Lupus is a disease that doesn’t distinguish between   rich, poor, age and race. Famous or not, anyone could get lupus.  Some of the lupus sufferers have made a name in the world of entertainment, politics and sports.

Possibly one of the famous celebrities who suffered from lupus was no other than the King of Pop, Michael Jackson. He was diagnosed with lupus in the year 1984, shortly after his wonderful album Thriller was tearing up the music charts. Another famous singer Seal battled with discoid lupus when young. The result of the disease is his trademark facial scarring. Women of color are two or three times likely to develop lupus than men, according to health educator of the Lupus Foundation of America, Dawn Isherwood.  Singer Toni Braxton revealed her diagnosis of lupus at a lupus benefit last November.

Even former president George H. Bush’s dog Millie had lupus. Other famous personalities suffering or have died from this disease includes former baseball player Tim  Raines, former Philippine president Ferdinand Marcos, Elaine Page,  Ray Waltson, Louisa May Alcott, an American author and  Backstreet Boys’ sister Caroline  Dorough-Cochran who  died at age 32.  Lady Gaga also claimed that she was diagnosed with lupus.