List of People Diagnosed With Dyslexia

The following is a list of notable people who have been diagnosed with dyslexia, or who it is commonly believed suffered from dyslexia.

  • Hans Christian Andersen, Danish writer
  • Anthony Andrews, English actor
  • Louise Arnold, English author
  • Michael "Atters" Attree, English satirical writer and comedian
  • Abhishek Bachchan, Bollywood actor
  • Geoff Barrow, English musician
  • Beatrice of York, member of the British Royal Family and fifth in line of succession to the British throne
  • Michael Bennet, United States Senator from Colorado
  • Robert Benton, screenwriter and film director
  • Orlando Bloom, actor
  • Roberto Bolaño, Chilean novelist and poet
  • Jeremy Bonderman, baseball player
  • Richard Branson, entrepreneur
  • Marcus Brigstocke, English comedian and satirist
  • Erin Brockovich, legal clerk
  • Neil Bush, businessman and son of George H. W. Bush
  • Octavia Butler, science fiction author
  • Stephen J. Cannell, creator of shows such as The A-Team
  • Charles "Pete" Conrad, Jr., astronaut and third man to walk on the moon
  • Carl XVI Gustaf, king of Sweden
  • Dave Chalk, Canadian broadcaster and technology journalist
  • John Chambers, CEO of Cisco
  • Cher, singer and actress, and Chaz Bono (formerly known as Chastity)
  • Amy Childs, model and reality television personality
  • Timothy Clifford, British art historian
  • Jason Conley, American basketball player
  • Anderson Cooper, American journalist
  • Ennis Cosby, son of comedian Bill Cosby
  • Tom Cruise, actor
  • John de Lancie, actor
  • Samuel R. Delany, science fiction author and literary critic
  • Patrick Dempsey, actor
  • Michael Dudikoff, actor
  • Fae Ellington, OD, Jamaican media personality and lecturer
  • Alexander Faludy, youngest Cambridge undergraduate for 200 years
  • Trevor Ferrell, advocate for the homeless
  • Steve Fielding, Australian politician
  • Fannie Flagg, comedienne and author
  • Ben Fogle, English television presenter
  • Richard Ford, author
  • Noel Gallagher, musician
  • Paul Frappier, musician and hip hop MC
  • Whoopi Goldberg, American actress, comedienne, TV personality
  • Alison Goldfrapp, English musician
  • Terry Goodkind, an American writer
  • Frank Gore, American football player
  • Mike Gravel, former United States Senator from Alaska
  • Jerry Hall, model
  • Susan Hampshire, actress
  • Salma Hayek, actress
  • John Hickenlooper, American politician
  • Jack Horner, paleontologist
  • Anthony Hopkins, actor
  • John Irving, novelist
  • Bruce Jenner, athlete
  • Ingvar Kamprad, industrialist, founder of IKEA
  • Dean Kamen, inventor, Segway human transport, Luke arm, FIRST Lego League
  • Paul Kanjorski, Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
  • Cath Kidston, designer and businesswoman
  • Mollie King, singer and songwriter
  • Keira Knightley, actress
  • Willem Johan Kolff, physician
  • David Koresh, leader of the Branch Davidians
  • J. F. Lawton, writer, producer and director
  • Angie Le Mar, comedian
  • John Lennon, musician, songwriter
  • Jay Leno, talk show host and comedian
  • Tom Lewis, golfer
  • Kenny Logan, rugby player
  • Greg Louganis, Olympic diver
  • Dan Malloy, Governor of Connecticut
  • Mireille Mathieu, French singer
  • Kendrick Meek, US Representative from Florida
  • Mika, singer-songwriter
  • Alyssa Milano, American actress
  • Dorrit Moussaieff, First Lady of Iceland
  • Shlomo Moussaieff, jewelry businessman and Bible expert
  • Don Mullan, Irish author, producer and humanitarian
  • Jaime Murray, English actress
  • Róisín Murphy, Irish singer
  • Paul Oakenfold, a record producer and trance DJ
  • Olav V of Norway, reign 1957–1991
  • Jamie Oliver, chef and television host
  • Paul Orfalea, founder of FedEx Kinko's
  • Ozzy Osbourne, musician
  • Brendan O'Carroll, Irish actor
  • Diamond Dallas Page (Page Falkinburg), professional wrestler, actor and author
  • Theo Paphitis, businessman, panelist on Dragons' Den
  • Tom Pellereau, inventor
  • Pablo Picasso, Spanish artist, sculptor
  • Ferdinand Piech, Austrian business magnate
  • Hal Prewitt, entrepreneur and racing driver
  • Scott Quinnell, rugby player
  • Daniel Powter, singer and songwriter
  • Robert Rauschenberg, American artist
  • Keanu Reeves, actor
  • Iwan Rheon, Welsh actor and singer/songwriter.
  • Guy Ritchie, film director
  • Richard Rogers, architect
  • Lee Ryan, singer and songwriter
  • Rex Ryan, head coach, New York Jets
  • Mark Schlereth, American football player
  • Charles Schwab, founder of U.S. brokerage firm
  • Tim Scott, instrumental guitarist
  • Jo Self, artist
  • Bryan Singer, film director
  • John Skoyles, neuroscientist and evolutionary psychologist
  • Neil Smith, American football player
  • Steven Spielberg, film director
  • Jackie Stewart, racing driver
  • Joss Stone, singer
  • Helen B. Taussig cardiologist
  • Tim Tebow, American football player
  • Bella Thorne, American actress
  • Kara Tointon, English actress
  • Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden, heiress-apparent to the Swedish throne
  • Lindsay Wagner, actress
  • Butch Walker, singer and record producer
  • Ben Way, entrepreneur
  • Bob Weir, guitarist
  • Florence Welch, English musician.
  • Toyah Wilcox, actress and singer
  • Mark Wilkinson, furniture designer
  • Henry Winkler, actor, spokesman for the Dyslexia Foundation
  • Benjamin Zephaniah, poet
  • Frankie Cocozza, X Factor Reject, entertainer
  • Holly Willoughby, Television Presenter
  • Richard Hammond, Television Presenter

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