Famous People who died in Coronavirus

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As of Apr 16, the "COVID-19" pandemic has resulted in more than 139,000 deaths globally, with celebrities and other well-known names among them.



Here is a list of notable people who have died from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)

Notable people who have died from COVID-19 infection
DateNameAgeNotesCountry (place) of death
March 23Brian Crowe82British diplomat
April 1Bernard Epin83French writer and literary critic
April 3Arnold Demain92American microbiologist
April 5Michel Parisse83French historian
April 6Jacques Le Brun88French historian
April 7Nipper Read95Police officer and boxing administrator
April 9Marc Engels54Belgian sound engineer
April 9Harvey Goldstein80British statistician
April 13Baldiri Alavedra76Spanish footballer
April 2Juan Giménez76Comic book artist and illustratorArgentina (Mendoza)
March 31Viktar Dashkevich75Stage actorBelarus (Vitebsk)
April 4Philippe Bodson75Businessman and politician; former Belgian senatorBelgium (Brussels)
March 27Daniel Azulay72Comic book artistBrazil (Rio de Janeiro)
March 25Martinho Lutero Galati66ConductorBrazil (São Paulo)
March 26Naomi Munakata64ConductorBrazil (São Paulo)
April 4Florindo Corral70BusinessmanBrazil (São Paulo)
March 18Rose Marie Compaoré612nd Vice President of the National Assembly of Burkina FasoBurkina Faso (Ouagadougou)
April 12Samuel Wembé73Former DeputyCameroon (Douala)
April 3Marguerite Lescop104WriterCanada (Longueuil)
April 12Claude Beauchamp80Editor and journalistCanada (Montreal)
April 9Ho Kam Ming95Macanese-born Canadian martial artistCanada (Toronto)
January 25Liang Wudong60Doctor, first death due to hospital-acquired infectionChina (Wuhan)
January 26Wang Xianliang62Former chief of Ethnic and Religious Affairs Commission of WuhanChina (Wuhan)
January 27Yang Xiaobo57Former mayor of HuangshiChina (Wuhan)
January 31Wen Zengxian68Former Deputy director-general of the Civil Affairs Department of Hubei ProvinceChina (Wuhan)
February 6Qiu Jun72BodybuilderChina (Wuhan)
February 7Hong Ling53Geneticist, professorChina (Wuhan)
February 7Li Wenliang33Ophthalmologist, the first person to warn about the COVID-19 outbreakChina (Wuhan)
February 10Lin Zhengbin62Organ transplantation expert China (Wuhan)
February 13Liu Shouxiang61Watercolor painter and professor China (Wuhan)
February 14Liu Fan59Deputy Chief Nurse of Wuchang Hospital China (Wuhan)
February 15Duan Zhengcheng85Industrial engineer and inventor China (Wuhan)
April 7Jan Křen89Historian, academic and dissidentCzech Republic (Prague)
April 15Gérard Mulumba Kalemba82Former Bishop of Mweka Democratic Republic of the Congo (Kinshasa)
March 24Jenny Polanco62Fashion designer Dominican Republic (Santo Domingo)
April 3Omar Quintana76Politician, sports executive, and businessman, former president of the National Congress Ecuador
March 30Manuel Adolfo Varas76Ecuadorian broadcaster, sports journalist and lawyer Ecuador (Guayaquil)
April 3Rodrigo Pesántez Rodas82Writer and poet Ecuador (Guayaquil)
April 5Mahmoud Jibril67Politician, formerly acting Prime Minister of LibyaEgypt (Cairo)
March 18Jean Leber80/81Violinist[35]France
April 4Frida Wattenberg95Member of the French resistance France
April 7Robert Chaudenson82Linguist France (Aix-en-Provence)
March 16Nicolas Alfonsi83Politician and lawyer, former Member of Senate and Mayor of Piana France (Ajaccio)
March 29Francis Rapp93Medievalist historian France (Angers)
April 2Arnold Sowinski89FootballerFrance (Lens)
March 21Jean-Jacques Razafindranazy68Madagascar-born doctorFrance (Lille)
April 8Henri Madelin83Jesuit priest, theologian France (Lille)
April 12André Manaranche93Jesuit priest and theologian France (Lille)
April 12Maurice Barrier87Actor and singer France (Montbard)
March 30Joachim Yhombi-Opango81Former President and Prime Minister of the Republic of the Congo France (Neuilly)
March 18Henri Richelet75PainterFrance (Paris)
March 19Aurlus Mabélé66Musician and composer originally from the Republic of the CongoFrance (Paris)
March 20Jacques Oudin80Former senator[42]France (Paris)
March 21Marguerite Aucouturier87PsychoanalystFrance (Paris)
March 23Lucien Sève93Philosopher and political activistFrance (Paris)
March 24Manu Dibango86Saxophonist and songwriter, originally from CameroonFrance (Paris)
March 24John F. Murray93American pulmonologist France (Paris)
March 25Paul Goma84Political dissident and writer, originally Romanian France (Paris)
March 26María Teresa of Bourbon-Parma86Princess, activist and political sociologist France (Paris)
March 28Michel Tibon-Cornillot97Philosopher and anthropologist France (Paris)
March 29Patrick Devedjian75President of Hauts-de-Seine, former government minister France (Paris)
March 29Henri Tincq74Journalist France (Paris)
April 2François de Gaulle98Catholic priest and missionary France (Paris)
April 3Henri Ecochard96French military officer France (Paris)
April 4Xavier Dor91Embryologist and anti-abortion activistFrance (Paris)
April 4Marcel Moreau86Belgian writer France (Paris)
April 7Jean-Laurent Cochet85Actor and director France (Paris)
April 13Sarah Maldoror90Filmmaker France (Paris)
April 16Francesco Di Carlo79Italian mobster (the Mafia) and pentito France (Paris)
March 31Rafael Gómez Nieto99Spanish Civil War and World War II veteran, last surviving member of La Nueve. France (Strasbourg)
April 13Bernard Stalter63Entrepreneur and politician France (Strasbourg)
March 24Steven Dick37British diplomat Hungary (Budapest)
April 2Nirmal Singh Khalsa67Singer, Ragi of Darbar Sahib India (Amritsar)
March 13Nasser Shabani62General, senior commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Iran
March 7Reza Mohammadi Langroudi91Ayatollah Iran (Langarud)
March 16Hashem Bathaie Golpayegani78/79Cleric and Member of Assembly of Experts Iran (Qom)
February 27Hadi Khosroshahi81Cleric and diplomat, former Ambassador to the Vatican Iran (Tehran)
March 2Mohammad Mirmohammadi71Senior adviser to Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei Iran (Tehran)
March 5Hossein Sheikholeslam67Politician and diplomat Iran (Tehran)
March 7Fatemeh Rahbar55/56Member of Parliament Iran (Tehran)
March 9Mohammad-Reza Rahchamani67Member of Parliament Iran (Tehran)
March 10Mohammad Kiavash89Politician Iran (Tehran)
March 16Fariborz Raisdana71/72Economist and professo Iran (Tehran)
March 19Hamid Kahram61/62Politician and veterinarian Iran (Tehran)
April 6Mark Steiner77American-born mathematician and professor of philosophy Israel (Jerusalem)
April 12Eliyahu Bakshi-Doron79Former Sephardi Chief Rabbi of Israel Israel (Jerusalem)
March 12Giovanni Battista Rabino88Former member of ParliamentItaly (Asti)
March 19Innocenzo Donina69Footballer Italy (Bergamo)
March 25Angelo Moreschi67Missionary bishop, Apostolic Vicar of Gambella Italy (Brescia)
March 18Luciano Federici81Footballer Italy (Carrara)
April 3Sergio Rossi84Shoe designer Italy (Cesena)
March 16Sergio Bassi69Folk singer-songwriter Italy (Crema)
March 19Antonio Michele Stanca77Geneticist Italy (Fidenza)
March 24Lorenzo Acquarone89Lawyer and politician and MP Italy (Genoa)
March 26Luigi Roni78Singer Italy (Lucca)
March 14Piero Schlesinger89Jurist and banker Italy (Milan)
March 15Vittorio Gregotti92Architect Italy (Milan)
March 25Detto Mariano82Musician and composer Italy (Milan)
April 8Francesco La Rosa93Footballer Italy (Milan)
March 29Angelo Rottoli61Boxer Italy (Ponte San Pietro)
April 7Donato Sabia56Middle-distance runner Italy (Potenza)
April 2Zaccaria Cometti83Footballer Italy (Romano di Lombardia)
April 7Miguel Ángel Tábet78Venezuelan theologian and exegete Italy (Rome)
March 25Danilo Barozzi92Cyclist Italy (Santa Maria Nuova)
March 23Calogero Rizzuto65Architect and historic preservationist Italy (Syracuse)
March 9Italo De Zan94Cyclist Italy (Treviso)
March 16Francesco Saverio Pavone75Magistrate Italy (Venice)
March 20Marino Quaresimin82Politician[43]Italy (Vicenza)
March 29Ken Shimura70Comedian[111]Japan (Tokyo)
April 2Bernardita Catalla62Philippine ambassador to Lebanon[143]Lebanon (Beirut)
April 10Bas Mulder88Dutch-Surinamese priest[216]Netherlands (Boxmeer)
March 25Harry Aarts90Politician, former member of the House of Representatives[73]Netherlands (Tilburg)
March 23Usama Riaz26Medical doctor[59]Pakistan (Gilgit)
April 13Zafar Sarfraz50Cricketer[237]Pakistan (Peshawar)
March 21Aileen Baviera60Political scientist and sinologist[44]Philippines (Manila)
March 26Menggie Cobarrubias66Actor[81]Philippines (Manila)
March 26Ito Curata60Fashion designer[82]Philippines (Muntinlupa)
April 7Mishik Kazaryan72Armenian-born physicist[195]Russia (Moscow)
March 31Pape Diouf68Journalist, former president of Olympique de Marseille[123]Senegal (Dakar)
March 30Milutin Knežević71Serbian Orthodox bishop, Eparch of Valjevo[117]Serbia (Belgrade)
April 1Branislav Blažić63Surgeon and politician, former Minister of Environmental Protection[134]Serbia (Belgrade)
March 31Gita Ramjee63HIV prevention researcher[130]South Africa (Umhlanga)
March 9Lee Cha-su62Politician and activist[18]South Korea (Daegu)
March 21Vicenç Capdevila83Former Mayor of L'Hospitalet de Llobregat and former Deputy[45]Spain
March 28Chato Galante71Activist and former political prisoner[95]Spain
March 31Daniel Yuste75Cyclist[133]Spain
April 12Francisco Aritmendi81Olympic long-distance runner[222]Spain
March 22Benito Joanet84Footballer and coach[50]Spain (Alicante)
March 22Germà Colón91Philologist[49]Spain (Barcelona)
March 22José María Loizaga Viguri83Businessman[51]Spain (Ciudad Real)
April 6Josep Maria Benet i Jornet79Playwright and screenwriter[183]Spain (Lleida)
March 27Jesús Gayoso Rey48Civil Guard Lieutenant colonel and head of GAR[90]Spain (Logroño)
March 10Marcelo Peralta59Argentine-born saxophonist and teacher[21]Spain (Madrid)
March 20Carlos Falcó83Grandee of Spain, socialite and entrepreneur[41]Spain (Madrid)
March 21Lorenzo Sanz76Businessman, former president of Real Madrid[48]Spain (Madrid)
March 23José Folgado75Businessman, economist and politician[56]Spain (Madrid)
March 29José Luis Capón72Football player[103]Spain (Madrid)
April 2Goyo Benito73Footballer[142]Spain (Madrid)
April 3Francisco Hernando Contreras74Housing developer[157]Spain (Madrid)
April 6Riay Tatary72Muslim religious leader, chairman of the Islamic Commission of Spain[188]Spain (Madrid)
April 8Miguel Jones81Footballer[205]Spain (Madrid)
April 10Enrique Múgica88Former Minister of Justice, Ombudsman and Deputy[215]Spain (Madrid)
April 10Iris M. Zavala83Puerto Rican author, independence activist and intellectual[217]Spain (Madrid)
April 12Carlos Seco Serrano96Historian[229]Spain (Madrid)
April 16Luis Sepúlveda70Chilean writer[247]Spain (Oviedo)
March 23Lucia Bosè89Italian neorealism actress, Miss Italia 1947[54]Spain (Segovia)
April 6Alfonso Cortina76Former President of Repsol YPF[184]Spain (Toledo)
April 13Juan Cotino70Politician, former Director General of the Police and President of the Corts Valencianes[233]Spain (Valencia)
March 26Olle Holmquist83Trombonist[83]Sweden
March 28Kerstin Behrendtz69Radio broadcaster[94]Sweden (Stockholm)
March 31Tomas Oneborg62Photographer[128]Sweden (Stockholm)
April 15Adam Alsing51Radio and television host[242]Sweden (Stockholm)
April 7Roger Chappot79Olympic ice hockey player[189]Switzerland
March 28Fevzi Aksoy89Academic, neurologist and sports writer[93]Turkey
April 2Feriha Öz86–87Pathologist, academic and medical doctor[149]Turkey
April 3Yusuf Kenan Sönmez71–72Politician, former member of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey[163]Turkey
March 15Aytaç Yalman79General, former Commander of the Turkish Army[26]Turkey (Istanbul)
April 14Haydar Baş73Politician[240]Turkey (Trabzon)
March 23Paul Karslake65Artist[57]United Kingdom
March 23[a]William Stern84Hungarian-born businessman, survivor of the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp[63]United Kingdom
March 30Hilary Dwyer74Actress[114]United Kingdom
March 30David Hodgkiss71Chairman of Lancashire County Cricket Club[116]United Kingdom
March 31Peter J. N. Sinclair73Economist[132]United Kingdom
April 12Tim Brooke-Taylor79Comedian[226]United Kingdom
April 4Alexander Thynn87Aristocrat, 7th Marquess of Bath[176]United Kingdom (Bath)
April 2Eddie Large78Comedian[148]United Kingdom (Bristol)
April 14Cyril Lawrence99Footballer[241]United Kingdom (Farnworth)
March 31James Gordon83Businessman and politician, founder of Radio Clyde, member of the House of Lords[125]United Kingdom (Glasgow)
March 24Mohamed Farah59Somali international footballer[68]United Kingdom (London)
March 28Azam Khan93Pakistani-born squash player[99]United Kingdom (London)
March 31Andrew Jack76Dialect coach and actor[126]United Kingdom (London)
March 31Sa'ad Galadiman Patigi67Nigerian-born medical director[129]United Kingdom (London)
April 1Nur Hassan Hussein83Former Prime Minister of Somalia[138]United Kingdom (London)
April 2William Frankland108Allergist and immunologist[146]United Kingdom (London)
April 3Tim Robinson85Writer and cartographer[161]United Kingdom (London)
April 4Jay Benedict68American actor, who worked mainly in Britain[165]United Kingdom (London)
April 4Anton Sebastianpillai70sAuthor (writing as Anton Sebastian) and consultant geriatrician.[175]United Kingdom (London)
April 5John Laws74Former Lord Justice of Appeal[180]United Kingdom (London)
April 7Xudeydi92Musician in traditional Somali genre[203]United Kingdom (London)
April 9Dmitri Smirnov71Russian-born British composer[213]United Kingdom (London)
April 10Rifat Chadirji93Iraqi architect, photographer and activist[214]United Kingdom (London)
April 13Avrohom Pinter71Rabbi and politician[236]United Kingdom (London)
March 26Hamish Wilson77Actor[88]United Kingdom (Rutherglen)
March 28Pearson Jordan69Sprinter, represented Barbados at the 1976 Summer Olympics [98]United States
March 28William Wolf94Film and theater critic[101]United States
March 31Cristina Monet-Palaci64Musician[127]United States
April 2Aaron Rubashkin92Businessman[150]United States
April 6Helène Aylon89Ecofeminist artist[182]United States
April 7Leib Groner88Chabad-Lubavitch Rabbi[194]United States
April 5Lee Fierro91Actress[178]United States (Akron)
March 23Maurice Berger63Art curator and professor[53]United States (Copake)
March 27Orlando McDaniel59American football player[91]United States (Dallas)
March 28William B. Helmreich74Sociologist, professor[97]United States (Great Neck)
April 1Kevin Duffy87Former judge for the U.S. District Court for Southern New York[136]United States (Greenwich)
April 7Henry Graff98Historian[193]United States (Greenwich)
April 2Arthur Whistler75Ethnobotanist, academic and writer[153]United States (Honolulu)
April 1David Driskell88Visual artist and academic[135]United States (Hyattsville)
March 31Julie Bennett88Voice actor[120]United States (Los Angeles)
April 7Allen Garfield80Actor[192]United States (Los Angeles)
April 13Ann Sullivan91Animator[239]United States (Los Angeles)
March 25Floyd Cardoz59Chef and television personality[76]United States (Montclair)
March 29Joe Diffie61Country singer[105]United States (Nashville)
April 7John Prine73Singer and songwriter[198]United States (Nashville)
April 1Ellis Marsalis Jr.85Jazz pianist[139]United States (New Orleans)
April 4Tom Dempsey73American football placekicker[169]United States (New Orleans)
March 22Mike Longo83Jazz pianist, composer, author[52]United States (New York)
March 23Nashom Wooden50Performance artist[64]United States (New York)
March 25Mark Blum69Actor[75]United States (New York)
March 26Michael Sorkin71Architect, critic[87]United States (New York)
March 29Peg Broadbent56British-born CFO of Jefferies Group[102]United States (New York)
March 29Maria Mercader54Television news producer and journalist[107]United States (New York)
March 29Alan Merrill69Lead singer of Arrows and songwriter[108]United States (New York)
March 30Lorena Borjas59Mexican American transgender and immigrant rights activist[113]United States (New York)
March 30James T. Goodrich73Neurosurgeon[115]United States (New York)
March 31Wilhelm Burmann80German-born ballet master and teacher[121]United States (New York)
March 31Wallace Roney59Jazz trumpeter[131]United States (New York)
April 2Patricia Bosworth86Actress and author[58]United States (New York)
April 3Arlene Stringer-Cuevas86Former member of the New York City Council[164]United States (New York)
April 4Kenneth Farnum89Barbadian-born Jamaican Olympic cyclist[171]United States (New York)
April 4Muhammad Sirajul Islam77Former member of Bangladeshi parliament[172]United States (New York)
April 4Olan Montgomery56Actor and artist[173]United States (New York)
April 7Yaakov Perlow89Hasidic rabbi[197]United States (New York)
April 7Hal Willner64Music producer[202]United States (New York)
April 8Leila Benitez-McCollum89Filipino-American television and radio host[204]United States (New York)
April 11Stanley Chera77Real estate executive[218]United States (New York)
April 11Wynn Handman97Artistic director[221]United States (New York)
April 12Joel M. Reed86Filmmaker and screenwriter[228]United States (New York)
April 13Gil Bailey84Jamaican radio broadcaster[232]United States (New York)
April 15Lee Konitz92Jazz composer and alto saxophonist[243]United States (New York)
April 16Milena Jelinek84Czech-American screenwriter[246]United States (New York)
April 6Stephen Sulyk95Ukrainian Catholic bishop, Archeparch emeritus of Philadelphia[187]United States (Philadelphia)
April 1Adam Schlesinger52Songwriter, member of Fountains of Wayne[141]United States (Poughkeepsie)
April 11John Horton Conway82British mathematician[219][220]United States (Princeton)
April 9Reggie Bagala54Politician, member of the Louisiana House of Representatives United States (Raceland)
March 24Alan Finder72Journalist United States (Ridgewood)
March 27Michael McKinnell84Architect United States (Rockport)
April 1Bucky Pizzarelli94Jazz guitarist United States (Saddle River)
March 29Robert H. Garff78Businessman and former Speaker of the Utah House of Representatives United States (Salt Lake City)
March 24Terrence McNally81Playwright and screenwriter United States (Sarasota)
March 23Walter Robb91Engineer, executive, and philanthropist United States (Schenectady)
March 17Stephen Schwartz78University of Washington pathology professor United States (Seattle)
April 13Rick May79Voice actor and theatre director United States (Seattle)
April 4Forrest Compton94Actor United States (Shelter Island)
April 3Bob Glanzer74Politician, member of the South Dakota House of Representatives[156]United States (Sioux Falls)
April 8Bernie Juskiewicz77Politician, former member of the Vermont House of Representatives (2013–2019) United States (Vermont)
March 28Rodolfo González Rissotto70Politician Uruguay (Montevideo)
March 23Zororo Makamba30Journalist Zimbabwe (Harare)

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