Shot! 50 Famous People Who Have Taken A Bullet
The rich and famous sometimes (often?) get up to activities that are best described as quasi-illegal. Shady dealings naturally up a person’s personal danger level, and naturally enough there are times when those dealings will lead to a person taking a bullet. We’ve put together a list of 50 famous people who’ve been shot, many of whom had it coming. Others were simply in the wrong place at the wrong time, while still others were targets of unstable, psychotic individuals. Onto the list:
1. Brandon Call
*Actor – “J.T. Lambert” on Step by Step* 1996- Was shot in both arms by an unknown gunman in a random attack. The gunman didn’t know whom he was attacking.
2. Mahatma Gandhi
*Political and spiritual leader of India* 1948-He was shot and killed while on a nightly public walk in New Delhi, India by a Hindu radical. Three more attempts on his life had been made in the summer of 1934.
3. Ol’ Dirty Bastard
*Rapper/Wu-Tang Clan member* 1994- Shot in the abdomen after an argument with another rapper. 1998-Was shot in the back-but the wounds were superficial-during a home invasion robbery at his girlfriend’s house.
4. Alan Berg
*Attorney turned liberal radio talk show host* 1984- Shot twelve times by two white supremacists in his driveway.
5. Notorious B.I.G.
*Rapper – song “Hypnotize”* 1997- Killed by four shots to the chest. Biggie was shot while stopped at a red light after leaving the “Soul Train Music Awards” after show party. His murder remains unsolved.
6. John Wilkes Booth
*Actor/assassinator- killed Abraham Lincoln* 1865- Made a plan to assassinate President Lincoln, Secretary of State Seward and Vice-President Johnson to throw the Union government into a panic. Booth was shot 12 days after killing Lincoln. He had tried to run away but was found and fatally shot in the neck – paralyzing him. Booth died a few hours later.
7. Akon
*Senegalese-American singer/rapper – song “Smack That”* 2005-Was shot in the shoulder during a drive-by shooting that killed his friend and manager Robert Montanez. His CD Konvicted is dedicated to Montanez.
8. Cam’ron
*Rapper/Actor* 2005- He was stopped at a traffic light in Washington D.C. and a passenger of a nearby car tried to get him to give up his car- a 2006 Lamborghini. He refused and was shot by the passenger. He was still able to drive, got away and was taken to the hospital by a fan. The gunman fled the scene and was never found.
9. 50 Cent
*Rapper* 2000- Was attacked in South Jamaica, Queens outside his grandmother’s house (she was in the front yard, his son was in the house). He was told to go in the house to get the jewelry but went to his friend’s car instead. Another car pulled up and a gunman shot 50 cent nine times with a 9mm handgun. He was shot in the hand, arm, hip, both legs, chest and left cheek. The shooter was killed three weeks later. 50 Cent is now known for wearing a bulletproof vest when in public.
10. Sam Cooke
*Singer/songwriter* 1964-Fatally shot by motel manager, Bertha Franklin, after allegedly threatening her. He came to the motel with a prostitute and she took his clothes and money and left while he was in the shower. Cooke went to the manager’s office to look for her and reportedly became enraged, which prompted Bertha Franklin to shot him in self-defense. He died shortly thereafter.
11. Dimebag Darrell
*Guitarist for Pantera and Damageplan* 2004- He was shot three times in the head and killed instantly while performing at the Alrosa Villa in Columbus, Ohio. The gunman killed three others before police who had arrived on the scene shot him. He was 38 years old.
12. Fabolous
*Rapper* 2006-He was shot in the right leg in Manhattan after he left Justin’s restaurant with some of his crew. They fled the scene in a Dodge Magnum, ran a red light and were pulled over by the police. All four men in the vehicle were arrested for having two unlicensed, loaded guns in the car.
13. Franz Ferdinand
*Archduke of Austria* 1914-Ferdinand and his wife were assassinated by a member of Young Bosnia- a group who favored the destruction of Austria-Hungary. Their death triggered a sequence of events that began World War I.
14. Larry Flynt
*Publisher-Hustler* 1978-Flynt was shot outside a courthouse in Georgia where he was dealing with an obscenity charge. The shooter, a white supremacist serial killer, claimed an interracial photo shoot in Hustler outraged him.
Flynt was left paralyzed from the waist down after the shooting and became addicted to the painkillers to which he was prescribed.
15. The Game
*Rapper* 2001- He was shot five times after a failed drug deal when he was 18. He had been following his older half brother, “Big Fase 100,” who led the Cedar Block Pirus gang and received bullet wounds to the heart, stomach, arms and leg in the shooting. The Game was in a three-day coma following the attack and decided to pursue a career in the rap industry while in the hospital.
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Written by William on June 22nd, 2008 | Tagged as: Popular Culture
On June 23rd 2008, setec wrote:
Who cares about Tupac? Who cares about any of these shot dead rappers? They are all trash.
On September 27th 2008, tornado wrote:
How many more of you retards are not going to realise that this list what attempted to be done in alphabetical order? (Gandhi strangely out of place). Probably rappers like the majority of untalented people on the list.
On October 3rd 2008, Bob wrote:
What about David Spade? Shot by a former assistant whilst appearing on "Just Shoot Me"
On October 13th 2008, Chip wrote:
No rhyme or reason to be listed? How about Pat Tillman? James Brady? both politically sensitive.
On October 13th 2008, Chip wrote:
And Dick Cheney's hunting partner
On October 15th 2008, POO wrote:
YOU MF's TRIPPIN' KUZ PAC ISN'T AT THE TOP OF THIS LIST….IT'S NOT EVEN A LIST OF THE TOP 50…IT'S JUS A LIST OF 50 CELEBS WHO GOT SHOT……..IF DAT WAS THE CASE….FUK PAC…WAT ABOUT DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR………..
HE's WAAYYY MORE IMPORTANT THAN PAC ON ANY GIVEN DAY……..DAMN!!!!
On October 25th 2008, coco wrote:
what about Dr. Martin Luther King you know someone who contributed to society, half these people can't even vote.
On October 25th 2008, coco wrote:
what about Selena?
On October 25th 2008, coco wrote:
What about Brandon Lee
On November 10th 2008, andy mcs wrote:
anno…. wheres tupac
On November 21st 2008, Audriana wrote:
wheres TUPAC??????????
On December 5th 2008, Xanderson wrote:
What about Ronald Wilson Reagan, our 40th President?
On December 7th 2008, T wrote:
RAP (retards attempting poetry)
On December 12th 2008, ROCK wrote:
TUPAC SHOULDA BEEN NUMBER ONE ON THE LIST!!! NO OTHER ARTIST HAS OR WILL EVER COME CLOSE TO HIM. HE WAS A TRUE GENIUS!!
On December 12th 2008, THE TRUTH wrote:
THIS LIST IS F&CKED UP!!! HOW IS 2PAC NOT AT THE VERY TOP???? THIS IS A BUNCH OF BULL FOR REAL.
On December 31st 2008, aNTONIO wrote:
How DO YOu Get To OTHER PAGES
On January 5th 2009, Kenyetta Turner wrote:
Ok…to all 3rd graders that were actually allowed to graduate high school later or much later in life..read all directions though carefully…damn..!! Talk about "Bush's No Child Left Behind"
On January 11th 2009, Anon wrote:
Is this randomly ordered, or is this ordered with #1 being the top one….etc?
Because there is NO WAY possible that John Lennon could be placed at spot #30… NO WAY.
On January 31st 2009, CRAG wrote:
SHOULD WE ALL ASPIRE TO BEING SHOT? THUGS AND"' GANGSTA'S", MORE COMMENTS ON TUPAC THAN GHANDI . WHAT A SAD STATEMENT FOR OUR SOCIETY AND ITS FUTURE
On June 10th 2009, Chris wrote:
You all are morons… ."where is Tupac". He is on the list. Its a list of 50, why would you stop at 15 morons? Click the button, there is more.
Certain ones of you are even more moronic. "Tupac should be number one". Yeah, in your significance he should. What about in history? I guarantee you the assassination of Arch Duke Ferdinand was a thousand times more significant than that of Tupac. It started World War fuckin II.
Some people (the creator of this list) are even more moronic. Unless there is no order to this… your list makes no sense at all. There is no point to go over it when people like Brandon Call are #1 while MLK is like 40. You sicken me.
On August 5th 2009, chris wrote:
who said all them are trash u jus a hater imean dnt lisen to them but still dnt have to say dat
On August 25th 2009, susan mcdonald wrote:
I was shot in my left side hit all organs and went through spin and lodged in right hip. still have trouble today
On August 25th 2009, susan mcdonald wrote:
I WAS SHOT WITH A SMITH AND WESSON 44 MAGNUM IN THE LEFT HIP AND IT HIT ALL MAJOR ORGANS WENT THROUGH SPIN AND LODGED IN LEFT HIP.
On August 25th 2009, susan mcdonald wrote:
PLEASE FEEL FREE TOO SEND COMMMENT OR IF YOU WOULD JUST LIKE TO TALK TOO [email protected]
On August 25th 2009, susan mcdonald wrote:
On June 23rd 2008, setec wrote:
Who cares about Tupac? Who cares about any of these shot dead rappers? They are all trash.
IF YOU HAVE EVER BEEN SHOT YOU DON'T WITH ANYBODY TO GET SHOT NO MATTER IF THEY LIVE OR DIE.. I WOULD NOT WISH THIS LIFE ON MY WORST ENEMY…… THANK YOU
AND COME TAKE CARE OF ME YOU WONT SAY ANYTHING ABOUT SOMEBODY BEING SHOT AGAIN
On October 24th 2009, Terrybob wrote:
fuck you susan mcdonald, you say who cares about tupac, ever think that his family cared a lot about him, what if you was shot and died, would you want someone to say, who cares about susan mcdonald. He was a big insperation to me and a lot of other people. so if thats what you think then fuck you.
On December 7th 2009, Paddy wrote:
If you dumbasses looked at the next page you would see Tupac.
Retards.
On February 22nd 2010, lil'nigga wrote:
what the fuck tupac should before the game, 50 cent and the rest cuz he was shot 5 times before he "died" then it should be the people who where shot fatally and lived
On March 16th 2010, Izzy wrote:
Anyone who actually went through the list should realize this is in alphabetical order with the first 2 and Akon being exceptions. For all of you who say Tupac should be on top, alphabetically The Game and Akon come first. For those of you saying it is a bad order, it says 50 celebrities who have taken a bullet, not top 50, so alphabetical order would be the proper choice. There are many other celebrities who have been shot, this is just 50 of them,
On March 22nd 2010, Paul wrote:
To all those wondering why Tupac is not listed, I will just say that he is probably not listed because Tupac fans are too freakin' stupid to figure out how to get to page three and see that he is listed as number 40 on this list. I mean c'mon for cryin' out loud. You people can't count either? The article is titled "Shot! 50 Famous People Who Have Taken A Bullet" and this page only lists 15 people. Any nitwit with a double digit IQ could figure out there is more to this than displayed. Guess the Tupac fans are in the single digits, just as expected. How did you guys get on The Internet? Did Mommy Help you?
On May 1st 2010, ndi3990 wrote:
the list is not 50 BEST famous people. the list is 50 famous people who have taken a bullet. so 2pac can be #40 or #1 or #20 it don’t mater. it is random
On May 11th 2010, Jerry Browning wrote:
Wait dere’s only 15 on dis list, I thot it cleerly said “50″ celebs that been shot? Wtf?
On May 28th 2010, james wrote:
The game is the king, and 50 is pretty g aswell
but the game is the king
On September 2nd 2010, Katt wrote:
The list is alphabetical people!!!!!!!
On April 4th 2011, edgar madrigal wrote:
were do yuh go to find tupac
On April 15th 2011, sk8geezer wrote:
what about Ken Osmond? (Eddie Haskel from leave it to beaver) he was shot three times while chasing a criminal when he was a cop in LA.