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

 * Lena Dunham - American actor Dunham caught COVID-19 in March 2020, improving but still with long COVID in September
 * Billy Eilish - British singer/songwriter Eilish was ill with COVID-19 for two months and continues to have symptoms
 * Marianne Faithfull - The English singer and actor caught COVID-19 in April 2020, still with long COVID in June 2021
 * Salma Hayek - The Mexican actor almost died from COVID-19 and went back to filming while still suffering from some lingering fatigue
 * 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

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, and was still ill three months later
 * Antony Loveless - Long covid left military author and former war photographer Loveless disabled, struggling to walk, and "robbed of normal life", along with his partner. Loveless developed neutropenia, postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS), and chronic "covid tongue", and partner Claire Hooper developed type II diabetes, severe difficulty walking, and high blood pressure.
 * Michelle Mone - British Baroness Mone reported that long COVID left her breathless and losing weight.

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