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The following is a chart of famous people who currently or previously had [[myalgic encephalomyelitis]] (ME), [[chronic fatigue syndrome]] (CFS) and/or [[fibromyalgia]] (FMS). The [[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]] (CDC) recognizes [[ME/CFS]] as a "disabling and complex disease"<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cdc.gov/me-cfs/about/index.html|title=What is ME/CFS? {{!}} Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome|date=2019-01-18|website=[[Centers for Disease Control]]|language=en-us|access-date=2019-04-12}}</ref> and [[fibromyalgia]] "can cause pain, disability, and lower quality of life."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cdc.gov/arthritis/basics/fibromyalgia.htm|title=Fibromyalgia {{!}} Arthritis|date=2018-10-04|website=[[Centers for Disease Control]]|language=en-us|access-date=2019-04-12|last=|first=|authorlink=|last2=|first2=|authorlink2=|archive-url=|archive-date=|url-status=}}</ref>
The following is a chart of famous people who currently or previously had [[myalgic encephalomyelitis]] (ME), [[chronic fatigue syndrome]] (CFS) and/or [[fibromyalgia]] (FMS). The [[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]] (CDC) recognizes [[ME/CFS]] as a "disabling and complex disease"<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cdc.gov/me-cfs/about/index.html|title=What is ME/CFS? {{!}} Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome|date=2019-01-18|website=[[Centers for Disease Control]]|language=en-us|access-date=2019-04-12}}</ref> and [[fibromyalgia]] "can cause pain, disability, and lower quality of life."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cdc.gov/arthritis/basics/fibromyalgia.htm|title=Fibromyalgia {{!}} Arthritis|date=2018-10-04|website=[[Centers for Disease Control]]|language=en-us|access-date=2019-04-12|last=|first=|authorlink=|last2=|first2=|authorlink2=|archive-url=|archive-date=|url-status=}}</ref>
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| [[Mama Chill]] || Rap artist<ref name="chill">{{Cite web|url=https://www.watfordobserver.co.uk/leisure/interviews/10399447.mama-chill-talks-to-kate-lismore-about-battling-me-and-channelling-her-experiences-through-rap-music/|title=Chilled out rap with a special message to deliver|last=Lismore|first=Kate|authorlink=|last2=|first2=|authorlink2=|date=May 3, 2013|website=Watford Observer|language=en|archive-url=|archive-date=|url-status=|access-date=2021-12-07}}</ref> || British || [[ME/CFS]]
| [[Mama Chill]] || Rap artist<ref name="chill">{{Cite web|url=https://www.watfordobserver.co.uk/leisure/interviews/10399447.mama-chill-talks-to-kate-lismore-about-battling-me-and-channelling-her-experiences-through-rap-music/|title=Chilled out rap with a special message to deliver|last=Lismore|first=Kate|authorlink=|last2=|first2=|authorlink2=|date=May 3, 2013|website=Watford Observer|language=en|archive-url=|archive-date=|url-status=|access-date=2021-12-07}}</ref> || British || [[ME/CFS]]
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| [[Pema Chödrön]] || Nun, author || American ||
| [[Pema Chödrön]] || Nun, author, Buddhist teacher.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Poetic Aging|first =Susan |last =King|url =https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1999-dec-19-tv-45422-story.html
|website =Los Angeles Times|access-date =Dec 7, 2021
|date =Dec 19, 1999}} </ref><ref>{{Cite web|first=Angela|last=Linford |date=Sep 17, 2019|title =A Discussion on Coping with Chronic Illness with Pema Chödrön|url=https://batemanhornecenter.org/coping-chronic-illness-pema-chodron/|website=[[Bateman Horne Center]]}}</ref> || American || [[Chronic fatigue syndrome]]
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| [[Roger Cicero]] || Jazz singer || German ||
| [[Roger Cicero]] || Jazz singer || German ||
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| [[Susanna Clarke]] || Author || British<ref name="sclarkeinews">{{Cite web|url=https://inews.co.uk/culture/books/susanna-clarke-womens-prize-2021-winner-piranesi-chronic-fatigue-syndrome-jonathan-strange-1193008|title=Women's Prize winner Susanna Clarke: 'I get frustrated by the physical limitations on my life'|last=Mesure|first=Susie|authorlink=|last2=|first2=|authorlink2=|date=2021-09-10|website=iNews|language=en|archive-url=|archive-date=|url-status=|access-date=2021-12-07}}</ref> || [[Chronic fatigue syndrome]]
| [[Susanna Clarke]] || Author<ref name="sclarkeinews">{{Cite web|url=https://inews.co.uk/culture/books/susanna-clarke-womens-prize-2021-winner-piranesi-chronic-fatigue-syndrome-jonathan-strange-1193008|title=Women's Prize winner Susanna Clarke: 'I get frustrated by the physical limitations on my life'|last=Mesure|first=Susie|authorlink=|last2=|first2=|authorlink2=|date=2021-09-10|website=iNews|language=en|archive-url=|archive-date=|url-status=|access-date=2021-12-07}}</ref> || British || [[Chronic fatigue syndrome]]
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| [[Tom Clarke]] || Politician || British ||
| [[Tom Clarke]] || Politician || British ||
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| [[Oriah Mountain Dreamer]] || Author, poet  || Canadian ||
| [[Oriah Mountain Dreamer]] || Author, poet  || Canadian ||
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| [[Renate Dorrestein]] || Writer, journalist and feminist || Dutch ||
| [[Renate Dorrestein]] || Writer, journalist and feminist. Wrote [[Heden ik]] about her illness.<ref name="renate">https://dx.org/10.5117/NEDLET2018.1.GEEL</ref> || Dutch || [[Chronic fatigue syndrome]]
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| [[Laura Dundovic]] || Miss Universe Australia 2008 || Australian ||
| [[Laura Dundovic]] || Miss Universe Australia 2008, TV presenter, actor<ref name="Dundovic">https://www.news.com.au/news/a-model-career-after-serious-illness/news-story/bf1e97c5f4f834f2c62a55c21887ae0d</ref > || Australian || [[Chronic fatigue syndrome]] after [[Epstein-Barr virus]] at 15.
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| [[Blake Edwards]] (deceased) || Film director, screenwriter, producer<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sbs.com.au/movies/article/2010/12/17/blake-edwards-death-troubled-clown|title=Blake Edwards: Death of a troubled clown|date=2010-12-17|website=SBS Movies|language=en|access-date=2021-12-06}}</ref> || American || Developed [[ME/CFS]] in 1983. Never recovered.
| [[Blake Edwards]] (deceased) || Film director, screenwriter, producer<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sbs.com.au/movies/article/2010/12/17/blake-edwards-death-troubled-clown|title=Blake Edwards: Death of a troubled clown|date=2010-12-17|website=SBS Movies|language=en|access-date=2021-12-06}}</ref> || American || Developed [[ME/CFS]] in 1983. Never recovered.
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| [[Morgan Fairchild]] || Actress, advocate for [[Solve ME/CFS Initiative]]<ref name="takethat">{{Cite book|title=That Takes Ovaries!: Bold Females and Their Brazen Acts|pages=|isbn=978-0-307-56621-8|edition=|volume=|language=en|url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=AWb2-hfiAIwC&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj_gbbe26f0AhVIecAKHR4LDr4Q6AF6BAgGEAM|access-date=|date=2010-06-02|publisher=Crown|last=Solomon|first=Rivka|author-link=Rivka Solomon|doi=|oclc=|quote=|archive-url=|archive-date=|location=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://solvecfs.org/morgan-fairchild-joins-smci-in-dc-for-iom-report-briefing/|title=Morgan Fairchild Joins SMCI in DC for IOM Report Briefing - Solve ME/CFS Initiative|date=2015-03-12|work=Solve ME/CFS Initiative|access-date=2018-09-09|language=en-US}}</ref> || American || [[Chronic fatigue syndrome]]
| [[Morgan Fairchild]] || Actress, advocate for [[Solve ME/CFS Initiative]]<ref name="takethat">{{Cite book|title=That Takes Ovaries!: Bold Females and Their Brazen Acts|pages=|isbn=978-0-307-56621-8|edition=|volume=|language=en|url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=AWb2-hfiAIwC&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj_gbbe26f0AhVIecAKHR4LDr4Q6AF6BAgGEAM|access-date=|date=2010-06-02|publisher=Crown|last=Solomon|first=Rivka|author-link=Rivka Solomon|doi=|oclc=|quote=|archive-url=|archive-date=|location=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://solvecfs.org/morgan-fairchild-joins-smci-in-dc-for-iom-report-briefing/|title=Morgan Fairchild Joins SMCI in DC for IOM Report Briefing - Solve ME/CFS Initiative|date=2015-03-12|work=Solve ME/CFS Initiative|access-date=2018-09-09|language=en-US}}</ref> || American || [[Chronic fatigue syndrome]]
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| [[K.C. Finn]] || Writer, author of [[M.E., Myself and I]]<ref name="kc">{{Cite web |website=Amazon UK|url =https://www.amazon.co.uk/M-E-Myself-insiders-Encephalomyelitis-Syndrome/dp/1500403784/|date=n.d.}}</ref> || British || [[ME/CFS]]
| [[K.C. Finn]] || Writer, author of [[M.E., Myself and I]]<ref name="kc">{{Cite web|title=M.E., Myself and I|website=Amazon UK|url =https://www.amazon.co.uk/M-E-Myself-insiders-Encephalomyelitis-Syndrome/dp/1500403784/|date=n.d.}}</ref> || British || [[ME/CFS]]
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| [[Flea]] (Michael Balzary) || Bassist for Red Hot Chili Peppers, musician, songwriter, actor<ref name="fleakerrang">{{Citation|url=http://thechilisource.com/kerrang-june-1993-447/|date=Jun 1993|publisher=Kerrang!|title=Chilis Split as Flea burns out?|via=The Chili Source}}</ref> || Australian-American || [[Chronic fatigue syndrome]]
| [[Flea]] (Michael Balzary) || Bassist for Red Hot Chili Peppers, musician, songwriter, actor<ref name="fleakerrang">{{Citation|url=http://thechilisource.com/kerrang-june-1993-447/|date=Jun 1993|publisher=Kerrang!|title=Chilis Split as Flea burns out?|via=The Chili Source}}</ref> || Australian-American || [[Chronic fatigue syndrome]]

Revision as of 16:32, December 7, 2021

The following is a chart of famous people who currently or previously had myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME), chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) and/or fibromyalgia (FMS). The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recognizes ME/CFS as a "disabling and complex disease"[1] and fibromyalgia "can cause pain, disability, and lower quality of life."[2]
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Name Occupation Nationality Diagnosis
Michelle Akers Footballer (soccer). Retired prior to the 2000 Olympics because of injuries and CFS.[5] American Chronic fatigue syndrome
Jonathan Ansell Singer[6] British ME/CFS
Paul Atherton TV & Film director, producer[7] British Chronic fatigue syndrome
Ann Bannon Author[8] American ME/CFS
Richie Barnett Rugby league player. Retired due to ME/CFS.[9] Now mostly recovered.[10] New Zealander ME/CFS
Vicky Beeching Writer, broadcaster, speaker, and LGBT+ campaigner[11] British ME/CFS and fibromyalgia
Toni Bernhard Author[12] American Chronic fatigue syndrome
Emma Blackery YouTube vlogger, singer-songwriter British
Susan Blackmore Parapsychologist, lecturer, author, sceptic British ME/CFS
Nicola Blackwood Politician British
Howard Bloom Music publicist, author American
Olaf Bodden Footballer. Retired due to ill health.[13] German Chronic fatigue syndrome, currently bedbound
Brenton Brown Christian musician South African-American
Elizabeth Barrett Browning Poet British
Joe Burns Cricket player. Recovered.[14] Australian Chronic fatigue syndrome
Rich Carson Businessman American
Ricky Carmichael Motocross racer. Retired due to ill health from CFS.[15] American Chronic fatigue syndrome
Frank Carrone Italian/American crime family American
Cher Singer[16] American Chronic fatigue syndrome triggered by Chronic Epstein-Barr virus
Kittredge Cherry Journalist, author, priest[17] American Chronic Fatigue and Immune Dysfunction Syndrome (chronic fatigue syndrome)
Mama Chill Rap artist[18] British ME/CFS
Pema Chödrön Nun, author, Buddhist teacher.[19][20] American Chronic fatigue syndrome
Roger Cicero Jazz singer German
Susanna Clarke Author[21] British Chronic fatigue syndrome
Tom Clarke Politician British
Neil Codling Musician, singer-songwriter, keyboardist for Suede British
Shirley Conran OBE Former editor, author. Mother of designer Jasper Conran.[22] British Post-viral syndrome after viral pneumonia. Misdiagnosed in 1970 with hysteria, being work shy, and attention seeking. Still ill.
Yvette Cooper Politician[23] British M.E. Fully recovered.
Silvia Corzo (Silvia Milena Corzo Pinto) Lawyer and presenter[24] Colombian Fibromyalgia
Sir Michael Crawford Actor, comedian, singer[25] British Myalgic Encephalopathy (M.E.)
Marie Curie (Maria Sklodowska) Scientist[26][27] Polish-French May have had chronic fatigue syndrome as a teenager
Charles Darwin Naturalist and geologist[28] British Probably ME/CFS
Dennis DeYoung Singer American
Oriah Mountain Dreamer Author, poet Canadian
Renate Dorrestein Writer, journalist and feminist. Wrote Heden ik about her illness.[4] Dutch Chronic fatigue syndrome
Laura Dundovic Miss Universe Australia 2008, TV presenter, actor[3] Australian Chronic fatigue syndrome after Epstein-Barr virus at 15.
Blake Edwards (deceased) Film director, screenwriter, producer[29] American Developed ME/CFS in 1983. Never recovered.
Cristina Ponce Enrile Ambassador to the Vatican Filipino
Morgan Fairchild Actress, advocate for Solve ME/CFS Initiative[30][31] American Chronic fatigue syndrome
K.C. Finn Writer, author of M.E., Myself and I[32] British ME/CFS
Flea (Michael Balzary) Bassist for Red Hot Chili Peppers, musician, songwriter, actor[33] Australian-American Chronic fatigue syndrome
Katie Flynn (Judy Saxton) Author, patron of Shropshire ME Group British
Linley Frame Olympic swimmer. M.E. ended her career.[34] Australian M.E.
Clare Francis Former yachtswoman. Author, president of Action for ME.[35] British M.E.
Ian "The Machine" Freeman MMA/cage fighter, actor. Retired for 12 months with CFS.[36][37] British Chronic fatigue syndrome
Morgan Freeman Actor[38] American Fibromyalgia, which developed after a car accident.
Luke Ford Journalist Australian-American
Janeane Garofalo Actor, writer and comedian[39] American Fibromyalgia
Billy Garton Soccer player. Retired due to ME/CFS.[40] British M.E./chronic fatigue syndrome after a virus
Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta (Lady Gaga) Singer[39][41] American Fibromyalgia
Derek Graham Athlete, sub 4min mile runner, cross-country star in the 1960s. Retired due to ME/CFS after catching a virus.[42][43] British (Northern Irish) Chronic fatigue after glandular fever, which then than developed into M.E.
Johanna Griggs Former international swimmer, TV presenter. Australian Chronic fatigue syndrome
Jo Guest Model[39] British Fibromyalgia
Susan Harris Television comedy writer and producer[44] American Chronic fatigue syndrome
Leigh Hatcher Journalist Australian
Alice Hattrick Writer [45] British ME/CFS
Anna Hemmings Marathon canoeist. Two years out with overtraining/CFS. Retired after successful comeback.[46][47][48] British Unexplained underperformance syndrome/overtraining syndrome, later changed to CFS[46][47]
Laura Hillenbrand Author of Seabiscuit: An American Legend and Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption[49] American Chronic fatigue syndrome, mostly bedbound
Jens Höing Racing driver German
Andy Hunt Footballer for Charlton. Retired due to CFS.[50] British Chronic fatigue syndrome
Rae Ingram Footballer British
Keith Jarrett Jazz composer, pianist (now retired).[51] American Chronic fatigue syndrome. Improved but did not recover.
Maren Jensen Actress American
Brynmor John Politician, died of M.E. in 1988 after collapsing when leaving the gym.[52][53][54][55] British Myalgic Encephalomyelitis
Claire Jones Harpist[56] British (Welsh)
Rachel Jordan Artist British
Frida Kahlo Artist / painter[57][58] Mexican Fibromyalgia and other forms of chronic pain
Roger King Writer, author of Love and Fatigue in America British
Baker Knight Songwriter American
Lady Gaga (Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta) Singer[39][59] American Fibromyalgia
Katherine Lawrence Author American
Alan W. Lear Author British (Scottish)
Martin Lev Child actor, co-founder and patron of Action for ME. Deceased. British M.E.
Bobby Lounge Singer American
Alastair Lynch Footballer Australian
Amos Mansdorf Tennis player, retired at 29 due to CFS.[60] Israeli Chronic fatigue syndrome
Margaret of Mar, 31st Countess of Mar Countess, House of Lords peer (retired), founder of Forward-ME, co-chair of All-Party Parliamentary Group on Myalgic Encephalomyelitis, patron of Tymes Trust.[61] British ME/CFS after organophosphate exposure. Recovered.
Peter Marshall Squash player. World number 2 when he retired at age 23 due to CFS.[62] British Chronic fatigue syndrome
Michael Mayne Priest (Church of England), Dean of Westminster British
Martine McCutcheon Actress, singer, TV personality[63] British M.E., Chronic Lyme disease and fibromyalgia.
James McDonald Footballer Australian
Mary McDonough Actress. Best known for playing Erin in The Waltons.[38] American Fibromyalgia
Brooks Mileson Business British
Nicolai Misje Footballer Norwegian
Sabine Moussier Actress[64] German-Mexican Chronic fatigue syndrome developed after Guillain-Barré Syndrome.
Stuart Murdoch Singer, songwriter with Belle and Sebastian.[65] British (Scottish) M.E.
Anita Nall Former swimmer. Partly recovered.[66] American Chronic fatigue syndrome
Nadine Neumann Former swimmer. Recovered.[67] Australian Chronic fatigue syndrome at 15.
Nao (Neo Jessica Joshua) Singer/songwriter[68] British (English) Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome
Randy Newman Singer, Songwriter, Musician American
Matthew Nicholson Cricketer[69] Australian Possibly Post-Viral Fatigue after mononucleosis rather than Chronic fatigue syndrome
Stevie Nicks Singer, songwriter[70] American Chronic fatigue syndrome
Florence Nightingale Nurse[28][71] British Suspected ME/CFS and/or fibromyalgia after brucellosis
Andrew Oldcorn Golfer British
Sinéad O'Connor Singer[38] Irish Fibromyalgia with fatigue
Leila Pahlavi Iranian Princess, died aged 31.[72] Iranian Myalgic Encephalomyelitis plus multiple mental illnesses.
Kevin Parker Footballer British
Henry Percy, 11th Duke of Northumberland British Duke British
Amy Peterson Former skater. Recovered then relapsed.[73] American Chronic fatigue syndrome
Martin Phillips Footballer for Torquay United. Retired at age 31 due to CFS.[50] British Chronic fatigue syndrome
David Provan Former footballer (soccer), TV match commentator. Forced to retire from playing at 29.[65] British (Scottish) Post-Viral Fatigue Syndrome / Myalgic Encephalomyelitis
Lord David Puttnam Filmmaker, patron of Action for ME[74] British Chronic fatigue syndrome
Joanna Russ Author, academic, radical feminist American
John Rutter Classical composer and conductor British
Miriam Defensor Santiago Politician Filipino
Rhyce Shaw Footballer Australian
Ali Smith Author / novelist.[65] British (Scottish)
Robin Söderling Tennis player Swedish
Rivka Solomon Author[30][75]
Casey Stoner Motorcycle racer, former MotoGP world champion[76] Australian Chronic fatigue syndrome
Shelley Taylor-Smith Former world champion open water marathon swimmer. Motivational speaker.[77][78][79] Australian Chronic fatigue syndrome, developed after life-threatening giardia lamblia. Hospitalized with fatigue, jaundice and infections but recovered.
Paul Tomkins Author British
Monica Törnell Singer Swedish
Brian Vastag Journalist American
Mark Vink Hockey player (captain), doctor. Retired from both due to ill health.[80][81] Dutch Severe ME/CFS
Laurie Walker Artist Canadian
Naomi Weisstein Neuroscientist American
Pamela Weston Musician British
Ian Woosnam Golfer. Fully recovered.[82] British (Welsh) Post-Viral Fatigue Syndrome, Myalgic Encephalomyelitis
Dr Marcie Zinn Research psychologist and physiologist. Died Dec 2019.[83] American Diagnosed with herpes encephalitis then M.E.

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