Coronavirus: Every Star and Public Figure Diagnosed With COVID-19 So Far
Fame can afford a person a lot of privileges, but immunity to the novel coronavirus and COVID-19, the disease it causes, is not one of them. In the beginning, some celebrities donned hazmat suits and face masks to protect themselves. Others have begun wisely self-isolating as a preventative measure. And perhaps more important, several have used their platforms to urge everyone to stay informed and take this pandemic seriously.
Celebrities, athletes, politicians, and other public figures have tested positive since the pandemic started—and some have died. As the pandemic continues, we will keep this list updated. In the meantime, there’s no time like the present for a refresher course in how to protect yourself.
IN MEMORIAM
Medal of Honor recipient Bennie G. Adkins died April 17
Jazz musician Giuseppe Logan died April 16
E.T and Bugsy cinematographer Alan Daviau died April 15
British actor and comedian Tim Brooke-Taylor died April 12
English mathematician John Horton Conway died April 11
Singer-songwriter John Prine died April 7
Actress Hillary Heath died in early April
Music producer and longtime Saturday Night Live staffer Hal Willner died on April 7
Agudath Israel of America president Rabbi Yaakov Perlow died on April 7.
Forrest Compton, actor from Gomer Pyle and The Edge of the Night, died April 5
Lee Fierro, actress who portrayed Mrs. Kintner in Jaws, died April 5
Former New Orleans Saints player Tom Dempsey died April 4
Jazz guitarist Bucky Pizzarelli died April 1
New Orleans jazz patriarch Ellis Marsalis died April 1
Fountains of Wayne founder and Crazy Ex-Girlfriend songwriter Adam Schlesinger died April 1
Lord of the Rings dialect coach and Star Wars actor Andrew Jack died March 31
Julie Bennett, who voiced Cindy Bear in the Yogi Bear franchise, died March 31
HIV scientist Gita Ramjee died March 31
Singer and co-writer of “I Love Rock N’ Roll” Alan Merrill died March 29
Grammy-winning country music singer Joe Diffie died March 29
Famed chef Floyd Cardoz died March 25
Character actor Mark Blum died March 25
Renowned jazz artist Manu Dibango died March 24
Veteran
Tony-winning playwright Terrence McNally died March 24
Iranian Expediency Council member Mohammad Mirmohammadi died March 2
Iranian diplomat Hadi Khosroshahi died Feb. 27 after testing positive
DIAGNOSED Celebrities and Family members
Actor Tom Hanks
Actress Rita Wilson
J.K. Rowling says she has “fully recovered” after having shown “all symptoms” of COVID-19
Actor Idris Elba
Singer Marianne Faithfull
Actor Daniel Dae Kim
Actress Debi Mazar
Denver Bronco Von Miller
Season 23 Bachelor Colton Underwood
Kristofer Hivju, who played Tormund on Game of Thrones
Indira Varma, who played Ellaria Sand on Game of Thrones
James Bond Quantom of Solace actress Olga Kurylenko
Matthew Broderick’s sister, Janet Broderick
Frozen 2 star Rachel Matthews
Singer-songwriter Charlotte Lawrence
Comic Ali Wentworth
Bravo TV host Andy Cohen
Bon Jovi keyboardist David Bryan
Duran Duran’s John Taylor
Rapper YNW Melly, awaiting trial in Broward County Jail
Gospel singer Sandi Patti
Opera singer Placido Domingo
Gospel singers Marvin and Bebe Winans
The Young and the Restless alum Greg Rikaart
Singer-songwriter and Rock Hall of Fame inductee Jackson Browne
Rapper Scarface
Musician Christopher Cross
NYC Rapper Fred The Godson
The Society actress Olivia Nikkanen
Slayer guitarist Gary Holt
Broadway actor Brian Stokes Mitchell
Singer-songwriter Sara Bareilles says she has fully recovered from COVID-19
Cajun singer-songwriter Zachary Richard
Duran Duran bassist John Taylor said he tested positive for coronavirus and is recovering
Reality star Todd Chrisley
Fox & Friends weekend edition anchor Jedediah Bila
Grammy-winning singer and producer Babyface
Singer-songwriter Sturgill Simpson
Broadway star Danny Burstein
DIAGNOSED Politicians and Spouses
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson
Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY)
Sen. Amy Klobuchar’s (D-MN) husband, John Bessler
Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL)
Rep. Ben McAdams (D-UT)
Rep. Joe Cunningham (D-SC)
Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA)
Rep. Neil Dunn (R-FL)
After describing her symptoms to an attending physician, Rep. Nydia Velázquez (D-NY) says she was “diagnosed with presumed coronavirus infection”
U.K. health minister Nadine Dorries
Miami Mayor Francis Suarez
Spanish Minister of Equality Irene Montero
French Minister of Culture Franck Riester
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s wife, Sophie Grégoire Trudeau
Iranian Vice President Eshaq Jahangiri
Catalan regional leader Quim Torra
Catalan deputy head of government Pere Aragonés
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez’s wife, Begoña Gómez
Australian Minister for Home Affairs Peter Dutton
Vice President of Iran for Women and Family Affairs Masoumeh Ebtekar
Iranian Parliament members Mojtaba Zolnour and Mahmoud Sadeghi
Iranian deputy health minister Iraj Harirchi
Morteza Rahmanzadeh, mayor of Tehran’s 13th district
Mohamad Reza Ghadir, Iranian head of coronavirus management in Qom
Fabio Wajngarten, the Brazilian president’s press secretary
The cousin of Spain’s King Felipe IV, Princess Maria Teresa of Bourbon-Parma, became the first royal to die from the virus
Queens, New York, District Attorney Melinda Katz
Wilson Witzel, governor of Rio de Janeiro
DIAGNOSED Athletes and sports figures
Four Brooklyn Nets players, including Kevin Durant
New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton
Chicago Sky player Stefanie Dolson
Anonymous New York Yankees minor league player
Utah Jazz players Rudy Gobert and Donovan Mitchell
Cleveland State women’s basketball coach Chris Kielsmeier
Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart
Detroit Pistons forward Christian Wood
Real Madrid power forward Trey Thompkins
Anonymous Colonial Athletic Association official
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta
Chelsea winger Callum-Hudson-Odoi
Troyes AC striker Hyun-Jun Suk
Hannover defender Timo Hübers
Paderborn defender Luca Kilian
Valencia defenders Ezequiel Garay and Eliaquim Mangala
Three anonymous Valencia players
From Italian soccer club UC Sampdoria: Albin Ekdal, Antonino La Gumina, Fabio Depaoli, Manolo Gabbiadini, Morten Thorsby, Omar Colley
From Italy’s Fiorentina: Dušan Vlahović, Germán Pezzella, Patrick Cutrone
Juventus defender Daniele Rugani
Swiss Football Association President Dominique Blanc
Nottingham Forest and Olympiakos owner Evangelos Marinakis
Unidentified Seattle Dragons player
Colombian cyclist Fernando Gaviria
Russian cyclist Dmitry Strakhov
Former NBA star Jason Collins
New York Knicks owner James Dolan
Former MLB player Jim Edmonds
Other public Figures DIAGNOSED
CNN anchor Chris Cuomo and his wife, Christina
CNN anchor Brooke Baldwin
Comedian Michael Yo
ESPN tennis broadcaster Patrick McEnroe
Hailey Bieber stylist Maeve Reilly
Harvard President Lawrence Bacow
Universal Music Chairman and CEO Lucian Grainge
ESPN NBA analyst Doris Burke
Chilean writer and journalist Luis Sepúlveda
Australian TV journalist Richard Wilkins
NBCUniversal CEO Jeff Shell
Music producer Andrew Watt
Italian shoe designer Sergio Rossi
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