/13482/stunt-woman-killed-in-motorcycle-accident-during-deadpool-2-filming | ||
| Dar Robinson | November 21, 1986 | 39 | American | Stunt performer and actor | Page, Arizona | ||||
| Corey Scott | February 8, 1997 | 28 | American | Motorcycle stunt rider | Miami, Florida |
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