Question:
What Famous People Have or Had Diabetes?
Fantasy King!
2010-03-22 09:01:29 UTC
Whoever can name the most people gets best answer. . I want to hear some Athletes also.
Six answers:
2010-03-22 09:03:55 UTC
Sports:



Wasim Akram - Pakistani cricket fast bowler



Arthur Ashe - Tennis - Wimbledon winner



Walter Barnes - Football and actor. Before acting career he played professional football for the NFL's Philadelphia Eagles, 1948-1951.



Sarah Bina - Championship clogger



Ayden Byle - Runner - First insulin-dependent man to run 6521.5 km across North America.



Nick Boynton - Hockey Player - Boston Bruins



Doug Burns – Fitness consultant, Record-holding strength athlete



Sean Busby - Champion Snowboarder



Bobby Clarke - NHL - Philadelphia Flyers



Ty Cobb - MLB - Detroit Tigers



Scott Coleman - Swimmer - first man with diabetes to swim the English Channel, (August 17th 1996)



Jay Cutler - Football Player



Chris Dudley - NBA - New York Knicks center



James “Buster” Douglas - Heavy Weight Boxer



Kenny Duckett - NFL - New Orleans Saints



Rick Dudley - Hockey



Scott Dunton - World Class Surfer



Mike Echols - NFL - Tennessee Titans



Pam Fernandes - Para Olympian



Missy Foy - Professional Marathon Runner



Curt Frasier - NHL - Chicago Black Hawks



Walt Frazier - ­ NBA - New York Knicks



“Smokin’ Joe” Frazier - Boxing



Kris Freeman - Olympic and National Champion Cross-Country Skier



Joe Gibbs - NFL - Washington Redskins coach



Bill Gullickson - MLB - Cincinnati Reds Pitcher



Gary Hall Jr. - US Olympic Gold Medalist, Swimming



Jonathan Hayes - NFL - Pittsburgh Steelers, Kansas City Chiefs



Dave Hollins - 1993 Phillies World Series Third Baseman



James "Catfish" Hunter - MLB - Pitcher, Baseball Hall-of-Famer



Chuck Heidenrich - Skiing



Chris Jarvis - World Champion Canadian Rower



Jason Johnson - MLB - Pitcher, Cleveland Indians



Kelli Keuhne - LPGA golfer



Billie Jean King - Tennis



Jay Leeuwenburg - NFL - Indianapolis Colts Lineman



Mark Lowe - Major League Baseball



Michael Earl Malone -­ Son of former NBA star Moses Malone.



Robert "Gorilla Monsoon" Marella -Professional wrestler and commentator



Michelle McGann - LPGA golfer



Adam Morrison - Basketball Player, Gonzaga University



Brandon Morrow -Seattle Mariners Pitcher



David Pember - MLB - Milwaukee Brewers



Toby Petersen - NHL - Pittsburgh Penguins, Dallas Stars



Sir Steven Redgrave - Rower - Winner of five consecutive Olympic gold medals



Dan Reichert - MLB - Kansas City Royals



Ham Richardson – Tennis star



Jackie Robinson - Baseball Player



Sugar Ray Robinson - Boxing



Ron Santo - MLB - Chicago Cubs legend



Mike Sinclair - NFL - Philadelphia Eagles



Kendall Simmons - NFL - Pittsburgh Steelers



Hank Stram - NFL - Kansas City Chiefs Coach



Bradley Suttle - Texas Longhorns - Second Baseman



Bill Talbert - Hall of Fame tennis player



Sherri Turner - LPGA golfer



Scott Verplank - PGA golfer



Everson Walls - Football player



Jo Ann Washam - LPGA golfer



David "Boomer" Wells - San Diego Padres Pitcher



Other:



Halle Berry - Actress (Monster's Ball, X-Men, Die Another Day)



Wilford Brimley - Actor (Cocoon, The China Syndrome)



J. Anthony Brown - Actor (Drumline), comedian, radio personality, dLifeTV co-host



Delta Burke - Actress (Designing Women) Miss Florida; Miss USA



James Cagney - Actor (Public Enemy, Angels With Dirty Faces, Yankee Doodle Dandy)



Nell Carter - Actress (Gimme a Break)



Carol Channing - Broadway singer and actress



Alvin Childress - Actor (Amos & Andy)



Dick Clark - Entertainer, television producer



James Doohan - Actor (Scotty from Star Trek)



Dale Evans - Entertainer (The Yellow Rose of Texas, The Roy Rogers and Dale Evans Show)



Don Francisco - Television Host (Sabado Gigante)



Stephen Furst - Actor (Animal House)



Victor Garber - Actor (Alias, Titanic, First Wives Club, Sleepless in Seattle)



Jackie Gleason- Actor (The Honeymooners, Smokey and the Bandit, The Hustler)



Dorian Gregory - Actor (Baywatch Nights, Charmed, The Other Half)



Dana Hill - Actress (Shoot the Moon, European Vacation)



Randy Jackson – Musician, producer, American Idol judge



Nicole Johnson - dLifeTV co-host; Miss America 1999; author and diabetes advocate.



Zippora Karz - Ballet teacher, former NYC Ballet Soloist



Larry King - Talk show host



Al Lewis - Actor (The Munsters)



Jerry Lewis - Comedian, Actor, Film Producer, Director, Writer, and Singer



Robert "Gorilla Monsoon" Marella -Professional wrestler and commentator



Jerry Mathers - Actor (Leave it to Beaver)



Mary Tyler Moore - Actress (Dick Van Dyke Show, Mary Tyler Moore Show, Ordinary People) and diabetes advocate



Mother Love - Entertainer, author, motivational speaker, dLifeTV co-host



Richard Mulligan - Actor (Soap, Empty Nest)



Carroll O'Conner - Actor (All in the Family, Heat of the Night)



Park Overall - Actress (Empty Nest)



Della Reese - Actress, singer (Touched by an Angel)



Esther Rolle - Actress (Good Times)



Sir Harry Secombe - Welsh singer, entertainer; former president of the British Diabetic Association.



Sherri Shep
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2016-05-20 04:59:01 UTC
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bonnie b
2010-03-22 09:15:57 UTC
Jerry Mathers "Beaver" of T.V.'s "Leave It To Beaver" is diabetic



Esther Rolle died several years ago....


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