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The surprising truths shared by famous humans from every walk of life –
Dyslexia has challenged Presidents, Scientists, Architects, Inventors, Billionaires, Actors & Actresses, Musicians and more…
Often, individuals with dyslexia are very creative, extremely intelligent (e.g., Physician John Rhodes, Billionaire Inventors: Richard Branson, Elon Musk, Kevin O’Leary, Movie Icons: Stephen Spielberg, Tom Cruise, 7 U.S. Presidents and more) yet struggle with basic reading skills usually presenting between the 2nd and 6th grade.
Dyslexia affects the skills involved in accurate and fluent work reading and spelling. Characteristic features of dyslexia are often difficulties in phonological awareness, verbal memory and verbal processing speed.
The Long List: (below) although it is impressive, it doesn’t come close to portraying the magnitude that includes the all-inclusive list of every-day dyslexics achieving amazing things in their lives – who often go unnoticed… We hope you’ll help change that!
*Please contact us to submit people from around the world who you feel should be added to this list!
List of Dyslexic Achievers:
(many w/ video links)
Athletes:
Individual Sports:
- Bob May
- Bruce Jenner – Olympian
- Diamond Dallas Page
- Greg Louganis
- Jackie Stewart
- Meryl Davis
- Mohammad Ali
Team Sports:
- Caitlin Jenner
- Duncan Goodhew
- Magic Johnson
- Nolan Ryan
- Rex Ryan
- Steve Redgrave
- Tim Tebow
Business Leaders:
- Charles Schwab
- Craig McCaw
- David Neeleman
- Gary Cohn
- Henry Ford
- Ingvar Kamprad
- John T Chambers
- Josh Almeida
- Kevin O’Leary – SHARK TANK
- O.D. McKee
- Paul J. Orfalea
- Richard Branson – SPACE TECHNOLOGY, AIR, & MORE – BILLIONAIRE
- Robert Woodruff
- Sir Peter Leitch
- Steve Jobs– MAC, MACINTOSH, GLASS STAIRCASE, APPLE, IPOD, IPHONE, IPAD
- Ted Turner – Entrepreneur, Television Producer – Multi-billionaire
- William Hewlett
Creators – Architects, Engineers, Inventors, Designers:
- Christopher Lowell
- Henry Franks
- James Lovelock
- John Britten
- Jamie Oliver – world-renowned Chef
- Jørn Utzon
- Ky Michealson
- Paul MacCready
- Richard Branson – Virgin Air, Space, Billionaire
- Thomas Edison
- Tommy Hilfiger
- Steve Jobs– MAC, MACINTOSH, GLASS STAIRCASE, APPLE, IPOD, IPHONE, IPAD
Government & Politics:
Law & Justice:
- David Boies
- Erin Brockovich
- Jeffrey H. Gallet
Political and Military Leaders:
- Andrew Jackson
- Dan Malloy
- Eleanor Roosevelt
- Erna Solberg
- Gavin Newsom
- George Patton
- George Washington
- King Carl XVI Gustaf
- Nelson Rockefeller
- Paul Wellstone
- Woodrow Wilson
Performing Arts:
Actors:
- Sir Anthony Hopkins – Hannibal Lector and many more
- Billy Bob Thornton
- Brian Grazer
- Chris Rock
- Channing Tatum
- Danny Glover
- Dax Shepard
- Daniel Radcliffe – Harry Potter
- Florence Welch
- Harry Anderson
- Henry Winkler
- Jay Leno
- Jennifer Aniston
- Jim Carrey
- Keanu Reeves
- Kiera Knightley
- Loretta Young
- Maya Hawke
- Manuel Garcia-Rulfo – The Lincoln Lawyer
- Octavia Spencer – Golden Globe Winner – The Help
- Oliver Reed
- Orlando Bloom
- Rob McElhenney
- Robin Williams
- Salma Hayek
- Susan Hampshire
- Tom Cruise
- Tom Holland – Spider Man
- Tom Smothers
- Vince Vaughn
- Whoopi Goldberg
Music and Dance:
- Aakash Odedra
- Annie Crummer
- Bob Weir
- Brad Little
- Cher – Grammy and Oscar Winner
- Gwen Stefani
- Harry Belafonte
- Jewel
- John Lennon
- Melanie Brown “Mel B”
- Nigel Kennedy
- Robbie Williams
Science and Medicine:
Health Sciences:
- Carol Greider
- Fred Epstein
- George M. Church
- Harvey Cushing
Helen B. Taussig
- John Rhodes – Physician – (video) parents compared him to siblings
- Peter Lovatt
Research Scientists / Inventors:
- Albert Einstein
- Ann Bancroft
- Archer J.P. Martin
- Jack Horner
- John B. Goodenough
- Matthew H. Schneps
- Michael Faraday
- Pierre Curie
- Wallace Broecker
Visual Arts
Film & Photography
- Ansel Adams
- David Bailey
- Nicole Betancourt
- Robert Benton
- Steven Spielberg
- Søren KraghJacobsen
Painting, Sculpting, Illustration, Digital Arts
- Andy Warhol
- Auguste Rodin
- Bennett Strahan
- Chuck Close
- Ian Marley
- Ignacio Gomez
- Leonardo da Vinci
- Mads Johan Øgaard
- Pablo Picasso
- Robert Rauschenberg
- Willard Wigan
Writers:
Fiction Writers:
- Agatha Christie
- Elizabeth Daniels Squire
- F. Scott Fitzgerald
- Fannie Flagg
- Gustave Flaubert
- Jane Elson
- John Corrigan
- Natasha Solomons
- Stephen Cannell
- Terry Goodkind
- Victor Villaseñor
Journalists:
- Anja Dembina
- Anderson Cooper
- Byron Pitts
- Richard Engel
- Scott Adams
Literature for Children and Young Adults:
- Amber Lee Dodd
- Avi
- Hans Christian Andersen
- Jeanne Betancourt
- Patricia Polacco
- Sally Gardner
Nonfiction:
- Andrew Dornenburg
- Bernie Taylor
- Charley Boorman
- Eileen Simpson
- John Edmund Delezen
- Larry Chambers
- Nelson Lauver
Poets:
More to come!