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Type 1 diabetes, also known as juvenile diabetes, is a condition in which the body does not produce insulin, resulting in high levels of sugar in the bloodstream.[1][2] Whereas type 2 diabetes is typically diagnosed in middle age and treated via diet, oral medication and/or insulin therapy, type 1 diabetes tends to be diagnosed earlier in life, and people with type 1 diabetes require insulin therapy for survival.[1] It is significantly less common than type 2 diabetes, accounting for 5 percent of all diabetes diagnoses.[3]
This list of notable people with type 1 diabetes includes writers, artists, athletes, entertainers, and others who have been documented as having type 1 diabetes.
Name | Lifespan | Nationality | Notability | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
Alizée Agier | 1994– | French | Karateka | [4] |
Wasim Akram | 1966– | Pakistani | Cricketer, television personality | [5] |
Mona Alawi | 2004– | Filipino | Actress, model | |
Kurt Andersen | 1954– | American | Writer, radio host | [6] |
Mark Andrews | 1996– | American | American football tight end | [7] |
Brec Bassinger | 1999– | American | Actress | [citation needed] |
Dexter Bean | 1987– | American | Auto racing driver | [8] |
Jean-Marie Bigard | 1954– | French | Actor | [9] |
Crystal Bowersox | 1985– | American | Singer-songwriter, actress | [10] |
Nick Boynton | 1979– | Canadian | Ice hockey defenceman | [11] |
Darren Brass | 1972– | American | Tattoo artist | [12] |
Bertrand Burgalat | 1963– | French | Musician and music producer | [13] |
George Canyon | 1970– | Canadian | Country music singer | [14] |
Ana Carolina | 1974– | Brazilian | Singer | [15] |
Carol Channing | 1921–2019 | American | Actress, comedian | [16] |
Stephen Clancy | 1992– | Irish | Racing cyclist | [17] |
Don R. Christensen | 1916–2006 | American | Animator, illustrator | |
Bobby Clarke | 1949– | Canadian | Ice hockey centre, Hockey Hall of Fame member | [18] |
Ben Coker | 1989– | British | Association football player | [19] |
Mark Collie | 1956– | American | Singer-songwriter, musician | [20] |
Cory Conacher | 1989– | Canadian | Ice hockey player | [21] |
Lauren Cox | 1998– | American | Basketball player | [22] |
Elinor Crawley | 1991– | Welsh | Actress | [23] |
B. J. Crombeen | 1985– | Canadian | Ice hockey right winger | [24] |
Will Cross | 1967– | American | Mountain climber | [25] |
Jay Cutler | 1983– | American | American football quarterback | [18] |
Conor Daly | 1991– | American | Professional race car driver | [26] |
Andrea Deck | 1994– | American | Actress | [27] |
Adrian Dix | 1964– | Canadian | Politician | [28] |
Max Domi | 1995– | Canadian | Ice hockey player | [29] |
Buster Douglas | 1960– | American | Professional boxer | [30] |
Chris Dudley | 1965– | American | Basketball player and politician | [31] |
Adam Duvall | 1988– | American | Major League Baseball outfielder | [32] |
Mike Echols | 1978– | American | American football cornerback | [18] |
Magnus Wolff Eikrem | 1990– | Norwegian | Footballer | [33] |
Ron Elliott | 1943– | American | Musician, lead guitarist of The Beau Brummels | [34] |
Blake Ferguson | 1997– | American | American football long snapper for the National Football League (NFL) | |
Carsten Fischer | 1961– | German | Olympic field hockey player | [5] |
Kris Freeman | 1980– | American | Cross-country skier | [35] |
Elliott Fry | 1994– | American | American football placekicker | [36] |
Jimmy Fryzel | 1981– | American | Arena Football League wide receiver | [37] |
Sam Fuld | 1981– | American | Baseball outfielder | [38] |
Ed Gamble | 1986– | British | Comedian, television personality | [39] |
Victor Garber | 1949– | Canadian | Film, stage and television actor and singer | [40] |
Charles Ginsburg | 1920–1992 | American | Engineer, inventor | [41] |
Adam Goren | 1975– | American | Musician | [42] |
Elizabeth Hughes Gossett | 1907–1981 | American | First American treated for diabetes with insulin therapy | [43] |
Devin K. Grayson | American | Writer of comic books and novels | [44] | |
Dorian Gregory | 1971– | American | Actor | [45] |
Sara Groenewegen | 1995– | Canadian | Softball player | [46] |
Kamal Haasan | 1954– | Indian | Actor | [47] |
Zuzana Haasová | 1981– | Slovak | Actress | [48] |
Este Haim | 1986– | American | Musician, bassist of Haim | [49] |
Gary Hall, Jr. | 1974– | American | Competitive swimmer | [50] |
Kevin Hansen | 1982– | American | Volleyball player | [51] |
Joonas Henttala | 1991– | Finnish | Racing cyclist | [52] |
Dana Hill | 1964–1996 | American | Actress | [53] |
Dave Hollins | 1966– | American | Major League Baseball third baseman | [54] |
Neil Hope | 1972–2007 | Canadian | Actor | [55] |
Lindsay Hoyle | 1957– | British | Speaker of the House of Commons | [56] |
Catfish Hunter | 1946–1999 | American | Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher | [54] |
Dan Hurley | 1957– | American | Author and journalist | [57] |
Natalie Irish | 1982– | American | Visual artist | [58] |
Jeremy Irvine | 1990– | British | Actor | [59] |
Chris Jarvis | 1980– | Canadian | Rower | [60] |
Jason Johnson | 1973– | American | Major League Baseball pitcher | [54] |
Nicole Johnson | 1974– | American | Miss America winner | [61] |
Nick Jonas | 1992– | American | Singer-songwriter, musician, and actor | [62] |
Rod Kafer | 1971– | Australian | Rugby union player | [63] |
Kaapo Kakko | 2001– | Finnish | Professional ice hockey player | [64] |
Sheku Kanneh-Mason | 1999– | English | Cellist | [65] |
Alan Kernaghan | 1967– | Irish | Footballer | [66] |
Fawad Khan | 1981– | Pakistani | Actor, film producer | [67] |
Charlie Kimball | 1985– | American | Auto racing driver | [68] |
Caitlin Kinnunen | 1991– | American | Actress | [69] |
Kelli Kuehne | 1977– | American | LPGA golfer | [70] |
Luke Kunin | 1997– | American | Ice hockey center | [71] |
Robert D. Lawrence | 1892–1968 | British | Physician; founder of British Diabetic Association | [72] |
Jay Leeuwenburg | 1969– | American | American football offensive lineman in the National Football League | [18] |
Gavin Lewis | 2003– | American | Actor | [73] |
Jerry Lewis | 1926–2017 | American | Actor, comedian | [74] |
Amelia Lily | 1994– | British | Pop singer | [75] |
Dominic Littlewood | 1965– | British | Television and journalist | [76] |
Mark Lowe | 1983– | American | Major League Baseball relief pitcher | [77] |
Gary Mabbutt | 1961– | British | English footballer | [78] |
Lewis Marnell | 1982–2013 | Australian | Skateboarder | [79] |
Theresa May | 1956– | British | Prime Minister of the United Kingdom | [80] |
Joan McCracken | 1917–1961 | American | Dancer, actress | [81] |
Dustin McGowan | 1982– | American | Major League Baseball pitcher | [77] |
Danny McGrain | 1950– | Scottish | Association football player | [82] |
Craig McMillan | 1976– | New Zealand | Cricketer | [5] |
Dennis David Coles | 1970– | American | Rapper, member of the Wu-Tang Clan | |
Bret Michaels | 1963– | American | Musician, actor, reality television personality | [83] |
Mary Tyler Moore | 1936–2017 | American | Actress | [84] |
Jordan Morris | 1994– | American | Major League Soccer player | [85] |
Adam Morrison | 1984– | American | Basketball player | [86] |
Brandon Morrow | 1984– | American | Major League Baseball pitcher | [77] |
Mary Mouser | 1996– | American | Actress | [87] |
Nacho | 1990– | Spanish | Footballer | [88] |
James Norton | 1985– | British | Actor | [89] |
Peter O'Toole | 1932–2013 | British-Irish | Actor | [90] |
Miguel Paludo | 1983– | Brazilian | Auto racing driver | [91] |
Eric Paslay | 1983– | American | Musician | [92] |
Dave Pember | 1978– | American | Major League Baseball pitcher | [93] |
Elizabeth Perkins | 1960– | American | Actress | [94] |
Toby Petersen | 1978– | American | Ice hockey right winger | [11] |
RaeLynn | 1994– | American | Singer | [92] |
Ryan Reed | 1993– | American | Auto racing driver | [95] |
Charlotte Regan | 1994– | British | Film director | [96] |
Sam Reid | 1989– | Australian | Australian rules football player | [97] |
Anne Rice | 1941–2021 | American | Author | [98][99] |
Jonathan Rowson | 1977– | Scottish | Chess Grandmaster | [100] |
Theodore Ryder | 1916–1993 | American | One of the first twelve diabetes patients in the world to be treated using insulin, at the age of five | [101] |
John Rutsey | 1952–2008 | Canadian | Drummer of Rush | [102] |
Sergi Samper | 1995– | Spanish | Footballer | [103] |
Molly Sandén | 1992– | Swedish | Singer | [104] |
Sierra Sandison | 1993– | American | Beauty pageant titleholder | [105] |
Ron Santo | 1940–2010 | American | Major League Baseball third baseman | [18] |
Eva Saxl | 1921–2002 | Czech | Self-manufacturer of insulin | |
Kim Schrier | 1968– | American | Politician | [106] |
Kendall Simmons | 1979– | American | National Football League guard | [107] |
Henry Slade | 1993– | British | Rugby union player | [19] |
Jean Smart | 1951– | American | Actress | [108] |
Sonia Sotomayor | 1954– | American | Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States | [109] |
Paul Sparks | 1971– | American | Actor | [110] |
Matthias Steiner | 1982– | German | Weightlifter, Olympic gold medalist | |
Jennifer Stone | 1993– | American | Actress | [111] |
Barney Storey | 1977– | British | Cyclist | [112] |
Derek Theler | 1986– | American | Actor | [113] |
Leonard Thompson | 1908–1935 | Canadian | First patient to receive insulin therapy | [114] |
Riley Tufte | 1998– | American | Ice hockey player | [115] |
Jim Turner | 1952– | American | Actor, comedian | [116] |
1964– | Filipino | Singer | ||
Fernando del Valle | 1964– | American | Operatic tenor | [117] |
Scott Verplank | 1964– | American | Professional golfer | [118] |
Dado Villa-Lobos | 1965– | Brazilian | Musician, guitarist of Legião Urbana | [119] |
Tonette Walker | 1955– | American | First Lady of Wisconsin | [120] |
Stephen Wallem | 1968– | American | Actor | [121] |
Brandon Wardell | 1992– | American | Stand-up comedian | [122] |
Washington | 1975– | Brazilian | Footballer | [123] |
Brad Wilk | 1968– | American | Musician | [124] |
Vanessa Williams | 1963– | American | Actress | [125] |
Wade Wilson | 1959–2019 | American | American football quarterback | [18] |
Elliott Yamin | 1978– | American | Singer | [126] |
Pär Zetterberg | 1970– | Swedish | Cyclist | [127] |
Alexander Zverev | 1997– | German | Professional tennis player | [128] |
James Gulley | 1986– | Canadian | Cyclist/Developer |
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