Hepatitis C has been around far longer than most people realize.
Prior to being called Hepatitis C it was called Non A Non B Hepatitis and it has affected a great many people.. Some of them quite famous. Here is a list of some of the more famous people who have been afflicted with Hep C and liver disease in general. You may be surprised at who is on this list. This list is by no means complete. There are more!
Liver disease has been with us recorded from the early days in Rome!
It affects all people from every walk of life!
Here are some famous people that have had, or still have, various liver diseases. Some you may know, others you may not.
 | Saint Anthony (of Padua) 1195 - 1231 Franciscan Preacher Died from cirrhosis of the liver |
 | Eddie Arcaro 1916 - 1997 Jockey, "The Master" Died from liver cancer |
 | Ludwig Van Beethoven 1770 - 1827 Composer, pianist Died from cirrhosis & chronic hepatitis |
 | Keefe B. Brasselle 1923 - 1981 Actor "The Eddie Cantor Story" Died from cirrhosis of the liver |
 | Raymond Burr 1917 - 1993 Actor "Perry Mason" Died from liver cancer |
 | James Corbett 1866 - 1933 Boxer, "Gentleman Jim" Died from liver cancer |
 | David Crosby 1941 - Singer with "Crosby, Stills & Nash" Liver transplant |
 | Ian Dury 1942 - 2000 Rocker with "The Blockheads" Suffered from liver cancer |
 | Shelly Fabares 1944 - Actress "Coach", Elvis movies Liver transplant |
 | Tennessee Ernie Ford 1919 - 1991 Singer "16 Tons" Died from liver disease |
 | Rory Gallagher 1948 - 1995 Irish blues & rock guitarist Died from pneumonia after a liver transplant |
 | Kahlil Gibran 1883 - 1931 Author "The Prophet" Died from liver cancer |
 | Allen Ginsberg 1926 - 1997 Beat poet, published in "Howl & Other Poems" Died from liver cancer |
 | Jackie Gleason 1916 - 1987 Actor "The Honeymooners" Died from liver cancer |
 | Leo Gorcey 1916 - 1969 Actor as Slip/Muggs on "The Bowery Boys" Died from liver failure |
 | Sir Alec Guiness 1914 - 2000 Actor "Star Wars" Died from liver cancer |
 | Larry Hagmann 1931 - 2012 Actor "I Dream of Genie", "Dallas" Hep C - Liver transplant |
 | Doug Henning 1947 - 2000 Canadian "Comic" Magician Died from liver cancer |
 | Dusty Hill 1949 - Singer-Bassiest for Rock Group ZZ Top Hepatitis C |
 | James Hilton 1900 - 1954 Author "Lost Horizon" Died from liver cancer |
 | Al Hirt 1922 - 1999 Jazz musician-trumpet Died from liver failure |
 | Darla Jean Hood 1931 - 1979 Actress as Darla with "The Little Rascals" Died from acute hepatitis |
 | Jim Hutton 1934 - 1979 Actor "Major Dundee", TV "Ellery Queen" Died from liver cancer |
 | Naomi Judd 1946 - Singer, one-half of singing group "The Judds" Hepatitis C |
 | Danny Kaye 1913 - 1987 Actor/comedian "Hans Christian Andersen" Died from hepatitis |
 | Evel Knievel 1938 - 2007 Daredevil Liver transplant suffering from Hepatitis C |
 | Veronica Lake 1922 - 1973 Actress, "So Proudly We Hail" Died from acute hepatitis |
 | Michael Landon 1936 - 1991 Actor "Little House on The Prairie" Died from pancreatic/liver cancer |
 | Nicolette Larson 1952 - 1997 Singer "Lotta Love" Died from liver failure |
 | Peter Lawford 1923 - 1984 Actor, one of Sinatra's "Rat Pack" Died from cirrhosis of the liver |
 | Chris LeDoux 1948 - 2005 Country singer Liver transplant suffered from PSC-Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis |
 | Henry Mancini 1924 - 1994 Composer "Pink Panther" Died from liver cancer |
 | Mickey Mantle 1931 - 1995 Baseball player with the New York Yankees Liver transplant |
 | Jim Nabors 1933 - Singer/Actor "Andy Griffith Show" Liver transplant suffered from Hepatitis B |
 | Charlie Parker 1920 - 1955 Jazz musician-"Bird", saxophone Died from cirrhosis of the liver |
 | Lawrence Payton 1938 - 1997 Singer, one of the original Motown "Four Tops" Died from liver cancer |
 | Walter Payton 1954 - 1999 Football player for the Chicago Bears Suffered from PSC-Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis/died from bile duct cancer |
 | Johnnie Ray 1927 - 1990 Singer/Actor Died from diabetes/liver failure |
 | James Redford 1963 - Son of Robert Redford Producer of the movie about liver transplantation "The Kindness of Liver transplant |
 | Frank Reynolds 1923 - 1983 National TV news broadcaster Died from Hepatitis C |
 | Kenny Rogers 1938 - Singer/performed with "First Edition" and solo; "Lady" the movie "The Gambler" Hepatitis C |
 | Michael Stroka 1939 - 1997 TV actor, Aristede on "Dark Shadows" Died from liver cancer |
 | Flip Wilson 1933 - 1998 Comedian "Flip Wilson Show" Died from liver cancer |
 | Robert Woolsey 1889 - 1938 Comedian, "Wheeler & Woolsey" Died from liver failure |
 | Natalie Cole 1950 - Daughter of Nat King Cole, Singer, Songwriter Hepatitis C |
 | Steven Tyler 1948 - Lead singer for the Rock Group Aerosmith Hepatitis C |
 | Pamela Anderson 1967 – Canadian actress, model, producer, author, activist, and former showgirl Hepatitis C |
 | Linda Lovelace 1949 – 2002 American pornographic actress - Deep Throat. Hepatitis C & Liver transplant |
 | Gregg Allman 1947 – Singer, songwriter, and a founding member of The Allman Brothers Band Hepatitis C |
 | Marianne Faithfull 1946 – Singer, songwriter and actress Hepatitis C |
 | Anthony Kiedis 1962 – Singer, songwriter - Red Hot Chili Peppers Hepatitis C |
 | Keith Richards 1943 – Musician, songwriter and founding member of The Rolling Stones Hepatitis C |
 | Jack Kevorkian 1928 – 2011 Commonly known as "Dr. Death" Liver Cancer |
Sources:
Find a Grave, Dead People Server, and other resources.