List of people with long COVID

Notable individuals with long covid
Pre-pandemic photos of Toews playing for the Blackhawks
Jonathan Toews, who announced he had long COVID in 2023
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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]

  • Dianna Cowern (known online as Physics Girl) (born 1989), science education YouTuber[2]
  • Hannah E. Davis, data scientist and long COVID researcher[3]
  • Jonathan Davis (born 1971), American and lead singer of Korn[4]
  • Gill Deacon (born 1966), Canadian author and broadcaster[5]
  • Tanysha Dissanayake, British professional tennis player[6]
  • Derek Draper (1967–2024), English former lobbyist[7]
  • Asia Durr (born 1997), American basketball player who last played for the Louisville Cardinals[8]
  • Colin Farrell (born 1976), Irish actor[9]
  • Justin Foster, American college football player for the Clemson Tigers[10]
  • Hughie Fury (born 1994), British boxer[11]
  • Rose George, British journalist, writer, and recreational runner[12]
  • Eddie Hall (born 1988), British strongman[13]
  • Jonas Hellberg (c. 1970–2023), Swedish professional soccer trainer[14]
  • Catherine Heymans (born c. 1979), British astrophysicist[15]
  • Mick Hucknall (born 1960), British singer and songwriter[16]
  • Jim Inhofe (1934–2024), retired United States senator[17]
  • Tim Kaine (born 1958), United States senator[18]
  • Jackie Ellen Last (known as Jackie O) (born 1975), Australian radio and TV personality[19]
  • Maia Lumdsen (born 1998), Scottish professional tennis player[20]
  • Andrea McLean (born 1969), Scottish journalist and TV presenter[21]
  • Rebecca Mehra (born 1994), American middle-distance runner[22]
  • Stephin Merritt (born 1965), American songwriter and singer for The Magnetic Fields[23]
  • Alyssa Milano (born 1972), American actress[24]
  • Madeline Miller (born 1978), American writer[25]
  • Dave Navarro (born 1967), American guitarist for Jane's Addiction[26]
  • Reece Oxford (born 1998), English footballer for FC Augsburg[27]
  • Rasmus Ristolainen (born 1994), Finnish hockey player for the Philadelphia Flyers[28]
  • Selina Rutz-Büchel (born 1991), Swiss runner[29]
  • Branton Sutter (born 1989), Canadian former hockey player[30]
  • Tilda Swinton (born 1960), British actress[31]
  • Jonathan Toews (born 1988), American hockey player who last played for the Chicago Blackhawks[32]
  • Will Toledo (born 1992), American singer and guitarist for Car Seat Headrest[33]

References

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  5. ^ "'What I want are recovery narratives': CBC Radio host Gill Deacon on life with long covid". CBC News. 2 December 2023. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
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