List of deaths from anorexia nervosa

This is a list of notable people who have died from anorexia nervosa, in chronological order.

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

• 1380: Catherine of Siena – Italian Saint, aged 33
• 1387: Pierre de Luxembourg – French Catholic bishop, aged 17
• 1882: Sophie Gray – Scottish model, aged 38
• 1909: Renée Vivien – British poet who wrote in the French language, aged 32
• 1936: Irene Fenwick – American stage and silent film actress, aged 49
• 1952: Susan Peters – American actress, aged 31
• 1957: Caren "Sande" Crabbe – Daughter of Buster Crabbe, aged 20
• 1982: Helga Braathen – Norwegian gymnast, aged 29
• 1983: Karen Carpenter – American singer, drummer (The Carpenters), aged 32^[1]
• 1994: Christy Henrich – American gymnast, aged 22^[2]
• 1996: Cynthia MacGregor – American tennis player, aged 31
• 1997: Heidi Guenther – American ballerina, aged 22
• 1997: Michael Krasnow – American author, My Life as a Male Anorexic, aged 28^[3]
• 1999: Lena Zavaroni – Scottish singer and actress, aged 35
• 2001: Bahne Rabe – German rower, aged 37
• 2003: Helen Moros – New Zealand long-distance runner, aged 35^[4]
• 2003: Debbie Barham – English comedy writer, aged 26
• 2006: Luisel Ramos – Uruguayan model, aged 22
• 2006: Ana Carolina Reston – Brazilian model, aged 21^[5]
• 2007: Eliana Ramos – Uruguayan model, younger sister of Luisel Ramos, aged 18
• 2007: Hila Elmalich – Israeli model, aged 33
• 2010: Isabelle Caro – French model, anorexia activist, and actress, aged 28
• 2016: Morgan Claire Dunn – Mental health advocate, and inspiration for changes in the eating disorder community
• 2018: Javiera Muñoz – Swedish singer, aged 40^[6][7]
• 2019: Lene Marie Fossen – Norwegian photographer and artist, aged 33
• 2020: Josi Maria – German influencer, aged 24^[8]
• 2021: Nikki Grahame – English television personality, aged 38
• 2025: Gülnihal Candan – Turkish legal practitioner, social media and tv personality, aged 30^[9][10]
• 2025: Stina Oscarson – Swedish theatre director, author and debater, aged 49

See also

• History of anorexia nervosa
• List of people who died of starvation
• Lists of people by cause of death