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309 Notable deaths
 by Alzheimer's disease

Dell Hymes

American anthropologist and linguist.

Born June 7th, 1927 in Portland.

Died November 13th, 2009 at 82 years old in Charlottesville (Alzheimer's disease).

Ron Yeats

Scottish association football player (1937–2024).

Born November 15th, 1937 in Aberdeen.

Died September 6th, 2024 at 86 years old in Liverpool (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]

Nancy Friday

American author (1933–2017).

Born August 27th, 1933 in Pittsburgh. [ref]

Died November 5th, 2017 at 84 years old in Manhattan (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]

Albert Reynolds

Irish politician and prime minister (1932–2014).

Born November 3rd, 1932 in Roosky.

Died August 21st, 2014 at 81 years old in Dublin (Alzheimer's disease).

Keene Curtis

American actor (1923-2002).

Born February 15th, 1923 in Salt Lake City.

Died October 13th, 2002 at 79 years old in Bountiful (Alzheimer's disease).

Roméo LeBlanc

Canadian politician (1927-2009).

Born December 18th, 1927 in Memramcook.

Died June 24th, 2009 at 81 years old in Grande-Digue (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]

Sneaky Pete Kleinow

American country musician (1934–2007).

Born August 20th, 1934 in United States of America.

Died January 6th, 2007 at 72 years old in Petaluma (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]

Mel Stewart

Actor, director, musician (1929-2002).

Born September 19th, 1929 in Cleveland.

Died February 24th, 2002 at 72 years old in Pacifica (Alzheimer's disease).

José Luis Brown

Argentine footballer and manager (1956-2019).

Born November 10th, 1956 in Ranchos, Buenos Aires.

Died August 12th, 2019 at 62 years old in La Plata (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]

Vujadin Boškov

Serbian footballer (1931-2014).

Born May 16th, 1931 in Begeč.

Died April 27th, 2014 at 82 years old in Novi Sad (Alzheimer's disease).

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