This list is limited to fainting spells which received media attention.
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| Gillian Anderson |
Actor |
9-Aug-1968 |
|
Scully on The X-Files |
| Lee Atwater |
Politician |
27-Feb-1951 |
29-Mar-1991 |
RNC Chairman, 1988-90 |
| Elisabeth Bergner |
Actor |
22-Aug-1897 |
12-May-1986 |
Escape Me Never |
| Silvio Berlusconi |
Head of State |
29-Sep-1936 |
|
Former Prime Minister of Italy |
| Halle Berry |
Actor |
14-Aug-1966 |
|
Monster's Ball |
| David Bowie |
Singer/Songwriter |
8-Jan-1947 |
10-Jan-2016 |
Ziggy Stardust |
| Sarah Brightman |
Singer |
14-Aug-1960 |
|
Time to Say Goodbye |
| George H.W. Bush |
Head of State |
12-Jun-1924 |
|
41st US President, 1989-93 |
| George W. Bush |
Head of State |
6-Jul-1946 |
|
43rd US President, 2001-09 |
| Marcus Camby |
Basketball |
22-Mar-1974 |
|
NBA star |
| Jimmy Carter |
Head of State |
1-Oct-1924 |
|
39th US President, 1977-81 |
| Fidel Castro |
Head of State |
13-Aug-1926 |
|
Dictator of Cuba for almost fifty years |
| Van Cliburn |
Pianist |
12-Jul-1934 |
27-Feb-2013 |
Piano prodigy |
| Hillary Clinton |
Politician |
26-Oct-1947 |
|
US Secretary of State, 2009-13 |
| Leonard Cohen |
Singer/Songwriter |
21-Sep-1934 |
|
Everybody Knows |
| Joan Collins |
Actor |
23-May-1933 |
|
Alexis on Dynasty |
| Vincent D'Onofrio |
Actor |
30-Jun-1959 |
|
Star of Law & Order: Criminal Intent |
| Bob Feller |
Baseball |
3-Nov-1918 |
15-Dec-2010 |
Pitched three no-hitters for Cleveland |
| Calista Flockhart |
Actor |
11-Nov-1964 |
|
Ally McBeal |
| Frederick the Great |
Royalty |
24-Jan-1712 |
17-Aug-1786 |
King of Prussia 1740-86 |
| Selena Gomez |
Actor |
22-Jul-1992 |
|
Wizards of Waverly Place |
| Jade Goody |
TV Personality |
5-Jun-1981 |
22-Mar-2009 |
British TV celebrity |
| Julie Hagerty |
Actor |
15-Jun-1955 |
|
Airplane! |
| Leona Helmsley |
Business |
4-Jul-1920 |
20-Aug-2007 |
Queen of Mean |
| Theodore Hesburgh |
Educator |
25-May-1917 |
26-Feb-2015 |
President, University of Notre Dame, 1952-87 |
| Hugh Jackman |
Actor |
12-Oct-1968 |
|
X-Men |
| Michael Jackson |
Singer |
29-Aug-1958 |
25-Jun-2009 |
King of Pop |
| Elton John |
Singer/Songwriter |
25-Mar-1947 |
|
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road |
| Lady Bird Johnson |
First Lady |
22-Dec-1912 |
11-Jul-2007 |
Wife of US President Lyndon Baines Johnson |
| Angelina Jolie |
Actor |
4-Jun-1975 |
|
Tomb Raider |
| Nicole Kidman |
Actor |
20-Jun-1967 |
|
Moulin Rouge |
| Alan King |
Comic |
26-Dec-1927 |
9-May-2004 |
Jewish comic and Friars Club fixture |
| Ricki Lake |
Talk Show Host |
21-Sep-1968 |
|
Hairspray |
| Leonard Little |
Football |
19-Oct-1974 |
|
Rams defensive end with a drinking problem |
| Roger Moore |
Actor |
14-Oct-1927 |
|
James Bond after Sean Connery |
| Tracy Morgan |
Actor |
10-Nov-1968 |
|
Saturday Night Live |
| Peggy Mount |
Actor |
2-May-1916 |
13-Nov-2001 |
George and the Dragon |
| Michael Mukasey |
Judge |
28-Jul-1941 |
|
US Attorney General, 2007-09 |
| Pola Negri |
Actor |
31-Dec-1894 |
1-Aug-1987 |
Sultry silent film diva |
| Jack Nicklaus |
Golf |
21-Jan-1940 |
|
Golf legend, Winner of 18 Majors |
| Helen O'Connell |
Singer |
23-May-1920 |
9-Sep-1993 |
Big Band singer, Green Eyes |
| Marie Osmond |
Country Musician |
13-Oct-1959 |
|
Donny and Marie Show |
| Greg Page |
Singer |
16-Jan-1972 |
|
Former lead vocals, The Wiggles |
| Barbara Payton |
Actor |
16-Nov-1927 |
8-May-1967 |
Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye |
| Shimon Peres |
Head of State |
16-Aug-1923 |
|
President of Israel |
| Billie Piper |
Singer |
22-Sep-1982 |
|
British teen singer, Dr. Who companion |
| Sir Walter Raleigh |
Explorer |
c. 1552 |
29-Oct-1618 |
Favorite of Queen Elizabeth I |
| Jerry Rawlings |
Head of State |
22-Jun-1947 |
|
President of Ghana, 1981-93 |
| Janet Reno |
Government |
21-Jul-1938 |
|
US Attorney General, 1993-2001 |
| Gia Scala |
Actor |
3-Mar-1934 |
30-Apr-1972 |
The Guns of Navarone |
| William Sessions |
Government |
27-May-1930 |
|
Director of FBI, 1987-93 |
| George Steinbrenner |
Baseball |
4-Jul-1930 |
13-Jul-2010 |
Owner, New York Yankees |
| Koko Taylor |
Singer |
28-Sep-1928 |
3-Jun-2009 |
"Wang Dang Doodle" |
| Conway Twitty |
Country Musician |
1-Sep-1933 |
5-Jun-1993 |
It's Only Make Believe |
| Mike Wallace |
Journalist |
9-May-1918 |
7-Apr-2012 |
Veteran 60 Minutes correspondent |
| Amy Winehouse |
Singer |
14-Sep-1983 |
23-Jul-2011 |
Rehab |
| Mare Winningham |
Actor |
16-May-1959 |
|
Georgia |
| Kate Winslet |
Actor |
5-Oct-1975 |
|
Titanic |
