This is a list of celebrities who suffered or who suffer from diabetes.
Inventors/Business Entrepeneurs
Entertainment
- Lavern Baker Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member
- Charita Bauer
- Jack Benny
- Halle Berry
- B.B. King
- Wilford Brimley
- Delta Burke
- James Cagney
- Nell Carter (1948-2003), stage and television actress
- Johnny Cash
- Phoebe Cates
- Carol Channing
- Mark Collie, country singer
- Miles Davis
- Evelyn Del Rio (famous Hollywood actress, from Puerto Rico)
- Bo Diddley, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member
- Lydia Echevarria
- Paul Eddington
- Mama Cass Elliot
- Dale Evans
- Jose Feliciano
- Ella Fitzgerald
- Mick Fleetwood
- Stephen Furst
- Victor Garber, actor
- Jerry Garcia
- Jackie Gleason
- Anna Short Harrington, who portrayed Aunt Jemima
- Waylon Jennings
- Nicole Johnson Baker, Type 1, Miss America, 1999.
- Gordon Jump Maytag Repairman on television commercials.
- Larry King Type 2. Hosts a self-named talk show on CNN.
- Mabel King
- Pedro Knight, musician, husband of Celia Cruz
- Patti LaBelle
- Peggy Lee
- Jay Leeuwenburg Sports Broadcaster
- Andrew Lloyd Webber
- George Lucas Type 2.
- Tommy Lee drummer, Mötley Crüe
- Marcello Mastroianni
- Jerry Mathers Type 2. Actor in Leave it to Beaver
- Bret Michaels (of rock group Poison)
- Mary Tyler Moore 750mg/dL and still walking around at diagnosis.
- Milton Nascimento
- Simon Nkabinde
- Elin Ortiz, Puerto Rican comedian, husband of Charytin and father of Shalim Ortiz
- Edward Patten (a member of Gladys Knight and The Pips. Knight's family has several diabetic members. Patten is her cousin)
- John Peel (the radio presenter)
- Judith Pizarro, Puerto Rican television comedian
- Kukrit Pramoj Actor and former Prime Minister of Thailand
- Elvis Presley
- Giacomo Puccini
- Eva Puig
- Pump Girls teen music group, all members have diabetes
- Johnnie Ray
- Della Reese Type 2. Actress. Known for role in CBS' Touched by an Angel
- Eduardo Rojas
- Willie Rushton
- Melvin Santiago Salsa singer
- Anthony Santos Portuguese singing star
- George C. Scott
- Jean Smart
- Kate Smith (sang God Bless America)
- Fernando Soto
- Sharon Stone
- Elizabeth Taylor
- Tiny Tim
- Spencer Tracy
- Bobby Valentin, Puerto Rican Salsa music singer
- Luther Vandross
- Mae West
- Vanessa Williams
- Jane Wyman
- Neil Young
- Meat Loaf, born Marvin Lee Aday
- Kevin Kline
- Nat Adderly Jazz Hall of Fame
- Syd Barett Member of Pink Floyd
- David Crosby
- Dizzy Gilepsie
- Q-Tip Member of Tribe Called Quest
Literature
Sports
- Arthur Ashe
- Mark Beiro, boxing ring announcer
- Wilfred Benitez, world boxing champion
- Joe Black
- Primo Carnera, world boxing champion
- Bobby Clarke
- Ty Cobb
- James Buster Douglas
- Chris Dudley, basketball player, New York Knicks
- Mike Echols Cornerback, Tennessee Titans
- Ned Edwards (Squash champion)
- Sixto Escobar, world boxing champion
- Dawn Fraser, Australian swimming champion
- Joe Frazier
- Kris Freeman 2002 Olympics Cross-Country Skiing
- Bill Gullickson
- Gary Hall Jr.
- Dave Hollins
- Rolando Hourrutuiner. basketball player on the BSN
- Jim Catfish Hunter
- Billie Jean King
- Julia Leszko Women's fencer
- Gary Mabbutt Tottenham and England Football Player
- Gorilla Monsoon (professional wrestling champion)
- Adam Morrison Gonzaga Basketball Player
- Sir Steve Redgrave
- Jackie Robinson
- Sugar Ray Robinson
- Ron Santo
- Art Shell
- Kendall Simmons, tackle, Pittsburgh Steelers
- Mike Sinclair Defensive End, Philadelphia Eagles
- Bill Talbert
- Scott Verplank PGA-pro golfer
- Jersey Joe Walcott
- Per Zetterberg
- Catfish Hunter Baseball Player
Politics and Royalty
Religion
Fashion and Arts
