# List of people diagnosed with Parkinson's disease

Famous people have been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease.

## Living

* Alan Alda (born 1936), American actor.
* Steve Alten (born 1959), American author.
* Alex Band (born 1981), American singer (The Calling).
* Andy Barrie (born 1945), Canadian radio personality.
* Ed Begley, Jr (born 1949), American actor.
* Allan Border (born 1955), Australian cricketer and commentator.
* Cait Brennan (born 1969), American musician and screenwriter.
* Roberto Carcelen (born 1970), Peruvian-American cross-country skier.
* Rory Cellan-Jones (born 1958), British journalist.
* Greg Cipes (born 1980), American voice actor.
* Alf Clausen (born 1941), American film and television composer.
* Billy Connolly (born 1942), Scottish comedian and actor.
* Neil Diamond (born 1941), American singer.
* Frank Elstner (born 1942), German television moderator and entertainer
* Brett Favre (born 1969), American football player.
* Ranulph Fiennes (born 1944), British explorer and writer.
* Michael J. Fox (born 1961), Canadian-American actor.
* Gerald Ganglbauer (born 1958), Austrian publisher.
* Kirk Gibson (born 1957), American baseball player and manager.
* Brian Grant (born 1972), American basketball player.
* Gunther von Hagens (born 1945), German anatomist.
* Fergus Henderson (born 1963), English chef.
* Jesse Jackson (born 1941), American civil rights activist.
* Martha Johnson (born 1950), Canadian singer (Martha and the Muffins).
* Richie Kavanagh (born 1949), Irish singer.
* Billy Kennedy (born 1964), American basketball coach.
* Jansher Khan (born 1969), Pakistani squash player.
* Michael Kinsley (born 1951), American journalist and commentator.
* Steve Ludzik (born 1961), Canadian ice hockey player and coach.
* Dean Malenko (born 1960), American professional wrestler.
* Mark Mardell (born 1957), British broadcaster.
* Leonard Maltin (born 1950), American film critic and film historian.
* Paul Mayhew-Archer (born 1953), British radio and television comedy producer and writer.
* Steve McCoy, American radio host.
* Antanas Mockus (born 1952), Colombian politician.
* Ozzy Osbourne (born 1948), English singer (Black Sabbath).
* Jeremy Paxman (born 1950), British broadcaster.
* Valerie Perrine (born 1943), American actress and model.
* Brent Peterson (born 1958), Canadian ice hockey player and coach.
* Davis Phinney (born 1959), American cyclist.
* Bill Rasmussen (born 1932), American sports director.
* Ed Rendell (born 1944), American politician.
* Mark Richt (born 1960), American college football coach.
* Freddie Roach (born 1960), American boxer.
* Linda Ronstadt (born 1946), American singer.
* Guy Scott (born 1944), Zambian politician, acting President of Zambia.
* José E. Serrano (born 1943), American politician.
* Rick Shapiro (born 1959), American comedian and actor.
* Paul Sinha (born 1970), British comedian.
* John Stapleton (born 1946), British journalist and television presenter
* Glenn Tipton (born 1947), English guitarist (Judas Priest).
* Lars von Trier (born 1956), Danish film director and screenwriter.
* John Walker (born 1952), New Zealand runner.

## Deceased

* Muhammad Ali (1942–2016; aged 74), American boxer.
* Brock Adams (1927–2004; aged 77), American politician.
* Jack Anderson (1922–2005; aged 83), American columnist.
* Al Arbour (1932–2015; aged 82), Canadian ice hockey player and coach.
* Jim Backus (1913–1989; aged 76), American actor.
* Roger Bannister (1929–2018; aged 88), English Olympic runner and neurologist.
* Joanne Chory (1955–2024), American plant biologist and geneticist.
* José Bernal (1925–2010; aged 85), Cuban-American artist.
* Sir John Betjeman (1906–1984; aged 77), CBE, British poet.
* Boyi Bhimanna (1911–2005; aged 94), Indian poet.
* Bhumibol Adulyadej (1927–2016; aged 88), Thai king.
* Whit Bissell (1909–1996; aged 86), American actor.
* Margaret Bourke-White (1904–1971; aged 67), American photographer.
* Jack Buck (1924–2002; aged 77), American sportscaster.
* George H. W. Bush (1924–2018; aged 94), American politician, 41st President of the United States.
* Lou Butera (1937–2015; aged 78) American professional pool player.
* Roger Caron (1938–2012; aged 73), Canadian bank robber.
* Owen Chamberlain (1920–2006; aged 85), American physicist.
* Barney Childs (1909–2000; aged 73), American composer and teacher.
* Prince Claus of the Netherlands (1926–2002; aged 76), Dutch prince.
* Joe Cook (1890–1959; aged 69), American actor.
* Jeff Cook (1949–2022; aged 73), American guitarist (Alabama).
* George Coulouris (1903–1989; aged 85), English actor.
* André Courrèges (1923–2016; aged 92), French fashion designer.
* Salvador Dalí (1904–1989; aged 84), Spanish painter.
* Harry Dalton (1928–2005; aged 77), American baseball executive.
* Joyce Davidson (1931–2020; aged 89), Canadian-American television personality and producer.
* Deng Xiaoping (1904–1997; aged 92), Chinese politician.
* Purushottam Laxman Deshpande (1919–2000; aged 80), Indian writer and humorist.
* Basil D'Oliveira (1931–2011; aged 80), South African-born English cricketer.
* James Doohan (1920–2005; aged 85), Canadian actor.
* Robert Downey Sr. (1936–2021; aged 85), American filmmaker and actor.
* Lesley Elliott (1946–2022; aged 76), New Zealand domestic violence and abuse campaigner.
* Lane Evans (1951–2014; aged 63), American politician.
* William Everson (1912–1994; aged 81), American poet.
* Francisco Franco (1892–1975; aged 82), Spanish dictator.
* Doug Furnas (1959-2012); aged 52), American Professional Wrestler and Powerlifter
* Booth Gardner (1936–2013; aged 76), American politician.
* Michael Gerson (1964–2022; aged 58), American journalist and speechwriter.
* Carlos Gomes (1932–2005; aged 73), Portuguese footballer.
* Billy Graham (1918–2018; aged 99), American evangelist.
* Walter Gretzky (1938–2021; aged 82), Canadian philanthropist and author.
* Lizzie Grey (1958–2019; aged 60), American singer (London, Spiders & Snakes).
* Grace Griffith (1956–2021; aged 64), American singer.
* Andrew Grove (1938–2016; aged 79), American businessman.
* Lou Groza (1924–2000; aged 76), American football player.
* Shay Healy (1943–2021; aged 78), Irish songwriter and broadcaster.
* Nathan Heard (1937–2004; aged 67), American novelist.
* George Roy Hill (1921–2002; aged 81), American film director.
* Chester Himes (1909–1984; aged 75), American writer.
* Bob Hoskins (1942–2014; aged 71), English actor.
* Masud Husain Khan (1919–2010; aged 91), Indian linguist.
* Josefa Iloilo (1920–2011; aged 90), Fijian politician, President of Fiji.
* Johnny Isakson (1944–2021; aged 76), United States Senator from Georgia.
* Sir Alec Issigonis (1906–1988; aged 81), British-Greek car designer.
* Mary Jackson (1910–2005; aged 95), American actress.
* David Jacobs (1936–2013; aged 87), British radio and television presenter.
* Dave Jennings (1952–2013; aged 61), American football player.
* Ba Jin (1904–2005; aged 100), Chinese writer.
* Pope John Paul II (1920–2005; aged 84), Polish pope.
* Dean Jones (1931–2015; aged 84), American actor.
* Erland Josephson (1923–2012; aged 88), Swedish actor and author.
* Pauline Kael (1919–2001; aged 82), American film critic.
* Casey Kasem (1932–2014; aged 82), American radio disc jockey and voice actor.
* Frank Kelly (1938–2016; aged 77), Irish actor.
* Ray Kennedy (1951–2021; aged 70), English footballer.
* Deborah Kerr (1921–2007; aged 86), British actress.
* Guy Kibbee (1882–1956; aged 74), American actor.
* George Kirby (1923–1995; aged 72) American comedian.
* Jimmy Knepper (1927–2003; aged 75), American jazz trombonist.
* Steve Kragthorpe (1965-2024, age 59), American football coach.
* Ted Kroll (1919–2002; aged 82), American professional golfer.
* Gerald M. Levin (1939–2024; aged 84), American businessman.
* James Levine (1943–2021; aged 77), American conductor.
* Richard Lewis (1947–2024; aged 76), American comedian and actor.
* John Lindsay (1921–2000; aged 79), American politician.
* Walter Lord (1917–2002; aged 84), American author.
* Mao Zedong (1893–1976; aged 82), Chinese statesman and revolutionary.
* Margo MacDonald (1943–2014; aged 70), Scottish politician.
* Luis Marden (1913–2003; aged 90), Italian-American photographer.
* Carlo Maria Martini (1927–2012; aged 85), Cardinal Archbishop Emeritus of Milan, theologian and biblical exegete.
* Ferdy Mayne (1916–1998; aged 81), German actor.
* William Masters (1915–2001; aged 85), American gynaecologist and sex researcher.
* Eugene McCarthy (1916–2005; aged 89), American politician.
* Joseph M. McDade (1931–2017; aged 85), American politician and former Congressman from NE Pennsylvania.
* Ralph McQuarrie (1929–2012; aged 82), American artist.
* Tony Mendez (1940–2019; aged 78), American CIA Officer portrayed in Argo.
* Zell Miller (1932–2018; aged 86), American former governor of the state of Georgia.
* Alois Mock (1934–2017; aged 82), Austrian politician.
* Leo Monahan (1926–2013; aged 86), American sports journalist.
* Kenneth More (1914–1982; aged 67), English actor.
* Knowlton Nash (1927–2014; aged 86), Canadian television journalist and author.
* Giulio Natta (1903–1979; aged 76), Italian chemist.
* Dame Anna Neagle (1904–1986; aged 81), English actress.
* Norman Panama (1914–2003; aged 88), American writer, producer and director.
* Joe Pasternak (1901–1991; aged 89), American film director.
* Mervyn Peake (1911–1968; aged 57), English author and illustrator.
* George Perles (1934–2020; aged 85), American football player, defensive coordinator for the Pittsburgh Steelers, head football coach at Michigan State University.
* Ray Perrault (1926–2008; aged 82), Canadian politician who served as Senator from British Columbia.
* Enoch Powell (1912–1998; aged 85), British politician.
* Larry Powers (1939–2015; aged 76), American bodybuilder.
* Vincent Price (1911–1993; aged 82), American actor, also had lung cancer.
* Hans Ras (1926–2003; aged 77), Dutch linguist and academic.
* Sir Michael Redgrave (1908–1985; aged 77), English actor.
* John Rosenbaum (1934–2003; aged 69), American artist.
* M. Scott Peck (1936–2005; aged 69), American psychiatrist and best-selling author.
* Janet Reno (1938–2016; aged 78), Attorney General of the United States (1993–2001).
* Matt Robinson (1937–2002; aged 65), American actor.
* Masa Saito (1942–2018; aged 76), Japanese professional wrestler.
* Leonid Shamkovich (1923–2005; aged 81), USSR Chess Grandmaster.
* Walter Sisulu (1912–2003; aged 90), South African freedom fighter.
* Sir Osbert Sitwell (1892–1969; aged 76), English writer.
* A. J. P. Taylor (1906–1990; aged 84), British historian and writer.
* Jerry Sloan (1942–2020; aged 78), American professional basketball player and former Member of NBA.
* 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.
* Terry-Thomas (1911–1990; aged 78), English actor.
* Meldrim Thomson Jr. (1912–2001; aged 89), Republican Governor of New Hampshire.
* Richard Thompson (1957–2016; aged 58), American illustrator and Reuben-award-winning cartoonist.
* Jeremy Thorpe (1930–2014; aged 85), British politician and leader of the Liberal Party (1967–1976).
* Pat Torpey (1953–2018; aged 64), American drummer for the band Mr. Big.
* Pierre Trudeau (1919–2000; aged 80), 15th Prime Minister of Canada.
* Mo Udall (1922–1998; aged 76), Member of the US House of Representatives.
* Tim Wall (1904–1981; aged 76), Australian cricketer.
* George Wallace (1919–1998; aged 79), American politician and former governor of Alabama.
* Maurice White (1941–2016; aged 74), American singer, musician, founder of R&B band Earth, Wind & Fire.
* Albert Whitlock (1915–1999; aged 84), British motion picture matte artist.
* Edward Winter (1937–2001; aged 63), American actor.
* 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).
* Robin Williams (1951–2014; aged 63), American actor.
* 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.
* Gary Wright (1943-2023, aged 80), American singer-songwriter.

## Retrospective

Historical figures have been theorized to have had Parkinson's, including English philosopher Thomas Hobbes, Adolf Hitler, and Mao Zedong.