Since the outbreak of the deadly global pandemic Coronavirus, there have been some high profile personalities, celebrities who have got infected by the novel fatal disease with some even losing the lives to it, the egotistical disease who is a respecter of no title, colour race or background has on it’s contracted list some of the most high profile names across the world which include the heir to the British throne, NBA Stars, Football stars, award-winning actors, celebrities, public office holders, politician, religious leaders name it all the who of the society have all fallen victim of this dangerous monster.
Many of the famous figures, by going public with their diagnoses, have helped put a face to the virus, sharing updates via social media and giving interviews about their symptoms and conditions.
Here’s is the current tally of some of the public figures who have announced that they have the virus;
Politicians And Public Office Holders:
- Prince Of Wales; Prince Charles Of United Kingdom
- Boris Johnson; British Prime Minister
- Rand Paul; Republican Senator Representing Kentucky
- John Bessler; The University of Baltimore law professor and husband of Senator Amy Klobuchar, Democrat of Minnesota.
- Eshaq Jahangiri; Iranian Vice-President
- Gregory M. Aymond; Archbishop Aymond of New Orleans
- Francis Suarez; The mayor of Miami
- Mallam Nasir El-Rufai; Governor of Kaduna State Nigeria
- Seyi Makinde; Governor of Oyo State, Nigeria
- Bala Mohammed; Bauchi State Governor
- Abba Kyari; Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari {Nigeria}
- Sophie Grégoire Trudeau: The wife of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada
- Prince Albert II of Monaco:
- Antonio Vieira Monteiro: The chairman of the Portuguese unit of Santander
- David Hodgkiss: chairman of Lancashire In UK
- Begona Gomez: Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez’s wife
- Oumarou Idani: Burkina Faso’s minister of mines
- Stanislas Ouaro: Burkina Faso’s minister of education
- Simeon Sawadogo: Burkina Faso’s interior minister
- Alpha Barry: Burkina Faso’s foreign minister
- Alister Jack: Scottish Secretary and member of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Cabinet
- Matthew Hancock: Britain’s Health Secretary
- Quim Torra: The local leader of Spain’s Catalonia region
- Pere Aragones: The Catalan deputy head of government
Sports Stars, Athletes and Sport Executives
- Mikel Arteta; Arsenal Manager
- Kevin Durant; NBA Star Brooklyn Nets
- Callum Hudson-Odoi: Chelsea
- Rudy Gobert and Donovan Mitchell: The NBA Utah Jazz basketball stars
- Sean Payton: The New Orleans Saints coach
- Pape Diouf: Former Olympique Marseille Chairman
- Jason Collins: The retired NBA star
- James L. Dolan: Owner Of NBA team The Knicks
- Christian Wood: The Detroit Pistons forward
- Rustu Receber: Retired Turkish Goalie
- Serhat Guler: Turkish Boxer
- Marco Sportiello: Italian Goalkeeper Atlanta
- Danielle Rugani: Juventus Defender
- Paulo Dybala: Juventus Forward
- Blaise Matuidi: Juventus Midfielder
- Marouane Fellaini: Former Manchester United Midfielder
- Dusan Vlahovic: Serie A Fiorentina Striker
- Marcus Smart: The Boston Celtics Point guard
Celebrities; Musicians, Actors and Artistes
- Chris Prine
- Chris Cuomo
- Idris Elba
- Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson
- Placido Domingo
- Debi Mazar
- Rachel Matthews
- Christopher Hivju
- Olga Kurylenko
- Terrence McNally
- Laura Bend Bundy
- Adam Schlesinger
- Daniel Dae Kim
- Andy Cohen
- Colton Underwood
- Harvey Weinstein
- Jackson Browne
- Slim Thug
- Manu Dibango
- Noshom Wooden
- Mark Blum
- Brad “Scarface” Jordan
- Joe Diffie
- Ray Benson
- Ken Shimura
- Alan Merrill: performer and songwriter known for the hit I Love Rock ‘n’ Roll. Photo Credit: Getty