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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