Famous People with Dyslexia

 

Did you know that there are many successful people who also happen to be dyslexic? Here are just a few. Dyslexia is not something that should hold you back from doing what you love!

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Actors:

Whoopi Goldberg

Octavia Spencer

Henry Winkler

Keira Knightley

Orlando Bloom

Tom Cruise

Salma Hayek

Patrick Dempsey

Harrison Ford

Keanu Reeves

Vince Vaughn

Jennifer Aniston

Anthony Hopkins

Bella Thorne

Danny Glover

Jay Leno

Channing Tatum

George Burns

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Writers/Journalists:

Anderson Cooper

Agatha Christie

Dav Pilkey

Carmen Agra Deedy

Sally Gardner

Jeanne Betancourt

Tom McLaughlin

Patricia Polacco

Stacey R. Campbell

Jerry Pinkney

Anne Burke

Byron Pitts

William Butler Yeats

F. Scott Fitzgerald

Hans Christian Andersen

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Athletes:

Tim Tebow

Darcy Busell

Pete Rose

Alex Green

Michelle Carter

Nolan Ryan

Ally VanTimmeren

Greg Louganis

Muhammad Ali

Ann Bancroft

Magic Johnson

Jeremy Bonderman

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Business people:

Richard Branson

Charles Schwab

Steve Jobs

Henry Ford

Craig McCaw

Ted Turner

David Neeleman

Gary Cohn

Josh Almeida

Kevin O'Leary

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Musicians:

Cher

Jewel

Billy Bob Thorton

Carly Simon

Chris Robinson

Joss Stone

Lori Reed

Noel Gallagher

Ozzy Osbourne

Stewart Copeland

Tony Bennett

Lawyers/Politicians:

Woodrow Wilson

Prince Harry

Nelson Rockefeller

Erna Solberg

Erin Brockovich

David Boies

Dannel Malloy

Gaston Caperton

Gavin Newsom

Michael Bennet

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Creators:

Ansel Adams

Malcolm Alexander

Vince Low

Christopher Lowell

Henry Franks

Tommy Hilfiger

Thomas Edison

Steven Spielberg

Leonardo daVinci