list of deaths due to covid-19 list of deaths due to covid-19 this is a list of notable people reported as having died from coronavirus disease 2019 (covid-19), as a result of infection by the virus sars-cov-2 during the ongoing covid-19 pandemic. this article is about deaths of notable people worldwide. for cumulative numbers of deaths day-by-day per country and territory, see covid-19 pandemic deaths. for death rates per population, see covid-19 pandemic death rates by country. part of a series on thecovid-19 pandemicscientifically accurate atomic model of the external structure of sars-cov-2. each "ball" is an atom. covid-19 (disease) sars-cov-2 (virus) cases deaths timeline 2019 2020 january responses february responses march responses april responses may responses june responses july responses august responses september responses october responses november responses december responses 2021 january responses february responses march responses april responses may responses june 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help by adding missing persons provided: 1) a wikipedia article exists about the person, and 2) covid-19 has been reported as the cause of death in reliable sources (there is no need to include those sources here, but they must be present in each linked article.) date name age notes place of death 25 january 2020 liang wudong 60 doctor (first death due to hospital-acquired infection) china (wuhan) 26 january 2020 wang xianliang 62 politician china (wuhan) 27 january 2020 yang xiaobo 57 politician china (wuhan) 31 january 2020 wen zengxian 67 politician china (wuhan) 6 february 2020 qiu jun 72 bodybuilder china (wuhan) 7 february 2020 hong ling 53 geneticist china (wuhan) li wenliang 33 doctor (whistleblower of the covid-19 outbreak in wuhan) china (wuhan) 10 february 2020 lin zhengbin 62 doctor china (wuhan) 13 february 2020 liu shouxiang 61 painter china (wuhan) 14 february 2020 liu fan 59 nurse china (wuhan) 15 february 2020 duan zhengcheng 85 engineer china (wuhan) 19 february 2020 ke huibing 41 scientist china (wuhan) 27 february 2020 hadi khosroshahi 81 diplomat iran (tehran) 29 february 2020 mohammad ali ramazani dastak 56 politician iran (rasht) 2 march 2020 mohammad mirmohammadi 71 politician iran (tehran) ahmad toyserkani ravari 59 judge iran (ravar) 5 march 2020 hossein sheikholeslam 67 politician iran (tehran) 7 march 2020 reza mohammadi langroudi 91 ayatollah iran (langarud) fatemeh rahbar 55 politician iran (tehran) 9 march 2020 italo de zan 94 cyclist italy (treviso) lee cha-su 62 politician south korea (daegu) mohammad-reza rahchamani 67 politician iran (tehran) 10 march 2020 mohammad kiavash 89 politician iran (tehran) marcelo peralta 59 saxophonist spain (madrid) 11 march 2020 roberto stella 67 physician italy (como) 12 march 2020 giovanni battista rabino 88 politician italy (asti) 13 march 2020 nasser shabani 62 military officer iran 14 march 2020 piero schlesinger 89 banker italy (milan) 15 march 2020 vittorio gregotti 92 architect italy (milan) aytaç yalman 79 politician turkey (istanbul) sergio bassi 70 singer-songwriter italy (crema) 16 march 2020 nicolas alfonsi 83 politician france (ajaccio) hashem bathaie golpayegani 78–79 politician iran (qom) francesco saverio pavone 75 magistrate italy (venice) fariborz raisdana 75 economist iran (tehran) 17 march 2020 stephen schwartz 78 doctor united states (seattle) 18 march 2020 rose marie compaoré 61 politician burkina faso (ouagadougou) luciano federici 81 footballer italy (carrara) henri richelet 75 painter france (paris) sérgio trindade 79 chemical engineer and researcher united states (new york city) 19 march 2020 innocenzo donina 69 footballer italy (bergamo) hamid kahram 62 politician iran (tehran) aurlus mabélé 66 singer-songwriter france (eaubonne) antonio michele stanca 77 geneticist italy (fidenza) hans knudsen 75 canoer denmark (roskilde) 20 march 2020 carlos falcó, 5th marquess of griñón 83 grandee of spain, businessman, and socialite spain (madrid) carole finer 83 radio presenter and artist united kingdom jacques oudin 80 politician france (suresnes) marino quaresimin 82 politician italy (vicenza) tarcisio stramare 91 priest italy (imperia) 21 march 2020 marguerite aucouturier 87 psychoanalyst france (paris) aileen baviera 60 political scientist and sinologist philippines (manila) vicenç capdevila 83 politician spain (l'hospitalet de llobregat) jean-jacques razafindranazy 67 doctor france (lille) lorenzo sanz 76 businessman spain (madrid) william stern 84 businessman and holocaust survivor united kingdom craig shergold 40 businessman and cancer survivor united kingdom 22 march 2020 germà colón 91 philologist spain (barcelona) pino grimaldi 71 designer and academic italy (maddaloni) benito joanet 84 footballer and coach spain (alicante) josé maría loizaga viguri 83 businessman spain (ciudad real) mike longo 83 pianist united states (new york city) 23 march 2020 maurice berger 63 curator united states (copake) lucia bosè 89 actress spain (segovia) carole brookins 76 banker united states (palm beach) llorenç cassi 79 athlete and coach spain borja domecq solís 74 businessman spain (mérida) brian crowe 82 diplomat united kingdom josé folgado 75 politician spain (madrid) paul karslake 65 artist united kingdom (leigh-on-sea) anastasio lópez ramírez 63 politician spain (alcázar de san juan) zororo makamba 30 journalist zimbabwe (harare) alan ortiz 66 civil servant france (paris) usama riaz 26 doctor pakistan calogero rizzuto 65 architect and historic preservationist italy (syracuse) walter robb 91 engineer united states (schenectady) mary roman 84 athlete and community leader united states (norwalk) lucien sève 93 philosopher france (clamart) júlia sigmond 90 puppet actor and esperantist italy (piacenza) nashom wooden 50 drag queen united states (new york city) 24 march 2020 lorenzo acquarone 89 politician italy (genoa) pierluigi consonni 71 footballer italy (ponte san pietro) romi cohn 91 rabbi and real estate developer united states (brooklyn) manu dibango 86 saxophonist france (melun) mohamed farah 59 footballer united kingdom (london) alan finder 72 journalist united states (ridgewood) david edwards 48 basketball player united states (queens) paul goma 84 political dissident and writer france (paris) terrence mcnally 81 playwright and screenwriter united states (sarasota) lillo venezia 70 journalist italy (catania) sterling maddox 78 politician united states (arlington county) john f. murray 92 pulmonologist france (paris) jenny polanco 62 fashion designer dominican republic (santo domingo) e. harikumar 76 writer india 25 march 2020 harry aarts 90 politician netherlands (tilburg) danilo barozzi 92 cyclist italy (santa maria nuova) mark blum 69 actor united states (new york city) floyd cardoz 59 chef and television personality united states (montclair) martinho lutero galati 66 conductor brazil (são paulo) detto mariano 82 composer and pianist italy (milan) angelo moreschi 67 bishop italy (brescia) maría araujo 69 costume designer spain (barcelona) edman ayvazyan 87 painter united kingdom (london) 26 march 2020 menggie cobarrubias 66 actor philippines (manila) ito curata 60 fashion designer philippines (muntinlupa) olle holmquist 83 trombonist sweden princess maría teresa of bourbon-parma 86 princess, activist, and political sociologist france (paris) naomi munakata 64 conductor brazil (são paulo) luigi roni 78 singer italy (lucca) michael sorkin 71 architect and critic united states (new york city) nino cassanello 75 doctor ecuador (guayaquil) hamish wilson 77 actor united kingdom (rutherglen) daniel yuste 75 cyclist spain (madrid) 27 march 2020 daniel azulay 72 comic book artist brazil (rio de janeiro) imam suroso 56 politician indonesia (semarang) santiago llorente fernández 55 athlete spain (segovia) jesús gayoso rey 48 police officer spain (logroño) ruben melogno 74 singer spain (madrid) josé luis gonzález novalín 91 priest spain (oviedo) dositeo rodríguez 84 politician spain (santiago de compostela) jacques f. acar 88 doctor france (paris) stefan lippe 64 businessman switzerland orlando mcdaniel 59 american football player united states (desoto) michael mckinnell 84 architect united states (beverly) mario benedetti 64 poet italy (piadena) beni prasad verma 79 politician india (lucknow) hamed karoui 92 politician tunisia (sousse) 28 march 2020 fevzi aksoy 89 academic, neurologist, and sportswriter turkey (istanbul) kerstin behrendtz 69 radio broadcaster sweden (stockholm) patrick devedjian 75 politician france (antony) thandika mkandawire 79 economist sweden (stockholm) april dunn 33 disability rights activist united states (baton rouge) chato galante 71 activist and former political prisoner spain (madrid) rodolfo gonzález rissotto 70 politician uruguay (montevideo) william b. helmreich 74 sociologist united states (great neck) denise millet 86 illustrator france (paris) pearson jordan 69 athlete united states (dallas) raffaele masto 66 journalist and writer italy (bergamo) azam khan 83 squash player united kingdom (london) michel tibon-cornillot 84 philosopher and anthropologist france (paris) salvador vives 77 voice actor spain (barcelona) william wolf 94 film and theater critic united states (new york city) 29 march 2020 beryl bernay 94 journalist and children's television creator united states (new york city) josé luis capón 72 footballer spain (madrid) emilia currás 92 information scientist and academic spain (madrid) joe diffie 61 country singer united states (nashville) robert h. garff 77 politician united states (salt lake city) david hodgkiss 71 cricket administrator united kingdom isaac robinson 44 politician united states (detroit) maria mercader 54 television news producer and journalist united states (new york city) alan merrill 69 musician and singer united states (new york city) tomas oneborg 62 photographer sweden (stockholm) francis rapp 93 historian france (angers) angelo rottoli 61 boxer italy (ponte san pietro) ken shimura 70 comedian japan (tokyo) henri tincq 74 journalist france (villeneuve-saint-georges) 30 march 2020 maurice bidermann 87 businessman france (paris) lorena borjas 59 transgender and immigrant rights activist united states (brooklyn) wilhelm burmann 80 ballet master and teacher united states (new york city) jorge chica 68 footballer ecuador hilary dwyer 74 actress united kingdom james t. goodrich 73 doctor united states (new york city) milutin knežević 71 bishop serbia (belgrade) ivo mahlknecht 80 skier italy (urtijëi) josé antonio martínez bayó 67 athlete spain (barcelona) ted monette 74 military officer united states (holyoke) ángel sánchez mendoza 56 journalist ecuador (guayaquil) manuel adolfo varas 76 broadcaster and sports journalist ecuador (guayaquil) joachim yhombi-opango 81 politician france (neuilly-sur-seine) 31 march 2020 julie bennett 88 voice actor united states (los angeles) viktar dashkevich 75 actor belarus (vitebsk) pape diouf 68 businessman senegal (dakar) gian carlo ceruti 67 sports manager and administrator italy (crema) rafael gómez nieto 99 military officer france (strasbourg) james gordon, baron gordon of strathblane 83 peer and politician united kingdom (glasgow) andrew jack 76 dialect coach