This is a list of notable people who died due to volcanic eruption
| Name | Age | Volcano | Country | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pliny the Elder | 56 | Mount Vesuvius | Italy | 24 August AD 79 |
| Caesius Bassus | ? | Mount Vesuvius | Italy | 24 August AD 79 |
| David A. Johnston | 30 | Mount St. Helens | United States | 18 May 1980 |
| Reid Blackburn | 38 | Mount St. Helens | United States | 18 May 1980 |
| Robert Landsburg | 48 | Mount St. Helens | United States | 18 May 1980 |
| Harry Randall Truman | 83 | Mount St. Helens | United States | 18 May 1980 |
| Omayra Sánchez | 13 | Nevado del Ruiz | Colombia | 16 November 1985 |
| Katia Krafft | 49 | Mount Unzen | Japan | 3 June 1991 |
| Maurice Krafft | 45 | Mount Unzen | Japan | 3 June 1991 |
| Harry Glicken | 33 | Mount Unzen | Japan | 3 June 1991 |
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“Pity the planet, all joy gone
from this sweet volcanic cone;”
—Robert Lowell (1917–1977)
“I have done my fiddling so long under Vesuvius that I have almost forgotten to play, and can only wait for the eruption and think it long of coming. Literally no man has more wholly outlived life than I. And still it’s good fun.”
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