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This article lists notable people who died from or were diagnosed with
colorectal cancer .
Adele Roberts (born 1979), English broadcaster, radio personality and DJ.
[1]
Alto Reed (1948–2020; aged 72), American saxophonist best known as a long-time member of
Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band .
[2]
Angela Scoular (1945–2011; aged 65), British actress (
On Her Majesty's Secret Service ).
[3]
Antonin Artaud (1896–1948; aged 51), French
dramatist ,
poet ,
essayist ,
actor ,and
theatre director ; died from an overdose of
chloral hydrate his doctor prescribed to control the pain from a very advanced and inoperable rectal cancer.
Audrey Hepburn (1929–1993; aged 63), British actress and humanitarian.
[4]
Babe Didrikson Zaharias (1911–1956; aged 45), American athlete.
[5]
Ben Richards (born 1972), English actor (
Footballers' Wives ,
The Bill ,
Holby City ,
Hollyoaks ).
[6]
Billy Kametz (1987–2022; aged 35), American voice actor.
[7]
Bob Jenkins (1947–2021; aged 73), American television and radio sports announcer.
[8]
Bobby Moore (1941–1993; aged 51), England football captain and 1966 World Cup winner; the Bobby Moore Fund for Cancer Research UK is committed to beating bowel cancer in his memory.
[9]
Brion Gysin (1916–1986; aged 70), British-Canadian
writer and
painter , was diagnosed with
colorectal cancer in 1974 and underwent a
colostomy ; died from
lung cancer in 1986.
Carmen Marc Valvo (born 1963), American fashion designer.
[10]
Chadwick Boseman (1976–2020; aged 43), American actor (
Black Panther ); died 3–4 years after diagnosis.
[11]
Charles M. Schulz (1922–2000; aged 77), creator of
Peanuts ; died 60 days after diagnosis.
[12]
Claude Debussy (1862–1918; aged 55), French composer.
[13]
Corazon Aquino (1933–2009; aged 76), 11th
President of the Philippines (1986–1992); died after a 16-month battle with colon cancer.
[14]
Dana Dawson (1974–2010; aged 36), American actress and singer.
[15]
Dame Deborah James (1981–2022; aged 40), English journalist and podcast presenter (
You, Me and the Big C ).
[16]
Eartha Kitt (1927–2008; aged 81), American singer and actress.
[17]
Sir Edward Elgar (1857–1934; aged 76), English composer; died four months after diagnosis.
[18]
Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother (1900–2002; aged 101),
British Queen Consort of
King George VI and mother of
Queen Elizabeth II and
Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon . She was diagnosed with colon cancer in 1966 at the age of 66 and surgery removed a tumour; she survived and died 35 years later in 2002, aged 101, from
natural causes .
[19]
Elizabeth Montgomery (1933–1995; aged 62), American actress; eight weeks after diagnosis.
[20]
Estelle Bennett (1941–2009; aged 67), American singer (
The Ronettes )
[21]
George Alagiah (1955–2023; aged 67), British newsreader, journalist and television presenter (
BBC News at Six ,
GMT ).
[22]
Gioacchino Antonio Rossini (1792-1868; aged 76) Italian opera composer of the romantic era. Died after a short illness and an unsuccessful operation to treat colon cancer.
Harold Wilson (1916–1995; aged 79), British politician who served as
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1964–1970, 1974–1976).
[23]
Howard Marks (1945–2016; aged 70), Welsh drug smuggler and author.
[24]
Hugo Pratt (1927–1995; aged 68), Italian cartoonist (
Corto Maltese ).
[25]
[26]
Jackie Gleason (1916–1987; aged 71), American actor and entertainer, best-known for portraying "
Ralph Kramden " in
The Honeymooners .
[27]
Jay Monahan (1956–1998; aged 42), American attorney. His widow,
Katie Couric , raised awareness of colorectal cancers after his death, encouraged people to get tested, and The Jay Monahan Center for Gastrointestinal Health was established in his memory at New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell.
[28]
Dame Joan Bakewell (born 1933), English broadcaster, journalist, television presenter and
Labour Party
peer .
[29]
Joel Siegel (1943–2007; aged 63),
Emmy award-winning film critic and Entertainment Editor of
ABC 's
Good Morning America .
[30]
John Foster Dulles (1888–1959; aged 71),
United States Secretary of State under Republican President
Dwight D. Eisenhower .
[31]
John Wetton (1949–2017; aged 67), British singer-songwriter.
[32]
José Ferrer (1912–1992; aged 80), Puerto Rican actor, director and film director.
[33]
John Bain (1984–2018; aged 33), English video gaming commentator and
game critic , known as "TotalBiscuit".
[34]
[35]
Dame Julie Walters (born 1950), English actress (
Harry Potter ,
Mamma Mia! ,
Wood and Walters ,
National Treasure ).
[36]
Keith Reid (1946–2023; aged 76), English lyricist and songwriter (
Procol Harum ).
[37]
Kevin Conroy (1955–2022; aged 66), American actor, known for voicing
Batman in various
DC Comics related properties for three decades.
[38]
Kevin Corcoran (1949–2015; aged 66), American director, and producer who took part in various
Disney films as a child actor.
Kirstie Alley (1951–2022; aged 71), American actress (
Cheers ,
Look Who's Talking ,
Celebrity Big Brother 22 ).
[39]
Kornbread Jeté (born 1992), American drag queen and star of
RuPaul's Drag Race (
Season 14 ). Diagnosed with
adenocarcinoma in 2022 aged 30.
[40]
Lois Maxwell (1927–2007; aged 80), Canadian actress best-known for playing
Miss Moneypenny in the first 14
James Bond films .
Lynn Faulds Wood (1948–2020; aged 72), Scottish television presenter and journalist (
BBC Watchdog ). Survived advanced bowel cancer and founded the charities Beating Bowel Cancer and Lynn's Bowel Cancer Campaign . She later died from a
stroke in 2020.
[41]
Malcolm Marshall (1958–1999; aged 41), West Indian-British cricket player.
[42]
Neville Chamberlain (1869–1940; aged 71), British politician who served as
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1937–1940).
[43]
Nick Lloyd Webber (1979–2023; aged 43), English composer, record producer and son of
Andrew Lloyd Webber .
[44]
[45]
Noele Gordon (1919–1985; aged 65), English actress (
Crossroads ).
[46]
[47]
Norma Tanega (1939–2019; aged 80), American folk and pop singer-songwriter, painter, and experimental musician.
[48]
Patrick Fyffe (1942–2002; aged 60), English
female impersonator and comic actor (
Hinge and Bracket ).
[49]
Pelé (1940–2022; aged 82), former Brazilian footballer for
Santos FC ,
New York Cosmos and
Brazil . He was diagnosed in 2021 at age 81.
[50]
Peter Adamson (1930–2002; aged 71), English actor (
Coronation Street ). He successfully underwent surgery for bowel cancer in 1990, however died from colorectal cancer in 2002.
[51]
Robert Reed (1932–1992; aged 59), American actor (
The Brady Bunch ); diagnosed with colon lymphoma in November 1991, dying 6 months later from the cancer which was worsened by
HIV
Robin Gibb (1949–2012; aged 62), Manx singer, musician and producer, member of the
Bee Gees .
[52]
Rod Roddy (1937–2003; aged 66), American radio and television announcer (
The Price is Right ); died two years after being diagnosed with colon cancer.
[53]
Ronald Reagan (1911–2004; aged 93), American politician who served as the 40th
President of the United States (1981–1989). In 1985, Reagan underwent surgery at
Bethesda Naval Hospital , he had a right
Hemicolectomy , he had two foot of colon removed. This was found to be a
Dukes' Stage B colorectal cancer.
[54]
Russi Taylor (1944–2019; aged 75), American voice actress best known as the voice of
Minnie Mouse .
[55]
Ruth Handler (1916–2002; aged 85), American businesswoman and creator of
Barbie and Nearly Me prosthetics.
[56]
Sam Simon (1955–2015; aged 59), American director, producer, writer, philanthropist and co-creator of
The Simpsons .
[57]
Sam Taylor-Johnson (born 1967), English filmmaker, director and photographer.
[58]
Sara Murray Jordan (1884–1959; aged 75), American
gastroenterologist ; diagnosed herself with colon cancer and died in 1959.
[59]
Sharon Osbourne (born 1952), British-American television personality and music manager (
The X Factor ,
The Osbournes ,
America's Got Talent ).
[60]
Sid Waddell (1940–2012; aged 72), English sports commentator and television personality, known as the "Voice of Darts"; died 11 months after diagnosis.
[61]
Simon MacCorkindale (1952–2010; aged 58), British actor and film director; first diagnosed in 2006.
[62]
Sonya Biddle (1957–2022; aged 64), Canadian actress and politician in
Montreal ,
Quebec . She served on the
Montreal City Council from 1998 to 2001 as a Member of
Vision Montreal .
[63]
Tamisha Iman (born 1970), American drag queen and star of
RuPaul's Drag Race (
Season 13 ).
[64]
Tina Turner (1939–2023; aged 83), American-Swiss singer and actress ("
Proud Mary ", "
Nutbush City Limits ", "
What's Love Got to Do with It ", "
The Best ").
[65]
Tony Snow (1955–2008; aged 53), American journalist and politician who served as the 25th
White House Press Secretary under President
George W. Bush .
[66]
Vince Lombardi (1913–1970; aged 57),
American football coach of
Green Bay Packers and
Washington Redskins . The
Super Bowl trophy was renamed in his honor shortly after his death, as his Packers won the first two Super Bowls.
[67]
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