List of Famous People with Various Disabilities
Author: Disabled World (DW)
Updated/Revised Date: 2024/12/29
Category Topic: Famous Disabled People (Publications Database)
Page Content: Synopsis - Introduction - Main - Subtopics
Synopsis: Collection of lists of famous and well-known people with various disabilities and conditions including actors, politicians, and writers who contributed to society. A disability is often used to refer to individual functioning, including physical impairment, sensory impairment, cognitive impairment, intellectual impairment, mental illness, and various types of chronic diseases. A disability can be present from birth or occur during a person's lifetime.
Introduction
Have a disability or medical condition? You are not alone, people with disabilities include actors, actresses, celebrities, singers, world leaders, and many other famous people. Of course, there are also millions of people worldwide who may not be famous in the sense society deems famous, but still live with, battle, and overcome their disabilities every single day of their lives.
Main Document
A disability is often used to refer to individual functioning, including physical impairment, sensory impairment, cognitive impairment, intellectual impairment, mental illness, and various types of chronic diseases. A disability can be present from birth or occur during a person's lifetime. Below you will find lists of many famous and well-known people who have, or had, disabilities. These lists are a constant work in progress.
Lists of Famous People With Disability:
- Actors / Entertainers
- Amputees
- Anxiety Disorders
- Artists with Disabilities
- Asperger's Syndrome
- Asthma
- Autism Spectrum Disorders
- Bipolar / Mood Disorders
- Cerebral Palsy
- Cleft
- Club Feet / Foot
- Color Blindness - Color Vision Deficiency (CVD)
- Dementia / Alzheimer's
- Down Syndrome
- Dyslexic
- Dwarfism
- Epilepsy
- Head / Neck Cancer
- Hearing Impairments
- Meniere's Disease
- Motor Neuron Disease
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
- Osteogenesis Imperfecta
- Paraplegia
- Parkinson's Disease
- Polio
- Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- Psoriasis
- Schizophrenia
- Speech Differences / Stutter
- Spina Bifida
- Synesthesia
- Tourette Syndrome
- Vision Impairments
- Wheelchair Users
- World Leaders / Politicians
- Disability Quotes
- Famous People Who Died Young