Notable figures around the world who are believed to have died of the coronavirus
By Joey Hadden, Rosie Perper, Lauren Frias, and Debanjali Bose From Business Insider
- The coronavirus has led to over 800,000 deaths worldwide, including some celebrities and public figures.
- Prominent figures like Nick Cordero and Herman Cain have died from illnesses related to the virus.
- Here are all the celebrities and notable people believed to have died of illnesses related to the coronavirus.
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Frank Cullotta, a former mobster, died of health complications related to the coronavirus on August 20, the Associated Press reported. Cullotta was granted immunity for testifying against his former boss and spent his later years as a YouTuber and a mob museum tour guide.
Source: Associated Press
Trini Lopez, a pop singer, died of health complications related to the coronavirus at 83 on August 11, per Mirror. The musician was known for starring in the film, “The Dirty Dozen.”
Source: Mirror
Herman Cain, a former Republican presidential candidate, has died from coronavirus, his website shared on July 30. He was hospitalized less than two weeks after attending President Trump’s campaign rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma on June 20, and remained there for close to a month. Most recently, Cain was a contributor to the conservative website Newsmax TV and was set to launch a weekly show.
Source: Business Insider, NBC
Tony Award-nominated Broadway actor Nick Cordero died at the age of 41 due to complications from COVID-19.
Cordero’s wife, Amanda Kloots, confirmed the news on Instagram and said he was “was surrounded in love by his family, singing and praying as he gently left this earth.”
Cordero was being treated at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles for over 90 days. Over the course of his hospitalization, the 41-year-old was put into a medically induced coma and had his right leg amputated.
The Canadian actor is best known for his performances on Broadway in “Rock of Ages,” “Waitress,” and “Bullets over Broadway.”
Dan Foster, a radio personality, died of health complications related to the coronavirus at age 61 on June 17. Foster was a radio host in Nigeria, where he has been referred to as “the God of radio.”
Sources: Pulse, The New York Times
Nur Omar Mohamed, Rep. Ilhan Omar’s father, died of health complications related to the coronavirus at age 67, Omar tweeted on June 15. Omar told the New York Times in 2018 that her father’s advice has guided her through life.
Sources: Twitter, The New York Times
34-year-old singer Chris Trousdale died of health complications related to the coronavirus on June 2. Trousdale was known for singing and dancing in a boy band called Dream Street from 1999 to 2002.
Source: The New York Times
Author H.G. Carrillo, who wrote the novel “Loosing My Espanish,” died of health complications related to the coronavirus at 59, the Washington Post reported on May 22. Carrillo was on the board of the PEN/Faulkner Foundation and taught at George Washington University.
The Washington Post updated its initial reports of Carrillo’s death on May 23 stating that Carrillo was actually from Detroit, Michigan, and not a Cuban immigrant as Carrillo himself had previously claimed.
U.S. Senator Annie Glenn died of health complications related to the coronavirus on May 19 at 100. She was the widow of former astronaut John Glenn.
Source: Dispatch
Wilson Roosevelt Jerman, a former White House butler, died of health complications related to the coronavirus at 91, Fox 5 reported on May 19. Serving as a cleaner, doorman, and butler for 11 presidents from 1957 to 2012, he was one of the White House’s longest-serving employees.
Source: Fox 5
Roy Horn, an entertainer and half of the famed magician duo Siegfried & Roy, died of complications due to COVID-19 at 75 on May 8. Roy and his professional and domestic partner Siegfried Fischbacher had a long-running Las Vegas production lasting 35 years.
Source: New York Times
Jimmy Glenn, a Boxing Hall of Fame trainer turned New York bar owner, died of health complications related to the coronavirus, Eater reported on May 7. Glenn owned Jimmy’s Corner, a famous dive bar in Times Square.
Source: Eater
Ty, A UK-based rapper, died of health complications related to the coronavirus at age 47, the Guardian reported on May 7. Ty’s album “Upwards” was nominated for the Mercury Prize, an annual UK music award, in 2004.
Source: The Guardian
Michael Halkias, owner of the Grand Prospect Hall in Brooklyn, New York, died of health complications related to the coronavirus at 82, Anamniseis reported on May 6. The Grand Prospect Hall is a national historic landmark that has been used as a concert venue, film set, and commercial shooting space for notable brands like Vogue and American Express.
Source: Anamniseis
Len Fagan, drummer and owner of the nightclub Coconut Teaszer, died of health complications related to the coronavirus at 72 on May 3, the club’s Facebook page shared. Fagan is credited with helping to build the Los Angeles music scene with his showcases of up-and-coming bands.
Source: Los Angeles Times
Gulshan Ewing, a journalist, died of health complications related to the coronavirus at 92, her daughter Anjali Ewing confirmed to BBC on May 1. Ewing was known for editing two of India’s most popular women’s magazines — Eve’s Weekly and Star & Style. Ewing guided young female journalists during a feminist movement in the 1970s and 1980s.
Source: BBC
Actor BJ Hogg died of health complications related to the coronavirus at 65, Express confirmed on April 30. One of Hogg’s most notables roles was on the HBO series Games of Thrones as Sir Addam Mabrand.
Source: Express
Jonathan Adewumi, co-owner of an Afro-Caribbean restaurant in Brooklyn called Amarachi, died of health complications related to the coronavirus at 57, NY1 reported on April 28. Eater called Adewumi “one of Brooklyn’s staunchest advocates for African culture and cooking.”
Troy Sneed, a grammy-nominated gospel singer, died of health complications related to the coronavirus at 52, his friend, radio personality KD Bowe, confirmed on Instagram on April 27. Sneed released seven albums between 1999 and 2012.
Source: Mirror
Richard Sanders, a journalist, died after complications from the coronavirus at 62, BBC confirmed on April 25. Sanders was best known for presenting BBC Radio 4’s Farming Today show.
Source: Metro
Fredrick Thomas, a rapper from the Bronx, died of health complications related to the coronavirus at 35 on April 23. A notable New York rapper for over a decade, he was known by fans as Fred the Godson.
Source: New York Post
Matteo De Cosmo, an art director, died of health complications related to the coronavirus at 52 on April 21, Variety reported on May 1. De Cosmo was best known for his work on the Marvel TV show, “The Punisher.”
Source: Variety
Matthew Seligman, a lawyer and musician, died of health complications related to the coronavirus at 64 on April 17. He was best known for playing guitar live with rock legend David Bowie in 1985.
Source: Mirror
Luis Sepúlveda, a Chilean author, died of health complications related to the coronavirus on at 70 on April 16. Sepúlveda was best known for his novels “The Old Man Who Read Love Stories” and “The Story of a Seagull and The Cat Who Taught Her To Fly.” Sepúlveda was a political activist early in life. He was jailed by dictator Augusto Pinochet and later exiled.
Source: The Guardian
John Horton Conway, a mathematician, died of health complications related to the coronavirus at 82 on April 11. Conway created the online “Game of Life” game to teach players how life evolves.
Sources: Princeton University, The Game of Life
Charles Gregory, an Emmy-nominated hairstylist, died of health complications related to the coronavirus on April 8. Gregory was known for working on films and TV shows with Tyley Perry.
Source: The Wrap
Ahmed Ismail Hussein, a Somalian musician, died of health complications related to the coronavirus at 91 on April 7. Hussein was known as “King of Oud,” for his masterful playing of the oud, which is a stringed instrument.
Source: The New York Times
Yaakov Perlow, a leading ultra-Orthodox rabbi, died of health complications related to the coronavirus at 89 on April 7. Perlow served as the president of Agudath Israel of America for more than 20 years. The Agudath Israel of America is an organization for ultra-Orthodox Jews in the US that Perlow’s grandfather started in Poland.
Source: The Times of Isreal
Allen Garfield, an actor, died of health complications related to the coronavirus at 80 on April 7. He was known for his supporting roles in the 1970s and 1980s, including key roles in the films “Nashville” and “Beverly Hills Cop II.”
Source: New York Post
American country folk singer-songwriter John Prine died of complications related to coronavirus, his family confirmed to Rolling Stone on April 7. He was 73. According to Rolling Stone, the country legend died at Nashville’s Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
Source: Rolling Stone
Variety confirmed that Hal Willner died of health complications related to the coronavirus at 64 on April 7. Willner was a music sketch producer at SNL for about 20 years. He was also a record producer known for producing Disney tribute albums.
Source: Variety
Variety reported on April 5 that Lee Fierro, an actress best known for her role in “Jaws,” had died of health complications related to the coronavirus at 91. Fierro played Mrs. Kintner, the mother that slapped Chief Brody, played by Roy Scheider, across the face in the iconic 1975 film.
Source: Variety
Forrest Compton, an actor known for his role in the soap opera “Edge of the Night,” died of health complications related to the coronavirus at 94 on April 5. Compton served in World War II and attended the Yale Drama School.
Source: Hollywood Reporter
Mahmoud Jibril, former Libyan Prime Minister and head of National Forces Alliance, died of health complications related to the coronavirus at 67 on April 5. Jibril was the head of the NATO-supported opposition government that overthrew Muammar Gaddafi’s 40-year long rule in 2011.
Source: Middle East Eye, Al Jazeera
Actor Jay Benedict died of health complications related to the novel coronavirus on April 4, his agency TCG, tweeted. Benedict appeared in some major films, including “Aliens” and “The Dark Knight Rises.”
Source: New York Post, TCG Artist Management/Twitter
Patricia Bosworth, a Hollywood actress who wrote bestselling biographies about Marlon Brando, Jane Fonda, and Montgomery Clift, died of health complications related to the coronavirus at 86 on April 3. Bosworth co-starred with Audrey Hepburn in “The Nun’s Story” in 1959.
Source: The Wrap
Sergio Rossi, a high-end women’s shoemaker, died of health complications related to the coronavirus at 84 on April 2. Rihanna, Paris Hilton, Ariana Grande, and Taylor Swift are amongst some of his admirers. CNN reports that, in March, his company had announced it would be donating over $100,000 and pledging all of its online sales to the fight against COVID-19.
Source: The Jerusalem Post, CNN
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