List of deaths from anorexia nervosa

This is a list of notable people who have died from anorexia nervosa, in chronological order.

1380: Catherine of Siena – Italian Saint, aged 33
1387: Pierre de Luxembourg – French Cathoic bishop, aged 17
1882: Sophie Gray – Scottish model, aged 22
1909: Renée Vivien – British poet who wrote in the French language, aged 32
1936: Irene Fenwick – American stage and silent film actress, aged 49
1957: Caren "Sande" Crabbe – Daughter of Buster Crabbe, aged 20
1982: Helga Braathen – Norwegian gymnast, aged 29
1983: Karen Carpenter American singer, drummer (The Carpenters), aged 32^[1]
1994: Christy Henrich American gymnast, aged 22^[2]
1996: Cynthia MacGregor – American tennis player, aged 31
1997: Heidi Guenther – American ballerina, aged 22^[3]
1997: Michael Krasnow – American author, My Life as a Male Anorexic, aged 28^[4]
2003: Helen Moros – New Zealand long-distance runner, aged 35^[5]
2003: Debbie Barham – English comedy writer, aged 26
2006: Luisel Ramos – Uruguayan model, aged 22
2006: Ana Carolina Reston – Brazilian model, aged 21^[6]
2007: Eliana Ramos – Uruguayan model, younger sister of Luisel Ramos, aged 18
2007: Hila Elmalich – Israeli model, aged 33
2010: Isabelle Caro – French model, anorexia activist, and actress, aged 28
2018: Javiera Muñoz – Swedish singer, aged 40^[7]^[8]
2021: Nikki Grahame – English television personality, aged 38

References[]

^ VH1, Behind the Music: Carpenters (1998).
^ Page, Eric (28 July 1994). "Christy Henrich, 22, Gymnast Who Suffered From Anorexia". The New York Times. New York. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 25 August 2011.
^ "Celebrities: Famous People who died or have Eating Disorders, binge eating, anorexia, eating disorders". Edreferral.com. Retrieved 2013-04-22.
^ Krasnow, Michael (1996). My Life as a Male Anorexic. New York: Harrington Park Press. ISBN 0789060299.
^ "Helen Moros dead at age 35". The New Zealand Herald. 7 February 2003. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
^ "Brazil Model Who Battled Anorexia Dies". The Washington Post. Washington, D.C. 16 November 2006. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 25 August 2011.
^ https://www.minnesrummet.se/front/case/495865
^ Hopen, Sylvia (18 June 2000), "Javiera är ingen schlagerpudel", Göteborgs-Posten, p. 56