# Who is the most famous person killed by covid-19 so far? **URL:** \ **Category:** The Quarantine Zone\ **Tags:** covid-quarantine\ **Created:** [March 22, 2020, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-most-famous-person-killed-by-covid-19-so-far/849987 "2020-03-22T00:02:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 10
**Author:** ![pullin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c57346/32.png) [@pullin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pullin)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2020, 11:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-most-famous-person-killed-by-covid-19-so-far/849987/181 "2020-08-01T11:08:21Z")
The Midnight Cowboy – [Bill Mack](https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/coronavirus/texas-radios-midnight-cowboy-country-songwriter-bill-mack-dies-of-covid-19-family-says/2417743/) died of Covid yesterday. Many who’ve spent long nights staring at the highway ahead know him well. WBAP (Fort Worth) AM radio DJ whose show went on the air in 1969. He was also a songwriter, and penned songs made famous by George Strait and Lee Ann Rimes. Farewell Bill. ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2020, 10:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-most-famous-person-killed-by-covid-19-so-far/849987/182 "2020-08-12T10:02:59Z")
Trini Lopez, certainly not popular today as he was, and probably unknown to the younger ones among us. " [Trini López](https://www.billboard.com/music/trini-lopez), the singer and guitarist who in the 1960s had hits with the songs “If I Had a Hammer” and “Lemon Tree” and appeared in the classic war movie _The Dirty Dozen_ , has died. He was 83. López died Tuesday of complications from COVID-19 in a hospital in Palm Springs, songwriting and business partner Joe Chavira told _The Hollywood Reporter_ ." > **[Trini Lopez, ‘If I Had a Hammer’ and ‘Lemon Tree’ Singer, Dies of COVID-19 at 83](https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/trini-lopez-obit-9432130/)** > > He also designed Gibson guitars and appeared in such films as ‘Dirty Dozen’ and ‘Marriage on the Rocks.’ ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2020, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-most-famous-person-killed-by-covid-19-so-far/849987/183 "2020-09-03T02:17:37Z")
Tom Seaver has died from COVID. > **[Seaver, Hall of Famer and Mets legend, dies at 75](https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/29797239/tom-seaver-hall-fame-pitcher-mets-legend-dies-75)** > > Tom Seaver, the Hall of Fame pitcher who led the Mets to a World Series title in 1969 and won three Cy Young Awards, died Monday at age 75. He also had Lewy Body Dementia, which is really what killed Robin Williams. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2020, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-most-famous-person-killed-by-covid-19-so-far/849987/184 "2020-10-05T16:01:19Z")
I thought this was about the most famous people to HAVE covid, not to die of it, when I went looking for it. Still, it seems like this is a good time to bump it. An awful lot of famous old guys just tested positive. ---
**Author:** ![Shalmanese](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shalmanese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shalmanese)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2020, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-most-famous-person-killed-by-covid-19-so-far/849987/185 "2020-10-07T00:48:18Z")
Kenzo Takada, founder of the fashion house Kenzo died two days ago > **[Fashion Designer Kenzo Takada Dies of COVID-19 at 81](https://variety.com/2020/digital/news/kenzo-takada-dead-dies-fashion-designer-covid-1234792117/)** > > Kenzo Takada, fashion designer and founder of the brand Kenzo, has died in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France, from COVID-19. He was 81. Takada’s death was confirmed Sunday morning by a post on the Ke… ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2020, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-most-famous-person-killed-by-covid-19-so-far/849987/186 "2020-10-12T02:34:20Z")
My local newspaper had a section today about COVID and people in our state who died from it. One page listed people who died, along with their age, town, and a little anecdote about them. Most of them were beyond life expectancy age (78 in the U.S.), and among the younger ones, there were often anecdotes like “Beat cancer twice,” “Inmate of XYZ prison”, “Enjoyed participating in Special Olympics,” etc. indicating that they had other high-risk issues. ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Morris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peter_morris/32/359_2.png) [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2020, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-most-famous-person-killed-by-covid-19-so-far/849987/187 "2020-11-30T20:45:17Z")
[David Prowse](https://deadline.com/2020/11/david-prowse-darth-vader-covid-coronavirus-cause-of-death-star-wars-1234623134/) tops the list. 😢 😢 ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2020, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-most-famous-person-killed-by-covid-19-so-far/849987/188 "2020-11-30T22:57:50Z")
On the same day that COVID claimed David Prowse, prolific science fiction author Ben Bova also died from COVID complications. > **[Legendary Science Fiction Author Ben Bova Has Passed at the Age of 88](https://www.tor.com/2020/11/30/legendary-science-fiction-author-ben-bova-has-passed-at-the-age-of-88/)** > > Scientist, Hugo Award winner, and prolific science fiction author and editor Ben Bova passed away on Sunday, November 29, 2020 at the age of 88, Tor.com is able to confirm. The author of more than … ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2020, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-most-famous-person-killed-by-covid-19-so-far/849987/189 "2020-11-30T23:05:07Z")
He was perhaps even more legendary as an editor. RIP. ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2020, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-most-famous-person-killed-by-covid-19-so-far/849987/190 "2020-11-30T23:08:39Z")
> [@Peter\_Morris](#): > > [David Prowse](https://deadline.com/2020/11/david-prowse-darth-vader-covid-coronavirus-cause-of-death-star-wars-1234623134/) tops the list. > > 😢 😢 For those of us who suck at recognizing names, he played Darth Vader in the Star Wars movies. (I have to rank both Ben Bova and John Conway above David Prowse, but I guess I’m a math geek.) ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2020, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-most-famous-person-killed-by-covid-19-so-far/849987/191 "2020-12-01T12:47:20Z")
To Brits David Prowse was a relatively well known actor in the smallish UK pantheon of actors. To most people elsewhere, the hidden actor behind Darth Vader, like the ones inside C3PO and R2D2 were answers to Star Wars trivia geek questions. That may not have been fair, since they did turn in very memorable performances. But being faceless makes them highly anonymous. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2020, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-most-famous-person-killed-by-covid-19-so-far/849987/192 "2020-12-03T21:03:47Z")
Former French President Valéry Giscard d’Estaing died of COVID on December 2 at age 94. ---
**Author:** ![Biotop](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biotop/32/321_2.png) [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2020, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-most-famous-person-killed-by-covid-19-so-far/849987/193 "2020-12-09T05:43:11Z")
Ambient musician Harold Budd has died from Covid. > **[Composer Harold Budd, Collaborator With Eno and Cocteau Twins, Dies of...](https://variety.com/2020/music/news/harold-budd-eno-cocteau-twins-dead-dies-covid-19-1234848999/)** > > Harold Budd, an innovative American composer who collaborated with Brian Eno and Cocteau Twins, and whose own work combined elements of jazz, minimalism and more, has died at the age of 84, accordi… ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2020, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-most-famous-person-killed-by-covid-19-so-far/849987/194 "2020-12-11T18:23:18Z")
Thomas “Tiny” Lister > **[Thomas 'Tiny' Lister Jr., 'Friday' actor, dead at 62 after apparently...](https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/11/entertainment/thomas-lister-jr-death-trnd/index.html)** > > Actor and wrestler Thomas Lister Jr., also known as "Tiny," was found dead in his home Thursday after experiencing Covid-19 symptoms, his manager told CNN. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2020, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-most-famous-person-killed-by-covid-19-so-far/849987/195 "2020-12-12T20:48:43Z")
Country singer Charley Pride, who was the genre’s first big African-American star, died today from complications of COVID-19, at age 86. Pride had 29 #1 country singles between 1969 and 1983, and was a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame and the Grand Ole Opry. > **[Charley Pride, Country's First Black Superstar, Dies of Covid-19 Complications](https://www.cmt.com/news/r5e9ng/charley-pride-countrys-first-black-superstar-dies-of-covid-19-complications)** > > Country music legend Charley Pride has died of complications from Covid-19. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2020, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-most-famous-person-killed-by-covid-19-so-far/849987/196 "2020-12-13T03:19:05Z")
> **[Kim Ki-Duk Dies Of Covid; South Korean Director Won Prizes At Venice, Cannes,...](https://deadline.com/2020/12/kim-ki-duk-dies-of-covid-19-at-59-south-korean-director-won-prizes-at-venice-cannes-berlin-1234654893/)** > > South Korean filmmaker Kim Ki-duk has died from complications arising from Covid-19 while in Latvia, according to local sources. He was 59. The filmmaker died in the early hours this morning local … I’ve watched only 2-3 of his movies (my favorite being The Bow) but have a bunch more on my “plan to watch someday when I get around to it, really!” pile. ---
**Author:** ![Monocracy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monocracy/32/4493_2.png) [@Monocracy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monocracy)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2020, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-most-famous-person-killed-by-covid-19-so-far/849987/197 "2020-12-14T00:26:40Z")
Rep. Dick Hinch, 71, GOP congressman in New Hampshire dies of Covid one week after being elected House Speaker. > **[Newly Sworn-In GOP N.H. House Speaker Dies Of COVID-19, Autopsy Shows](https://www.npr.org/2020/12/10/945137222/newly-sworn-in-n-h-gop-house-speaker-dies-of-covid-19-autopsy-shows)** > > New Hampshire Republicans elected Rep. Dick Hinch as speaker of the House after the GOP took control of the chamber in November. Hinch's death, now known to be of COVID-19, was announced Wednesday. ---
**Author:** ![OldGuy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/3bc359/32.png) [@OldGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldGuy)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2020, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-most-famous-person-killed-by-covid-19-so-far/849987/198 "2020-12-14T02:01:53Z")
> [@Monocracy](#): > > Rep. Dick Hinch, 71, GOP congressman in New Hampshire dies of Covid one week after being elected House Speaker. Maybe he should have pulled that mask up over his nose. ---
**Author:** ![Didi44](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e47c2d/32.png) [@Didi44](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Didi44)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2020, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-most-famous-person-killed-by-covid-19-so-far/849987/199 "2020-12-14T02:22:24Z")
Happened across this thread and Kim Ki Duk’s passing has really saddened me. One of the most controversial directors, not only in South Korea, but absolutely brilliant and thought provoking directors worldwide. I’ve seen all his films up through \*Moebius (\*2013) and like you, have all his other films on my watch someday list. I can’t call any of his films a favorite, because they’re all so dark and thought provoking, often leaving me with a desire to take a mental shower as I ponder what I just watched. And yet, once I’m done watching one of his movies, I’m anxiously planning to watch another and wondering what he’ll do next. I’m starting a thread an appreciation thread at Cafe Society and hope to see you there. Cares and prayers to his family and friends. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2020, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-most-famous-person-killed-by-covid-19-so-far/849987/200 "2020-12-14T05:32:01Z")
> [@Didi44](#): > > I’m starting a thread an appreciation thread at Cafe Society and hope to see you there. You didn’t, so I did. > [@Kim Ki-Duc dead from Covid](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kim-ki-duc-dead-from-covid/927993): > > I’ve watched only 2-3 of his movies (my favorite being The Bow) but have a bunch more on my “plan to watch someday when I get around to it, really!” pile. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-most-famous-person-killed-by-covid-19-so-far/849987.md?page=9) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-most-famous-person-killed-by-covid-19-so-far/849987.md?page=11)