Famous People who died in Coronavirus

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
Date Name Age Notes Country (place) of death
March 23 Brian Crowe 82 British diplomat
April 1 Bernard Epin 83 French writer and literary critic
April 3 Arnold Demain 92 American microbiologist
April 5 Michel Parisse 83 French historian
April 6 Jacques Le Brun 88 French historian
April 7 Nipper Read 95 Police officer and boxing administrator
April 9 Marc Engels 54 Belgian sound engineer
April 9 Harvey Goldstein 80 British statistician
April 13 Baldiri Alavedra 76 Spanish footballer
April 2 Juan Giménez 76 Comic book artist and illustrator Argentina (Mendoza)
March 31 Viktar Dashkevich 75 Stage actor Belarus (Vitebsk)
April 4 Philippe Bodson 75 Businessman and politician; former Belgian senator Belgium (Brussels)
March 27 Daniel Azulay 72 Comic book artist Brazil (Rio de Janeiro)
March 25 Martinho Lutero Galati 66 Conductor Brazil (São Paulo)
March 26 Naomi Munakata 64 Conductor Brazil (São Paulo)
April 4 Florindo Corral 70 Businessman Brazil (São Paulo)
March 18 Rose Marie Compaoré 61 2nd Vice President of the National Assembly of Burkina Faso Burkina Faso (Ouagadougou)
April 12 Samuel Wembé 73 Former Deputy Cameroon (Douala)
April 3 Marguerite Lescop 104 Writer Canada (Longueuil)
April 12 Claude Beauchamp 80 Editor and journalist Canada (Montreal)
April 9 Ho Kam Ming 95 Macanese-born Canadian martial artist Canada (Toronto)
January 25 Liang Wudong 60 Doctor, first death due to hospital-acquired infection China (Wuhan)
January 26 Wang Xianliang 62 Former chief of Ethnic and Religious Affairs Commission of Wuhan China (Wuhan)
January 27 Yang Xiaobo 57 Former mayor of Huangshi China (Wuhan)
January 31 Wen Zengxian 68 Former Deputy director-general of the Civil Affairs Department of Hubei Province China (Wuhan)
February 6 Qiu Jun 72 Bodybuilder China (Wuhan)
February 7 Hong Ling 53 Geneticist, professor China (Wuhan)
February 7 Li Wenliang 33 Ophthalmologist, the first person to warn about the COVID-19 outbreak China (Wuhan)
February 10 Lin Zhengbin 62 Organ transplantation expert  China (Wuhan)
February 13 Liu Shouxiang 61 Watercolor painter and professor  China (Wuhan)
February 14 Liu Fan 59 Deputy Chief Nurse of Wuchang Hospital  China (Wuhan)
February 15 Duan Zhengcheng 85 Industrial engineer and inventor  China (Wuhan)
April 7 Jan Křen 89 Historian, academic and dissident Czech Republic (Prague)
April 15 Gérard Mulumba Kalemba 82 Former Bishop of Mweka  Democratic Republic of the Congo (Kinshasa)
March 24 Jenny Polanco 62 Fashion designer  Dominican Republic (Santo Domingo)
April 3 Omar Quintana 76 Politician, sports executive, and businessman, former president of the National Congress  Ecuador
March 30 Manuel Adolfo Varas 76 Ecuadorian broadcaster, sports journalist and lawyer  Ecuador (Guayaquil)
April 3 Rodrigo Pesántez Rodas 82 Writer and poet  Ecuador (Guayaquil)
April 5 Mahmoud Jibril 67 Politician, formerly acting Prime Minister of Libya Egypt (Cairo)
March 18 Jean Leber 80/81 Violinist[35] France
April 4 Frida Wattenberg 95 Member of the French resistance  France
April 7 Robert Chaudenson 82 Linguist  France (Aix-en-Provence)
March 16 Nicolas Alfonsi 83 Politician and lawyer, former Member of Senate and Mayor of Piana  France (Ajaccio)
March 29 Francis Rapp 93 Medievalist historian  France (Angers)
April 2 Arnold Sowinski 89 Footballer France (Lens)
March 21 Jean-Jacques Razafindranazy 68 Madagascar-born doctor France (Lille)
April 8 Henri Madelin 83 Jesuit priest, theologian  France (Lille)
April 12 André Manaranche 93 Jesuit priest and theologian  France (Lille)
April 12 Maurice Barrier 87 Actor and singer  France (Montbard)
March 30 Joachim Yhombi-Opango 81 Former President and Prime Minister of the Republic of the Congo  France (Neuilly)
March 18 Henri Richelet 75 Painter France (Paris)
March 19 Aurlus Mabélé 66 Musician and composer originally from the Republic of the Congo France (Paris)
March 20 Jacques Oudin 80 Former senator[42] France (Paris)
March 21 Marguerite Aucouturier 87 Psychoanalyst France (Paris)
March 23 Lucien Sève 93 Philosopher and political activist France (Paris)
March 24 Manu Dibango 86 Saxophonist and songwriter, originally from Cameroon France (Paris)
March 24 John F. Murray 93 American pulmonologist  France (Paris)
March 25 Paul Goma 84 Political dissident and writer, originally Romanian  France (Paris)
March 26 María Teresa of Bourbon-Parma 86 Princess, activist and political sociologist  France (Paris)
March 28 Michel Tibon-Cornillot 97 Philosopher and anthropologist  France (Paris)
March 29 Patrick Devedjian 75 President of Hauts-de-Seine, former government minister  France (Paris)
March 29 Henri Tincq 74 Journalist  France (Paris)
April 2 François de Gaulle 98 Catholic priest and missionary  France (Paris)
April 3 Henri Ecochard 96 French military officer  France (Paris)
April 4 Xavier Dor 91 Embryologist and anti-abortion activist France (Paris)
April 4 Marcel Moreau 86 Belgian writer  France (Paris)
April 7 Jean-Laurent Cochet 85 Actor and director  France (Paris)
April 13 Sarah Maldoror 90 Filmmaker  France (Paris)
April 16 Francesco Di Carlo 79 Italian mobster (the Mafia) and pentito  France (Paris)
March 31 Rafael Gómez Nieto 99 Spanish Civil War and World War II veteran, last surviving member of La Nueve.  France (Strasbourg)
April 13 Bernard Stalter 63 Entrepreneur and politician  France (Strasbourg)
March 24 Steven Dick 37 British diplomat  Hungary (Budapest)
April 2 Nirmal Singh Khalsa 67 Singer, Ragi of Darbar Sahib  India (Amritsar)
March 13 Nasser Shabani 62 General, senior commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps  Iran
March 7 Reza Mohammadi Langroudi 91 Ayatollah  Iran (Langarud)
March 16 Hashem Bathaie Golpayegani 78/79 Cleric and Member of Assembly of Experts  Iran (Qom)
February 27 Hadi Khosroshahi 81 Cleric and diplomat, former Ambassador to the Vatican  Iran (Tehran)
March 2 Mohammad Mirmohammadi 71 Senior adviser to Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei  Iran (Tehran)
March 5 Hossein Sheikholeslam 67 Politician and diplomat  Iran (Tehran)
March 7 Fatemeh Rahbar 55/56 Member of Parliament  Iran (Tehran)
March 9 Mohammad-Reza Rahchamani 67 Member of Parliament  Iran (Tehran)
March 10 Mohammad Kiavash 89 Politician  Iran (Tehran)
March 16 Fariborz Raisdana 71/72 Economist and professo  Iran (Tehran)
March 19 Hamid Kahram 61/62 Politician and veterinarian  Iran (Tehran)
April 6 Mark Steiner 77 American-born mathematician and professor of philosophy  Israel (Jerusalem)
April 12 Eliyahu Bakshi-Doron 79 Former Sephardi Chief Rabbi of Israel  Israel (Jerusalem)
March 12 Giovanni Battista Rabino 88 Former member of Parliament Italy (Asti)
March 19 Innocenzo Donina 69 Footballer  Italy (Bergamo)
March 25 Angelo Moreschi 67 Missionary bishop, Apostolic Vicar of Gambella  Italy (Brescia)
March 18 Luciano Federici 81 Footballer  Italy (Carrara)
April 3 Sergio Rossi 84 Shoe designer  Italy (Cesena)
March 16 Sergio Bassi 69 Folk singer-songwriter  Italy (Crema)
March 19 Antonio Michele Stanca 77 Geneticist  Italy (Fidenza)
March 24 Lorenzo Acquarone 89 Lawyer and politician and MP  Italy (Genoa)
March 26 Luigi Roni 78 Singer  Italy (Lucca)
March 14 Piero Schlesinger 89 Jurist and banker  Italy (Milan)
March 15 Vittorio Gregotti 92 Architect  Italy (Milan)
March 25 Detto Mariano 82 Musician and composer  Italy (Milan)
April 8 Francesco La Rosa 93 Footballer  Italy (Milan)
March 29 Angelo Rottoli 61 Boxer  Italy (Ponte San Pietro)
April 7 Donato Sabia 56 Middle-distance runner  Italy (Potenza)
April 2 Zaccaria Cometti 83 Footballer  Italy (Romano di Lombardia)
April 7 Miguel Ángel Tábet 78 Venezuelan theologian and exegete  Italy (Rome)
March 25 Danilo Barozzi 92 Cyclist  Italy (Santa Maria Nuova)
March 23 Calogero Rizzuto 65 Architect and historic preservationist  Italy (Syracuse)
March 9 Italo De Zan 94 Cyclist  Italy (Treviso)
March 16 Francesco Saverio Pavone 75 Magistrate  Italy (Venice)
March 20 Marino Quaresimin 82 Politician[43] Italy (Vicenza)
March 29 Ken Shimura 70 Comedian[111] Japan (Tokyo)
April 2 Bernardita Catalla 62 Philippine ambassador to Lebanon[143] Lebanon (Beirut)
April 10 Bas Mulder 88 Dutch-Surinamese priest[216] Netherlands (Boxmeer)
March 25 Harry Aarts 90 Politician, former member of the House of Representatives[73] Netherlands (Tilburg)
March 23 Usama Riaz 26 Medical doctor[59] Pakistan (Gilgit)
April 13 Zafar Sarfraz 50 Cricketer[237] Pakistan (Peshawar)
March 21 Aileen Baviera 60 Political scientist and sinologist[44] Philippines (Manila)
March 26 Menggie Cobarrubias 66 Actor[81] Philippines (Manila)
March 26 Ito Curata 60 Fashion designer[82] Philippines (Muntinlupa)
April 7 Mishik Kazaryan 72 Armenian-born physicist[195] Russia (Moscow)
March 31 Pape Diouf 68 Journalist, former president of Olympique de Marseille[123] Senegal (Dakar)
March 30 Milutin Knežević 71 Serbian Orthodox bishop, Eparch of Valjevo[117] Serbia (Belgrade)
April 1 Branislav Blažić 63 Surgeon and politician, former Minister of Environmental Protection[134] Serbia (Belgrade)
March 31 Gita Ramjee 63 HIV prevention researcher[130] South Africa (Umhlanga)
March 9 Lee Cha-su 62 Politician and activist[18] South Korea (Daegu)
March 21 Vicenç Capdevila 83 Former Mayor of L’Hospitalet de Llobregat and former Deputy[45] Spain
March 28 Chato Galante 71 Activist and former political prisoner[95] Spain
March 31 Daniel Yuste 75 Cyclist[133] Spain
April 12 Francisco Aritmendi 81 Olympic long-distance runner[222] Spain
March 22 Benito Joanet 84 Footballer and coach[50] Spain (Alicante)
March 22 Germà Colón 91 Philologist[49] Spain (Barcelona)
March 22 José María Loizaga Viguri 83 Businessman[51] Spain (Ciudad Real)
April 6 Josep Maria Benet i Jornet 79 Playwright and screenwriter[183] Spain (Lleida)
March 27 Jesús Gayoso Rey 48 Civil Guard Lieutenant colonel and head of GAR[90] Spain (Logroño)
March 10 Marcelo Peralta 59 Argentine-born saxophonist and teacher[21] Spain (Madrid)
March 20 Carlos Falcó 83 Grandee of Spain, socialite and entrepreneur[41] Spain (Madrid)
March 21 Lorenzo Sanz 76 Businessman, former president of Real Madrid[48] Spain (Madrid)
March 23 José Folgado 75 Businessman, economist and politician[56] Spain (Madrid)
March 29 José Luis Capón 72 Football player[103] Spain (Madrid)
April 2 Goyo Benito 73 Footballer[142] Spain (Madrid)
April 3 Francisco Hernando Contreras 74 Housing developer[157] Spain (Madrid)
April 6 Riay Tatary 72 Muslim religious leader, chairman of the Islamic Commission of Spain[188] Spain (Madrid)
April 8 Miguel Jones 81 Footballer[205] Spain (Madrid)
April 10 Enrique Múgica 88 Former Minister of JusticeOmbudsman and Deputy[215] Spain (Madrid)
April 10 Iris M. Zavala 83 Puerto Rican author, independence activist and intellectual[217] Spain (Madrid)
April 12 Carlos Seco Serrano 96 Historian[229] Spain (Madrid)
April 16 Luis Sepúlveda 70 Chilean writer[247] Spain (Oviedo)
March 23 Lucia Bosè 89 Italian neorealism actress, Miss Italia 1947[54] Spain (Segovia)
April 6 Alfonso Cortina 76 Former President of Repsol YPF[184] Spain (Toledo)
April 13 Juan Cotino 70 Politician, former Director General of the Police and President of the Corts Valencianes[233] Spain (Valencia)
March 26 Olle Holmquist 83 Trombonist[83] Sweden
March 28 Kerstin Behrendtz 69 Radio broadcaster[94] Sweden (Stockholm)
March 31 Tomas Oneborg 62 Photographer[128] Sweden (Stockholm)
April 15 Adam Alsing 51 Radio and television host[242] Sweden (Stockholm)
April 7 Roger Chappot 79 Olympic ice hockey player[189] Switzerland
March 28 Fevzi Aksoy 89 Academic, neurologist and sports writer[93] Turkey
April 2 Feriha Öz 86–87 Pathologist, academic and medical doctor[149] Turkey
April 3 Yusuf Kenan Sönmez 71–72 Politician, former member of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey[163] Turkey
March 15 Aytaç Yalman 79 General, former Commander of the Turkish Army[26] Turkey (Istanbul)
April 14 Haydar Baş 73 Politician[240] Turkey (Trabzon)
March 23 Paul Karslake 65 Artist[57] United Kingdom
March 23[a] William Stern 84 Hungarian-born businessman, survivor of the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp[63] United Kingdom
March 30 Hilary Dwyer 74 Actress[114] United Kingdom
March 30 David Hodgkiss 71 Chairman of Lancashire County Cricket Club[116] United Kingdom
March 31 Peter J. N. Sinclair 73 Economist[132] United Kingdom
April 12 Tim Brooke-Taylor 79 Comedian[226] United Kingdom
April 4 Alexander Thynn 87 Aristocrat, 7th Marquess of Bath[176] United Kingdom (Bath)
April 2 Eddie Large 78 Comedian[148] United Kingdom (Bristol)
April 14 Cyril Lawrence 99 Footballer[241] United Kingdom (Farnworth)
March 31 James Gordon 83 Businessman and politician, founder of Radio Clyde, member of the House of Lords[125] United Kingdom (Glasgow)
March 24 Mohamed Farah 59 Somali international footballer[68] United Kingdom (London)
March 28 Azam Khan 93 Pakistani-born squash player[99] United Kingdom (London)
March 31 Andrew Jack 76 Dialect coach and actor[126] United Kingdom (London)
March 31 Sa’ad Galadiman Patigi 67 Nigerian-born medical director[129] United Kingdom (London)
April 1 Nur Hassan Hussein 83 Former Prime Minister of Somalia[138] United Kingdom (London)
April 2 William Frankland 108 Allergist and immunologist[146] United Kingdom (London)
April 3 Tim Robinson 85 Writer and cartographer[161] United Kingdom (London)
April 4 Jay Benedict 68 American actor, who worked mainly in Britain[165] United Kingdom (London)
April 4 Anton Sebastianpillai 70s Author (writing as Anton Sebastian) and consultant geriatrician.[175] United Kingdom (London)
April 5 John Laws 74 Former Lord Justice of Appeal[180] United Kingdom (London)
April 7 Xudeydi 92 Musician in traditional Somali genre[203] United Kingdom (London)
April 9 Dmitri Smirnov 71 Russian-born British composer[213] United Kingdom (London)
April 10 Rifat Chadirji 93 Iraqi architect, photographer and activist[214] United Kingdom (London)
April 13 Avrohom Pinter 71 Rabbi and politician[236] United Kingdom (London)
March 26 Hamish Wilson 77 Actor[88] United Kingdom (Rutherglen)
March 28 Pearson Jordan 69 Sprinter, represented Barbados at the 1976 Summer Olympics [98] United States
March 28 William Wolf 94 Film and theater critic[101] United States
March 31 Cristina Monet-Palaci 64 Musician[127] United States
April 2 Aaron Rubashkin 92 Businessman[150] United States
April 6 Helène Aylon 89 Ecofeminist artist[182] United States
April 7 Leib Groner 88 Chabad-Lubavitch Rabbi[194] United States
April 5 Lee Fierro 91 Actress[178] United States (Akron)
March 23 Maurice Berger 63 Art curator and professor[53] United States (Copake)
March 27 Orlando McDaniel 59 American football player[91] United States (Dallas)
March 28 William B. Helmreich 74 Sociologist, professor[97] United States (Great Neck)
April 1 Kevin Duffy 87 Former judge for the U.S. District Court for Southern New York[136] United States (Greenwich)
April 7 Henry Graff 98 Historian[193] United States (Greenwich)
April 2 Arthur Whistler 75 Ethnobotanist, academic and writer[153] United States (Honolulu)
April 1 David Driskell 88 Visual artist and academic[135] United States (Hyattsville)
March 31 Julie Bennett 88 Voice actor[120] United States (Los Angeles)
April 7 Allen Garfield 80 Actor[192] United States (Los Angeles)
April 13 Ann Sullivan 91 Animator[239] United States (Los Angeles)
March 25 Floyd Cardoz 59 Chef and television personality[76] United States (Montclair)
March 29 Joe Diffie 61 Country singer[105] United States (Nashville)
April 7 John Prine 73 Singer and songwriter[198] United States (Nashville)
April 1 Ellis Marsalis Jr. 85 Jazz pianist[139] United States (New Orleans)
April 4 Tom Dempsey 73 American football placekicker[169] United States (New Orleans)
March 22 Mike Longo 83 Jazz pianist, composer, author[52] United States (New York)
March 23 Nashom Wooden 50 Performance artist[64] United States (New York)
March 25 Mark Blum 69 Actor[75] United States (New York)
March 26 Michael Sorkin 71 Architect, critic[87] United States (New York)
March 29 Peg Broadbent 56 British-born CFO of Jefferies Group[102] United States (New York)
March 29 Maria Mercader 54 Television news producer and journalist[107] United States (New York)
March 29 Alan Merrill 69 Lead singer of Arrows and songwriter[108] United States (New York)
March 30 Lorena Borjas 59 Mexican American transgender and immigrant rights activist[113] United States (New York)
March 30 James T. Goodrich 73 Neurosurgeon[115] United States (New York)
March 31 Wilhelm Burmann 80 German-born ballet master and teacher[121] United States (New York)
March 31 Wallace Roney 59 Jazz trumpeter[131] United States (New York)
April 2 Patricia Bosworth 86 Actress and author[58] United States (New York)
April 3 Arlene Stringer-Cuevas 86 Former member of the New York City Council[164] United States (New York)
April 4 Kenneth Farnum 89 Barbadian-born Jamaican Olympic cyclist[171] United States (New York)
April 4 Muhammad Sirajul Islam 77 Former member of Bangladeshi parliament[172] United States (New York)
April 4 Olan Montgomery 56 Actor and artist[173] United States (New York)
April 7 Yaakov Perlow 89 Hasidic rabbi[197] United States (New York)
April 7 Hal Willner 64 Music producer[202] United States (New York)
April 8 Leila Benitez-McCollum 89 Filipino-American television and radio host[204] United States (New York)
April 11 Stanley Chera 77 Real estate executive[218] United States (New York)
April 11 Wynn Handman 97 Artistic director[221] United States (New York)
April 12 Joel M. Reed 86 Filmmaker and screenwriter[228] United States (New York)
April 13 Gil Bailey 84 Jamaican radio broadcaster[232] United States (New York)
April 15 Lee Konitz 92 Jazz composer and alto saxophonist[243] United States (New York)
April 16 Milena Jelinek 84 Czech-American screenwriter[246] United States (New York)
April 6 Stephen Sulyk 95 Ukrainian Catholic bishop, Archeparch emeritus of Philadelphia[187] United States (Philadelphia)
April 1 Adam Schlesinger 52 Songwriter, member of Fountains of Wayne[141] United States (Poughkeepsie)
April 11 John Horton Conway 82 British mathematician[219][220] United States (Princeton)
April 9 Reggie Bagala 54 Politician, member of the Louisiana House of Representatives  United States (Raceland)
March 24 Alan Finder 72 Journalist  United States (Ridgewood)
March 27 Michael McKinnell 84 Architect  United States (Rockport)
April 1 Bucky Pizzarelli 94 Jazz guitarist  United States (Saddle River)
March 29 Robert H. Garff 78 Businessman and former Speaker of the Utah House of Representatives  United States (Salt Lake City)
March 24 Terrence McNally 81 Playwright and screenwriter  United States (Sarasota)
March 23 Walter Robb 91 Engineer, executive, and philanthropist  United States (Schenectady)
March 17 Stephen Schwartz 78 University of Washington pathology professor  United States (Seattle)
April 13 Rick May 79 Voice actor and theatre director  United States (Seattle)
April 4 Forrest Compton 94 Actor  United States (Shelter Island)
April 3 Bob Glanzer 74 Politician, member of the South Dakota House of Representatives[156] United States (Sioux Falls)
April 8 Bernie Juskiewicz 77 Politician, former member of the Vermont House of Representatives (2013–2019)  United States (Vermont)
March 28 Rodolfo González Rissotto 70 Politician  Uruguay (Montevideo)
March 23 Zororo Makamba 30 Journalist  Zimbabwe (Harare)

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