List of people diagnosed with Parkinson's disease
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Famous people have been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease.
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Living
- Alan Alda (born 1936), American actor.[1]
- Steve Alten (born 1959), American author.[2][3]
- Barbara Babcock (born 1937), American actress.[4]
- Alex Band (born 1981), American singer (The Calling).[5][better source needed]
- Daniel Barenboim (born 1942), Argentine-Israeli pianist and conductor.[6]
- Andy Barrie (born 1945), Canadian radio personality.[7]
- Ed Begley Jr. (born 1949), American actor.[8]
- Aidy Boothroyd (born 1971), British footballer and football manager.[9]
- Allan Border (born 1955), Australian cricketer and commentator.[10]
- Cait Brennan (born 1969), American musician and screenwriter.[11]
- Roberto Carcelen (born 1970), Peruvian-American cross-country skier.[12]
- Rory Cellan-Jones (born 1958), British journalist.[13]
- Greg Cipes (born 1980), American voice actor.[14]
- Marc Cohn (born 1959), American singer-songwriter.[15]
- Billy Connolly (born 1942), Scottish comedian and actor.[16]
- Justin Currie (born 1964), Scottish singer (Del Amitri).[17]
- Neil Diamond (born 1941), American singer.[18]
- Tom Dumont (born 1968), American guitarist and producer (No Doubt).[19][20]
- Frank Elstner (born 1942), German television moderator and entertainer[21]
- Brett Favre (born 1969), American football player.[22]
- Ranulph Fiennes (born 1944), British explorer and writer.[23]
- Michael J. Fox (born 1961), Canadian-American actor.[24]
- Gerald Ganglbauer (born 1958), Austrian publisher.[25] [page needed]
- Kirk Gibson (born 1957), American baseball player and manager.[26]
- Brian Grant (born 1972), American basketball player.[27]
- Gunther von Hagens (born 1945), German anatomist.[28]
- Ahman Green (born 1977), American football running back[29]
- Morten Harket (born 1959), Norwegian singer (A-ha).[30]
- Fergus Henderson (born 1963), English chef.[31]
- Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen (born 1965), Danish retired badminton player and sports administrator.[32]
- Dom Irrera (born 1948), American actor and comedian.[33]
- Martha Johnson (born 1950), Canadian singer (Martha and the Muffins).[34]
- Mick Jones (born 1944), English guitarist (Foreigner).[35]
- Richie Kavanagh (born 1949), Irish singer.[36]
- Billy Kennedy (born 1964), American basketball coach.[37]
- Jansher Khan (born 1969), Pakistani squash player.[38]
- Michael Kinsley (born 1951), American journalist and commentator.[39]
- Bernie Kosar (born 1963), American football player (Cleveland Browns).[40]
- Steve Ludzik (born 1961), Canadian ice hockey player and coach.[41]
- Dean Malenko (born 1960), American professional wrestler.[42]
- Jim Mallon (born 1956), American television producer (Mystery Science Theater 3000).[43]
- Mark Mardell (born 1957), British broadcaster.[44]
- Leonard Maltin (born 1950), American film critic and film historian.[45]
- Paul Mayhew-Archer (born 1953), British radio and television comedy producer and writer.[46]
- Steve McCoy, American radio host.[47][48]
- Barry Melrose (born 1956), Canadian-American ice hockey player and broadcaster.[49]
- Antanas Mockus (born 1952), Colombian politician.[50]
- Jeremy Paxman (born 1950), British broadcaster.[51]
- Brent Peterson (born 1958), Canadian ice hockey player and coach.[52]
- Davis Phinney (born 1959), American cyclist.[53]
- Bill Plaschke (born 1958), American sports journalist.[54]
- Bill Rasmussen (born 1932), American sports director.[55]
- Rachel Reid (born 1980), Canadian romance author.[56]
- Ed Rendell (born 1944), American politician.[57][58]
- Mark Richt (born 1960), American college football coach.[59][60]
- Freddie Roach (born 1960), American boxer.[61]
- Linda Ronstadt (born 1946), American singer.[62]
- Guy Scott (born 1944), Zambian politician, former acting president of Zambia.[63]
- José E. Serrano (born 1943), American politician.[64]
- Rick Shapiro (born 1959), American comedian and actor.[65]
- Carly Simon (born 1943), American singer and songwriter.[66]
- Paul Sinha (born 1970), British comedian.[67]
- John Stapleton (born 1946), British journalist and television presenter[68]
- Daryl Stuermer (born 1952), American guitarist (Genesis).[69]
- Kevin Tighe (born 1944), American actor (Emergency!).[70]
- Glenn Tipton (born 1947), English guitarist (Judas Priest).[71]
- Lars von Trier (born 1956), Danish film director and screenwriter.[72]
- John Walker (born 1952), New Zealand runner.[73]
Deceased
- Muhammad Ali (1942–2016; aged 74), American boxer.[74][75]
- Brock Adams (1927–2004; aged 77), American politician.[76]
- Jack Anderson (1922–2005; aged 83), American columnist.[77]
- Al Arbour (1932–2015; aged 82), Canadian ice hockey player and coach.[78]
- Jim Backus (1913–1989; aged 76), American actor.[79]
- Roger Bannister (1929–2018; aged 88), English Olympic runner and neurologist.[80]
- Joanne Chory (1955–2024), American plant biologist and geneticist.[81]
- José Bernal (1925–2010; aged 85), Cuban-American artist.[82]
- Sir John Betjeman (1906–1984; aged 77), CBE, British poet.[83]
- Boyi Bhimanna (1911–2005; aged 94), Indian poet.[84]
- Bhumibol Adulyadej (1927–2016; aged 88), Thai king.[85]
- Whit Bissell (1909–1996; aged 86), American actor.[86]
- Margaret Bourke-White (1904–1971; aged 67), American photographer.[87]
- Jack Buck (1924–2002; aged 77), American sportscaster.[88]
- George H. W. Bush (1924–2018; aged 94), American politician, 41st president of the United States.[89]
- Lou Butera (1937–2015; aged 78) American professional pool player.[90]
- Roger Caron (1938–2012; aged 73), Canadian bank robber.[91]
- Owen Chamberlain (1920–2006; aged 85), American physicist.[92]
- Barney Childs (1909–2000; aged 73), American composer and teacher.[93]
- Prince Claus of the Netherlands (1926–2002; aged 76), Dutch prince consort.[94]
- Alf Clausen (1941–2025; aged 84), American film and television composer.[95]
- Joe Cook (1890–1959; aged 69), American actor.[96]
- Jeff Cook (1949–2022; aged 73), American guitarist (Alabama).[97][98][99]
- George Coulouris (1903–1989; aged 85), English actor.[100]
- André Courrèges (1923–2016; aged 92), French fashion designer.[101]
- Salvador Dalí (1904–1989; aged 84), Spanish painter.[102]
- Harry Dalton (1928–2005; aged 77), American baseball executive.[103]
- Joyce Davidson (1931–2020; aged 89), Canadian-American television personality and producer.[104]
- Deng Xiaoping (1904–1997; aged 92), Chinese politician.[105]
- Purushottam Laxman Deshpande (1919–2000; aged 80), Indian writer and humorist.[106]
- Basil D'Oliveira (1931–2011; aged 80), South African-born English cricketer.[107]
- James Doohan (1920–2005; aged 85), Canadian actor.[108][109]
- Robert Downey Sr. (1936–2021; aged 85), American filmmaker and actor.[110]
- Lesley Elliott (1946–2022; aged 76), New Zealand domestic violence and abuse campaigner.[111]
- Joe Ely (1947–2025; aged 78), American musician.[112]
- Lane Evans (1951–2014; aged 63), American politician.[113]
- William Everson (1912–1994; aged 81), American poet.[114]
- Francisco Franco (1892–1975; aged 82), Spanish dictator.[115]
- Doug Furnas (1959-2012); aged 52), American Professional Wrestler and Powerlifter
- Booth Gardner (1936–2013; aged 76), American politician.[116]
- Michael Gerson (1964–2022; aged 58), American journalist and speechwriter.[117]
- Carlos Gomes (1932–2005; aged 73), Portuguese footballer.[118]
- Billy Graham (1918–2018; aged 99), American evangelist.[119]
- Alan Greenspan (1926–2026; aged 100), United States Federal Reserve Chairman.[120][121]
- Forrest Gregg (1933–2019; aged 85), American professional football player and coach who played offensive tackle for 16 seasons in the National Football League with the Green Bay Packers and Dallas Cowboys.[122]
- Walter Gretzky (1938–2021; aged 82), Canadian philanthropist and author.[123]
- Lizzie Grey (1958–2019; aged 60), American singer (London, Spiders & Snakes).[124]
- Grace Griffith (1956–2021; aged 64), American singer.[125][126]
- Andrew Grove (1938–2016; aged 79), American businessman.[127]
- Lou Groza (1924–2000; aged 76), American football player.[128]
- Eitan Haber (1940–2020; aged 80), Israeli journalist and publicist. Also had colon and pancreatic cancer.[129][130]
- Shay Healy (1943–2021; aged 78), Irish songwriter and broadcaster.[131]
- Nathan Heard (1937–2004; aged 67), American novelist.[132]
- George Roy Hill (1921–2002; aged 81), American film director.[133]
- Chester Himes (1909–1984; aged 75), American writer.[134]
- Bob Hoskins (1942–2014; aged 71), English actor.[135]
- Masud Husain Khan (1919–2010; aged 91), Indian linguist.[136]
- Josefa Iloilo (1920–2011; aged 90), Fijian politician, president of Fiji.[137]
- Johnny Isakson (1944–2021; aged 76), United States Senator from Georgia.[138][139]
- Sir Alec Issigonis (1906–1988; aged 81), British-Greek car designer.[140]
- Jesse Jackson (1941–2026; aged 84), American civil rights activist.[141][142] Diagnosis was later changed to progressive supranuclear palsy, a rare disease with symptoms that mimics Parkinson's.[143]
- Mary Jackson (1910–2005; aged 95), American actress.[144]
- David Jacobs (1936–2013; aged 87), British radio and television presenter.[145]
- Frank Jenner (1903–1977; aged 73), Australian sailor and evangelist.
- Dave Jennings (1952–2013; aged 61), American football player.[146]
- Ba Jin (1904–2005; aged 100), Chinese writer.[147]
- Pope John Paul II (1920–2005; aged 84), Polish pope.[115]
- Dean Jones (1931–2015; aged 84), American actor.[148]
- Erland Josephson (1923–2012; aged 88), Swedish actor and author.[149]
- Pauline Kael (1919–2001; aged 82), American film critic.[150]
- Casey Kasem (1932–2014; aged 82), American radio disc jockey and voice actor.[151]
- Frank Kelly (1938–2016; aged 77), Irish actor.[152]
- Ray Kennedy (1951–2021; aged 70), English footballer.[153]
- Deborah Kerr (1921–2007; aged 86), British actress.[154]
- Guy Kibbee (1882–1956; aged 74), American actor.[citation needed]
- George Kirby (1923–1995; aged 72) American comedian.[155]
- Jimmy Knepper (1927–2003; aged 75), American jazz trombonist.[156]
- Steve Kragthorpe (1965–2024, aged 59), American football coach.[157]
- Ted Kroll (1919–2002; aged 82), American professional golfer.[158]
- Gerald M. Levin (1939–2024; aged 84), American businessman.[159][160]
- James Levine (1943–2021; aged 77), American conductor.[161]
- Richard Lewis (1947–2024; aged 76), American comedian and actor.[162]
- John Lindsay (1921–2000; aged 79), American politician.[163]
- Walter Lord (1917–2002; aged 84), American author.[164]
- Margo MacDonald (1943–2014; aged 70), Scottish politician.[165]
- Luis Marden (1913–2003; aged 90), Italian-American photographer.[166]
- Carlo Maria Martini (1927–2012; aged 85), Cardinal Archbishop Emeritus of Milan, theologian and biblical exegete.
- Ferdy Mayne (1916–1998; aged 81), German actor.[167]
- William Masters (1915–2001; aged 85), American gynaecologist and sex researcher.[168]
- Eugene McCarthy (1916–2005; aged 89), American politician.[169]
- Joseph M. McDade (1931–2017; aged 85), American politician and former Congressman from NE Pennsylvania.[170]
- Ralph McQuarrie (1929–2012; aged 82), American artist.[171]
- Tony Mendez (1940–2019; aged 78), American CIA Officer portrayed in Argo.[172][173]
- Zell Miller (1932–2018; aged 86), American former governor of the state of Georgia.[174]
- Alois Mock (1934–2017; aged 82), Austrian politician.[175]
- Leo Monahan (1926–2013; aged 86), American sports journalist.[176]
- Kenneth More (1914–1982; aged 67), English actor.[177]
- Robert Mueller (1944–2026; aged 81), American lawyer and FBI director.[178]
- Knowlton Nash (1927–2014; aged 86), Canadian television journalist and author.[179]
- Giulio Natta (1903–1979; aged 76), Italian chemist.[180]
- Dame Anna Neagle (1904–1986; aged 81), English actress.[181]
- Ozzy Osbourne (1948–2025; aged 76), English singer (Black Sabbath).[182]
- Norman Panama (1914–2003; aged 88), American writer, producer and director.[183]
- Dave Parker (1951–2025; aged 74), American baseball player.[184]
- Joe Pasternak (1901–1991; aged 89), American film director.[185]
- Mervyn Peake (1911–1968; aged 57), English author and illustrator.[186]
- George Perles (1934–2020; aged 85), American football player, defensive coordinator for the Pittsburgh Steelers, head football coach at Michigan State University.[187][188]
- Ray Perrault (1926–2008; aged 82), Canadian politician who served as Senator from British Columbia.[189]
- Valerie Perrine (1943-2026; age 82), American actress and model.[190][191]
- Richard Perry (1942-2024; aged 82), American record producer.[192][193]
- Enoch Powell (1912–1998; aged 85), British politician.[citation needed]
- Larry Powers (1939–2015; aged 76), American bodybuilder.[194]
- Vincent Price (1911–1993; aged 82), American actor, also had lung cancer.[195]
- Hans Ras (1926–2003; aged 77), Dutch linguist and academic.[196]
- Sir Michael Redgrave (1908–1985; aged 77), English actor.[197]
- John Rosenbaum (1934–2003; aged 69), American artist.[198]
- M. Scott Peck (1936–2005; aged 69), American psychiatrist and best-selling author.[199]
- Janet Reno (1938–2016; aged 78), Attorney General of the United States (1993–2001).[200]
- Matt Robinson (1937–2002; aged 65), American actor.[201]
- Masa Saito (1942–2018; aged 76), Japanese professional wrestler.[202]
- Leonid Shamkovich (1923–2005; aged 81), USSR Chess Grandmaster.[203]
- Walter Sisulu (1912–2003; aged 90), South African freedom fighter.[204]
- Sir Osbert Sitwell (1892–1969; aged 76), English writer.[205]
- A. J. P. Taylor (1906–1990; aged 84), British historian and writer.[206]
- Jerry Sloan (1942–2020; aged 78), American professional basketball player and former Member of NBA.[207]
- Jean-Louis Tauran (1943–2018; aged 75), Cardinal-Priest of Sant'Apollinare alle Terme Neroniane-Alessandrine, president of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue in the Roman Curia.[208]
- Terry-Thomas (1911–1990; aged 78), English actor.[209]
- Meldrim Thomson Jr. (1912–2001; aged 89), Republican Governor of New Hampshire.[210]
- Richard Thompson (1957–2016; aged 58), American illustrator and Reuben-award-winning cartoonist.[211][212]
- Jeremy Thorpe (1930–2014; aged 85), British politician and leader of the Liberal Party (1967–1976).[213]
- Pat Torpey (1953–2018; aged 64), American drummer for the band Mr. Big.[214]
- Pierre Trudeau (1919–2000; aged 80), 15th Prime Minister of Canada. Also had prostate cancer.[215][216]
- Mo Udall (1922–1998; aged 76), Member of the US House of Representatives.[115]
- Tim Wall (1904–1981; aged 76), Australian cricketer.[217]
- George Wallace (1919–1998; aged 79), American politician and former governor of Alabama.[218]
- Maurice White (1941–2016; aged 74), American singer, musician, founder of R&B band Earth, Wind & Fire.[219]
- Albert Whitlock (1915–1999; aged 84), British motion picture matte artist.[220]
- Edward Winter (1937–2001; aged 63), American actor.[citation needed]
- Harvey D. Williams (1930–2020; aged 90), African-American U.S. Army major general and activist, Deputy Inspector General of the U.S. Army (1980).[221]
- Robin Williams (1951–2014; aged 63), American actor.[222]
- Richard Winters (1918–2011; aged 92), American War Hero. WWII veteran and basis for book Band of Brothers and the subsequent HBO miniseries.
- Farnsworth Wright (1888–1940; aged 51), American editor.[223]
- Gary Wright (1943–2023, aged 80), American singer-songwriter.[224]
Retrospective
Historical figures have been theorized to have had Parkinson's,[225][226] including English philosopher Thomas Hobbes,[227][228] Adolf Hitler,[229][230][226] and Mao Zedong.[better source needed][231]
See also
- Lewy body dementia, which includes Parkinson's disease dementia