List of people with dyslexia
The following is a list of notable people who have dyslexia.
A[]
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Mark Henry
- Sam Allardyce (b. 1954), English footballer and football manager[1]
- Jennifer Aniston, American actress[2]
- Louise Arnold, English author[3]
- Michael "Atters" Attree (b. 1965), English satirical writer and comedian[4]
B[]
- Abhishek Bachchan, Indian Bollywood actor[5]
- Ann Bancroft, American arctic explorer[6]
- Geoff Barrow, English musician[7]
- Princess Beatrice of York, member of the British Royal Family and ninth in line of succession to the British throne[8]
- BENEE, New Zealand singer and songwriter[9]
- Michael Bennet, American politician; United States Senator from Colorado[10]
- Robert Benton, American screenwriter and film director[11]
- Melanie Blake, English talent agent and author[12]
- Orlando Bloom, English actor[13]
- Roberto Bolaño, Chilean novelist and poet[14]
- David Boies, American lawyer and chairman[15]
- Jeremy Bonderman, American baseball player[16]
- Chaz Bono, American advocate, writer, musician and actor[17]
- Danny Boome, chef[18]
- Lara Flynn Boyle, American actress[19]
- Richard Branson, English entrepreneur[20]
- Chrisann Brennan, American artist and the author of The Bite in the Apple[21]
- Marcus Brigstocke, English comedian and satirist[22][23]
- Nancy Brinker, American ambassador and nonprofit founder[24]
- Erin Brockovich, American legal clerk, socio-environmental activist[25]
- Max Brooks, American actor and author[26]
- Neil Bush, American businessman and son of George H. W. Bush[27]
- Octavia E. Butler, American science fiction author[28]
- Celine Byrne (b. 1980), Irish soprano[29]
C[]
- Stephen J. Cannell, American creator of shows such as The A-Team[30]
- Carl XVI Gustaf, King of Sweden[31]
- Carl Philip of Sweden, Prince of Sweden[32]
- Dan Carter, Canadian politician[33]
- Dave Chalk, Canadian broadcaster and technology journalist[34]
- John Chambers, American businessman; CEO of Cisco[35]
- Georgina Chapman, English fashion designer and actress[36]
- Blake Charlton, M.D., American science fiction author and cardiologist[37]
- Cher, American singer and actress[17]
- Amy Childs, English model and reality television personality[38]
- Timothy Clifford, British art historian[39]
- Gary Cohn, American business leader[40]
- Jason Conley, American basketball player[41]
- Charles "Pete" Conrad Jr., American astronaut and third man to walk on the moon[42]
- Anderson Cooper, American journalist[43]
- Chris Cosentino, American celebrity chef and reality television personality[44]
- Delos "Toby" Cosgrove, M.D., American war veteran and heart surgeon[45]
- Tom Cruise, American actor[46]
D[]
- Clark Janell Davis, American model; Miss Kentucky 2015[47]
- John de Lancie, American actor[48]
- Samuel R. Delany, African American science fiction author and literary critic[49]
- Patrick Dempsey, American actor[50]
- Paul Dewar, Canadian MP, 2006–2015[51]
- Jacques Dubochet, Swiss biophysicist[52]
- Michael Dudikoff, American actor[30][53]
E[]
- Arjan Ederveen (b. 1956), Dutch actor and comedian[54]
- Asli Enver (b. 1984), Turkish actress
- Albert Einstein (1879-1955), German born theoretical physicist.[55][56] His dyslexia is controversial.[citation needed]
- Fae Ellington OD (b. 1950), Jamaican media personality and lecturer.[57]
- Ari Emanuel (b. 1961), American businessman[58]
F[]
- Paloma Faith, English singer-songwriter and actress[59]
- Alexander Faludy, English; youngest Cambridge undergraduate for 200 years[60]
- Steve Fielding, Australian politician[61]
- Fannie Flagg, American comedian and author[62]
- Ben Fogle, English television presenter[63]
- Dave Foley, Canadian comedian[64]
- Richard Ford (b. 1944), American author[65]
- Paul Frappier (1977-2011), Canadian musician and hip hop MC[66]
G[]
- Noel Gallagher, English musician[67]
- Karina Galvez, Ecuadorian-American poet, TV and radio personality[68]
- Sally Gardner, English author and illustrator[69]
- Whoopi Goldberg, American actress, comedian, TV personality[70][71]
- Alison Goldfrapp, English musician[72]
- Terry Goodkind, American writer[73]
- Frank Gore, American football player[74]
- Mike Gravel, American politician; former United States Senator from Alaska[75]
- Allan Gray, South African investor[76]
- Olivia Gray, English actress[77]
- Brian Grazer, American film producer[78]
H[]
- Lewis Hamilton, British racing driver
- Salma Hayek, Mexican actress[79][80]
- Mark Henry, American professional wrestler[81]
- John Hickenlooper, American politician; former Governor of Colorado[82]
- Tommy Hilfiger, American fashion designer [83]
- Tom Holland, English actor[84]
- Anthony Hopkins, Welsh actor[85]
- Jack Horner, American paleontologist[86]
- Matt Hancock (b. 1978), British politician[87]
I[]
- John Irving, American novelist[88]
- Jony Ive, English designer; Chief design officer for Apple Inc.[89]
- Eddie Izzard, British stand-up comedian
J[]
- Caitlyn Jenner, American television personality and retired Olympic athlete[90]
- Daymond John, American businessman, investor, and television personality[91]
- Colin Jones, English photographer and ballet dancer[92]
K[]
- Rebecca Kamen, American artist and sculptor[93]
- Ingvar Kamprad, Swedish industrialist; founder of IKEA[citation needed]
- Paul Kanjorski, American politician; former Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania[94]
- Mollie King, English singer and songwriter[95][96]
- Laura Kirkpatrick, American model[97]
- Tawny Kitaen, American actress and model[98]
- Keira Knightley, English actress[99]
- Willem Johan Kolff, Dutch physician[100]
- David Koresh, American leader of the Branch Davidians[101]
L[]
- LadBaby couple (Mark (b. 1987) and Roxanne Hoyle), English YouTubers and philanthropists[102][103]
- J. F. Lawton, American writer, producer and director[104]
- Lee Kuan Yew, first Prime Minister of Singapore[105]
- Peter Leitch, New Zealand businessman and philanthropist[106]
- Angie Le Mar, British comedian[107]
- Jay Leno, American talk show host and comedian[108]
- Tom Lewis, English golfer[109]
- Lil Pump, American rapper[110]
- Kenny Logan, Scottish rugby player[111]
- Greg Louganis, American Olympic diver[112][113]
- Louis of Luxembourg (d. 1443), Prince of Luxembourg[114]
M[]
- Dan Malloy (b. 1955), American politician; former Governor of Connecticut[115][116]
- Steve Mariotti (b. 1953), American social entrepreneur and educator[117]
- Mireille Mathieu, French singer[118]
- Steve McQueen, English artist and film director[119]
- Kendrick Meek, American politician; former Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida[120]
- Douglas Merrill, American technologist and fintech entrepreneur[121]
- MIA, English rapper[122]
- James William Middleton, English; brother of Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge[123]
- Mika, Lebanese-born English singer-songwriter[124]
- Alyssa Milano, American actress[125][126]
- Lorin Morgan-Richards, American children's author and illustrator[127]
- Dorrit Moussaieff, Israeli First Lady of Iceland[128]
- Shlomo Moussaieff, Israeli jewellery businessman and Bible expert[128]
- Don Mullan, Irish author, producer and humanitarian[129]
- Róisín Murphy, Irish singer[130]
- Jaime Murray, English actress[131]
N[]
- Steven Naismith (b. 1986), Scottish footballer[132]
- Gavin Newsom (b. 1967), American politician; Governor of California[133]
- Jace Norman, Puerto Rican actor[134]
- Mike Norris (b. 1961), English businessman[135]
O[]
- Paul Oakenfold (b. 1963), English record producer and trance DJ[136]
- Brendan O'Carroll, Irish actor[137][138]
- Olav V of Norway, King of Norway, 1957–1991[139]
- Jamie Oliver, British chef and television host[140]
- Paul Orfalea, American entrepreneur; founder of FedEx Kinko's[141]
- Ozzy Osbourne, English musician[142]
P[]
- Alice Pagani, Italian actress, model and author[143]
- Diamond Dallas Page, American professional wrestler, actor and author[144]
- Theo Paphitis, Cypriot-born British businessman; panelist on Dragons' Den[145]
- Nicholas Parsons, English actor and presenter.[146]
- Dav Pilkey, American author and illustrator[147]
- Jerry Pinkney, American illustrator and writer[148]
- Daniel Powter, Canadian singer and songwriter[149]
- Hal Prewitt, American artist, photographer, entrepreneur and racecar driver[150][151]
Q[]
- Scott Quinnell (b. 1972), Welsh rugby player[152]
R[]
- Bodo Ramelow (b. 1956), German politician; Minister-President of Thuringia[153]
- Robert Rauschenberg, American artist[154]
- Nicolas Winding Refn, Danish film director[155]
- Iwan Rheon, Welsh actor and singer-songwriter[156]
- Guy Ritchie, English film director[157]
- David Rockefeller, American business executive and philanthropist[158]
- Richard Rogers, British architect[159]
- Justin Roiland, American animator and voice actor[160]
- Hans Rosling, Swedish international health professor and statistician[161]
- Mark Ruffalo, American actor and producer[162]
- Rex Ryan, American head coach, Buffalo Bills[163]
S[]
- Ronja Savolainen (b. 1997), Finnish ice hockey player[164]
- Mark Schlereth (b. 1966), American football player[165]
- Philip Schultz (b. 1945), American poet and founder/director of the Writers Studio[166]
- Charles Schwab (b. 1937), American investor; founder of U.S. brokerage firm[167]
- Tim Scott (b. 1971), English guitarist[168]
- Jo Self (b. 1956), English artist[169]
- Peter Shumlin (b. 1956), American politician; former Governor of Vermont[170]
- Bryan Singer, American film director[171]
- Callum Skinner, Scottish racing cyclist[172]
- Neil Smith, American football player[173]
- Brent Sopel, Canadian hockey player[174]
- Steven Spielberg, American film director and screenwriter[175]
- Glenn Stearns, American entrepreneur[176]
- Georgia Steel, English television personality[177]
- Jackie Stewart, Scottish racing driver[178]
- David Stirling, Scottish military; founder of the Special Air Service[179]
- Joss Stone, English singer[180]
- Kristy Swanson, American actress[181]
- Diane Swonk (b. 1962), American economist[182]
T[]
- Helen B. Taussig (1898-1986), American cardiologist[183]
- Tim Tebow, American football player[184]
- Bella Thorne, American actress[185]
- Kara Tointon, English actress[186]
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V[]
- Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden (b. 1977), heir-apparent to the Swedish throne[187]
W[]
- Lindsay Wagner, American actress[188]
- Butch Walker, American singer and record producer[189]
- Ben Watkins, English musician and founder of Juno Reactor[190][191]
- Ben Way, English entrepreneur[192]
- Bob Weir, American guitarist[193]
- Willard Wigan, English sculptor[194]
- Mark Wilkinson, English furniture designer[195]
- Toyah Willcox, English actress and singer[196]
- Robbie Williams, British singer[197]
- Robin Williams, American comedic actor[198]
- Holly Willoughby, British television presenter[199]
- Justin Wilson, British Indycar driver[200]
- Henry Winkler, American actor, spokesman for the Dyslexia Foundation[201]
- Joshua Wong, Hong Kong activist and protester[202][203]
- Dominic Wood, British television presenter, one half of Dick and Dom[204]
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Z[]
- Benjamin Zephaniah, British poet[205]
Notes[]
- ^ Allardyce, Sam (2015), Big Sam: My Autobiography, Headline, ISBN 978-1-4722-3267-0
- ^ "Jennifer Aniston Reveals Struggles With Dyslexia, Anger; Shrugs Off Oscar Snub". Hollywood Reporter.
- ^ Oakes, Keily (13 July 2005). "BBC winner realises writing dream". BBC News. Retrieved 30 December 2008.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 10 November 2010. Retrieved 27 May 2010.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) 2010 Brighton Fringe Festival: Atters Interview (Question 8, number 4)
- ^ "Aamir praises Abhishek?". The Times of India. 19 December 2007.
- ^ "Ann Bancroft, Polar Explorer". Yale Dyslexia. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
- ^ Gieben, Bram (2 May 2012). "Geoff Barrow talks DROKK: "2000AD is as important to me as Public Enemy"". The Skinny. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
- ^ Bannerman, Lucy (23 March 2005). "Duchess tells of Beatrice's long struggle with dyslexia: Princess 'now catching up with her peers'". The Herald. p. 5.
- ^ "Proud to be Different". Speld. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
- ^ Mitchell, Nancy (9 January 2009). "One finalist enough for DPS board". Rocky Mountain News. Retrieved 25 April 2009.
- ^ "His love of lit led director to Roth tale". Philadelphia Inquirer. 2 November 2003. p. H09.
- ^ Blake, Melanie [@MelanieBlakeUK] (26 May 2021). "This is not a drill..it's happening people! Thrilled, excited & honoured to be the new girl at @HarperFiction with #GuiltyWomen which picks up 8 weeks from where #RuthlessWomen ends.. A second hardback deal with a global publisher - not bad for a dyslexic with no training