Famous People with Dyslexia
The following notables are self admitted dyslexics or people from history believed by many to be dyslexic based on studies of their lives, writings, habits, tendencies, statements from family and friends, actions, alleged exhibited symptoms, etc.
- Steve Jobs - Founder of Apple
- Thomas Edison - Inventor
- General George S. Patton - US Army General in command of the Third Army during World War 2
- Walt Disney - Academy award winning American film producer, director, screen writer, voice actor, animator, entrepreneur, and philanthropist. Founder of Walt Disney Company
- Nelson Rockefeller - Businessman, philanthropist, Governor of New York, Vice President of the United States
- Pablo Picasso - One of the most recognized and valued artists of the 20th century
- Hans Christian Anderson - Danish author and poet most notable for his fairy tales including "The Little Mermaid", "Thumbelina", "The Ugly Duckling", and "The Red Shoes"
- Lewis Carroll - English author, mathematician and photographer, known for his writings including "Alice In Wonderland", "Hunting of the Snark" and "Jabberwocky"
- Leonardo da Vinci - Italian scientist, mathematician, inventor, engineer, painter, sculptor, and musician, known for his paintings of the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper and his mechanical concepts of flying machine and tank
- Richard Branson - English Industrialist known for his Virgin brand of companies
- Sir Winston Churchill - Prime Minister of England during World War 2 and the early 50's and Nobel Prize winner
- Alexander Graham Bell - American scientist, inventor, engineer who invented the first practical telephone
- Henry Ford - Businessman, inventor and founder of The Ford Motor Company, also credited for the concept of the modern assembly line
- Whoopi Goldberg - American comedienne, actress, talk show host
- Thomas Jefferson - Author of the American "Declaration of Independence", founding father, and President of the United States
- John F. Kennedy - World War 2 Naval officer, United States Congressman, Senator, and President of the United States
- Mohammad Ali - American Olympic gold medalist boxer and three time world heavyweight champion, Sports Illustrated's "Sportsman of the Century"
- Steven Spielberg - American film director, screenwriter and producer, one of the most influential people in the motion picture industry
- Harry Belafonte - Jamaican American musician, actor and social activist
- Jay Leno - American comedian and host of the "Tonight Show"
- Keanu Reeves - Canadian American British actor
- Kiera Knightly - English film actress
- Robin Williams - American comedian and Academy and Grammy award winning actor
- Ansel Adams - American photographer best known for his black and white photos of the American west
- Tommy Hilfiger - American fashion designer and founder of his own brand
- Albert Einstein - Jewish German Nobel Prize winning theoretical physicist best known for his theories of relativity
- Cher - American Academy and Grammy award winning singer songwriter, actress and producer
- John Lennon - British musician, singer, songwriter and activist, best known as a member of The Beatles
- Andrew Jackson - Veteran of the American Revolutionary War, Military Governor of Florida and President of the United States
- George Washington - Commander of the Continental Army of the American Revolutionary War and President of the United States, known as the Father of the United States
- Agatha Christie - English crime writer of novels, short stories and plays
- W.B. Yeats - Nobel Prize winning Irish poet and dramatist; one of the most prominent figures of 20th century literature
- Ted Turner - American media mogul and philanthropist; founder of CNN and WTBS
- Charles Schwab - Founder of one of the largest discount brokerage firms
- Nolan Ryan - American major league baseball pitcher, Hall of Famer and President of the Texas Rangers
- Bruce Jenner - American Olympic decathlon gold medal winner
- Magic Johnson - Accomplished American NBA basketball player and Olympic gold medal winner
- Orlando Bloom - English actor
- Billy Bob Thornton - American actor, director and playwright
