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Many famous people are dyslexic and often have incredible talents. Including actors, sportspeople, business leaders, authors and politicians. Famous people with dyslexia can be an inspiration to children struggling with dyslexia.
Did you know only 10% of the population are dyslexic? Yet dyslexic people make-up:
- 40% of Self made millionaire’s.
- 40% of people working in technology.
- 35% of successful entrepreneurs.
100 Famous people that are dyslexic
Famous dyslexic people can be super creative and great problem solvers. Many artists, inventors and footballers are dyslexic and are successful because of this.
Dyslexic people may struggle to learn to read and write. Yet they can still achieve incredible things. See below a list of 100 famous people that have achieved great things:
- Pablo Picasso
- Orlando Bloom
- Muhammad Ali
- Emma Grede
- Darcey Bussell
- Tom Holland
- Eddie Izzard
- Lil Pump
- Steve McQueen
- Roisin Murphy
- Winston Churchill
- John Lennon
- Lewis Hamilton
- Ben Fogle
- Gwen Stefani
- Joss Stone
- David Bailey
- Damon Albarn
- Steve Jobs
- Noel Gallagher
- Robbie Williams
- Dominic Wood
- Guy Richie
- Theo Paphitis
- Caitlyn Jenner
- Mel B
- Kiera Knightly
- Jim Carrey
- Ozzy Osbourne
- Princess Beatrice
- Paloma Faith
- Walt Disney
- Leonardo da Vinci
- Matt Hancock
- Tommy Hilfiger
- Steve Redgrave
- Salma Hayek
- Keanu Reeves
- Jamie Oliver
- Richard Branson
- Duncan Goodhew
- Holly Willoughby
- Tom Cruise
- Albert Einstein
- Stephen Hawkings
- Cher
- Robin Williams
- Jennifer Aniston
- Agatha Christie
- Steven Spielberg
- Maggie Aderin-Pocock
- Anthony Hopkins
- Whoopi Goldberg
- Jackie Stewart
- Meryl Davis
- Erin Brockovich
- Billy Bob Thornton
- Danny Glover
- Oliver Reed
- Vince Vaughn
- Nigel Kennedy
- Michael Faraday
- Søren KraghJacobsen
- Andy Warhol
- Robert Rauschenberg
- Gustave Flaubert
- Hans Christian Andersen
- Sally Gardner
- Spike Lee
- John Travolta
- Henry “the Fonz” Winkler
- Bruce Jenner
- Gwen Stefani
- Florence Welch
- Lewis Carroll
- W.B. Yeats
- The Wright Brothers
- Henry Ford
- Bill Gates
- George Washington
- Nelson Rockefeller
- Lord Alan Sugar
- Daniel Radcliffe
- Chris Rock
- Dustin Hoffman
- Magic Johnson
- James Martin
- Fred Astaire
- Roald Dahl
- Ben Elton
- Thomas Edison
- Harrison Ford
- Michael Faraday
- Ingvar Kamprad
- Charles Mackintosh
- Wolfgang Mozart
- Prince Harry
- Eric Shipton
- Liv Tyler
- Benjamin Zephaniah
- Collette Costello (Dyslexic Mum CEO)
Famous Dyslexic People in History
Did you know that some of history’s greatest minds struggled with reading and writing? Still, they pushed through and accomplished amazing things. Here are a few well-known figures from history thought to have had dyslexia:
- Leonardo da Vinci (Artist & Inventor): The Renaissance genius behind the Mona Lisa.
- Albert Einstein (Physicist): The brilliant physicist who revolutionised science.
- Agatha Christie (Novelist): Famed for her detective novels.
- Winston Churchill (Prime Minister): The iconic British wartime leader.
- Walt Disney (Animator & Entrepreneur): The founder of the Disney entertainment.
Helpful articles
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- Are most millionaires dyslexic?
- List of dyslexic achievers
- Dyslexic that changed world
- Famous dyslexics
- List of people with dyslexia
- Historical figures with dyslexia
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