Famous Blood Donors

Celebrities who have donated blood or supported blood donation:

Gordon Bennett, Australian artist

Chris Bisson, British actor and star of Coronation Street

Jude Bolton, Australian footballer with the Sydney Swans

Pat Boone, American singer and actor

Richard Branson, British businessman and founder of Virgin

Kristin Cavallari, star of The Hills TV series 

Jackie Chan MBE, martial arts actor from Hong Kong

Sara Cox, British DJ

Miley Cyrus, American actress and singer

Alesha Dixon, British singer and judge on Strictly Come Dancing

Josh Duhamel, American TV actor and star of the Transformers films

Sophie Ellis-Bextor, British singer and Janet Ellis's daughter

Jenny Frost, British TV presenter and singer

Penn Jillette, the talking half of the magic duo Penn & Teller

Chris Judd: Australian footballer for Carlton and Brownlow

Gary Lineker, England international footballer

Kym Marsh, British singer and actress

Dr. Phillip McGraw, American TV personality

Sun Park, Australian actress, singer and presenter

Rascal Flatts, American country band

Jane Seymour, British actress and star of the Bond film, Live and Let Die

Mark Smith, 'Rhino' in the Gladiators TV series (bone marrow)

Curtis Stone, Australian chef, TV presenter and author

Niki Taylor, American supermodel 

Jayne Torvill, British Olympic gold medallist and star of Dancing On Ice TV series 

The cast of The Vampire Diaries and Twilight, American TV series

I would urge healthy readers to consider blood donation as it takes only a little of your time, but can transform and even save lives. Blood cannot be given more frequently than 16 weeks, which is only three times a year. To find out more, the UK link is: www.blood.co.uk

Originally posted on Tuesday, 6th December 2011