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 Catholic bishop, aged 17 1882: Sophie Gray – Scottish model, aged 38 1909: Renée Vivien – British poet who wrote in the French language, aged 32 1936: Irene Fenwick – American stage and silent film actress, aged 49 1952: Susan Peters – American actress, aged 31 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 32VH1, Behind the Music: Carpenters (1998). 1994: Christy Henrich – American gymnast, aged 22 1996: Cynthia MacGregor – American tennis player, aged 31 1997: Heidi Guenther – American ballerina, aged 22 1997: Michael Krasnow – American author, My Life as a Male Anorexic, aged 28 1999: Lena Zavaroni – Scottish singer and actress, aged 35 2001: Bahne Rabe – German rower, aged 37 2003: Helen Moros – New Zealand long-distance runner, aged 35 2003: Debbie Barham – English comedy writer, aged 26 2006: Luisel Ramos – Uruguayan model, aged 22 2006: Ana Carolina Reston – Brazilian model, aged 21 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 2016: Morgan Claire Dunn – Mental health advocate, and inspiration for changes in the eating disorder community 2018: Javiera Muñoz – Swedish singer, aged 40 2019: Lene Marie Fossen – Norwegian photographer and artist, aged 33 2020: Josi Maria – German influencer, aged 24 2021: Nikki Grahame – English television personality, aged 38 2025: Stina Oscarson – Swedish theatre director, author and debater, aged 49 2025: Gülnihal Candan – Turkish legal practitioner, social media and TV personality, aged 30https://www.turkishminute.com/2025/06/23/death-of-turkish-influencer-reignites-debate-on-body-image-online-pressures/https://tr.euronews.com/kultur/2025/06/20/anoreksiya-nervoza-tedavisi-goren-nihal-candan-hayatini-kaybettihttps://uk.news.yahoo.com/reality-star-dies-aged-30-143344817.htmlhttps://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/real-life/news-life/influencer-and-tv-star-tragically-dies-aged-30/news-story/7ee3543da0aa44f3fb85a83de722df5d
See also History of anorexia nervosa List of people who died of starvation Lists of people by cause of death
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