List of notable people with cystic fibrosis

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The following notable people suffer from cystic fibrosis.

Name Life Comments Reference
Lisa Bentley Canadian Ironman triathlete. [1]
Fraser Brown (2006—) Son of the UK Chancellor Gordon Brown. [2]
Christopher Davies (1978—) Former Southern Redbacks cricketer. [3]
Alexandra Deford (1971–1980) Daughter of sports writer Frank Deford, subject of Deford's book Alex: Life Of A Child. [4]
Gunnar Esiason Son of former football player Boomer Esiason. [5]
Bob Flanagan (1952–1996) American writer, poet, performance artist, and comic. [6]
Grégory Lemarchal (1983—) French singer and winner of the show Star Academy, Season 4. [7]
Alice Martineau (1972–2003) British singer-songwriter and model. [8]
Laura Rothenberg (1981–2003) Brown University student, and author of Breathing for a Living: A Memoir, and My So Called Lungs a radio documentary, which aired on NPR August 5, 2002. [9]
Andrew Simmons (1984—) British professional wrestler. [10]
Bill Williams (1960–1998) software developer. [11]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Lisa Bentley Triumphs Over CF. Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (July 7, 2004). Retrieved on January 26, 2007.
  2. ^ Gordon Brown's baby son diagnosed with cystic fibrosis. Times Online (November 29, 2006). Retrieved on January 26, 2007.
  3. ^ CricInfo: Chris Davies. CricInfo.com (August, 2001). Retrieved on January 26, 2007.
  4. ^ Alex: The Life of a Child. Amazon. Retrieved on January 26, 2007.
  5. ^ Boomer Esiason: His fight against his son's illness.. USA Weekend Magazine (October 11, 1998). Retrieved on January 26, 2007.
  6. ^ Holden, Stephen. "An artist whose medium was pain", New York Times, 997-04-03. Retrieved on February 23, 2007.
  7. ^ Just-Gregory.net: Fanzone: Biographie. Just-Gregory.com. Retrieved on January 26, 2007.
  8. ^ Barrow, Becky (2003-07-03). Pop singer dies after valiant battle with cystic fibrosis. Telegraph. Retrieved on February 23, 2007.
  9. ^ Rothenberg, Laura (2003-06-09). Breathing for a living. Hyperion. ISBN 1401300596. 
  10. ^ Obsessed With Wrestling: Wrestler Profile: Andrew Simmons. ObsessedWithWrestling.com. Retrieved on February 1, 2007.
  11. ^ Wallace, Catherine M.. "Naked Before God: The Return of a Broken Disciple", Anglican Theological Review, summer 1999. Retrieved on February 23, 2007.
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