Suicide by hanging.
Notable suicides by hanging
Chongzhen Emperor, emperor of China's Ming Dynasty.
Judas Iscariot, a prominent figure in the Christian gospels.
Jocasta and Antigone in Sophocles' Three Theban Plays.
Ludwig Boltzmann, physicist, pioneer of statistical mechanics
Jonathan Brandis, an American actor.
Hans Berger, German inventor of electroencephalography.
Harold Shipman, English doctor, who was convicted of murder and sentenced to life imprisonment.
Ian Curtis, lead singer of Joy Division
Phil Ochs, political folksinger
Tom Hepburn, brother of Katharine Hepburn
Fred West, serial killer
Hideto Matsumoto, Japanese rock musician
Paul Hester, former drummer of Crowded House
Michael Hutchence, former lead singer of INXS
Santos Dumont, Brazilian aviation pioneer
Stuart Adamson, Former lead singer and guitarist of Big Country
Ray Combs, former host of Family Feud
Pete Ham, guitarist and singer of rock band Badfinger
Justin Fashanu, footballer