List of famous people with long COVID

The 2019-2021 coronavirus pandemic has led to hundreds of thousands developing COVID-19, a significant number of these continue to have symptoms many weeks or months later, known as long COVID, also known as Post-Acute Sequelae of COVID-19 (PASC). These "long haulers" come from many different walks of life, ages, and races, including people without pre-existing conditions who had mild COVID-19.

Actors, musicians and artists

 * Alyssa Milano, diagnosed with COVID-19 in April, needed hospital treatment in August


 * Emma Samms - British actor - caught COVID-19 in March, still ill in September
 * Lena Dunham - caught COVID-19 in March 2020, improving but still with long COVID in September
 * Marianne Faithfull - caught COVID-19 in April 2020, still with long COVID in June 2021

Athletes and sports personalities

 * Eduardo Rodriguez, pitcher for the Boston Red Sox baseball team, developed fatigue and myocarditis after COVID-19, and was unable to play for the rest of 2020
 * Michael Ojo, an American basketball player, died during training in Serbia as a result of heart-related complications. Ojo, 27, appeared to have recovered from COVID-19 rather than having the recurring or persistent symptoms that long-haulers describe.

Authors, journalists and writers

 * Chris Cuomo - CNN news presenter, caught COVID-19 in April, still ill three months later

Politicians

 * Andrew Gwynne MP - British politician - caught COVID-19 in March, still ill and walking very slowly 6 months later

Other famous people

 * Jazmin Grimaldi, daughter of Monacro's Prince Albert II - hospitalized with COVID-19 a month after her first hospitalization

Learn more

 * May 2021, Alyssa Milano Says Long-Haul COVID Has 'Impacted Every Part of My Health' - People