List of HIV-positive individuals

This is a list of famous people who are known to have or to have had the virus known as HIV, including those who have died (whether from AIDS or another cause).

Table of contents

1 Entertainers 2 Athletes 3 Religion 4 Science 5 Humanities 6 Politics 7 Pornographic films performers 8 Others 9 Related 10 External Links

Entertainers

• Néstor Almendros (1930-1992), cinematographer
• Emile Ardolino (1943-1993), filmmaker (Sister Act, Dirty Dancing)
• Howard Ashman (1950-1991), film songwriter
• Rick Aviles (1952-1995), American actor
• Carlos Busquets, Puerto Rican astrologer
• Robin Crosby, guitarist; HIV-infected by a tainted needle while addicted to heroin; died of AIDS-related causes at the age of 42 on June 6, 2002
• Brad Davis, (1949-1991), American actor (Midnight Express)
• Eazy-E, rapper, member of NWA
• Denholm Elliott, distinguished British actor
• Kevin Peter Hall (1955-1991)
• Rock Hudson, Hollywood star, first major American celebrity whose AIDS diagnosis became public knowledge
• Derek Jarman, film director, made the film Blue while blind (as a result of AIDS related causes)
• Holly Johnson , lead singer of Frankie goes to Hollywood
• Michael Jeter (1952-2003)
• Krzysztof Kieslowski (1941-1996), passed away due to an open-heart surgery and complications with AIDS
• Liberace, pianist
• Freddie Mercury (1946-1991), singer and musician; died from bronchial pneumonia (his death from AIDS-related causes led to The Mercury Phoenix Trust anti-AIDS charity and the Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert for AIDS Awareness)
• Klaus Nomi, singer, died of AIDS-related illness in 1983, one of the first celebrities to die of this disease
• Rudolf Nureyev (1938-1993)
• Anthony Perkins (1932-1992), pneumonia, brought on by AIDS
• Gene Anthony Ray (1962-2003), complications of a stroke
• Robert Reed, actor on The Brady Bunch
• Tony Richardson, British actor
• Sylvester, disco artist and drag performer
• Ron Vawter (1949-1994), actor; died from a heart attack

• Arthur Ashe, tennis player and social activist; infected via transfusion during heart surgery
• Esteban De Jesus world champion boxer
• Magic Johnson, probably most famous for his public announcement in 1991 that he had been infected with the virus HIV and would retire from basketball
• Greg Louganis, diver; knew he was HIV-positive since 1988, announced it in 1995
• Tommy Morrison world champion boxer, tests in 1996 revealed he was HIV-positive, automatically retiring him from boxing as a competitor; underwent a technique known as "sperm-washing," designed to allow HIV-positive people to have HIV-negative children
• Rubén Palacios world champion boxer

Humanities

• Michel Foucault, philosopher

• Peter McWilliams, author and libertarian activist

• Keith Anthoni (1952-1991)
• Keith Ardent
• Ben Barker (1951-1995)
• Scott Bond
• Brad Braverman
• Tony Bravo (1958-1990)
• Jeremy Brent
• Arthur Bressan, Jr (1943-1987)
• Chris Burns (1958-1995)
• Buster (1956-1991)
• Dave Connors
• Jake Corbin (1963-1992)
• Luc Coulton (1959-1993)
• Pierce Daniels (1958-1995)
• Mike Davis (d. 1986)
• Johnny Dawes (1955-1989)
• Morelle DeKeigh
• Lisa de Leeuw
• Ken Diamond
• Melchor Diaz
• Glenn Dime (d. 1992)
• Ed Dinakos (1954-1994)
• Casey Donovan (1943-1987)
• Nick Elliot (1942-1990)
• Lon Flexx (1965-1995)
• Mason Flynt
• Brett Ford
• Roy Garret (1955-1992)
• Ryder Hansen (1957-1989)
• Mike Henson (1963-2002), accidential heroin overdose
• Bill Harrison (1947-1991)
• Chuck Holmes (1945-2000)
• John Holmes (1944-1988)
• Kurt Houston (1964-1997)
• Thom Katt
• Steve Kennedy
• Jon King (1963-1995)
• J.W. King (1955-1986)
• Jesse Koehler (1957-1988)
• Tim Kramer (1958-1992)
• Steve Kreig
• Chris Ladd (1960-1990)
• Lance (1962-1991)
• Lei Lani
• Jeff Lawrence (1950-1994)
• Richard Locke (1941-1996)
• Clint Lockner (1943-1993)
• Steve Loignon
• Lucky Luc (1951-1992)
• Luke (1959-1989)
• Craig Markle (d. 1993)
• Val Martin
• Lisa Meléndez
• Jim Moore (1961-1988)
• Wade Nichols (d. 1985)
• Scott O'Hara (1961-1998)
• Sparky O'Toole (1967-1999)
• Al Parker (1952-1992)
• Paul Pellettieri
• Jaap Penrat
• Brad Peters (1958-1994)
• Christopher Rage (1948-1991)
• Tyler Regan
• Lee Richards (1951-1985)
• Nick Rogers
• Zeff Ryan (d. 1992)
• Lee Ryder (1959-1991)
• Bob Shane (1961-1987)
• Joe Simmons (1959-1995)
• Jason Steele (1950-1995)
• Glenn Steers (1958-1994)
• Marc Stevens (d. 1989)
• Eric Stone (1959-1996)
• Eric Stryker (1954-1988)
• Steve Taylor (1954-1994)
• Steve Taylor (1940-1986)
• Chet Thomas (1959-1997)
• Jim Ed Thompson (1946-1988)
• Kip Tyler (d. 1995)
• Marco Vassi
• Frank Vickers (1948-1991)
• Darryl Weld (1965-1991)
• Chris Williams (1967-1991)
• Joey Yale (1949-1986)

• Reynaldo Arenas (1943-1990)
• Isaac Asimov, science fiction writer; infected by transfused blood during heart surgery
• Gia, model, died of complications resulting from AIDS in 1986, at the age of 26
• Gaëtan Dugas, famous as the subject of an early epidemiological study into HIV/AIDS
• Eve van Grafhorst
• Suzi Lovegrove
• Troy Lovegrove
• Mitch Rosario, hairdresser to celebrities such as Ricky Martin and Paulina Rubio
• Andrew Sullivan, conservative journalist
• Ryan White, heterosexual hemophiliac teenager who died at a time when it was considered a gay disease
• Pedro Zamora, AIDS activist, was on The Real World

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External Links

• Dead Porn Stars
• Gay Porn Star bios