Steve Rubell

Steve Rubell

male, deceased (1989)
Syracuse University, Ian Schrager, tax evader, United States National Guard, u.s. postal service, New York City nightlife…AIDS-related death, died from AIDS
Steve Rubell (December 2, 1943 in Brooklyn - July 25, 1989) was part owner (along with friend Ian Schrager) of the New York disco Studio 54. Rubell...
Howard Rollins

Howard Rollins

male, deceased (1996)
On the Block, Howard Ellsworth Rollins, Jr, Of Mice and Men, New York actor, AIDS-related death, soap opera actor…Lymphoma death
Howard Ellsworth Rollins, Jr. (October 17, 1950-December 8, 1996) was an American actor. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, he studied theater at Towson...

Gaëtan Dugas

male, deceased (1984)
HIV/AIDS in Canada, Sexual orientation and medicine, acquired immune deficiency syndrome, AIDS, hiv, center for disease control…AIDS-related death
Gaëtan Dugas was a French-Canadian man who worked for Air Canada as a flight attendant. Dugas became notorious as the alleged Patient Zero for a...
Isaac Asimov

Isaac Asimov

male, deceased (1992) (Russia)
science fiction writer, Three Laws of Robotics, robot, novelist, writer, prolific…AIDS-related death, died from complications of AIDS on April 6, 1992
Dr. Isaac Asimov (c. January 2, 1920- April 6, 1992, was a Russian-born American Jewish author and biochemist, a highly successful and...
Robert R.

Robert R.

male, deceased (1969)
AIDS-related death, African-American, Hiv/aids, hiv test
Robert R. was an African-American Missouri teenager who was the victim of the first confirmed case of HIV/AIDS in North America. His death baffled...
Peter Allen

Peter Allen

male, deceased (1992)
musician, Songwriter, singer, AIDS-related death, Australian, gay
Peter Allen, born Peter Allen Woolnough (February 10, 1944 - June 18, 1992) was an Australian songwriter and singer.
Willi Smith

Willi Smith

male, deceased (1987)
African American, AIDS-related death, fashion designer, christo, American, school daze…AIDS
Willi Donnell Smith (February 29, 1948-April 17, 1987) was one of the most successful African-American fashion designers in fashion history. At its...
Robbin Crosby

Robbin Crosby

male, deceased (2002)
AIDS-related death, Lead Guitarist, Rock guitarist, American, ratt, shred guitar…Drug-related death
Robbin Crosby, born Robbinson Lantz Crosby and nicknamed "King" was one of the former lead guitarists in the glam metal band Ratt, who had several...

Héctor Lavoe

male, deceased (1993)
El malo, Canto a Borinquen, AIDS-related death, El periódico de ayer, El Cantante, BANDOLERA
Héctor Lavoe (born Héctor Juan Pérez Martínez, September 30, 1946, Ponce, Puerto Rico - June 29, 1993, Manhattan, New York) was a Puerto Rican sals...
Cookie Mueller

Cookie Mueller

female, deceased (1989)
Details magazine, Karen Mueller, Fan Mail, Frank Letters and Crank Calls, The Cookie Portfolio 1976-1989, Ask Doctor Mueller, Vittorio Scarpati…AIDS-related death, AIDS, died from AIDS
Cookie Mueller (born Karen Mueller (August 1 1949 - November 10 1989) was an American actress and writer, born in Baltimore, Maryland, who featured...