List of people with dyslexia
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The following is a list of some notable people who have dyslexia. See also the People with dyslexia category for a longer list.
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A
- Eric Adams (born 1960), American politician[1]
- Maggie Aderin-Pocock (born 1968), British space scientist and science educator[2]
- Muhammad Ali (1942–2016), American professional boxer[3]
- Sam Allardyce (born 1954), English footballer and football manager[4]
- Marc Almond (born 1957), English singer (Soft Cell)[5]
- Jennifer Aniston (born 1969), American actress[6]
B
- Mel B (born 1975), English singer (Spice Girls)
- Abhishek Bachchan (born 1976), Indian Bollywood actor[7]
- Robert Ballard (born 1942), deep sea explorer[8]
- Ann Bancroft (born 1955), American arctic explorer[9]
- Geoff Barrow (born 1971), English musician[10]
- Princess Beatrice (born 1988), member of the British Royal Family[11]
- Rob Beckett (born 1986), English comedian, television presenter and actor[12]
- BENEE (born 2000), New Zealand singer-songwriter[13]
- Robert Benton (born 1932), American screenwriter and film director[14]
- Orlando Bloom (born 1977), English actor[15]
- Roberto Bolaño (1953–2003), Chilean novelist and poet[16]
- Chaz Bono (born 1969), American advocate, writer, musician and actor[17]
- Charley Boorman (born 1966), British TV presenter, writer and actor[18]
- Sir Richard Branson (born 1950), English entrepreneur (Virgin Group)[19]
- Nancy Brinker (born 1946), American ambassador and founder of The Promise Fund and Susan G. Komen for the Cure[20]
- Erin Brockovich (born 1960), American legal clerk, consumer advocate and socio-environmental activist[21]
- Max Brooks (born 1972), American actor and author[22]
- Dame Darcey Bussell (born 1969), an English retired ballerina[23][24]
- Octavia E. Butler (1947–2006), American science fiction author[25]
C
- Stephen J. Cannell (1941–2010), American television producer, writer and novelist[26]
- Carl XVI Gustaf (born 1946), King of Sweden since 1973[27]
- Prince Carl Philip, Duke of Värmland (born 1979), Prince of Sweden[28]
- Tucker Carlson (born 1969), American political commentator[29]
- Dan Carter, Canadian politician[30]
- Jim Carrey (born 1962), Canadian-American actor and comedian[31]
- Dave Chalk (born 1959), Canadian broadcaster and technology journalist[32]
- John T. Chambers (born 1949), American businessman and CEO of Cisco[33]
- Georgina Chapman (born 1976), English fashion designer and actress[34]
- Blake Charlton (born 1979), American science fiction author and cardiologist[35]
- Cher (born 1946), American singer and actress[17]
- Amy Childs (born 1990), English model and television personality[36]
- Sir Timothy Clifford (born 1946), British art historian[37]
- Gary Cohn (born 1960), American business leader[38]
- Jason Conley (born 1981), American basketball player[39]
- Pete Conrad (1930–1999), American astronaut[40]
- Anderson Cooper (born 1967), American broadcast journalist and political commentator[41]
- Barbara Corcoran (born 1949), American businesswoman, columnist, and television personality[42]
- Chris Cosentino (born 1972), American celebrity chef and television personality[43]
- Toby Cosgrove (born 1940), American heart surgeon[44]
- Tom Cruise (born 1962), American actor[45]
D
- Roald Dahl (1916–1990), British author[46]
- Clark Janell Davis (born 1997), American model[47]
- John de Lancie (born 1948), American actor and comedian[48]
- Michelle de Swarte (born 1980), English actress, comedian, presenter, and model[49]
- Samuel R. Delany (born 1942), American science fiction author and literary critic[50]
- Patrick Dempsey (born 1966), American actor[51]
- Paul Dewar (1963–2019), Canadian educator and politician[52]
- Callum Dixon (born 2000), British rower[53][54]
- Andrew Dornenburg (born 1958), American chef and author[55]
- Nadine Dorries (born 1957), British politician[56]
- Jacques Dubochet (born 1942), Swiss biophysicist[57]
- Michael Dudikoff (born 1954), American actor[26][58]
E
- Arjan Ederveen (born 1956), Dutch actor and comedian.[59]
- Albert Einstein (1879–1955), German-born theoretical physicist.[60][better source needed] His dyslexia is disputed.[61][62]
- Fae Ellington (born 1953), Jamaican media personality and lecturer.[63]
- Ari Emanuel (born 1961), American businessman and CEO of Endeavor.[64]
- Aslı Enver (born 1984), Turkish actress.[65]
F
- Paloma Faith (born 1981), English singer-songwriter and actress.[66]
- Alexander Faludy (born 1983), English Reverend.[67]
- Steve Fielding (born 1960), Australian politician.[68]
- Fannie Flagg (born 1944), American actress, comedian and author.[69]
- Ben Fogle (born 1973), English television presenter, writer and adventurer.[70]
- Dave Foley (born 1963), Canadian comedian and actor.[71]
- Richard Ford (born 1944), American author.[72]
G
- Anaïs Gallagher (born 2000), English model and photographer.[73][74]
- Noel Gallagher (born 1967), English musician (Oasis).[75]
- Karina Galvez (born 1964), Ecuadorian-American poet and television and radio personality.[76]
- Sally Gardner (born 1954), English children's book author and illustrator.[77]
- Gayle (born 2004), American singer.[78]
- Mo Gilligan (born 1988), British stand-up comedian[79][80]
- Glowie (born 1997), Icelandic singer.[81]
- Whoopi Goldberg (born 1955), American actress, comedian and television personality.[82][83]
- Alison Goldfrapp (born 1966), English musician and record producer (Goldfrapp).[84]
- John B. Goodenough (1922–2023), American materials scientist.[85]
- Terry Goodkind (1948–2020), American writer.[86]
- Frank Gore (born 1983), American football player.[87]
- Ashley Graham (born 1987), American model and television presenter.[88]
- Mike Gravel (1930–2021), American politician.[89]
- Allan Gray (1938–2019), South African businessman and philanthropist.[90]
- Olive Gray (born 1994), English actor.[91]
- Brian Grazer (born 1951), American film and television producer and writer.[92]
H
- Jerry Hall (born 1956), American model and actress.[93]
- Lewis Hamilton (born 1985), British racing driver.[94]
- Susan Hampshire (born 1937), British actress.
- Matt Hancock (born 1978), British politician.[95]
- Charles "Chuck" Harrison (1931–2018), American industrial designer[96]
- Maya Hawke (born 1998), American actor, model and singer-songwriter.[97]
- Salma Hayek (born 1966), Mexican actress.[98][99]
- Mark Henry (born 1971), American professional wrestler and powerlifter.[100]
- Bill Hewlett (1913–2001), American engineer.[101]
- John Hickenlooper (born 1952), American politician.[102]
- Tommy Hilfiger (born 1951), American fashion designer.[103]
- John Hoke III (born 1965), American architect and designer.[104]
- Tom Holland (born 1996), English actor.[105]
- Sir Anthony Hopkins (born 1937), Welsh actor and director.[106]
- Jack Horner (born 1946), American palaeontologist.[107]
I
- Boman Irani (born 1959), Bollywood actor
- John Irving (born 1942), American author and screenwriter.[108]
- Jony Ive (born 1967), English product designer.[109]
- Eddie Izzard (born 1962), British comedian, actor and activist.[110]
J
- Caitlyn Jenner (born 1949), American media personality, retired Olympic gold medal-winning athlete and transgender activist.[111]
- Daymond John (born 1969), American businessman, investor and television personality (Shark Tank).[112]
- Colin Jones (1936–2021), English photographer and ballet dancer.[113]
K
- Rebecca Kamen (born 1950), American artist and sculptor.[114]
- Ingvar Kamprad (1926–2018), Swedish industrialist.[115]
- Paul Kanjorski (born 1937), American politician.[116]
- Mollie King (born 1987), English singer and radio presenter.[117][118]
- Laura Kirkpatrick (born 1989), American model and fashion designer.[119]
- Tawny Kitaen (1961–2021), American actress and model.[120]
- Keira Knightley (born 1985), English actress.[121]
- Willem Johan Kolff (1911–2009), Dutch physician.[122]
- David Koresh (1959–1993), American cult leader of the Branch Davidians.[123]
L
- LadBaby (born 1987), English YouTuber, blogger and philanthropist.[124][125]
- Penny Lancaster (born 1971), English model.[126]
- Eugene Landy (1934–2006), American psychologist.[127]
- J. F. Lawton (born 1960), American writer, producer and director.[128]
- Lee Kuan Yew (1923–2015), 1st Prime Minister of Singapore.[129]
- Peter Leitch (born 1944), New Zealand businessman and philanthropist.[130]
- Angie Le Mar (born 1965), British comedian, actress and writer.[131]
- Jay Leno (born 1950), American television presenter and comedian.[132]
- Tom Lewis (born 1991), English golfer.[133]
- Lil Pump (born 2000), American rapper.[134]
- Kenny Logan (born 1972), Scottish rugby union player.[135]
- Harry Lorayne (1926–2023) American magician, memory-training specialist, and author.[136]
- Greg Louganis (born 1960), American diver, author and LGBT rights activist.[137][138]
- Prince Louis of Luxembourg (born 1986), Prince of Luxembourg.[139]
- Noah Lyles (born 1997), American athlete.[140][141]
M
- Dannel Malloy (born 1955), American politician).[142][143]
- Jo Malone (born 1963), British perfumer and entrepreneur[144]
- Steve Mariotti (1953–2024), American social entrepreneur and educator.[145]
- Mireille Mathieu (born 1946), French singer.[146]
- Lee Marvin (1924–1987), American actor
- Don McCullin (born 1935), British photojournalist.
- Joel McHale (born 1971), American actor, comedian, and television presenter.[147]
- Charlotte McKinney (born 1993), American model and actress.[148]
- Steve McQueen (1930–1980), American actor[149]
- Steve McQueen (born 1969), British film director.[150]
- Kendrick Meek (born 1966), American politician.[151]
- Douglas Merrill (born 1970), American technologist and fintech entrepreneur.[152]
- M.I.A. (born 1975), British rapper and singer.[153]
- Mika (born 1983), Lebanese-born English singer-songwriter.[154]
- Alyssa Milano (born 1972), American actress.[155][156]
- Jerry Moffatt (born 1963), British rock climber.[157]
- Lorin Morgan-Richards (born 1975), American author and illustrator.[158]
- A. R. Morlan (1958–2016), American writer.[159]
- Dorrit Moussaieff (born 1950), Israeli jewellery designer.[160]
- Shlomo Moussaieff (1925–2015), Israeli jewellery businessman and Bible expert.[160]
- Don Mullan (born 1956), Irish author, producer and humanitarian.[161]
- Róisín Murphy (born 1973), Irish singer-songwriter and record producer.[162]
- Jaime Murray (born 1976), English actress).[163]
N
- Steven Naismith (born 1986), Scottish professional footballer.[164]
- David Neeleman (born 1959), Brazilian-American businessman and entrepreneur.[165]
- Gavin Newsom (born 1967), American politician.[166]
- Jace Norman (born 2000), American actor.[167]
- Mike Norris (born 1961), English businessman.[168]
O
- Paul Oakenfold (born 1963), English record producer and DJ.[169]
- Brendan O'Carroll (born 1955), Irish actor and comedian.[170][171]
- Danny O'Carroll (born 1983), Irish actor.[171]
- Olav V of Norway (1903–1991), King of Norway (1957–1991).[172]
- Jamie Oliver (born 1975), British chef and television presenter.[173]
- Naoisé O'Reilly, Irish psychologist.[174]
- Paul Orfalea (born 1947), American entrepreneur.[175]
- Ozzy Osbourne (born 1948), English musician and television personality.[176]
- Will Ospreay (born 1993), English professional wrestler.[177]
P
- Alice Pagani (born 1998), Italian actress, model and author.[178]
- Diamond Dallas Page (born 1956), American professional wrestler, actor and author.[179]
- Theo Paphitis (born 1959), Cypriot-born British businessman and retail magnate.[180]
- Nicholas Parsons (1923–2020), English actor and presenter.[181]
- Jean Paton (born 1929), British bryologist and botanical illustrator.[182]
- River Phoenix (1970–1993), American actor and musician.[183]
- Dav Pilkey (born 1966), American author and illustrator.[184]
- Jerry Pinkney (1939–2021), American illustrator and writer.[185]
- Daniel Powter (born 1971), Canadian singer-songwriter.[186]
- Hal Prewitt (born 1954), American artist, photographer, entrepreneur and race car driver.[187][188]
Q
- Scott Quinnell (born 1972), Welsh rugby union player.[189]
R
- Bodo Ramelow (born 1956), German politician.[190]
- Sara Rankin, British scientist.[191]
- Robert Rauschenberg (1925–2008), American artist.[192]
- Keanu Reeves (born 1964), Canadian actor.[193]
- Nicolas Winding Refn (born 1970), Danish film director.[194]
- Iwan Rheon (born 1985), Welsh actor and musician.[195]
- Guy Ritchie (born 1968), English film director.[196]
- Chris Robshaw (born 1986), English rugby union player.[2]
- David Rockefeller (1915–2017), American business executive and philanthropist.[197]
- Nelson Rockefeller (1908–1979), American politician.[198]
- Richard Rogers (1933–2021), British architect.[199]
- Justin Roiland (born 1980), American animator and voice actor.[200]
- Kelle Roos (born 1992), Dutch footballer.[201]
- Louis B. Rosenberg (born 1969), American engineer and businessperson.[202]
- Hans Rosling (1948–2017), Swedish international health professor and statistician.[203]
- Mark Ruffalo (born 1967), American actor and producer.[204]
- Stephanie Ruhle (born 1975) American news host and business analyst.[205]
- Rex Ryan (born 1962), American football coach and analyst.[206]
S
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- Lauren Sánchez (born 1969), American media personality [207]
- Ronja Savolainen (born 1997), Finnish ice hockey player.[208]
- Mark Schlereth (born 1966), American football player.[209]
- Philip Schultz (born 1945), American poet and founder of the Writers Studio.[210]
- Charles R. Schwab (born 1937), American investor.[211]
- Arnold Schwarzenegger (born 1947), Austrian and American actor, businessman, politician, and bodybuilder.[212]
- Tim Scott (born 1971), English guitarist.[213]
- Jo Self (born 1956), English contemporary artist and poet.[214]
- Dax Shepard (born 1975), American actor, comedian, and filmmaker.[215]
- Peter Shumlin (born 1956), American politician.[216]
- Carly Simon (born 1943), American singer-songwriter, memoirist, and children's author.[217]
- Eileen Simpson (1918–2002), American writer and psychotherapist.[218]
- Bryan Singer (born 1965), American film director.[219]
- Callum Skinner (born 1992), Scottish racing cyclist.[220]
- Neil Smith (born 1966), American football player.[221]
- Erna Solberg, (born 1961), Norwegian politician.[222]
- Brent Sopel (born 1977), Canadian ice hockey player.[223]
- Steven Spielberg (born 1946), American film director and screenwriter.[224][42]
- Octavia Spencer (born 1970), American actress.[225]
- Glenn Stearns (born 1963), American entrepreneur.[226]
- Georgia Steel (born 1998), English television personality.[227]
- Gwen Stefani (born 1969), American singer-songwriter.[228][229]
- Sir Jackie Stewart (born 1939), Scottish racing driver.[230]
- Sir David Stirling (1915–1990), Scottish military officer.[231]
- Joss Stone (born 1987), English singer.[232]
- Musa Sukwene (born 1986), South Africa singer.[233][234]
- Kristy Swanson (born 1969), American actress.[235]
- Diane Swonk (born 1962), American economic advisor.[236]
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- Helen B. Taussig (1898–1986), American cardiologist.[237]
- Tim Tebow (born 1987), American football player.[238]
- Bella Thorne (born 1997), American actress, singer and writer.[239]
- Kara Tointon (born 1983), English actress.[240]
- Tina Turner (1939–2023), American-born Swiss singer.[241]
V
- Krystal Versace (born 2001), English drag queen.[242]
- Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden (born 1977), heir apparent to the Swedish throne.[243]
W
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- Lindsay Wagner (born 1949), American actress.[244]
- Butch Walker (born 1969), American singer and record producer.[245]
- Ben Watkins (born 1957), English musician.[246][247]
- Ben Way (born 1980), English entrepreneur.[248][42]
- Bob Weir (born 1947), American guitarist.[249]
- Cliff Weitzman (born 1995?), Israeli-American entrepreneur.[250]
- Willard Wigan (born 1957), English sculptor.[251]
- Florence Welch (born 1986), British-American singer[252]
- Mark Wilkinson (1950–2017), English furniture designer.[253]
- Toyah Willcox (born 1958), English singer and actress.[254]
- Robbie Williams (born 1974), English singer-songwriter.[255]
- Robin Williams (1951–2014), American actor and comedian.[256]
- Holly Willoughby (born 1981), English television presenter.[257]
- Justin Wilson (1978–2015), British racing driver.[258]
- Henry Winkler (born 1945), American actor and spokesman for The Dyslexia Foundation.[259]
- Joshua Wong (born 1996), Hong Kong activist.[260][261]
- Bethan Laura Wood (born 1983), English designer.[262]
- Dominic Wood (born 1978), English radio and television presenter and magician.[263]
Y
- Hamza Yassin (born 1990), British TV presenter and cameraman.[264]
- William Butler Yeats (1865–1939), Irish poet, dramatist, writer, and politician.[265]
- Michael Young (born 1966), British designer.[266][267]
Z
- Benjamin Zephaniah (1958–2023), British writer and poet.[268]
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