List of HIV-positive people
Name Life Comments
Vasily Aleksanyan ( 1972-2011 ) Russian lawyer and businessman , former Executive Vice President of Yukos oil company , jailed as a suspected accomplice to tax evasion and money laundering ; allegedly denied treatment in jail
Stephen D. Hassenfeld ( 1942-1989 ) American businessman best known for being the chairman and chief executive officer of Hasbro from 1980 until 1989
Chuck Holmes ( 1945-2000 ) American businessman founder of gay pornography studio Falcon Entertainment
Gordon Montador ( 1950-1991 ) Canadian book editor and publisher
Steve Rubell ( 1943-1989 ) American owner of New York City disco Studio 54
Sean Strub ( born 1958 ) American magazine publisher , founder of POZ magazine
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This is a categorized, alphabetical list of people who are known to have been infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), the pathogen that causes AIDS, including those who have died. AIDS is a pandemic. In 2007, an estimated 33.2 million people lived with the disease worldwide, and it killed an estimated 2.1 million people, including 330,000 children. Over three-quarters of these deaths occurred in sub-Saharan Africa. HIV is spread primarily by unprotected sex (including anal and oral sex), contaminated blood transfusions, hypodermic needles, and from mother to child during pregnancy, delivery, or breastfeeding. Because of lack of public acceptance, people infected with HIV are frequently subjected to stigma and discrimination. Publicity campaigns around the world have aimed to counter HIV-related prejudices and misconceptions and to replace them with an accurate understanding that helps to prevent new infections. These efforts have been aided by various celebrities - including American basketball star Magic Johnson and South African judge Edwin Cameron - who have publicly announced that they are HIV-positive.