List of people with long COVID

This is a list of notable people with long COVID , an umbrella term for persistent health problems triggered by COVID-19. People on this list may currently have long COVID, have recovered, or have died. In 2023, it was estimated that more than 65,000,000 people on Earth have long Covid. ^[1]

Athletes

• Asia Durr (born 1997), American basketball player who last played for the Louisville Cardinals ^[2]
• Hughie Fury (born 1994), British boxer ^[3]
• Eddie Hall (born 1988), British strongman ^[4]
• Maia Lumdsen (born 1998), Scottish professional tennis player ^[5]
• Rebecca Mehra (born 1994), American middle-distance runner ^[6]
• Reece Oxford (born 1998), English footballer for FC Augsburg ^[7]
• Rasmus Ristolainen (born 1994), Finnish hockey player for the Philadelphia Flyers ^[8]
• Eduardo Rodriguez (born 1993) Baseball pitcher for the Boston Red Sox, now with Detroit Tigers ^[9]
• Selina Rutz-Büchel (born 1991), Swiss runner ^[10]
• Branton Sutter (born 1989), Canadian former hockey player ^[11]
• Jonathan Toews (born 1988), Canadian hockey player who last played for the Chicago Blackhawks ^[12]

Performers

• Jeff Bridges (born 1949), American actor ^[13]
• Jonathan Davis (born 1971), American and lead singer of Korn ^[14]
• Colin Farrell (born 1976), Irish actor ^[15]
• Casey Frey (born 1993), American dancer and comedian ^[16]
• Mick Hucknall (born 1960), British singer and songwriter ^[17]
• Matt McGorry (born 1986), American actor ^[18]
• Stephin Merritt (born 1965), American songwriter and singer for The Magnetic Fields ^[19]
• Alyssa Milano (born 1972), American actress ^[20]
• Dave Navarro (born 1967), American guitarist for Jane's Addiction ^[21]
• Michael Rosen (born 1946), British writer and poet ^[22]
• Tilda Swinton (born 1960), British actress ^[23]
• Will Toledo (born 1992), American singer and guitarist for Car Seat Headrest ^[24]

Public Figures

• Dianna Cowern (known online as Physics Girl) (born 1989), science education YouTuber ^[25]
• Chris Cuomo (born 1970), American television journalist and anchor ^[26]
• Hannah E. Davis, data scientist and long COVID researcher ^[27]
• Gill Deacon (born 1966), Canadian author and broadcaster ^[28]
• Derek Draper (1967–2024), English former lobbyist ^[29]
• Rose George, British journalist, writer, and recreational runner ^[30]
• Ian Goodfellow, American computer scientist, engineer, and researcher ^[31]
• Mark Haddon (born 1962), British novelist ^[32]
• Catherine Heymans (born c. 1979), British astrophysicist ^[33]
• Jim Inhofe (1934–2024), retired United States senator ^[34]
• Tim Kaine (born 1958), United States senator ^[35]
• Jackie Ellen Last (known as Jackie O) (born 1975), Australian radio and TV personality ^[36]
• Andrea McLean (born 1969), Scottish journalist and TV presenter ^[37]
• Madeline Miller (born 1978), American writer ^[38]
• David Mixner (1946–2024), American political activist and author ^[39]
• Gwyneth Paltrow (born 1972) American Actress and Businesswoman ^[40]
• Michael Osborne (born 1982), Australian professor of machine learning ^[41]
• Michael Rosen (born 1946), British writer and poet ^[22]

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