Famous People With a Cleft

Ian C. Langtree - Writer/Editor for Disabled World (DW)
Published: 2017/11/10 - Updated: 2023/05/05
Topic: Famous Disabled People - Publications List

Page Content: Synopsis - Introduction - Main

Synopsis: List of well known people with a cleft a congenital deformity caused by a failure in facial development during pregnancy. Cleft lips or palates occur in somewhere between one in 600-800 births.

Introduction

Cleft lip and cleft palate, which can also occur together as cleft lip and palate are variations of a type of clefting congenital deformity caused by abnormal facial development during gestation. This type of deformity is sometimes referred to as a cleft.

Main Item

Cleft lips or palates occur in somewhere between one in 600-800 births. Cleft lip and palate is very treatable, however the kind of treatment depends on the type and severity of the cleft. Thanks to modern technology cleft palate surgery is safer than ever before and can help a child make a full recovery.

List of Famous People with a Cleft

  • Antoinette Bourignon
  • Carmit Bachar
  • Cheech Marin - Richard Anthony "Cheech" Marin (born July 13, 1946)
  • Dario Šarić
  • Doc Holliday
  • Franz Rogowski
  • Geoff Plant
  • Jerry Byrd
  • Jesse Jackson - Jesse Louis Jackson, Sr.
  • Joaquin Rafael Phoenix
  • Joe Mele
  • Jose Ferrer
  • Jurgen Habermas
  • Lee Raymond
  • Ljubo Milicevic
  • Louis Wain
  • Michael Helm
  • Nikki Payne
  • Owen Schmitt
  • Peyton Manning
  • Richard Hawley - (born Richard Willis Hawley)
  • Rita MacNeil
  • Stacy Keach - (born Walter Stacy Keach, Jr.)
  • Tad Lincoln - Thomas "Tad" Lincoln
  • Thomas Malthus - Thomas Robert Malthus (13 February 1766 - 23 December 1834)
  • Thorgils Skarthi
  • Tim Lott
  • Tom Burke
  • Tutankhamun - (1341 BC - 1323 BC)
  • Wendy Harmer

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Author Credentials: Ian was born and grew up in Australia. Since then, he has traveled and lived in numerous locations and currently resides in Montreal, Canada. Ian is the founder, a writer, and editor in chief for Disabled World. Ian believes in the Social Model of Disability, a belief developed by disabled people in the 1970s. The social model changes the focus away from people's impairments and towards removing barriers that disabled people face daily. To learn more about Ian's background, expertise, and achievements, .

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