A brain tumor is an abnormal growth of cells within the brain or inside the skull, and can be cancerous (malignant) or non-cancerous (benign). Just over half of all primary brain tumors are malignant; the rest are benign, though they may still be life-threatening. In the United States in 2000, survivors of benign primary brain tumors outnumbered those who had cancerous primary brain tumors by approximately 4:1. Metastatic brain cancer is over six times more common than primary brain cancer, as it occurs in about 10–30% of all people with cancer.[1]
This is a list of notable people who have had a primary or metastatic brain tumor (either benign or malignant) at some time in their lives, as confirmed by public information. Tumor type and survival duration are listed where the information is known. Blank spaces in these columns appear where precise information has not been released to the public. Medicine does not designate most long-term survivors as cured.
The National Cancer Institute estimated 22,070 new cases of primary brain cancer and 12,920 deaths due to the illness in the United States in 2009. The age-adjusted incidence rate is 6.4 per 100,000 per year, and the death rate is 4.3 per 100,000 per year. The lifetime risk of developing brain cancer for someone born today is 0.60%. Only around a third of those diagnosed with brain cancer survive for five years after diagnosis. These high overall mortality rates are a result of the prevalence of aggressive types, such as glioblastoma multiforme. Nearly 14% of new brain tumor diagnoses occur in persons under 20 years of age.[2]
Name Life Comments Diagnosis Survival Reference Tony Anholt 1941–2002 Actor with various television credits, including Space: 1999, The Protectors and Howards' Way—
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[3] Sam Bottoms 1955–2008 Actor who played in the movies Apocalypse Now and The Last Picture Show Glioblastoma multiforme—
[4] Patrick Cargill 1918–1996 British film and television actor who had been in ill health since being treated for a brain tumor and died a year later; his death was initially attributed to a hit-and-run accident—
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[5] Bert Convy 1933–1991 Stage, film and television actor and host Glioblastoma multiforme 15 months [6] Ross Davidson 1949–2006 Actor who played Andy O'Brien in the BBC soap opera EastEnders Glioblastoma multiforme 20 months [7] Sandy Duncan 1946– Tony Award–nominated Broadway actress, television actress—
1971– [8] Linda Gary 1944–1995 Voice artist for Scooby-Doo and other animated series—
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[9] Brian Glover 1934–1997 Actor, professional wrestler and teacher—
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[10] Cathy Godbold 1974–2018 Australian actress. After having a brain tumor successfully removed in 2007, a second inoperable brain tumor was discovered in 2018.—
11 years (2007–2018) [11] Richard Greene 1918–1985 Actor who appeared in more than 40 movies and in the British television series The Adventures of Robin Hood—
3 years [12] Susan Hayward 1917–1975 Academy Award–winning film actress—
2 years [13] Edward Herrmann 1943–2014 Actor of stage, screen and film Glioblastoma multiforme 1 year [14] Richard Jordan 1937–1993 Actor of stage, screen and film—
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[15] Martin Kemp 1961– Actor and former pop musician who is in the band Spandau Ballet—
1995– [16] Arthur Kennedy 1914–1990 Stage and film actor; Tony Award winner—
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[17] Lois Kibbee 1922–1993 Actress who played Geraldine Weldon Whitney Saxon on the television soap opera The Edge of Night—
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[18] Eugene Gordon Lee 1933–2005 Child actor who played Porky in the Our Gang (The Little Rascals) comedies Metastatic tumor—
[19] Katherine Locke 1910–1995 Broadway actress in the late 1930s—
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[20] Meredith MacRae 1944–2000 Television actress and host—
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[21] Victor Maddern 1926–1993 Supporting actor in films—
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[22] Joseph Maher 1933–1998 Irish-born stage actor, film and television character actor—
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[23] Irish McCalla 1928–2002 Film and television actress, eponymous role in the 1950s television series Sheena, Queen of the Jungle—
Less than 18 months [24] Heather Menzies 1949–2017 Film and television actress, role in the 1965 film The Sound of Music—
Less than one month [25] Buster Merryfield 1920–1999 British actor who played Uncle Albert in the BBC comedy Only Fools and Horses—
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[26] Bueno de Mesquita 1918–2005 Comedian, actor and stage artist, known for his ability to make funny faces; suffered from lung cancer (probable metastasis)—
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[27] Greg Morris 1933–1996 African American television actor (Mission: Impossible series)—
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[28] Marshall Napier 1951–2022 New Zealand-Australian actor, playwright, and graphic artist—
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[29] Pola Negri 1897–1987 Polish-American silent movie actress who played numerous femme fatale roles; refused treatment, died of pneumonia—
2 years [30] Tommy Noonan 1921–1968 Actor and Producer, best known for supporting role vs Marilyn Monroe in the 1953 film, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes—
8 months [31] Jerry Paris 1925–1986 Actor and director; played Jerry Helper on the television series The Dick Van Dyke Show—
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[32] Pat Paterson 1910–1978 Actress; wife of Charles Boyer—
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[33] Pat Paulsen 1927–1997 Comedian, featured on the Smothers Brothers television show in the 1960s—
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[34] Slim Pickens 1919–1983 Rodeo clown turned film actor (Dr. Strangelove)—
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[35][36] Kate Reid 1930–1993 Canadian actress of stage, film and television—
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[37] Mark Ruffalo 1967– American film actor; an operation to remove a benign tumor caused him temporary partial paralysis. Acoustic neuroma 2001– [38] Irene Ryan c. 1902–1973 Actress who played Granny in the television series The Beverly Hillbillies; she was never told of her tumor and died after suffering a stroke onstage while performing in Pippin in her Broadway debut—
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[39] Zachary Scott 1914–1965 American film actor, specializing in playing villains (Mildred Pierce)—
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[40][41] Alexis Smith 1921–1993 Canadian-born film, stage, musical theatre and television actress—
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[42] Michelle Stafford 1965– Actress, played Phyllis Summers Abbott Newman on the soap opera The Young and the Restless—
1985– [43] Kathy Staff 1928–2008 British actress who played Nora Batty in Last of the Summer Wine—
Less than 12 months [44] Werner Stocker 1955–1993 Bavarian Film Award (Bayerischer Filmpreis) for Best Young Actors shared with Dana Vávrová for Herbstmilch; featured role in television's Highlander: The Series—
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[45] Tara Subkoff 1972– American actress and designer; diagnosed in 2009. Successfully underwent surgery, but was left with permanent nerve damage and deafness in right ear. Acoustic neuroma—
[46] Kinuyo Tanaka 1909–1977 Japanese film actress and director—
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[47] Anya Taranda 1915–1970 Model, showgirl, actress and wife of the songwriter Harold Arlen—
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[48] Tiny Ron Taylor 1947–2019 American film actor and basketball player known for his height.—
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[49] Elizabeth Taylor 1932–2011 Academy Award–winning actress, star of numerous films Meningioma 1997–2011 [50] Henry Victor 1892–1945 Character actor (played "Hercules" in the 1932 film Freaks)—
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[51][52] Bill Williams 1915–1992 Movie actor who played Kit Carson in the 1950s TV series Adventures of Kit Carson—
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[53] Jeff Winkless 1941–2006 Composer, television and voice actor—
15 months [54] Name Life Comments Diagnosis Survival Reference Alan Berg 1934–1984 Progressive talk radio host in Denver, Colorado who broadcast his program on KOA. He was murdered in 1984; his story formed the basis of the Oliver Stone film Talk Radio.—
8 years [63] Jack Brickhouse 1916–1998 Sports broadcast announcer—
6 months [64] Tom Cheek 1939–2005 Radio broadcaster who announced Major League Baseball games for the Toronto Blue Jays—
15 months [65][66] Dan Curtis 1928–2006 Emmy Award–winning director and producer of television and film—
4 months [67] Bill Elder 1938–2003 Award-winning anchor and reporter for WWL-TV in New Orleans. Glioblastoma multiforme 5 years [68] Bob Friend 1938–2008 Renowned British journalist and TV anchor with BBC and News Corporation.—
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[69] Annabel Giles 1959–2023 British television and radio presenter and former model Glioblastoma multiforme 4 months [70] Russell Grant 1951– British astrologer and media personality—
2022– [71] Chuck Howard 1933–1996 Former producer at ABC Sports and winner of 11 Emmy Awards—
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[72] Simone Giertz 1990– Swedish YouTube personality, TV host and inventor—
2018– [73] Ted Husing 1901–1962 Pioneer radio sportscaster—
6 years [74] Miles Jupp 1979– Actor and stand-up comedian best known for his roles in Balamory and The Thick of It; later would go on to dedicate an entire stand-up tour about his experience. Meningioma 2021– [75] Sam Lloyd 1963–2020 American actor, singer, and musician, best known for his portrayal of lawyer Ted Buckland on the comedy-drama series Scrubs and the sitcom Cougar Town.—
6 years [76] Anita Martini 1939–1993 Pioneer print, radio and TV sports journalist who was the first woman to do an interview inside a professional sports locker room (1974); first woman to do on-the-field interviews at a Major League Baseball All-Star Game (1973); and first woman to do radio play-by-play of a professional baseball game (1976). She was the sports anchor for the Houston NBC affiliate and hosted radio sports talk shows for many years in the city. Glioblastoma multiforme July 1989 – July 1993 [77] Britt McHenry 1986– American sports journalist 2020– [78] Maria Menounos 1978– Television host of shows such as Today, Access Hollywood, and Extra Meningioma 2017– [79] Eleanor Mondale 1960–2011 Cable television host on the E! network; daughter of former United States Vice President Walter Mondale Glioma with astrocytoma cells June 2005 – September 2011 [80] David Morrow 1953–2024 Australian sports radio and television broadcaster and commentator—
4 months [81][82] Andrew Olle 1947–1995 Australian radio and television presenter for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation Glioblastoma multiforme 5 days after collapsing (which led to diagnosis)[83] [84] Judd Rose 1955–2000 Emmy Award–winning television news reporter, co-anchor of CNN Newsstand Astrocytoma About 6 years [85] Gerardo Rozín 1970–2022 Argentine journalist, producer, and radio and television presenter—
2021–2022 [86] Gene Siskel 1946–1999 Film critic for the Chicago Tribune; television partner of fellow critic Roger Ebert—
Less than 1 year [28] Julia Somerville 1947– Television news anchor and reporter who has worked for BBC News and ITN—
1993– [87] François Truffaut 1932–1984 Film director with over 25 films to his credit, including The 400 Blows—
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[88] Stan Zemanek 1947–2007 Australian radio broadcaster and television personality; presented a night-time show on the radio station 2UE Glioblastoma multiforme 15 months [89] Kasino 1950–1997 Indonesian actor and comedian member of the comedy group Warkop.—
13 months [90] Name Life Comments Diagnosis Survival Reference Jon Bannenberg 1929–2002 Yacht designer.—
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[96] Ben Bowen 2002–2005 Huntington, West Virginia child who attracted media attention and fundraising efforts ATRT 1 year [97] Margaret Brown 1867–1932 Socialite, philanthropist, and activist; survivor of the Titanic disaster; portrayed in the 1964 film The Unsinkable Molly Brown and the 1997 film Titanic—
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[98] Johnnie Cochran 1937–2005 Defense attorney, best known for being a member of the "Dream Team", during the infamous O.J. Simpson murder trial. Also defense attorney for the 1993 Michael Jackson child molestation case. Jackson settled the case with the accusing family.—
1 year [99] Dennis E. Fitch 1942–2012 American commercial airline pilot. Known for his actions that helped to save the lives of 184 of the passengers on board United Airlines Flight 232.—
2 years [100] Robert W. Funk 1926–2005 Academic theologian; author and founder of the Jesus Seminar—
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[101] Henry Kock 1952–2005 Horticulturist at the University of Guelph Arboretum—
18 months [102] Tommy Lucchese 1899–1967 Gangster, head of the Lucchese Family of the New York City Mafia's Five Families, 1951–1967—
2 years [103] Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent 1906–1968 Member of the British royal family—
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[104] Brittany Maynard 1984–2014 Advocate for the legalization of aid in dying Astrocytoma 11 months [105] Marshall McLuhan 1911–1980 Canadian Communications theorist and educator—
11 years [106] Connor Michalek 2005–2014 Professional wrestling fan and posthumous WWE Hall of Fame Medulloblastoma 5 years [107] Enric Miralles 1955–2000 Architect whose works include the Scottish Parliament Building—
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[108] John Joseph O'Connor 1920–2000 Eleventh bishop (eighth archbishop) of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York—
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[109] Alexandra Sestak 2001–2020 Daughter of Joe & Susan Clark Sestak—
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[110] Craig Shergold 1979–2020 Former brain cancer patient who received more than 33 million greeting cards, earning him a place in the Guinness Book of Records. He recovered fully.—
1989– [111] Deke Slayton 1924–1993 One of the seven Mercury Seven astronauts Malignant brain tumor 1 year [112] Doris Tate 1924–1992 Activist in the victims' rights movement; mother of murder victim Sharon Tate Metastatic tumor—
[113] Mary Hayward Weir 1915–1968 Steel heiress and socialite—
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[114] Charles Whitman 1941–1966 Ascended the University of Texas at Austin's 27-story tower in 1966, and shot passersby in the city and on the campus below before being shot dead by Austin Police. Tumor found on autopsy. Glioblastoma multiforme—
[115] Richard Wild 1912–1978 Former Chief Justice of New Zealand (1966–1978)—
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[116] Frank Wills 1948–2000 Security guard who uncovered the break-in that led to the Watergate scandal—
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[117] Name Life Comments Diagnosis Survival Reference Luther Allison 1939–1997 Blues guitarist Metastatic tumor Less than 1 year [118] William "Cat" Anderson 1916–1981 A jazz trumpeter who played with Duke Ellington's orchestra—
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[119] Arrow (Alphonsus Cassell) 1949–2010 Montserrat soca singer-songwriter—
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[120] Arleen Auger 1939–1993 American soprano Glioblastoma 14 months [121] David M. Bailey 1966–2010 Contemporary Christian songwriter and musician Glioblastoma July 1996 – October 2010 [122] Bill Black 1926–1965 Rock and roll bass player; recorded with Elvis Presley during 1954–1958—
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[123] Davey von Bohlen 1975– Musician and songwriter Meningioma 2000– [124] Michael Bolton 1953– Singer and songwriter Glioblastoma 2024- [125] Ray Bumatai 1952–2005 Musician, comedian and voice actor Glioblastoma 3 years [126] Gregg Burge 1957–1998 Tap dancer and choreographer—
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[127] A. J. Croce 1971– Singer-songwriter; son of singer-songwriter Jim Croce—
1975– [128] Sheryl Crow 1962– Singer-songwriter and guitarist Meningioma 2011– [129] Celia Cruz 1925–2003 Cuban salsa singer, Afro-Cuban music—
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[130] Gord Downie 1964–2017 Canadian rock singer-songwriter, musician, writer and activist; lead singer and lyricist for the Canadian rock band The Tragically Hip Glioblastoma Dec 2015 – Oct 2017 [131] William Finn 1952–2025 Tony Award–winning Broadway songwriter; wrote the show A New Brain, which was about his experiences. pulmonary fibrosis 1992–2025 [132] Hardy Fox 1945–2018 Co-founder and composer of The Residents Glioblastoma 1 month [133] Sergio Franchi 1926–1990 Italian-American tenor—
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[134][135] Marie Fredriksson 1958–2019 Lead singer of the Swedish pop duo Roxette—
2002–2019 [136] Jeanna Friske 1974–2015 Member of the Russian girl group Blestyashchiye, actress, model Glioblastoma Feb 2013 — June 2015 [137] George Gershwin 1898–1937 Jazz and classical music composer; co-writer of stage musicals and film scores Astrocytoma of unknown variety 1 month [138] Lou Gramm 1950– Rock music vocalist and songwriter, former lead vocalist for Foreigner Craniopharyngioma 1996– [139] Bill Haley 1925–1981 Leader of one of the first rock and roll bands, The Comets—
2 years [140][141] George Harrison 1943–2001 Lead guitarist of the Beatles, songwriter, successful solo artist, and influential spiritual figure. Metastatic tumor—
[142] Simon Jeffes 1949–1997 Guitarist, composer and arranger; member of the Penguin Cafe Orchestra—
Less than 2 years [143] Peter Jones 1963–2012 English-Australian musician; drummer for the Australian-New Zealand pop rock band Crowded House—
14 months [144] Barney Kessel 1923–2004 Jazz guitarist who played with Charlie Parker, Billie Holiday, Benny Goodman, Elvis Presley, and The Beach Boys—
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[145] Lemmy Kilmister 1945–2015 Lead vocalist, bassist, and founding member of Motörhead Metastatic prostate cancer Two days [146] Otto Klemperer 1885–1973 Conductor; father of actor Werner Klemperer—
40 years [147] John Loder 1946–2005 Sound engineer, record producer and founder of Southern Studios.—
Less than 2 years [148] John Mack 1926–2006 Principal oboist with the Cleveland Orchestra—
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[149] Brian MacLeod 1952–1992 Musician, songwriter and music producer; member of the bands Chilliwack and The Headpins—
Less than 3 years [150] Bob Marley 1945–1981 Reggae musician Metastatic melanoma—
[28] Duncan McGuire 1943–1989 Australian musician, songwriter, recording engineer, producer, and founding member of the Australian rock band Ayers Rock. Diagnosed with lung cancer, the cancer spread to his brain.—
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[151] Aaron McMillan 1977–2007 Australian classical pianist Hemangiopericytoma 6 years (2001–2007) [152] Johnny Mercer 1909–1976 Songwriter and lyricist—
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[153] Ethel Merman 1908–1984 Broadway singer and actress Glioblastoma multiforme 10 months [154][155] Robert Moog 1934–2005 Inventor of the modern music synthesizer Glioblastoma multiforme 4 months [156][157] Ted Mulry 1947–2001 Australian singer, songwriter and musician who formed the band Ted Mulry Gang (TMG).—
7 months [158] Marcos Mundstock 1942–2020 Argentine musician, writer, comedian, and founding member of the comedy-musical group Les Luthiers—
2019–2020 [159] James Murphy 1967– Heavy metal guitarist who played in several groups Pituitary macro-adenoma 2001– [160] Doc Neeson 1947–2014 Australian singer-songwriter and musician known as the front man of the hard rock band The Angels Glioblastoma multiforme 1+1⁄2 years [161] Wayne Osmond 1951–2025 Singer, second oldest of the performing Osmond brothers Ependymoma 1994–2025 [162] Renato Pagliari 1940–2009 Italian-born British singer famous for the 1982 Christmas number-one Save Your Love—
5 months [163][164] Junior Parker 1932–1971 Blues singer—
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[165] Tom Parker 1988–2022 Musician (vocals/guitar/piano) and member of The Wanted Glioblastoma 2020–2022 [166] Frank Patterson 1938–2000 Classically trained Irish tenor—
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[167][168] Neil Peart 1952–2020 Drummer and primary lyricist for Rush Glioblastoma 3+1⁄2 years [169][170] Lucia Popp 1939–1993 Operatic soprano—
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[171][172] Steve Prestwich 1954–2011 English-Australian drummer, guitarist, singer, and songwriter, known as the drummer of the rock band Cold Chisel—
Less than 2 weeks [173] Louis Prima 1910–1978 Entertainer, singer, actor, and trumpeter known as the "King of the Swingers". He never recovered from an operation to remove a benign brain-stem tumor, which left him in a coma for nearly three years.—
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[174] Rainer Ptacek 1951–1997 Guitarist, singer and songwriter—
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[175] Lou Rawls 1933–2006 Soul, jazz, and blues singer; philanthropist Metastatic tumor 7 months [176] Buddy Rich 1917–1987 Jazz drummer and bandleader—
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[177] Johnny Ruffo 1988–2023 Australian singer, songwriter, dancer, actor and television presenter—
2017–2023 [178] Kaija Saariaho 1952–2023 Finnish composer of contemporary classical music, including several operas Glioblastoma 2 years, 4 months [179] Conway Savage 1960–2018 Australian musician, pianist for the band Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds—
2017–2018 [180] Chuck Schuldiner 1967–2001 Former guitarist and singer for the band Death; former guitarist for Control Denied; influential figure in the development of death metal Pontine glioma 2 years [181] Sam Sneed 1968– A record producer and rapper—
1999– [182] Bill Stevenson 1963– Drummer for Descendents—
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[183] Sara Tavares 1978–2023 Portuguese singer-songwriter—
14 years [184] Tammi Terrell 1945–1970 Soul/R&B/Motown Singer, duettist with Marvin Gaye on "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" and other hit singles. Also toured with James Brown. Acorn-sized astrocytoma in thalamus 2 years, 5 months. [185] Michael Tilson Thomas 1944– Conductor, pianist and composer Glioblastoma multiforme 2022– [186] Tionne Watkins 1970– R&B singer from the R&B/Hip Hop group TLC Strawberry-sized acoustic neuroma on her vestibular nerve 2006– [187] Russell Watson 1966– English tenor who has released popular albums of operatic-style songs Pituitary adenoma 2006– [188][189] Sandy West 1959–2006 Musician, singer-songwriter and drummer Metastatic lung cancer—
[190] Carl Wilson 1946–1998 Musician, singer-songwriter and guitarist; member of The Beach Boys Metastatic lung cancer1997—1998
[191] Kai Winding 1922–1983 Trombonist and jazz composer—
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[192][193] Webster Young 1932–2003 Jazz trumpeter and cornetist.—
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[194] Name Life Comments Diagnosis Survival Reference Lee Atwater 1951–1991 Chairman of the United States Republican National Committee Anaplastic astrocytoma 1 year [195] Beau Biden 1969–2015 Attorney General of Delaware. Biden was also the first son of the 46th US President (2021-2025) Joe Biden and his first wife, Neilia.[196] Glioblastoma multiforme 21 months [197] William J. Casey 1913–1987 Director of the Central Intelligence Agency—
5 months [198] William Consovoy 1974–2023 Attorney who argued before the Supreme Court of the United States—
2 years [199] Jimmy Carter 1924–2024 39th President of the United States, and Governor of Georgia Melanoma—
[200] Chakufwa Chihana 1939–2006 Trade unionist and politician—
1 month [201] Alan Clark 1928–1999 British Conservative politician, historian and diarist—
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[202] Sandy Dawson 1972–2022 Australian barrister—
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[203] Paul Dewar 1964–2019 Canadian Member of Parliament Glioblastoma 1 year [204][205] Clair Engle 1911–1964 United States Representative and United States Senator from California. Late in his illness, he broke a filibuster and helped pass the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Wheelchair-bound and no longer able to speak, he raised his hand to his eye to signal his vote ("aye").—
1 year [206][207] Gérald Godin 1938–1994 Parti Québécois politician and cabinet minister—
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[208][209] Vanessa Goodwin 1969–2018 Australian politician, criminologist, and lawyer Glioblastoma multiforme 11 months (March 25, 2017 – March 3, 2018) [210][211] Wayne Goss 1951–2014[212] Former Premier of Queensland, Australia—
17 years (1997–2014) [213] Paul B. Henry 1942–1993 Evangelical Christian, professor of political science, and United States Representative from Michigan—
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[214] David Hermelin 1936–2000 United States Ambassador to Norway—
1 year [215] Tessa Jowell 1947–2018 British Labour politician Glioblastoma multiforme 1 year [216] Ted Kennedy 1932–2009 United States Senator from Massachusetts Glioblastoma multiforme 15 months [217] Peter Law 1948–2006 Welsh politician, independent Member of Parliament (MP) and AM.—
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[218] Mia Love 1975–2025 United States Representative from Utah Glioblastoma 3 years [219] Clare Boothe Luce 1903–1987 American politician and diplomat; an editor, playwright, social activist and journalist—
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[220][221] Jean-Philippe Maitre 1949–2006 Politician and former President of the Swiss National Council—
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[222] Gladys Marín 1941–2005 Political activist and former president of the Communist Party of Chile Glioblastoma multiforme—
[223][224] John McCain 1936–2018 Vietnam War POW, United States Representative and United States Senator from Arizona and 2008 Republican presidential nominee Glioblastoma multiforme 13 months [225] Robert Evander McNair 1923–2007 Governor of South Carolina—
50 days [226] Lennart Meri 1929–2006 President of Estonia—
7 months [227] Matthew Morris 1969–2020 Australian politician—
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[228] Mo Mowlam 1949–2005 Secretary of State for Northern Ireland—
7 years [229] Robert Novak 1931–2009 Political pundit—
1 year [230] Alan Nunnelee 1958–2015 United States Representative from Mississippi—
9 months [231] Bob O'Connor 1944–2006 Mayor of Pittsburgh Central nervous system (CNS) lymphoma—
[232] Pío Pico 1801–1894 Last Mexican governor of California; suffered from Acromegaly between at least 1847 to 1858, followed by selective pituitary tumor apoplexy with reversal of all tumor manifestations and survival to 1894 Growth hormone–secreting pituitary adenoma with apoplexy 1847–1894 [233] Cecile Richards 1957–2025 President of Planned Parenthood Federation of America and its affiliated Planned Parenthood Action Fund from 2006 to 2018 Glioblastoma multiforme 2 years [234] Kim Santow 1941–2008 Australian Supreme Court Judge from New South Wales.—
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[235] Arlen Specter 1930–2012 United States Senator from Pennsylvania—
1993–2012 [236] Bob Such 1944–2014 South Australian politician—
7 months and 1 week [237] Mike Synar 1950–1996 United States Representative from Oklahoma Glioblastoma multiforme 5 months [28] Frank Tejeda 1946–1997 United States Representative from Texas—
1 year [238] Joop den Uyl 1919–1987 Former Prime Minister of the Netherlands from 1973 until 1977, as a member of the social democratic Labour Party (PvdA).—
3 months [239][240] Name Life Comments Diagnosis Survival Reference Lyle Alzado 1949–1992 National Football League (NFL) football player; made public statements attributing his tumor to anabolic steroids, a claim not supported by medical research. CNS lymphoma—
[260] Lance Armstrong 1971– Racing cyclist who was diagnosed with testicular cancer that spread to his abdomen, lungs and brain. Metastatic tumor 1996– [261] Seve Ballesteros 1957–2011 Spanish golfer; winner of five major championships Oligoastrocytoma 2008–2011 [262][263] Kevin Berry 1945–2006 Butterfly swimmer, Olympic gold medalist—
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[264] Angelo Bertelli 1921–1999 American football quarterback—
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[265] Bobby Bonds 1946–2003 Right fielder in Major League Baseball from 1968 to 1981, primarily with the San Francisco Giants; father of Barry Bonds—
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[266] Ken Brett 1948–2003 Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher; brother of Hall of Famer George Brett—
6 years [267] Keith Bromage 1937–2024 Australian rules footballer—
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[268] José María Buljubasich 1971– Argentine association football goalkeeper—
2006– [269] Richard Burns 1971–2005 Rally driver, 2001 WRC Champion Astrocytoma 2 years [270] Matt Cappotelli 1979–2018 Professional wrestler Astrocytoma later Glioblastoma 2006–2018 [271] Richard Chelimo 1972–2001 Track champion from Kenya; former 10,000-meter world record holder—
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[272] Maurice Colclough 1953–2006 Rugby player, part of England's Grand Slam–winning team in the 1980 Five Nations Championship—
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[273] Darren Daulton 1962–2017 Phillies catcher and leader Glioblastoma 4 years Chris Doleman 1961–2020 NFL Hall of Fame defensive end; played for Minnesota Vikings, Atlanta Falcons, San Francisco 49ers Glioblastoma 2 years [274] Dan Duva 1951–1996 Boxing promoter behind more than 100 world championship bouts Primary brain tumor [275] Vugar Gashimov 1986–2014 Chess grandmaster; 2009 European Team Chess Championship winner—
14 years [276] Josh Gibson 1911–1947 Negro league baseball player; home run hitter with the highest career batting average in league history—
4 years [277] Tim Gullikson 1951–1996 Champion doubles tennis player alongside his twin brother Tom; coach of Pete Sampras—
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[278] Scott Hamilton 1958– Figure skater and Olympic gold medalist Pituitary gland 2004– [279] John Hartson 1975– Professional footballer Metastatic tumor 2009– [261] Craig "Ironhead" Heyward 1966–2006 American football running back who played in the NFL Chordoma 8 years [280] Heiko Herrlich 1971– German association football player; Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) Champions League and Intercontinental Cup winner Germinoma 2000– [281][282] Roger Hickman 1954–2016 Australian yachtman. He was diagnosed with multiple brain tumors after collapsing after competing in the 2015 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race—
2 months [283] Lauren Hill 1995–2015 Mount St. Joseph University student whose quest to play college basketball received major publicity in the U.S. Diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma 16 months [284] Terry Hoeppner 1947–2007 Indiana University, Miami (Ohio) University head football coach—
18 months (2005–2007) [285] Bob Holland 1946–2017 Australian cricketer—
6 months [286][287] Dick Howser 1936–1987 MLB shortstop and manager; led Kansas City Royals to 1985 World Series championship.—
1 year [288] Emlyn Hughes 1947–2004 Association football player; European Cup winner of 1977; also known from the BBC television quiz show A Question of Sport—
15 months [289] Colin Ingleby-Mackenzie 1933–2006 English cricketer—
4 months [290] Riccardo Ingram 1966–2015 MLB player and coach—
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"Badger" Bob Johnson 1931–1991 Ice hockey coach, won the 1991 Stanley Cup with the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League (NHL)—
2 months [291] Walter Johnson 1887–1946 Right-handed pitcher in MLB; one of the first five members of the Hall of Fame—
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[292][293] Ruben Kruger 1970–2010 South African rugby union player; member of the Springboks team that won the 1995 Rugby World Cup, portrayed in the film Invictus—
10 years [294] Kyle Kuric 1989– American basketball player (University of Louisville, Estudiantes, Gran Canaria) Meningioma—
[295] Joe Lewis 1944–2012 American martial artist, kickboxer, point karate fighter, and actor.—
13 months [296] Eric Liddell 1902–1945 Olympic gold medalist in track; portrayed in the film Chariots of Fire—
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[297] Reginald Lisowski 1926–2005 Professional wrestler; known as "The Crusher"—
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[298] Wayne Maki 1944–1973 Vancouver Canucks player in the NHL—
Less than 5 months [299][300] Peter May 1929–1994 An English cricketer who played for Surrey, Cambridge University and England—
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[301] Frank Edward "Tug" McGraw 1944–2004 Major League Baseball pitcher; father of country music star Tim McGraw Glioblastoma multiforme 9 months [302] Ken McMullen 1941–1986 Australian rugby union footballer—
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[303] Robert Müller 1980–2009 Professional (Deutsche Eishockey Liga) ice hockey goaltender. Glioblastoma multiforme 3 years [304] Bobby Murcer 1946–2008 Major League Baseball player and broadcaster—
19 months [305] DIkembe Mutombo 1966–2024 National Basketball Association center—
2 years [306] Mark Naley 1961–2020 Australian rules footballer—
4 years [307] Johnny Oates 1946–2004 MLB catcher and manager Glioblastoma multiforme 3 years [308] Michael Parsons 1960–2009 Australian rules footballer—
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[309] Kim Perrot 1967–1999 Basketball player on the Houston Comets of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) Metastatic (lung cancer)—
[310] John Prentice 1926–2006 Scottish association football player and Scotland national football team manager—
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[311] Dan Quisenberry 1953–1998 MLB pitcher, mostly as a closer; pitched with "submarine" style Astrocytoma 9 months [312][313] Robert Ramsay 1973–2016 Former Seattle Mariners pitcher—
15 years [314] Bobby Robson 1933–2009 A former association football player and England national football team manager—
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[315] Glenn Roeder 1955–2021 English association football manager and former player—
2003–2021 [316] Pete Rozelle 1926–1996 NFL commissioner—
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[317] Wilma Rudolph 1940–1994 Olympic gold medalist in track—
5 months [318][319] Robert Stone 1956–2005 a professional rugby league footballer and official who played for the St. George Dragons—
17 months [320] Earl Strom 1927–1994 A basketball referee for 29 years in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and for three years in the American Basketball Association (ABA)—
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[321] Matt Tifft 1996– American NASCAR driver—
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[322] Fritz Von Erich 1929–1997 Wrestler and wrestling promoter of independent promotion World Class Championship Wrestling (WCCW); patriarch of the Von Erich family—
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[323] John Vukovich 1947–2007 MLB infielder and third base coach—
18 months [324] Dick Wantz 1940–1965 Relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the California Angels—
1 month [325] Michael Weiner 1961–2013 executive director of the Major League Baseball Players Association—
15 months [326] Name Life Comments Diagnosis Survival Reference Barbara Albright 1955–2006 Magazine editor; author of cookbooks (with Regis and Kathie Lee) and also books about the craft of knitting.—
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[341] Duygu Asena 1946–2006 Author and activist for women's rights—
2 years [342] Georgia Blain 1964–2016 Australian novelist, journalist, and biographer—
2015–2016 [343] Bebe Moore Campbell 1950–2006 Author whose books dealt with race and mental health issues—
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[344] Raymond Carver 1938–1988 Short-story writer and poet Metastatic tumor—
[345] Hugh Cook 1956–2008 Author of fantasy series Chronicles of an Age of Darkness—
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[346] Michael Cormican 1948–2023 Author of A Long Way From Tipperary. During his period with this illness he made medical history in Canada as the first Albertan to be authorized and receive the groundbreaking and potentially life-changing Autologous Dendritic Cell Vaccine treatment for brain tumours through Health Canada's Special Access Program. Glioblastoma multiforme 22 months [347] Carl Foreman 1914–1984 Screenwriter and film producer—
6 to 9 months [348] Robert Forward 1932–2002 Physicist and science fiction writer—
4 months [349] John Galsworthy 1867–1933 Nobel prize–winning novelist and playwright whose works include The Forsyte Saga—
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[350] Veronica Geng 1941–1997 Writer, humorist and former editor of The New Yorker—
13 months [351] Johnny Gunther 1929–1947 Teenage brain tumor patient, son of novelist John Gunther. His illness became the central theme of his father's book Death Be Not Proud. Right parietal-occipital glioblastoma multiforme 15 months [352] Wolfgang Herrndorf 1965–2013 Author, blogger, painter and illustrator. Blog about his life with the tumor: Arbeit und Struktur.—
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[353] Frigyes Karinthy 1887–1938 Author, playwright, poet, journalist and translator—
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[354] Pat Kavanagh 1940–2008 British literary agent—
5 weeks [355] Stephen Knight 1951–1985 Author who was known for his books criticising the Freemasons. He started having seizures in 1977 and in 1980, agreed to take part in a BBC documentary TV program Horizon on epilepsy. The producers arranged for a brain scan, which showed up a tumor. This was removed but returned in 1984 and despite further surgery he died in 1985.—
5 years [356] Lynda Lee-Potter 1935–2004 Columnist for the British newspaper Daily Mail—
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[357] Diana Marcum 1963–2023 2015 Pulitzer Prize winning former reporter (feature writing) for Los Angeles Times; author of books “The Tenth Island” and “The Fallen Stones” Glioblastoma multiforme—
[358] Terence McKenna 1946–2000 Writer and counterculture figure Glioblastoma multiforme Less than 1 year [359] William Vaughn Moody 1869–1910 Dramatist and poet—
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[360] Ivan Noble 1967–2005 BBC journalist and science writer who published columns about his experience with the illness; author of Like a Hole in the Head Glioblastoma multiforme 2+1⁄2 years [361][362] Chaim Potok 1929–2002 Rabbi and author whose works included the 1967 novel The Chosen—
2 years [363] Matt Price 1961–2007 Australian journalist and newspaper columnist. Glioblastoma multiforme 6 weeks [364] Timothy Reuter 1947–2002 Historian who specialized in the study of medieval Germany—
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[365] David Shaw 1943–2005 Los Angeles Times journalist who won the Pulitzer Prize for Criticism in 1991—
Less than 3 months [366] Charles Sheffield 1935–2002 Mathematician, physicist and science fiction writer—
3 months [367] Mary Shelley 1797–1851 Author of Frankenstein; wife of Percy Bysshe Shelley—
46 days [368] Robert Sobel 1931–1999 Award-winning author of numerous business histories and syndicated newspaper columnist—
9 months [369] Lou Stathis 1952–1997 Writer, editor and critic—
10 months [370] Trumbull Stickney 1874–1904 Swiss-born American poet—
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[371] James Weinstein 1926–2005 Socialist historian and journalist; founder and publisher of In These Times—
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