8 Celebrity Deaths That Changed Pop Culture

Like it or not, celebrities hold extreme importance in our society. They influence everything from the clothes we wear, the things we buy, even the way we think about things (in some cases). Sometimes, the scope of a celebrity's importance to and impact on popular culture isn't apparent until after their death. Here is a look at eight celebrity deaths that totally changed the pop cultural landscape.

September 13 marked the 14 year anniversary of Pac's death. To say that he had a profound impact on our culture, both in life and in death, would be an understatement. For an entire generation of hip-hop fans Pac was a revoluionary. Not was he a great rapper, but his reach went beyond rap into political clout. His passion and intellect had the potential to get people mobilized in a way that few could ever do. There's no telling what he would've went on to do had he not been gunned down that fatal night in Las Vegas, but he continues to live on through his music (he has released more albums posthumously than he did when he was alive).