This article lists notable people who died from or were diagnosed with colorectal cancer. Those still living are marked in bold.Adele Roberts, English broadcaster, radio personality and DJ. Alto Reed, American saxophonist best known as a long-time member of Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band. André Kim, South Korean fashion designer. Died a week after being hospitalized at the Seoul National University Hospital from pneumonia complications. Angela Scoular, British actress. Angus MacDonald, English professional footballer. Antonin Artaud, French dramatist, poet, essayist, actor, and theatre director; died from an overdose of chloral hydrate his doctor prescribed to control the pain from a very advanced and inoperable cancer. Aribert Heim, Former Austrian Schutzstaffel (SS) doctor, known as "Doctor Death", who served at the Mauthausen-Gusen concentration camp during World War II. His death in 1992 was confirmed by a German court in Baden-Baden. Audrey Hepburn, British actress and humanitarian. Babe Didrikson Zaharias, American athlete. Ben Richards, English actor. Billy Kametz, American voice actor. Ben Kean, American physician, author, researcher, and professor at Weill Cornell Medicine in New York City. Personal doctor of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the former Shah of Iran from 1941 to 1979. Bob Jenkins, American television and radio sports announcer. Bobby Moore, England football captain and 1966 World Cup winner; the Bobby Moore Fund for Cancer Research UK is committed to beating bowel cancer in his memory. Brion Gysin, British-Canadian writer and painter. Diagnosed in 1974 and underwent a colostomy; died from lung cancer in 1986. Carmen Marc Valvo, American fashion designer. Bruno Ganz, Swiss actor. Catherine O'Hara, Canadian and American actress, comedian, and screenwriter. She died from pulmonary embolism with an underlying cause of cancer. Chadwick Boseman, American actor. Charles Manson, American criminal and cult leader who led the Manson Family. Died from cardiac arrest resulting from respiratory failure. Charles M. Schulz, creator of Peanuts; died 60 days after diagnosis. Claude Debussy, French composer. Corazon Aquino, 11th President of the Philippines (1986–1992). Dana Dawson, American actress and singer. Darryl Strawberry, American former professional baseball right fielder who played 17 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). First diagnosed during the 1998 ALDS and made a comeback the following year after cancer treatment. Also survived a cancer recurrence in 2000 that spread to his lymph and kidney. Dame Deborah James, English journalist and podcast presenter. Dirk Kempthorne, former Idaho politician who served as U.S. Senator from 1993 to 1999, 30th Governor of Idaho from 1999 to 2006, and Interior Secretary under president George W. Bush from 2006 to 2009. Died a year after his diagnosis. Donald Conroy, U.S. Marine colonel who served in World War II, Korean War, and Vietnam War. Eartha Kitt, American singer and actress. Sir Edward Elgar, English composer. Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, British Queen Consort of King George VI and mother of Queen Elizabeth II and Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon. She was diagnosed with colon cancer in 1966 at the age of 66 and surgery removed a tumour; she survived and died 35 years later in 2002, aged 101, from natural causes. Elizabeth Montgomery, American actress. Eric Davis, American former Major League Baseball (MLB) center fielder. Diagnosed in 1997 and underwent surgery along with 32 weeks of chemotherapy. He returned to the Baltimore Orioles lineup that same year. Erik Jensen, American actor, playwright, screenwriter, and director. Diagnosed with stage IV colon cancer in October 2023 and was declared cancer free a year later after his doctors found no evidence of disease. He also survived a brain aneurysm in 2021. Estelle Bennett, American singer. Ferdinand I of Naples, King of Naples from 1458 to 1494. Mummified remains discovered he died from colorectal cancer in 2006. Forrest Gregg, American professional football player and coach who played offensive tackle for 16 seasons in the National Football League with the Green Bay Packers and Dallas Cowboys. He was diagnosed with colon cancer in 2001 and successfully underwent treatment, having previously overcome melanoma in 1976. He later died from Parkinson's disease in 2019, eight years after his 2011 diagnosis. George Alagiah, British newsreader, journalist and television presenter. Gilberto Rodríguez Orejuela, Colombian drug lord and leader of the Cali Cartel. He was diagnosed with colorectal cancer and also had prostate cancer, COVID-19, and two heart attacks while serving a prison sentence. Gioacchino Antonio Rossini Italian opera composer of the romantic era. Died after a short illness and an unsuccessful operation to treat colon cancer. Harold Wilson, British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. He also suffered from Alzheimer's disease, likely showing the first signs in 1976. Herbert Hoover, American businessman and politician who served as the 31st President of the United States from 1929 to 1933. Herman Cain, American businessman, Republican political figure, and candidate for the Republican nomination in the 2012 United States presidential election. Diagnosed with stage IV colon cancer in 2006, and successfully treated into remission. Died from complications of COVID-19 during the pandemic. Howard Marks, Welsh drug smuggler and author. Hugo Pratt, Italian cartoonist. Infanta Pilar, Duchess of Badajoz, Spanish royal. Elder daughter of Infante Juan, Count of Barcelona and Princess María de las Mercedes of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, and older sister of King Juan Carlos I. Jackie Gleason, American actor and entertainer. James Van Der Beek, American actor. Jamie Raskin, American attorney, law professor, and politician serving as the U.S. representative for Maryland's 8th congressional district since 2017. Diagnosed in 2010 and successfully treated. Dame Joan Bakewell, English broadcaster, journalist, television presenter and Labour Party peer. Joel Siegel, Emmy award-winning film critic and Entertainment Editor of ABC's Good Morning America. John Foster Dulles, United States Secretary of State under Republican President Dwight D. Eisenhower. John Mann, Canadian rock musician, songwriter and actor. Died from early-onset Alzheimer's disease. John Wetton, British singer-songwriter. José Ferrer, Puerto Rican actor, director and film director. John Bain, English video gaming commentator and game critic, known as "TotalBiscuit". Jon Roberts, American drug trafficker Dame Julie Walters, English actress. Kane Tanaka, Japanese supercentenarian. Diagnosed in 2006 at 103 years old and underwent surgery. Went on to live for 16 more years and died of old age. Keith Reid, English lyricist and songwriter. Kevin Conroy, American voice actor. Kevin Corcoran, American director, and producer who took part in various Disney films as a child actor. Kevin Seefried, American drywall mechanic and convicted felon who carried the Confederate battle flag during the January 6 riot at the United States Capitol. His attorney stated during sentencing that he was recovering from rectal cancer and wears a colostomy bag. Kirstie Alley, American actress. Kim Yong-nam, North Korean politician and diplomat who served as president of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly from 1998 to 2019. Reportedly received treatment for colon cancer according to Korean Central News Agency. Died from multiple organ failures related to the cancer. Kornbread Jeté, American drag queen. Diagnosed with adenocarcinoma in 2022 aged 30. Lana Peters, Daughter of former Soviet Union leader Joseph Stalin. Lois Maxwell, Canadian actress. Luis Alvarez, former New York City Police Department detective and first responder during the September 11 attacks. Lynn Faulds Wood, Scottish television presenter and journalist. Survived advanced bowel cancer and founded the charities Beating Bowel Cancer and Lynn's Bowel Cancer Campaign. She later died from a stroke in 2020. Malcolm Marshall, West Indian-British cricket player. Mark Gastineau, American former professional football defensive end who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 10 seasons with the New York Jets. Revealed his cancer diagnosis in March 2019, and finished treatment in June. Additionally, he also was diagnosed with dementia, Parkinson's disease, and Alzheimer's disease. Matteo Messina Denaro, Italian mafia boss. Michael Joseph Savage, New Zealand politician who served as the 23rd Prime Minister from 1935 until his death in 1940. Mike Fitzpatrick, Former U.S. congressman of Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district. Diagnosed with stage III colon cancer in 2008, and went into remission five months after doing chemotherapy. Died from melanoma in 2020 at age 56. Mike Fremont, American runner and centenarian. Diagnosed with colon cancer at age 69 and adopted a plant-based diet. He later had the tumour removed with no evidence of spread, and has since lived into his 100s. Morgan Freeman, actor, producer, and narrator. Diagnosed with stage I colon cancer in 2010 and successfully removed the tumor. Morgan Tsvangirai, Zimbabwean politician and opposition leader who served as Prime Minister of Zimbabwe from 2009 to 2013. Moshe Dayan, Israeli military commander and Defense Minister during the Six-Day War and Yom Kippur War. Diagnosed with colon cancer in 1979 and underwent an operation to remove the tumor, which involved the removal of a small portion of his colon. He later died in 1981 from a heart attack. Neville Chamberlain, British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1937–1940). Nick Lloyd Webber, English composer, record producer and son of Andrew Lloyd Webber. Nika McGuigan, Northern Irish actress. Noele Gordon, English actress. Norma Tanega, American folk and pop singer-songwriter, painter, and experimental musician. Patrick Fyffe, English female impersonator and comic actor. Pelé, former Brazilian footballer for Santos FC, New York Cosmos and Brazil. Pete Gray, Australian environmental activist who threw his shoes at former Prime Minister John Howard during a Q&A in protest of Australia’s role in the Iraq War. Peter Adamson, English actor. He successfully underwent surgery for bowel cancer in 1990, however died from colorectal cancer in 2002. Qaboos bin Said, Sultan of Oman from 1970 to 2020. Robert Reed, American actor. Diagnosed with colon lymphoma in November 1991, dying 6 months later from the cancer which was worsened by HIV. Robin Gibb, Manx singer, musician and producer, member of the Bee Gees. Rod Roddy, American radio and television announcer ; died two years after being diagnosed with colon cancer. Ron Duguay, Canadian former professional ice hockey player and coach who played 12 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1977 through 1989. Ronald Reagan, American politician who served as the 40th President of the United States (1981–1989). In 1985, Reagan underwent surgery at Bethesda Naval Hospital, he had a right Hemicolectomy, he had two foot of colon removed. This was found to be a Dukes' Stage B colorectal cancer. Died from Alzheimer's disease in 2004. Russi Taylor, American voice actress best known as the voice of Minnie Mouse. Ruth Bader Ginsburg, American jurist, Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. Diagnosed with colon cancer in 1999. Died in 2020 from pancreatic cancer at age 87. Ruth Handler, American businesswoman and creator of Barbie and Nearly Me prosthetics. Sam Simon, American director, producer, writer, philanthropist and co-creator of The Simpsons. Sam Taylor-Johnson, English filmmaker, director and photographer. Sara Murray Jordan, American gastroenterologist. Diagnosed herself with colon cancer and died in 1959. Sharon Osbourne, British-American television personality and music manager. Sid Waddell, English sports commentator and television personality, known as the "Voice of Darts". Simon MacCorkindale, British actor and film director; first diagnosed in 2006. Sonya Biddle, Canadian actress and politician in Montreal, Quebec. She served on the Montreal City Council from 1998 to 2001 as a Member of Vision Montreal. Sultan bin Abdulaziz al Saud, Saudi Arabian Defense Minister from 1963 to 2011 and Crown Prince from 2005 to 2011. Diagnosed in 2004, and also suffered from dementia, specifically Alzheimer's disease. Tamisha Iman, American drag queen. Tammy Faye Messner, American evangelist. Taylor Dayne, American singer. Diagnosed in July 2022, underwent surgery to remove 10 inches of her colon, and was declared cancer-free. Ted Kaczynski, American domestic terrorist known as the “Unabomber”. Reportedly diagnosed with stage IV rectal cancer in March 2021 and stopped treatment in March 2023. Died by suicide by hanging in prison. Terry Jones, Welsh actor, comedian, director, historian, writer and member of the Monty Python comedy troupe. Diagnosed in 2006, underwent surgery, and declared cancer free a year later. Died from dementia complications. Trey Mancini, American professional baseball first baseman, outfielder, and designated hitter. Diagnosed with stage III colon cancer in 2020 while a member of the Baltimore Orioles; he missed the entire 2020 season during treatment. He completed chemotherapy in November 2020 and was declared cancer-free, returning in 2021 and being named American League Comeback Player of the Year. Tina Turner, American-Swiss singer and actress. Tom Coburn, Former American Republican politician and physician. Served as a from 1995 to 2001 United States senator from Oklahoma from 2005 to 2015. Diagnosed in 2003 and underwent surgery and chemotherapy. Also survived melanoma. Died in 2020 following a recurrence of prostate cancer. Tony Snow, American journalist and politician who served as the 25th White House Press Secretary under President George W. Bush. Vince Lombardi, American football coach of Green Bay Packers and Washington Redskins. The Super Bowl trophy was renamed in his honor shortly after his death. Died 70 days after diagnosis. Wade Hayes, American country music artist. Survived stage IV colon cancer twice, first diagnosed in 2011 and went into remission in 2012. Also survived a cancer recurrence in his lymph nodes.