List of people diagnosed with cystic fibrosis

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The following notable people suffer from cystic fibrosis.

Name Life Comments Reference
Frankie Abernathy (1981–2007) Former cast member of MTVs The Real World: San Diego; appeared in 22 of the 25 episodes. [1]
Lisa Bentley (1968—) Canadian Ironman triathlete. [2]
Fraser Brown (2006—) Son of the UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown. [3]
Christopher Davies (cricketer) (1978—) Former Southern Redbacks cricketer and former Melbourne Cricket Club coach. [4]
Alexandra Deford (1971–1980) Daughter of sports writer Frank Deford, subject of Deford's book Alex: Life Of A Child. [5]
Gunnar Esiason (1991—) Son of former football player Boomer Esiason. [6]
Bob Flanagan (1952–1996) American writer, poet, performance artist, and comic. [7]
Nolan Gottlieb (1982—) Former Anderson University NCAA basketballer and current Anderson assistant coach. [8]
Kenneth Keith Kallenbach (1970–2008) Frequent guest on the Howard Stern Show. [9]
Grégory Lemarchal (1983—2007) French singer and winner of the show Star Academy, Season 4. [10]
Alice Martineau (1972–2003) British singer-songwriter and model. [11]
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. [12]
Andrew Simmons (1984—) British professional wrestler. [13]
Bill Williams (1960–1998) software developer. [14]

[edit] References

  1. ^ 'Real World: San Diego' Alum Frankie Abernathy Dead At 25. MTV (June 12, 2007). Retrieved on 2007-06-12.
  2. ^ Lisa Bentley Triumphs Over CF. Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (July 7, 2004). Retrieved on 2007-01-26.
  3. ^ Gordon Brown's baby son diagnosed with cystic fibrosis. Times Online (November 29, 2006). Retrieved on 2007-01-26.
  4. ^ CricInfo: Chris Davies. CricInfo.com (August, 2001). Retrieved on 2007-01-26.
  5. ^ Alex: The Life of a Child. Amazon. Retrieved on 2007-01-26.
  6. ^ Boomer Esiason: His fight against his son's illness.. USA Weekend Magazine (October 11, 1998). Retrieved on 2007-01-26.
  7. ^ Holden, Stephen. "An artist whose medium was pain", New York Times, 1997-04-03. Retrieved on 2007-02-23. 
  8. ^ AC Player Battles Disease To Play Basketball. Anderson University (January 28, 2005). Retrieved on 2007-07-18.
  9. ^ Rubinkam, Michael. "Howard Stern regular Kenneth Kallenbach dead at 39", Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, April 25, 2008. Retrieved on [[2008-04-25]]. 
  10. ^ Just-Gregory.net: Fanzone: Biographie. Just-Gregory.com. Retrieved on 2007-01-26.
  11. ^ Barrow, Becky (2003-07-03). Pop singer dies after valiant battle with cystic fibrosis. Telegraph. Retrieved on 2007-02-23.
  12. ^ Rothenberg, Laura (2003-06-09). Breathing for a living. Hyperion. ISBN 1401300596. 
  13. ^ Online World of Wrestling: Wrestler Profile: Andrew Simmons. onlineworldofwrestling.com. Retrieved on 2007-02-01.
  14. ^ Wallace, Catherine M.. "Naked Before God: The Return of a Broken Disciple", Anglican Theological Review, summer 1999. Retrieved on 2007-02-23.