List of deaths from anorexia nervosa
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This is a list of notable people who have died from anorexia nervosa, in chronological order.
- 1909: Renée Vivien – British poet who wrote in the French language, aged 32
- 1936: Irene Fenwick – American stage and silent film actress, aged 49
- 1952: Susan Peters – American actress, aged 31
- 1982: Helga Braathen – Norwegian gymnast, aged 29
- 1983: Karen Carpenter – American singer, drummer (The Carpenters), aged 32[1]
- 1994: Christy Henrich – American gymnast, aged 22[2]
- 1996: Cynthia MacGregor – American tennis player, aged 31
- 1997: Heidi Guenther – American ballerina, aged 22
- 1997: Michael Krasnow – American author, My Life as a Male Anorexic, aged 28[3]
- 1999: Lena Zavaroni – Scottish singer and actress, aged 35
- 2001: Bahne Rabe – German rower, aged 37
- 2003: Helen Moros – New Zealand long-distance runner, aged 35[4]
- 2003: Debbie Barham – English comedy writer, aged 26
- 2006: Luisel Ramos – Uruguayan model, aged 22
- 2006: Ana Carolina Reston – Brazilian model, aged 21[5]
- 2007: Eliana Ramos – Uruguayan model, younger sister of Luisel Ramos, aged 18
- 2007: Hila Elmalich – Israeli model, aged 33
- 2010: Isabelle Caro – French model, anorexia activist, and actress, aged 28
- 2018: Javiera Muñoz – Swedish singer, aged 40[6][7]
- 2019: Lene Marie Fossen – Norwegian photographer and artist, aged 33
- 2021: Nikki Grahame – English television personality, aged 38
- 2025: Stina Oscarson – Swedish theatre director, author and debater, aged 49