List of people with dyslexia
The following is a list of notable people who have been diagnosed with dyslexia.
- Marcus Brigstocke, English comedian and satirist.[1]
- Orlando Bloom, actor[2]
- Jeremy Bonderman, baseball player[3]
- Richard Branson, entrepreneur[4]
- Carl XVI Gustaf, king of Sweden[5]
- Stephen J. Cannell, creators of shows such as The A-Team[6]
- Dave Chalk, Canadian broadcaster and technology journalist [7]
- Cher, singer and actress, and her daughter, Chastity Bono[8]
- Anderson Cooper, American journalist[9]
- Tom Cruise, actor[10]
- John de Lancie, actor[11]
- Samuel R. Delany, science fiction author and literary critic[12]
- Patrick Dempsey, actor[13]
- Andrew Dornenburg, author and chef[14]
- Michael Dudikoff, actor[15]
- Fannie Flagg, comedienne and author [16]
- Joseph Fiennes, actor [17]
- Richard Ford, author[18]
- Noel Gallagher, musician[19]
- Whoopi Goldberg, actress and comedienne[20]
- Mike Gravel, former United States Senator[21]
- Susan Hampshire, actress[22]
- Keeley Hazell, model[23]
- Anthony Hopkins, actor[24]
- John Irving, novelist[25]
- Ashoka Jahnavi-Prasad,scientist who introduced valproate as treatment for bipolar illness
- Ingvar Kamprad, industrialist, founder of IKEA[26]
- Abhishek Bachchan, Bollywood star.
- Keira Knightley, actress[27]
- Jay Leno, talk show host and comedian n[28]
- Katharine McPhee, singer [29]
- Dorrit Moussaieff, First Lady of Iceland [30]
- Shlomo Moussaieff (businessman), Jewelry Businessman and Bible Expert [31]
- Paul Oakenfold, a record producer and one of the best-known Trance DJs worldwide [32]
- Jamie Oliver, chef and television host [33]
- Paul Orfalea, founder of FedEx Kinko's[34]
- Ozzy Osbourne, musician[35]
- Scott Quinnell, Rugby player[36]
- Daniel Powter, singer and songwriter[37]
- Guy Ritchie, film director[38]
- Charles Schwab, founder of U.S. brokerage firm[39]
- Suzanne Somers, actress [40]
- Jackie Stewart, racing driver[41]
- Joss Stone, singer [42]
- Helen B. Taussig cardiologist[43]
- Lindsay Wagner, actress[44]
- Ben Way, entrepreneur[45]
- Bob Weir, guitarist[46]
- Henry Winkler, actor, spokesman for the Dyslexia Foundation[47]
- Benjamin Zephaniah, poet[48]
External Links
- dyslexia.com - Famous People with the Gift of Dyslexia
- dyslexia.tv - Blessed with dyslexia
- dyslexiaonline.com - Dyslexic? You're not alone...
- dyslexiamentor.com - Famous dyslexics
- dhea.org.uk - Famous dyslexics
References
- ^ "Room 101 - Marcus Brigstocke Grammar Bullies".
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- ^ "Cannell Helps "Cobra" Star Find Ways Around Dyslexia". Retrieved October 9.
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- '^ "Books That Made a Difference to Anderson Cooper". As a child, I had a problem reading. I had a mild form of dyslexia where I would see some letters backward, and I had to go to a special reading instructor.
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- ^ "Medicine.net". Patrick Dempsey Reveals His Dyslexia. Retrieved July 2.
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- ^ "RN Book Show - 10 June 2007 - Richard Ford's Lay of the Land". Richard Ford's Lay of the Land interview. Retrieved October 31.
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- ^ Susan Hampshire, Susan's Story: My Struggle With Dyslexia ISBN 0-312-77966-6
- ^ "Life: Keeley: I was a bad girl". The Sun Online. Retrieved 2006-07-25.
- ^ "American eagle latitudes". The One and Only Anthony Hopkins. Retrieved July 2.
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- ^ "bbc.co.uk". Quinnell's dyslexia triumph. Retrieved August 18.
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