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Doctors

Wouter Basson Wouter Basson (born 6 July 1950) is a South African cardiologist and former head of the country's secret chemical and biological warfare project, Project Coast, during the apartheid era. Nicknamed "Dr Death" by the press for his alleged acti ...

(born 1950), South African cardiologist and former head of the country's secret chemical and biological warfare project during the apartheid era *

Christopher Duntsch Christopher Daniel Duntsch (born April 3, 1971) is a former American neurosurgeon who has been nicknamed Dr. Death for 33 incidents of gross neurosurgical malpractice while working at hospitals in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, which maimed ...

(born 1971), American neurosurgeon convicted of aggravated assault for harmful surgeries he performed *

Aribert Heim Aribert Ferdinand Heim (28 June 191410 August 1992), also known as Dr. Death and Butcher of Mauthausen, was an Austrian ''Schutzstaffel'' (SS) doctor. During World War II, he served at the Mauthausen-Gusen concentration camp in Mauthausen, kil ...

(1914–1992), Austrian doctor and one of the world's most wanted Nazi war criminals *

Jack Kevorkian Murad Jacob Kevorkian (May 26, 1928 – June 3, 2011) was an American pathologist and euthanasia proponent. He publicly championed a terminal patient's right to die by physician-assisted suicide, embodied in his quote, "Dying is not a crime" ...

(1928–2011), American physician who assisted terminally ill people to commit suicide during the 1990s *

Josef Mengele Josef Mengele (; 16 March 19117 February 1979) was a Nazi German (SS) officer and physician during World War II at the Russian front and then at Auschwitz during the Holocaust, often dubbed the "Angel of Death" (). He performed Nazi hum ...

(1911–1979), German doctor and infamous Nazi war criminal *

Philip Nitschke Philip Haig Nitschke (; born 8 August 1947) is an Australian humanist, author, former physician, and founder and director of the pro-euthanasia group Exit International. He campaigned successfully to have a legal euthanasia law passed in Austral ...

(born 1947), Australian physician who campaigned for legal assisted suicide and subsequently assisted four people in doing so *

Jayant Patel Jayant Mukundray Patel (born April 10, 1950 ) is an Indian-born American surgeon who was accused of gross negligence whilst working at Bundaberg Base Hospital in Queensland, Australia. Deaths of some of Patel's patients led to widespread public ...

(born 1950), Indian-born American surgeon and convicted criminal who was accused of gross negligence whilst working at Bundaberg Hospital in Queensland, Australia * Maxim Petrov (born 1965), Russian doctor and serial killer *

Porntip Rojanasunan Khun Ying Pornthip Rojanasunand, also spelled Porntip Rojanasunan (; ; born 21 December 1954) is a Thai forensic pathologist, a current member of the Senate of Thailand and medical doctor. First appearing in the media in 1998, her work and outla ...

(born 1955), Thai forensic pathologist *

Harold Shipman Harold Frederick Shipman (14 January 1946 – 13 January 2004), known to acquaintances as Fred Shipman, was an English doctor in general practice and serial killer. He is considered to be one of the most prolific serial killers in modern ...

(1946–2004), British general practitioner and most prolific serial killer in British history * Michael Swango (born 1954), American physician and serial killer *

Ulana Suprun Ulana Nadia Suprun (born 30 January 1963, ) is a Ukrainian-American physician, activist, and philanthropist who served as the acting Minister of Healthcare from 2016 to 2019. Prior to her government career, Suprun served as Director of Humanitari ...

(born 1963), Ukrainian-American physician, dubbed so for her unpopular medical reforms in Ukraine *

Gunther von Hagens Gunther von Hagens (born Gunther Gerhard Liebchen; 10 January 1945) is a German anatomist, businessman, and lecturer. He developed the technique for preserving biological tissue specimens called plastination. Von Hagens has organized numerous ...

(born 1945), German anatomist who has a collection of dead bodies *

Santosh Pol Santosh Pol (born 4 November 1974) is an Indian quack doctor who confessed to killing six people from 2003 to 2016 in the town of Dhom, Maharashtra, allegedly by injecting them with succinylcholine, a neuro-muscular paralytic drug. He was dubbed ...

(born 1974), Indian quack doctor and serial killer from Dhom, Satara, Maharashtra,

Athletes

* Dave Fennell (born 1952), Canadian football player *

Paul Lincoln Paul Lincoln (born James McDonald Lincoln; 3 May 1932 – 11 January 2011), also known by the ring name Dr. Death, was an Australian professional wrestler and promoter. Professional wrestling career After leaving high school, Lincoln began ...

(1932–2011), Australian professional wrestler *

Skip Thomas Alonzo "Skip" Thomas III (February 7, 1950 – July 24, 2011), nicknamed "Dr. Death", was an American football cornerback who played in the National Football League (NFL). College career Thomas was awarded a scholarship to play football at Arizo ...

(1950–2011), American football player *

Steve Williams (wrestler) Steven Franklin Williams (May 14, 1960 – December 29, 2009), best known under the ring name "Dr. Death" Steve Williams, was an American Collegiate wrestling, collegiate and Professional wrestling, professional wrestler and College football, c ...

(1960–2009), American professional wrestler

Other people

James Grigson James Paul Grigson Jr. (January 30, 1932 – June 3, 2004), nicknamed "Dr. Death" by some press accounts, was a Texas forensic psychiatrist who testified in 167 capital trials, nearly all of which resulted in death sentences. He was exposed as a ...

(1932–2004), American psychiatrist who testified in more than 100 trials that resulted in death sentences *

Evan Harris Evan Leslie Harris (born 21 October 1965) is a British Liberal Democrat politician. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Oxford West and Abingdon from 1997 to 2010, losing his seat in the 2010 general election by 176 votes to Conservati ...

(born 1965), British politician referred to as Dr Death for his views on abortion and euthanasia * Fred A. Leuchter (born 1943), American Holocaust denier and the country's only legal supplier of execution equipment and training * Gerard Steenson (1957–1987), a North Irish leader of the paramilitary Irish People's Liberation Organisation *

Charles Cullen Charles Edmund Cullen (born February 22, 1960) is an American serial killer. While working as a nurse, Cullen murdered dozens—possibly hundreds—of patients during a 16 year career spanning several New Jersey and Pennsylvania medical centers ...

(born 1960), American nurse who murdered at least 29, possibly hundreds, of patients across the state of New Jersey

Arts and entertainment

* Doctor Death (character), a DC Comics supervillain * ''Doctor Death'' (magazine), a pulp magazine in 1934–35 featuring a villainous character of that name * "Dr. Death," a character played by Vincent Price in the 1974 horror film '' Madhouse'' * Leslie "Dr. Death" Krunchner, a character in the HBO sitcom '' 1st & Ten'' * "Doctor Death," a fictional movie character played by

Wesley Snipes Wesley Trent Snipes (born July 31, 1962) is an American actor and martial artist. In a film career spanning more than thirty years, Snipes has appeared in a variety of genres, such as numerous thrillers, dramatic feature films, and comedies, th ...

in ''

The Expendables 3 ''The Expendables 3'' is a 2014 American action thriller film directed by Patrick Hughes and written by Creighton Rothenberger, Katrin Benedikt and Sylvester Stallone. It is the third installment in ''The Expendables'' franchise and the sequel ...

'' * Dr. Death, a living marionette in the horror film ''

Retro Puppet Master ''Retro Puppet Master'' (also known as ''Retro Puppetmaster'') is a 1999 American direct-to-video horror film written by Charles Band, Benjamin Carr and David Schmoeller, and directed by David DeCoteau (as Joseph Tennent). It is the seventh film ...

'' * '' Doctor Death: Seeker of Souls'', a 1973 horror film * ''Dr. Death'' (1945 TV series), a 1945 television mini-series *

Dr. Death (podcast) ''Dr. Death'' is a podcast produced by Wondery that focuses on egregious cases of medical malpractice. The podcast is hosted and reported by Laura Beil and premiered September 4, 2018. Season 1 tells the story of Christopher Duntsch, a Texas ne ...

, a podcast series produced by Wondery that tells the stories of various doctors * ''Dr. Death'' (2021 TV series), an American crime drama television limited series, based on the podcast * ''Dr. Death'', a 2000 novel by

Jonathan Kellerman Jonathan Seth Kellerman (born August 9, 1949) is an American novelist and psychologist known for his mystery novels featuring the character Alex Delaware, a child psychologist who consults for the Los Angeles Police Department. Born on the Low ...

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