List of People With Hepatitis C - Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous

Name Lifetime Comments
Aryadaka, DharmachariDharmachari Aryadaka 1948–2003 First Buddhist chaplain in Washington state prisons.
Bembenek, LaurieLaurie Bembenek 1958–2010 Ex-Milwaukee policeman and Playboy Club cocktail waitress, convicted of murdering her husband's ex-wife.
Greene, StanleyStanley Greene 1949– Photojournalist noted for his images of war-torn countries like Chechnya. He contracted hepatitis C from a contaminated razor while working in Chad.
Knievel, EvelEvel Knievel 1938–2007 Stuntperson best known for his public displays of long distance, high-altitude motorcycle jumping. He underwent a liver transplant in 1999 after nearly dying of hepatitis C, which he believed he had contracted from a blood transfusion after one of his many violent crashes.
Loud, LanceLance Loud 1951–2001 Best known for his role in An American Family, a 12-part 1973 PBS documentary. Died of liver failure caused by a hepatitis C and HIV co-infection.
Ray, James EarlJames Earl Ray 1928–1998 Confessed assassin of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Died of liver disease due to hepatitis C.
Read, ChopperChopper Read 1954– Australian criminal and author, who claims to have contracted hepatitis C from his time in prison, along with other prisonmates, through using a blood-stained shaver.

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