# List of deaths by motorcycle crash

This is a list of people with Wikipedia articles who died in, or as a result of motorcycle crashes.

## Road crashes

The following people with biographies in Wikipedia died of road crashes involving motorcycles:
| Name | Date | Age | Nationality | Notability | Make-model | Displacement (cc) | Location | Details | Source |
| T. E. Lawrence | May 18, 1935 | 46 | British | Soldier, writer | Brough Superior SS100 | | Wareham, Dorset, England | | |
| Tom Cooper | June 25, 1940 | 35 | British | Footballer | | | Aldeburgh, England | Collided with lorry while on duty during WWII | |
| Bluey Wilkinson | July 27, 1940 | 28 | Australian | Speedway rider | | | Bondi, New South Wales | | |
| Ahmed Hassanein | February 19, 1946 | 56 | Egyptian | Courtier and explorer | | | | | |
| Arthur Fox Jr. | June 15, 1953 | 29 | Australian | Australian rules footballer | | | Ouyen, Victoria, Australia | | |
| Ray Gibb | September 10, 1953 | 24 | Australian | Australian rules footballer | | | Melbourne, Australia | Collided with milk cart | |
| Mario Gestri | December 4, 1953 | 29 | Italian | Cyclist | | | Montecatini Terme | Had only purchased the bike a few days prior. | |
| Harry Bamford | October 31, 1958 | 38 | British | Footballer | | | Clifton, Bristol, England | Collided with delivery van | |
| Richard Fariña | April 30, 1966 | 29 | American | Musician | | | Near Carmel, California | Passenger | |
| Ron Rector | July 14, 1968 | 24 | American | American football player | 1967 Harley-Davidson | | Columbus, Ohio | Crashed June 29th on I-71 | |
| Duane Allman | October 29, 1971 | 24 | American | Musician | Harley-Davidson Sportster | | Macon, Georgia, US | | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | | |
| Gary Gabelich | January 26, 1984 | 43 | American | Land speed record holder | | | San Pedro, Los Angeles | | |
| 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 | |
| Pete de Freitas | June 14, 1989 | 27 | British | Musician | Ducati | 900 | Longdon, Staffordshire, England | Collided with another vehicle | |
| Jay Ilagan | February 4, 1992 | 37 | Filipino | Actor | | | Quezon City, Philippines | Hit by drunk driver | |
| Jason McRoy | August 24, 1995 | 23 | British | Downhill mountain bike rider | Harley Davidson | | A628, Derbyshire | | |
| Ric Segreto | September 6, 1998 | 63 | Filipino | Musician, teacher | | | Makati, Philippines | | |
| Pete Conrad | July 8, 1999 | 69 | American | Third person to walk on the Moon | 1996 Harley-Davidson | | Ojai, California | | |
| Niccolò Galli | February 10, 2001 | 17 | Italian | Footballer | | | | | |
| Andy Kirby | July 18, 2002 | 40 | | NASCAR Busch Series driver | 1985 Harley-Davidson | | White House, Tennessee | | |
| Bahattin Sofuoğlu | October 25, 2002 | | Turkish | Motorcycle racer | | | | | |
| Tim Choate | September 24, 2004 | 49 | American | Actor | | | Los Angeles, California | | |
| Simon Milward | March 4, 2005 | 40 | | Humanitarian motorcyclist | | | Mali | | |
| Norberto Napolitano "Pappo" | February 24, 2005 | 54 | Argentine | Rock musician | | | | | |
| David Macpherson | August 31, 2006 | 82 | Scottish | Nobleman | | | | Collided with dustcart (garbage truck) seven weeks prior | |
| 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 | | | | | |
| Norifumi Abe | October 7, 2007 | 32 | Japan | Motorcycle racer | Yamaha XP 500 TMAX maxi-scooter | 500 | Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan | | |
| Sophan Sophiaan | May 17, 2008 | 64 | Indonesian | Actor, politician | | | Sragen Regency, Java, Indonesia | Ran into large pothole | |
| Luc Bourdon | May 29, 2008 | 21 | Canadian | NHL prospect, 1st round pick of the Vancouver Canucks | 2009 Suzuki GSX-R1000 | 1000 | Lamèque, New Brunswick, Canada | | |
| Jonathan Goddard | June 15, 2008 | 27 | American | Football player | | | Clay County, Florida | | |
| Andrea Pininfarina | August 7, 2008 | 51 | Italian | Engineer and manager, CEO of Pininfarina | Vespa GT60 scooter | 250 | Cambiano, Turin | | Conditions at the time of the crash were very foggy. |
| Anatoly Khrapaty | August 11, 2008 | 45 | Kazakh | Powerlifter, Olympic coach | | | Arshaly, Akmola, Kazakhstan | | |
| Lee Eon | August 21, 2008 | 27 | South Korean | Actor | | | Seoul, South Korea | Collided with overpass guardrail | |
| Jake Drake-Brockman | September 1, 2009 | 53 | British | Musician | BSA motorcycle | | Isle of Man | Collided with converted ambulance | |
| Atsushi Kuroi | February 1, 2010 | 40 | Japanese | Drifting driver | | | | | |
| Calvin Blignault | August 21, 2010 | 30 | South African | Mechanical engineer | | | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | Hit and run | |
| Steve Lee | October 5, 2010 | 47 | Swiss | Musician | | | Mesquite, Nevada | Struck by motorcycle that was hit by a semi truck | |
| Douglas Blubaugh | May 16, 2011 | 76 | American | Olympic wrestler | | | Tonkawa, Oklahoma | Struck by pickup truck | |
| Cosimo Caliandro | June 10, 2011 | 29 | Italian | Runner | | | Francaville Fontana, Italy | | |
| Sebastijan Pečjak | July 6, 2012 | 35 | Slovene | Darts player | | | Ljubljana, Slovenia | | |
| Thanasis Tribonias | July 24, 2012 | 28 | Greek | Footballer, police officer | | | Athens, Greece | Lost control of motorcycle on duty | |
| Ranking Trevor | August 7, 2012 | 52 | Jamaican | Deejay | | | Kingston, Jamaica | Collision | |
| Mitch Lucker | October 31, 2012 | 28 | American | Former frontman of the band Suicide Silence | 2013 Harley-Davidson | | Huntington Beach, California | | |
| Bo Lozoff | November 29, 2012 | 65 | American | Humanitarian, writer | 2003 Suzuki | | Puna, Hawaii | Struck by motor vehicle | |
| Frank Pastore | December 17, 2012 | 55 | American | Baseball player, radio host | Honda VTX series | 1800 | Duarte, California | Struck by car on November 19th | |
| Cornelis Koster | March 21, 2013 | 69 | Dutch | Academic | | | Netherlands | | |
| Jefri Al Buchori | April 26, 2013 | 40 | Indonesian | Islamic preacher, actor | Kawasaki ER-6n | 650 | South Jakarta, Indonesia | Collided with tree | |
| Mary Thom | April 26, 2013 | 68 | American | Feminist, writer | 1996 Honda Magna | 750 | Yonkers, New York | Struck by a vehicle after veering into traffic | |
| Darryl Read | June 23, 2013 | 61 | British | Musician | | | Pattaya, Thailand | | |
| Bill Beckwith | December 2, 2013 | 38 | American | Carpenter, host of Curb Appeal | | | San Francisco, California | Collided with vehicle | |
| Andriy Husin | September 17, 2014 | 41 | Ukrainian | Footballer, coach | | | Kyiv, Ukraine | | |
| Andrea de Cesaris | October 5, 2014 | 55 | Italian | Racing driver | | | Rome, Italy | Collided with freeway guardrail | |
| Nagare Hagiwara | April 22, 2015 | 62 | Japanese | Actor | | | Suginami, Japan | | |
| Joan Garriga | August 27, 2015 | 52 | Spanish | Motorcycle racer | | | Barcelona, Spain | | |
| Bruno Agostinelli | March 9, 2016 | 28 | Canadian | Tennis player | | | Toronto, Ontario | Collided with another vehicle | |
| Antoine Demoitié | March 27, 2016 | 25 | Belgian | Cyclist | | | Sainte-Marie-Cappel | Struck by motorbike after fall during race | |
| Trần Phước Thọ | April 17, 2016 | 23 | Vietnamese | Footballer | | | Tân An, Long An, Vietnam | | |
| Jory Prum | April 22, 2016 | 41 | American | Audio engineer | | | | | |
| Oh Se-jong | June 27, 2016 | 33 | South Korean | Olympic speed skater | | | Seoul, South Korea | Collided with vehicle | |
| Ed Ross | July 30, 2016 | 50 | American | Photographer | | | Near Yosemite National Park | | |
| Peter Pettalia | September 12, 2016 | 61 | American | Politician | | | Montmorency County, Michigan | | |
| Germaine Mason | April 20, 2017 | 34 | Jamaican | Track and field athlete | | | Kingston, Jamaica | | |
| Jayson Hinder | April 30, 2017 | 51 | Australian | Politician | | | California, US | | |
| Cris Bolado | September 17, 2017 | 47 | Filipino | Basketball player | | | Phnom Penh, Cambodia | | |
| Ismail Juma | November 3, 2017 | 26 | Tanzanian | Runner | | | Arusha, Tanzania | Head-on collision with truck | |
| Leopoldo Cantancio | April 20, 2018 | 54 | Filipino | Boxer | | | Bago, Negros Occidental, Philippines | Collided with post | |
| Brian Drebber | August 23, 2018 | 68 | American | Sportscaster | | | Canton, Georgia, US | Collided with a deer | |
| Thalles | June 22, 2019 | 24 | Brazilian | Footballer | | | São Gonçalo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | | |
| Cedric Benson | August 17, 2019 | 36 | American | Football player | | | Austin, Texas | Collided with minivan | |
| Braian Toledo | February 26, 2020 | 26 | Argentine | Javelin thrower | | | | |
| Stefano Bianco | March 11, 2020 | 34 | Italian | Motorcycle racer | Honda CBR600RR | 600 | Turin, Italy | Collided with truck | |
| Adam Comrie | August 8, 2020 | 30 | Canadian-American | Ice hockey player | | | Leesburg, Virginia | | |
| Howard Mudd | August 12, 2020 | 78 | American | Football player, coach | | | Seattle, Washington | Crashed on July 29th | |
| Krisztián Veréb | October 24, 2020 | 43 | Hungarian | Olympic canoe sprinter | | | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | | |
| Éric Babin | January 11, 2021 | 61 | New Caledonian | Politician | | | Voh, New Caledonia | | |
| Odirlei Pessoni | March 27, 2021 | 38 | Brazilian | Olympic bobsledder | | | Ibiraci, Brazil | | |
| Diogo Oliveira | June 9, 2021 | 38 | Brazilian | Footballer | | | Maringá, Brazil | Collided with post | |
| Sanchari Vijay | June 15, 2021 | 37 | Indian | Actor | Yamaha FZ1 | 1000 | Bengaluru, Karnataka, India | Collided with post on June 12th | |
| Doug Bennett | July 16, 2021 | 75 | American | Politician | | | Muskegon, Michigan | Crashed with a pickup truck | |
| David Patten | September 2, 2021 | 47 | American | Football player | | | Columbia, South Carolina | Collided with sedan | |
| Paul Smart | October 27, 2021 | 78 | British | Motorcycle racer | | | Kent/East Sussex, England | | |
| Davy Tweed | October 28, 2021 | 61 | Northern Irish | Politician | | | County Antrim, Northern Ireland | | |
| Eric Guimbeau | March 5, 2024 | 63 | Mauritian | Politician & CEO | Harley Davidson | | Union Ducray, Mauritius | Emergency braking causing loss of control, ten impact by SUV | |

## Stunt crashes

| Name | Death | Age | Nationality | Notability | Make-model | 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 | | |

## Testing crashes

* 1896 Sylvester H. Roper Cambridge, Massachusetts. Crash preceded by or followed by heart failure.
* 2007 Noriyasu Numata (JPN) Okayama International Circuit
* 2013 Kevin Ash, journalist, killed in South Africa while testing new BMW R1200GS