List of people with chronic fatigue syndrome

This is a list of notable people diagnosed with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME). ME is sometimes referred to as chronic fatigue syndrome. Myalgic Encephalomyelitis is the standard global name as stated by the World Health Organization (WHO) ICD-10 G93.3.

Name	Occupation	Nationality
Michelle Akers[1]	Former Olympic soccer player	American
Paul Atherton[2]	Television & Film Producer	British
Ann Bannon[3]	Author	American
Richie Barnett[4]	Rugby League player and television presenter	New Zealander
Henrik Berggren[5]	Lead singer in the band Broder Daniel	Swedish
Emma Blackery[1]	Youtuber and singer-songwriter	British
Susan Blackmore[1]	Writer and lecturer	British
Howard Bloom[1]	Publicist and writer	American
Olaf Bodden[6]	Professional soccer player	German
Jennifer Brea[7]	Documentary filmmaker and activist	American
Ricky Carmichael[8]	Motocross racer	American
Cher[1][9]	Recording artist, actress, director, and record producer	American
Roger Cicero[10]	Jazz and pop musician	German
Pema Chödrön[11]	Buddhist nun	American
Susanna Clarke[12]	Author	British
Tom Clarke[13]	Politician	British
Neil Codling[14]	keyboard player for the band Suede	British
Merryn Crofts	Drama student whose death was caused by ME/CFS.[15]	British
Michael Crawford	Actor and singer	British
Laura Dundovic[16]	Former Miss Universe Australia	Australian
Blake Edwards[1][17]	Film director, screenwriter and producer	American
Florian-Ayala Fauna[18][19]	Artist, musician, music producer	American
Flea (Michael Balzary)[20]	Bassist of the Red Hot Chili Peppers	Australian-American
Clare Francis[21]	Yachtswoman and novelist	British
Luke Ford[22]	Journalist and Blogger	Australian-American
Leigh Hatcher[23]	Journalist and news presenter	Australian
Susan Harris[24]	Television writer and producer	American
Jens Höing[25]	Racing driver	German
Laura Hillenbrand[1][26]	Author	American
Andy Hunt[1][27]	Association footballer	British
Keith Jarrett[1]	Jazz pianist	American
Leonard A. Jason[28]	Professor of psychology at DePaul University	American
Brynmor John[29][30][31]	Politician	British
Roger King[32]	Novelist	British living in US
Martin Lev[33]	Actor	British
Peter Marshall[34]	Squash player	British
Brooks Mileson[35]	Businessman	British
Sophia Mirza[36]	Often wrongly reported as being the first person to die from the disease	British
Stuart Murdoch[37]	Musician, lead singer in the band Belle and Sebastian	British (Scottish)
Stevie Nicks[38]	American singer-songwriter	American
Andrew Oldcorn[39]	Golfer	British
Amy Peterson[1]	Short track speed skater	American
Henry Percy	11th Duke of Northumberland	British
Martin Phillips[27]	Association footballer	British
David Puttnam[40]	British film maker and producer	British
John Rutter[41]	Composer	British
Ali Smith[1][42]	Author	British
Robin Söderling[43]	Tennis player	Swedish
Naomi Weisstein[44]	Author and neuroscientist	American
Ken Wilber[45]	Author	American
Chris Willsher[1]	Singer with The Bus Station Loonies	British

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