List of people diagnosed with dyslexia
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The following is a list of notable people who are listed or reported to be dyslexic, or who some people thought were dyslexic.
- Anthony Andrews, English actor[1]
- Jennifer Aniston, actor[2]
- Louise Arnold, English author[3]
- Michael "Atters" Attree, English satirical writer and comedian[4]
- Abhishek Bachchan, Bollywood actor[5]
- Geoff Barrow, English musician[6]
- Princess Beatrice of York, member of the British Royal Family and seventh in line of succession to the British throne[7]
- Alexander Graham Bell, inventor and scientist[8][9]
- Michael Bennet, United States Senator from Colorado[10]
- Gavin Newsom, Mayor of San Francisco,Lieutenant Governor of California [11]
- Robert Benton, screenwriter and film director[12]
- Orlando Bloom, actor[13]
- Roberto Bolaño, Chilean novelist and poet[14]
- Jeremy Bonderman, baseball player[15]
- Lara Flynn Boyle, American actress[16]
- Richard Branson, entrepreneur[17]
- Chrisann Brennan, an American Artist and the author of The Bite in the Apple[18]
- Marcus Brigstocke, English comedian and satirist[19][20]
- Erin Brockovich, legal clerk, socio-environmental activist[21]
- Neil Bush, businessman and son of George H. W. Bush[22]
- Octavia Butler, science fiction author[23]
- Celine Byrne, soprano[24]
- Stephen J. Cannell, creator of shows such as The A-Team[25]
- Lewis Carroll, author and mathematician[26]
- Gary Cohn, COO of Goldman Sachs[27]
- Charles "Pete" Conrad, Jr., astronaut and third man to walk on the moon[28]
- Carl XVI Gustaf, king of Sweden[29]
- Dave Chalk, Canadian broadcaster and technology journalist[30]
- John Chambers, CEO of Cisco[31]
- Cher, singer and actress, and Chaz Bono (formerly known as Chastity)[32]
- Amy Childs, model and reality television personality[33]
- Timothy Clifford, British art historian[34]
- Jason Conley, American basketball player[35]
- Anderson Cooper, American journalist[36]
- Ennis Cosby, son of comedian Bill Cosby[37]
- Tom Cruise, actor[38]
- Pierre Curie, scientist[8][9]
- Leonardo da Vinci, painter and polymath[9][26][39]
- John de Lancie, actor[40]
- Samuel R. Delany, science fiction author and literary critic[41]
- Patrick Dempsey, actor[42]
- Andrew Dornenburg, award-winning author and chef[43]
- Michael Dudikoff, actor[25]
- Arjan Ederveen, Dutch actor and comedian [44]
- Fae Ellington, OD, Jamaican media personality and lecturer[45]
- Paloma Faith, Singer-songwriter and actress[46]
- Alexander Faludy, youngest Cambridge undergraduate for 200 years[47]
- Michael Faraday, scientist[9][39][48][49]
- Trevor Ferrell, advocate for the homeless[50]
- Steve Fielding, Australian politician[51]
- Fannie Flagg, comedian and author[52]
- Ben Fogle, English television presenter[53]
- Richard Ford, author[54]
- Noel Gallagher, musician[55]
- Paul Frappier, musician and hip hop MC[56]
- Galileo Galilei, scientist[9][57]
- Whoopi Goldberg, American actress, comedian, TV personality[58][59]
- Alison Goldfrapp, English musician[60]
- Terry Goodkind, American writer[61]
- Frank Gore, American football player[62]
- Mike Gravel, former United States Senator from Alaska[63]
- Jerry Hall, model[64]
- Susan Hampshire, actress[65]
- Salma Hayek, actress[66][67]
- Mark Henry professional wrestler[68]
- John Hickenlooper, Governor of Colorado[69]
- Jack Horner, paleontologist[70]
- Anthony Hopkins, actor[71]
- John Irving, novelist[72]
- Caitlyn Jenner, Olympic athlete[73]
- Steve Jobs, co-founder of Apple Inc.[74][citation needed]
- Jony Ive, Chief Design Officer for Apple Inc.
- Ingvar Kamprad, industrialist, founder of IKEA[75]
- Dean Kamen, inventor, Segway human transport, Luke arm, FIRST Lego League[76]
- Rebecca Kamen, artist and sculptor[77]
- Paul Kanjorski, former Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania[78]
- Cath Kidston, designer and businesswoman[79]
- Mollie King, singer and songwriter[80][81]
- Laura Kirkpatrick, model[82]
- Keira Knightley, actress[83]
- Willem Johan Kolff, physician[84]
- David Koresh, leader of the Branch Davidians[85]
- J. F. Lawton, writer, producer and director[86]
- Angie Le Mar, comedian[87]
- Peter Leitch, New Zealand businessman and philanthropist.[88]
- Jay Leno, talk show host and comedian[89]
- Tom Lewis, golfer[90]
- Kenny Logan, rugby player[91]
- Greg Louganis, Olympic diver[92][93]
- Dan Malloy, Governor of Connecticut[94][95]
- James Clerk Maxwell, scientist[39]
- Mireille Mathieu, French singer[96]
- Charlotte McKinney, model and actress[97]
- Steve McQueen, artist and film director[98]
- Kendrick Meek, former Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida[99]
- James William Middleton, brother of Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge[100]
- Mika, singer-songwriter[101]
- Alyssa Milano, American actress[102][103]
- Dorrit Moussaieff, First Lady of Iceland[104]
- Shlomo Moussaieff, jewellery businessman and Bible expert[104]
- Don Mullan, Irish author, producer and humanitarian[105][106]
- Jaime Murray, English actress[107]
- Róisín Murphy, Irish singer[108]
- Steven Naismith, Scottish footballer[109][110]
- Gavin Newsom, Lt Governor of California[111]
- Paul Oakenfold, a record producer and trance DJ[112]
- Olav V of Norway, reign 1957–1991[113]
- Jamie Oliver, chef and television host[114]
- Paul Orfalea, founder of FedEx Kinko's[115]
- Ozzy Osbourne, musician[116]
- Brendan O'Carroll, Irish actor[117][118]
- Diamond Dallas Page (Page Falkinburg), professional wrestler, actor and author[119]
- Theo Paphitis, businessman, panelist on Dragons' Den[120]
- Tom Pellereau, inventor[121]
- Pablo Picasso, Spanish artist, sculptor[122]
- Ferdinand Piëch, Austrian business magnate[123]
- Daniel Powter, singer and songwriter[124]
- Hal Prewitt, Artist, photographer, entrepreneur and racecar driver[125][126]
- Scott Quinnell, rugby player[127]
- Bodo Ramelow, Minister-President of Thuringia[128]
- Robert Rauschenberg, American artist[129]
- Keanu Reeves, actor[130]
- Nicolas Winding Refn, film director[131]
- Iwan Rheon, Welsh actor and singer/songwriter[132]
- Guy Ritchie, film director[133]
- David Rockefeller, American business executive and philanthropist[134]
- Richard Rogers, architect[135]
- Louis Rosenberg, American Entrepreneur, author, screenwriter, inventor, and professor[136]
- Lee Ryan, singer and songwriter[137]
- Rex Ryan, head coach, Buffalo Bills[138]
- Mark Schlereth, American football player[139]
- Charles Schwab, founder of U.S. brokerage firm[140]
- Tim Scott, guitarist[141]
- Jo Self, artist[142]
- Peter Shumlin, Governor of Vermont[143]
- Bryan Singer, film director[144]
- John Skoyles, neuroscientist and evolutionary psychologist[9]
- Neil Smith, American football player[145]
- Steven Spielberg, film director[146]
- Jackie Stewart, Scottish racing driver[147]
- Joss Stone, singer[148]
- Helen B. Taussig cardiologist[149]
- Tim Tebow, American football player[150]
- Nikola Tesla, scientist and engineer[39][151]
- Bella Thorne, American actress[152]
- Kara Tointon, English actress[153]
- Jules Verne, French author[154]
- Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden, heir-apparent to the Swedish throne[155]
- Lindsay Wagner, actress[156]
- Butch Walker, singer and record producer[157]
- Ben Way, entrepreneur[158]
- Bob Weir, guitarist[159]
- Florence Welch, English musician[160]
- Toyah Willcox, actress and singer[161]
- Mark Wilkinson, furniture designer[162]
- Holly Willoughby, television presenter[163]
- Henry Winkler, actor, spokesman for the Dyslexia Foundation[164]
- Joshua Wong Chi-fung, an activist and a protester from Hong Kong[165][166]
- Zhang Shang, a political dissident and human rights activist from China[167]
- Lee Kuan Yew, first Prime Minister of Singapore[168]
- Channing Tatum, Actor and model[169]
- Benjamin Zephaniah, poet[170]
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External links
- dyslexia.tv – Blessed with dyslexia
- dyslexiaonline.com – Dyslexic? You're not alone...
- dyslexiamentor.com – Famous dyslexics
- dyslexicadvantage.com- Famous people with dyslexia
- dhea.org.uk – Famous dyslexics
- bdadyslexia.org.uk – [3]
