Patrick Quinn (February 10, 1983 – November 22, 2020) was an American amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) activist who helped generate awareness and raise more than US$220 million for medical research through the Ice Bucket Challenge, a viral social media campaign.
[1] The challenge went viral in 2014, when celebrities and common people all across the world filmed short-form videos of themselves dumping buckets of ice water on their heads, committing to donations for ALS research, and asking others to do the same.
[5] The campaign had over 20 million videos being created and shared with celebrities including former President George W. Bush, Bill Gates,[6] Justin Bieber,[7] LeBron James,[8] Leonardo DiCaprio, Lady Gaga, and Oprah Winfrey.
[9] Both Quinn and Frates undertook the challenge in support of the Cambridge, MA, based ALS Therapy Development Institute.
[3] He was also nominated along with Frates for TIME Magazine's Person of the Year for his role in raising awareness for the disease and promoting research.