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Some
famous people with disabilities |
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Below is a list of
some of the most famous people whom were diagnosed or perceived
to have had a disability:
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Sarah
Bernhardt: |
French
actress (1844-1923) Disabled by a knee injury, her leg amputated
in 1914, she continued starring on stage until just before
her death. She is regarded as France's greatest actress --
"The Divine Sarah".
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Beethoven: |
Composer:
Was deaf when he composed his 9th symphony.
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Winston
Churchill: |
Was
perceived to have a learning disability.
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Walt
Disney: |
Was
perceived to have a learning disability.
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Edison: |
Was
perceived to have a learning disability. He couldn't read
until he was twelve years old and had a very difficult time
writing even when he was older.
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Albert
Einstein: |
Mathematician/Physicist:
Was perceived to have a learning disability and did not speak
until age 3. He had a very difficult time doing math in school.
It was very hard for him to express himself through writing.
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Goya: |
Spanish
painter (1746-1828): At age 46, an illness left him deaf.
He went on to create the most famous Spanish art of the 19th
century.
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Alexander
Graham Bell: |
Was
perceived to have a learning disability.
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Stephen
Hawking: |
Physicist/Mathematician
has Lou Gehrigs Disease and is in a wheelchair. He needs a
computer to speak.
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Milton: |
English
Author/poet (1608-1674): He became blind at age 43. He went
on to create his most famous epic, Paradise Lost.
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George
Patton: |
This
World War II General was perceived to have a learning disability.
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Nelson
Rockfeller: |
Former
USA Vice President: Had a learning disability: dyslexia.
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President
Roosevelt: |
At
age 39, his legs were paralyzed by polio. He became governor
of New York state and was elected USA President four times.
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Harriett
Tubman: |
Abolitionist
(1830-1913): As a child she was struck by an overseer. The
blow fractured her skull and resulted in narcolepsy for the
rest of her life. She rescued hundreds of slaves on the underground
railroad.
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Werner
Von Braun: |
Was
perceived to have a learning disability and often failed his
math tests in high school.
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George
Washington: |
Was
perceived to have a learning disability. He could barely write
and had very poor grammar skills.
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Woodrow
Wilson: |
U.S.A.
President from 1913-1921. Had a learning disability - was
severely dyslexic.
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Other
famous people who have learning disabilities: Cher, Tom Cruise,
Whoopi Goldberg, Greg Louganis, Bruce Jenner, H.G. Wells (Thanks
for this information from Eve Nichols, Learning Disabilities
Association of Ontario).
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Famous
people who are known or are thought to have had epilepsy:
Charles Dickens, Neil Abercrombie, Danny Glover, Margaux Hemingway,
Tchaikovsky, Alexander the Great, Julius Caesar, Alfred Great,
William Pitt, Napoleon, Byron, de Moupassant, Edward Lear,
Handel, Berlioz, Paganini, Vincent Van Gogh, Tony Lazzeri,
Gary Howatt and British marathon runner Alan Blinston.
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