FAMOUS DIABETICS - courtesy of http://www.diabetic-help.com/fame-dm.txt
Return to HOME-PAGE POLITICAL LEADERS & ACTIVISTS Clinton Anderson -- U.S. Senator, New Mexico Yuri Andropov -- Soviet Premier Menachem Begin -- Israeli Prime Minister Chiang Chifu -- Burma Opium Lord/Burmese leader Francois Duvalier -- Leader of Haiti HRH Fahd -- King, Saudi Arabia Virginia Ginter -- Mother-in-law, Newt Gingrich (U.S. Speaker of the House) Mikal Gorbechev -- Soviet Premier Wei Jingsheng -- Chinese Dissedent Shin Kanemaru -- Liberal Democratic Party Kingmaker Joseph Kolter -- Pennsylvania U.S. Representative Nikita Krushchev -- Soviet Premier Fiorello LaGuardia -- Mayor, New York City James Lloyd -- California Congressman Winnie Mandela -- South African Anti-Apartheid Leader Gail McGee -- U.S. Senator, Wyoming Oscar Mpetha -- South African Labor Leader Gamal Nasser -- Former Leader of Egypt James Nicholls -- Human Rights Activist Buddy Roemer -- Governor, Louisiana Anwar Sadat -- Egyptian Leader Richard Schweiker -- Statesman Norodam Sihanouk -- Cambodian King Robert Straus -- New Dealer Kakuei Tanaka -- Japanese Political Leader Johnnie Tilmon-Black -- Welfare Rights Advocate Tito -- Former Leader of Yugoslavia Todor Zhivkov -- Bulgariaian Communist Dictator WRITERS, REPORTERS & EDITORS Piers Anthony -- Science Fiction Writer June Bierman -- Author, Books on Diabetes Fran Carpentier -- PARADE Magazine Editor Sylvia Chase -- ABC News Reporter Linda Goodman -- Horoscope Book Author Jim Hamblin -- California Newsman Ernest Hemingway -- 20th Century Novelist Leo Kirch -- German TV Mario Puzo -- Novelist, "The Godfather" Carl Rowan -- Washington Correspondent Sue Schofield -- U.K. CompuServe Author H.G. Wells -- Writer, Novelist SPORTS & DANCERS Arthur Ashe -- Tennis Rex Barney -- Baseball Player & Announcer Walter "Piggy" Barnes -- Actor and former Eagles Football Player Bobby Clarke -- Hockey Ty Cobb -- Baseball James "Buster" Douglas -- Boxing Nikolai Drozdetsky -- Soviet Hockey Kenny Duckett -- Football Chris Dudley -- Basketball Ned Edwards -- Squash Del Ennis -- Baseball Pam Fernandes -- ParaOlympian Bob Fontaine -- Baseball Curt Fraser -- Hockey "Smokin' Joe" Fraiser -- Boxing Bill Gullickson -- Baseball Jonathon Hayes -- Football Chuck Heidenrich -- Skiing Dave Hollins -- Baseball Catfish Hunter -- Baseball Zippora Karz -- Ballerina Jay Leeuwenbun -- Football Jonothon Lower -- Jockey Michelle McGann -- Golfer Corbin Mills -- Bike Racer Calvin Muhammed -- Football Bill Nicholson -- Baseball Mike Pete -- Football Steven Redgrave -- Tennis Ham Richardson -- Baseball Jackie Robinson -- Baseball Sugar Ray Robinson -- Boxing Adolph Rupp -- Baseball Frank Rustich -- Referee Ron Santo -- Baseball Art Shell -- Football Bill Talbert -- Tennis Michael Treacy -- Skiing Sherri Turner -- Golfer Walcott -- Boxing JoAnne Washam -- Golfer Eddie Williams -- Baseball Wade Wilson -- Football MUSICIANS & COMPOSERS Nat Adderly -- Jazz Musician Ray Anderson -- Jazz Trombonist Matthew Ashman -- Guitarist, "Adam & The Ants" LaVern Baker -- Rhythm & Blues Pioneer Frobel Astor Brigham -- Jazz Johnny Cash -- Country Singer Carol Channing -- Singer Mark Collie -- Country & Rock Singer David Crosby -- Singer, "Crosby, Stills, & Nash" Momma Cass Elliot -- 1960's Rock Singer Ron Elliott -- Rock Singer Freddy Fender -- Country Singer Ella Fitzgerald -- Jazz Legend Singer Mick Fleetwood -- '70s Rock Singer, "Fleetwood Mac" Melvin Franklin -- Bass, "The Temptations" Jerry Garcia -- Lead Singer, "The Grateful Dead" Dizzy Gilespi -- Jazz Pioneer Dave Gregory -- Rocker, "XTC" Lee Hays -- Folk Song Composer "The Weavers" Herbert Kahury -- 1960's Singer, aka, "Tiny Tim" Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan -- Asian Singer B.B. King -- Rhythm & Blues Legend Mahalia Jackson -- Singer Waylon Jennings -- Singer Patti LaBelle -- Singer, Actress Peggy Lee -- Singer, Actress Andrew Lloyd Webber -- Broadway Musical Composer Oliver Lynn -- Husband, Loretta Lynn -- Country & Western Singer Marcello Mastroianni -- Opera Singer Bret Michaels -- Heavy Metal Rocker, "Poison" Merrill Osmond -- Member of the Osmond family singing group Elvis Presley -- "The King of Rock & Roll", 1950's Rock Legend Giacomo Puccini -- Opera Composer, "La Bohem" Gloria Sher -- Broadway Producer Alan Silvestri -- Academy Award Nominated Composer, son Joey -- diabetic Kate Smith -- Singer, Entertainer David Tannenbaum -- Classical Guitarist Ethel Waters -- Singer Leslie West -- Rock Singer Guitarist Marion Williams -- Gospel Singer Neil Young -- Rock Singer ACTORS, COMEDIANS, PRODUCERS & DIRECTORS Jack Benny -- Entertainer Halle Berry -- Actress Wilfred Brimley -- Actor, "Cocoon" Delta Burke -- Actress, "Designing Women" James Cagney -- Actor Nell Carter -- Actress Andy Devine -- Comedian Totie Fields -- Comedienne Stephen Furst -- Actor, "St. Elsewhere", "Babylon 5" Jackie Gleason -- "The Great One", Actor, "The Honeymooners" Dana Hill -- Actress, "National Lampoon's European Vacation" Gordon Jump -- Actor, "WKRP in Cincinnati" Stanley Kramer -- Producer George Lucas -- Director, Producer, LucasFilms, Industrial Light & Magic Leo Mc'Kern -- Actor, "The Prisoner" Mary Tyler Moore -- Actress, "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" Richard Mulligan -- Actor, "Empty Nest" Park Overall -- Actress, "Empty Nest" Gary Owens -- Comedian, Radio and TV Announcer Tom Parks -- Comedian Minnie Pearl -- Entertainer, Actress, "Hee Haw" Otto Preminger -- Producer Eduardo Rojas -- Actor Dan Rowan -- Comedian Willi Rushton -- Comedian Harry Secombe -- Comedian Jean Smart -- Actress, "Designing Women" Elaine Stritch -- Actress Elizabeth Taylor -- Actress, "Cleopatra" Spencer Tracy -- Actor Helen Walker -- Actress Mae West -- Actress Michael Wilson -- Coney Island Side Show Performer Jane Wyman -- Actress SCIENTISTS & RESEARCHERS Morris Braunstein -- Scientist Thomas Edison -- Inventor Albert Ellis -- Psychologist, Rational Emotive Therapy James Farmer -- Professor and recipient, Presidential Medal of Freedom Sidney Harshman -- Microbiologist Cynthia Ice -- Lotus Development Lois Jovanovic -- Senior Scientist, Endocrinologist Dr. Julio V. Santiago -- Diabetes Researcher INDUSTRIALISTS & BUSINESSMEN Bill and John Davidson -- Harley Davidson Motorcycles WL Gherra -- PayLess Drugs Howard Hughes -- Industrialist Ray Kroc -- McDonald's John Snyder -- DuPont VP Cy Warner -- innovative club owner OTHER NOTABLES, "THE INFAMOUS" Elda Bani -- South African Anti-apartheid Detainee Gerald Birnbaum -- Medical Doctor Imposter Blondin -- first person to cross Niagara Falls on a tightrope Ron Brown -- 1st Employee of June Bierman's Sugar Free Center Ralph Bunch -- Nobel Peace Prize Winner, U.N. Diplomat Paul Cazanne -- Artist Steven Craig -- 1st recipient, Vivorex Co. islet cell transplant Jeanne-Marie Gagneux -- Marijuana Smuggler John Grant -- Social Worker, longest-lived diabetic Tim Hildebrandt -- Illustrator, Star Wars promotional posters Trevor Huddlestone -- Angelican Bishop Cardinal John Krol -- Roman Catholic Archbishop, Confidant, Pope John Paul II Madalyn Murray O'Hair -- Famous U.S. Aetheist Jimmy "The Greek" -- Las Vegas, NV Oddsmaker Magnolia Thunderpussy -- '60s Restaurateur Helen Waterford -- Nazi Holocaust Survivor Many thanks to the following Diabetes Forum members who helped find these names and without whom this list would not have been possible: Dave Groves Shula Beth Daryn Oliver Anne Maggiore Gera Scott Chandler Glenda & Bill Braidic Holly Crockett John Davis Bruce Beale Paula Dubourdieu Gordon Robertson Brooke Disbrow George Evans Arlene Shapiro Vivian Gussios Cynthia Lafferty Julianna Clay Wilma Reiber Scott Belfield Sue Schofield Patience Robin Harrison Mark Kaliski Joseph Lightfoot Mary Peacock Risa Silverglate Charles Wunder Sandra Silvestri Curtise McKenzie Paula D.