People looks back at 17 former “Survivor” contestants who died after competing, with deaths spanning 2010–2025. The profiles recount their season placements, ages and reported circumstances of death, alongside tributes from relatives, castmates and host Jeff Probst.
The 17 are Jane Bright, Kim Johnson, Sonja Christopher, Keith Nale, Roger Sexton, Dan Lembo, Clay Jordan, Ralph Kiser, Sunday Burquest, Angie Jakusz, Cliff Robinson, Rudy Boesch, Ashley Massaro, Dan Kay, Caleb Bankston, B.B. Andersen and Jennifer Lyon. Christopher was the first contestant voted off; Andersen was the second. Johnson was a runner-up, and Bright won the Spirit Fan Favorite audience prize.
“Survivor” premiered in May 2000; the article says the series had 51 seasons and 772 participants. Reported circumstances among the deaths include cancer, a heart attack, Lewy body dementia and Alzheimer’s disease; Caleb Bankston died in a railway accident.
