Name | Disability | Occupation |
Alice Beard | Dyslexia | Author |
Alicia Keys | Depression | Pianist and Singer-Songwriter |
Andrae Crouch | Dyslexia | Singer |
Barbara Jordan | Multiple sclerosis | Lawyer, Educator, Politician, and Civil Rights Leader |
Blind Tom Wiggins | Blind | A Music Prodigy, Pianist, and Musician |
Brandon Marshall | Borderline Personality Disorder | Football Player |
Chadwick Boseman | Colon Cancer | Actor and Playwright |
Chris Rock | Non-Verbal Learning Disorder | Comedian, Actor, Television Producer, and Filmmaker |
Christopher Bell | HIV/AIDS | Disability Studies Scholar |
Clarence Page | ADHD | Journalist, Columnist |
Claudia Gordon | Deaf | Attorney |
Curtis Pride | Deaf | Former Baseball Player |
Danielle Perez | Amputee | Comedian, Writer, and Actress |
Danny Glover | Epilepsy and Dyslexia | Actor, Producer, and Humanitarian |
David Paterson | Legally blind | Governor |
Daymond John | Dyslexia | Businessman, Investor, TV Personality, and Author |
Diana Elizabeth Jordan | Cerebral palsy | Actor, Producer, Director, Speaker-Storyteller, Educator, and Activist |
DMX | Bipolar Disorder and “Drug Addiction” | Rapper and Songwriter |
Dr. Janice Brunstrom | Cerebral Palsy | Neuroscientist and Poet |
Dr. Maya Angelou | Childhood Selective Mutism | Poet, Memoirist, and Activist |
Dr. Nathie Marbury | Deaf | Instructor, Linguist, and Researcher |
Dwayne Johnson | Depression | Actor and Wrestler |
Earvin ‘Magic’ Johnson | ADHD and Dyslexia | Former Player and President of Operations of the Los Angeles Lakers |
Fannie Lou Hamer | Permanent Limp | Activist, Community Organizer, and Civil Rights Leader |
Haben Girma | Deaf-Blind | Activist, Lawyer, Author, and Speaker |
Halle Berry | Type I Diabetes and Hard of Hearing | Actor and Model |
Harriet Tubman | Suspected Epilepsy | Abolitionist and Political Activist |
Harry Belafonte | Dyslexia and ADHD | Activist, Actor, Lyricist, and Singer |
Janet Jackson | Depression | Singer, Songwriter, Actress, Dancer, and Record Producer |
Jennifer Lewis | Bipolar Disorder | Actress, Comedian, Singer, and Activist |
Jerry Pinkney | Dyslexia | Illustrator and Writer |
Johnnie Lacy | Polio leading to wheelchair | Activist |
Kanye West | Bipolar Disorder | Rapper, Fashion Designer, and Entrepreneur |
Keah Brown | Cerebral Palsy | Disability Rights Activist, Author, Journalist, and Writer |
Keisha Greaves | Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy | Fashion Designer, Podcaster, and Influencer |
Kid Cudi | Depression and Anxiety | Singer, Songwriter, Record Producer, Actor, and Record Executive |
Lauren Ridloff | Deaf | Actor |
Lisa Nicole Carson | Bipolar Disorder | Actor |
Lois Curtis | Intellectual Disability | Artist and Activist |
Lolo Spencer | Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis | Actor and Style Influencer |
Maya Angelou | Childhood Mutism and Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy | Poet, Memoirist, and Activist |
Michael Jordan | ADHD | Businessman and Former Basketball Player |
Michelle Banks | Spinal Meningitis and Deaf | Actor, Writer, Director, Producer, Choreography, and Teacher |
Michelle Williams | Depression | Singer and Actor |
Missy Elliott | Graves Disease | Singer, Rapper, Producer, and Songwriter |
Montel Williams | Multiple Sclerosis | Former Television Host, Actor, and Motivational Speaker |
Muhammad Ali | Dyslexia | Boxer, Activist, and Philanthropist |
Octavia Butler | Dyslexia | Author |
Octavia Spencer | Dyslexia | Actress, Author, and Producer |
Ray Charles | Blind | Singer, Songwriter, Pianist, and Composer |
Sammy Davis Jr. | Low Vision | Singer, Dancer, Actor, Vaudevillian, Comedian, and Photographer |
Serena Williams | Pulmonary Embolism and Hematoma | Tennis Champion with 23 Grand Slam Titles |
Simone Biles | ADHD | Most Decorated Gymnast of All Time |
Solange Knowles | ADHD | Singer, Songwriter, Record Producer, Performance Artist, and Actress |
Stevie Wonder | Blind and ADHD | Singer, Songwriter, Musician, and Record Producer |
Tatiana Lee | Spina Bifida | Actress, Model, and Influencer |
Toni Braxton | Systemic Lupus Erythematosus | Singer, Songwriter, Pianist, Actor, and TV Personality |
Vanessa A. Harris, P.E. | Bipolar, Wheelchair User, and Cancer survivor | Activist, Engineer, Filmmaker, Fashion Designer, and Deejay |
Venus Williams | Sjögren’s Syndrome | Tennis Champion |
Wayne Brady | Depression | Actor, Singer, Comedian, Game Show Host, and TV Personality |
Whoopi Goldberg | Dyslexia and ADHD | Won an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar & Tony Award |
Will Smith | ADHD | Actor, Comedian, Producer, Rapper, and Songwriter |
Wilma Rudolph | Polio and Subsequent Leg Weakness | Sprinter, Activist, and Teacher |
Yvie Oddly | Ehlers Danlos | Drag Queen, Performer, Fashion Designer, Rapper, and Recording Artist |
Zazel O’Garra | Brain Tumor Survivor | Dancer, Choreographer, Actress, and Model |