List of deaths from anorexia nervosa

This is a list of notable people who have died from anorexia nervosa , in chronological order.

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

• 1380: Catherine of Siena – Italian Saint, aged 33
• 1387: Pierre de Luxembourg – French Catholic bishop, aged 17
• 1882: Sophie Gray – Scottish model, aged 38
• 1909: Renée Vivien – British poet who wrote in the French language, aged 32
• 1936: Irene Fenwick – American stage and silent film actress, aged 49
• 1952: Susan Peters – American actress, aged 31
• 1957: Caren "Sande" Crabbe – Daughter of Buster Crabbe, aged 20
• 1982: Helga Braathen – Norwegian gymnast, aged 29
• 1983: Karen Carpenter – American singer, drummer (The Carpenters), aged 32 ^[1]
• 1994: Christy Henrich – American gymnast, aged 22 ^[2]
• 1996: Cynthia MacGregor – American tennis player, aged 31
• 1997: Heidi Guenther – American ballerina, aged 22
• 1997: Michael Krasnow – American author, My Life as a Male Anorexic, aged 28 ^[3]
• 1999: Lena Zavaroni – Scottish singer and actress, aged 35
• 2001: Bahne Rabe – German rower, aged 37
• 2003: Helen Moros – New Zealand long-distance runner, aged 35 ^[4]
• 2003: Debbie Barham – English comedy writer, aged 26
• 2006: Luisel Ramos – Uruguayan model, aged 22
• 2006: Ana Carolina Reston – Brazilian model, aged 21 ^[5]
• 2007: Eliana Ramos – Uruguayan model, younger sister of Luisel Ramos, aged 18
• 2007: Hila Elmalich – Israeli model, aged 33
• 2010: Isabelle Caro – French model, anorexia activist, and actress, aged 28
• 2010: Jeremy Gillitzer – aged 38
• 2013: Valeria Levitina – aged 40
• 2017: Nana Karagianni – aged 38
• 2017: Henriette Hömke – aged 29
• 2018: Javiera Muñoz – Swedish singer, aged 40 ^{[6] [7]}
• 2019: Lene Marie Fossen – Norwegian photographer and artist, aged 33
• 2021: Nikki Grahame – English television personality, aged 38
• 2023: Karin Bauman – Israeli model, stepdaughter of Shimi Tavori, aged 35
• 2023: Amy Ellis – British Tiktoker, aged 43
• 2024: Anne McDaniels - American Actress and model, aged 46

See also

• History of anorexia nervosa
• List of people who died of starvation
• Lists of people by cause of death

References

1. VH1, Behind the Music: Carpenters (1998).
2. Page, Eric (28 July 1994). "Christy Henrich, 22, Gymnast Who Suffered From Anorexia". The New York Times . New York. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 25 August 2011.
3. Krasnow, Michael (1996). My Life as a Male Anorexic. New York: Harrington Park Press. ISBN   0789060299.
4. "Helen Moros dead at age 35". The New Zealand Herald . 7 February 2003. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
5. "Brazil Model Who Battled Anorexia Dies". The Washington Post . Washington, D.C. 16 November 2006. ISSN   0190-8286 . Retrieved 25 August 2011.
6. "Minnesrummet - en plats för att minnas och hedra".
7. Hopen, Sylvia (18 June 2000), "Javiera är ingen schlagerpudel", Göteborgs-Posten , p. 56