Famous People with ADHD
This is a short list of exceptional people who have/had ADHD. You will notice that due to both a lack of research and understanding there are few women. Until we have a more complete list, notice that these are all people who think "outside the box". There are also a lot of very creative people. Sometimes being a little "different" or not fitting into the norm, can work to your advantage. We hope this encourages you.
Actors | ||
Bill Cosby | Jim Carey | Harry Belafonte |
| Cher | Kirk Douglas | Ann Bancroft |
| Dustin Hoffman | Robin Williams | Suzanne Somers |
| George Burns | Steve McQueen | Tracey Gold |
| George C. Scott | Sylvester Stallone | Whoopi Goldberg |
| Henry Winkler | Will Smith | Lindsay Wagner |
| James Stewart | Tom Smothers | Danny Glover |
Artists | ||
Pablo Picasso | Vincent Van Gogh | Ansel Adams |
Authors | ||
Emily Dickinson | Virginia Wolf | F. Scott Fitzgerald |
Athletes | ||
Bruce Jenner | Pete Rose | Magic Johnson |
| Jackie Stewart | Babe Ruth | Micael Jordan |
| Nolan Ryan | Jason Kidd | Greg Louganis |
| Inventors | ||
Leonardo Da Vinci | Orville & Wilber Wright | Benjamin Franklin |
| Thomas Edison | William Wrigley | Alexander Graham Bell |
Scholars | ||
Sir Issac Newton | Galileo | Albert Einstein |
Statesmen | ||
Anwar Sadat | Abraham Lincoln | John F. Kennedy |
| Winston Churchill | Prince Charles | Dwight Eisenhauer |
| Robert F. Kennedy | Woodrow Wilson | Nelson Rockafeller |
Entrepreneurs | ||
Walt Disney | FW Woolworth | Andrew Carnegie |
| Henry Ford | Malcolm Forbes | William Randolph Hearst |
Robin Williams, really? He doesn't seem ADHD to me (just kidding). It's always a great thing to see that neurological differences aren't necessarily a disability.
ReplyDeleteI hope this list encourages our bosses, families, friends, co-workers, significant others, and those who claim they are normal...that we are not lazy, stupid, or crazy.
ReplyDeleteI hope this will prove that ADHD is a real disorder and perhaps people will be more empathetic and non-judgmental.
Love this!
ReplyDeleteI'm a creative female who was just diagnosed woth ADHD within the last year. Knowing why I am so different has done nothing but boost my self-esteem and free me from years of guilt.
Here is a link to my blog:
http://dirussell.wordpress.com/about-the-gift-of-adhd/
I totally have ADHD, and for me, I think it makes me notice things that others doesn't helping me be a better writer. my blog: http://smarterpolitics.wordpress.com/
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