From Amelia Earhart to Harold Holt, 10 Celebs Who Went Missing and Were Never Found Again

Sep 27, 2023

By: Sunayna Kanjilal

These Renowned People Disappeared Never to Come Back

The world has seen its fair share of mysterious events, and people have always been drawn to mystery. Falling under this wide umbrella of mysterious events are the curious cases of celebrities who went missing, never to be found again. What makes these inciden...

1. Michael Rockefeller

Son of Nelson Rockefeller, the prominent political figure, Michael Rockefeller’s official cause of death was tagged “drowning” but what went down is still a mystery to the world. Despite a two-week search in the winter of 1961 in the jungles of New Guinea wher...

2. Amelia Earhart

Amelia Earhart was the first woman pilot to complete the first circumnavigation of the world in a plane. It was during the longest leg of her flight on the 2nd of July, 1937 that she and her plane navigator Frederick Noonan went missing. The two were later dec...

3. Scott Smith

The Canadian bassist was known for being a member of the rock band Lover Boy. He was lost in the sea. In 2000, the band had just performed in Vancouver and he decided to sail back from British Columbia to Mexico. He was traveling with his fiancee and a friend ...

4. American Politician Thomas Hale Boggs Sr.

The politician for the Democratic party who was previously with the New Orleans LA in the House of Representatives went missing in the '70s when he was campaigning for Alaska’s Nick Begich. He boarded a plane to fly from Anchorage to Juneau on 16 October ...

5. Basketball player Bison Dele

Bison Dele was an NBA center for Orlando Magics, Los Angeles Clippers, and other teams. On July 6, 2002, he and his girlfriend Serena Karlan, skipper Bertrand Saldo, and his brother Miles Dabord set sail from Tahiti in a catamaran. Miles was the only person wh...

6. Guitarist Richey Edwards

Richey Edwards disappeared in 1995 at the age of 27. While there are many conspiracy theories surrounding his disappearance, most people thought that he killed himself. Many also suggested later that he planned the disappearance to live his life in peace witho...

7. Boxer "Sweet Jimmy" Robinson

The boxer from Miami, "Sweet Jimmy" Robinson was the fourth person to fight Muhammad Ali. He appeared for an interview in late 1967 and since this interview, he was never seen again. Very little is known about Jimmy Robinson. An autograph collector w...

8. Australian Prime Minister Harold Holt

The former Prime Minister of Australia disappeared while swimming near Portsea, Victoria in Cheviot Beach on the 17th of December 1967. A search operation took place but failed to find his body. He was later declared presumed dead by accidental drowning. Howev...

9. Canadian Rapper Forrest Schab, a.k.a. DY

Canadian rapper, DY whose real name was Forrest Schab was reported missing by his family. The rapper went missing in August 2010. He was in Mexico shooting his new music video for a song, "That's My Spot" that featured Danity Kane alum D. Woods....

10. Photojournalist Sean Flynn

He was the son of actors Errol Flynn and Lili Damita and went missing at the age of 28 on April 6, 1970. He was in Ho Chi Minh City for a government conference at that time. As per the reports, Flynn and Dana Stone walked on foot near the forest line and they ...