List of famous tuberculosis victims

This is a list of famous people and celebrities who had, or are believed to have had, tuberculosis. See also: Lists of people by cause of death.

Table of contents

1 Writers and poets:
2 Artists:
3 Composers:
4 Religious figures:
5 Leaders:
6 Others:
7 Fictional characters:

Writers and poets:

Artists:

Composers:

Religious figures:

Leaders:

Others:

ÃÂÃÂ§ still living

? died of something unrelated to tuberculosis

Fictional characters:

Helen Burns from Jane Eyre by Charlotte BrontÃÂÃÂ«
Little Nell from The Old Curiosity Shop (Charles Dickens)
Mimi from La BohÃÂÃÂ¨me (Giacomo Puccini et. al)
Buddy Willard from The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
Lin Dai-yu from The Story of stone by Cao

See also: Emily Bissell, Robert Koch