William Foege

William Herbert Foege M.D., M.P.H.
(; March 12, 1936 – January 24, 2026) was an American epidemiologist. He was seen as the person responsible for "the eradication of smallpox in the late 1970s". He was the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention from 1977 to 1983 during the presidencies of Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan.

Foege died from congestive heart failure in Atlanta, Georgia, on January 24, 2026, at the age of 89.

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Category:1936 births
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Category:Scientists from Iowa
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Category:Directors of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Category:Scientists from Georgia (U.S. state)
Category:Deaths from congestive heart failure