Top 100 famous people with dyslexia

Many famous people are dyslexic and often have incredible talents.

Below is a list of the top 100 famous people with dyslexia.

The list includes:

• Actors
• Sportspeople
• Business leaders
• Authors
• Politicians

Famous people with dyslexia can be an inspiration to dyslexic children.

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.

Dyslexic people may struggle to learn to read and write. Yet they can still achieve incredible things. Many artists, inventors and footballers are dyslexic.

See below is the list of 100 famous people who have achieved great things:

1. Pablo Picasso
2. Orlando Bloom
3. Muhammad Ali
4. Emma Grede
5. Darcey Bussell
6. Tom Holland
7. Eddie Izzard
8. Lil Pump
9. Steve McQueen
10. Roisin Murphy
11. Winston Churchill
12. John Lennon
13. Lewis Hamilton
14. Ben Fogle
15. Gwen Stefani
16. Joss Stone
17. David Bailey
18. Damon Albarn
19. Steve Jobs
20. Noel Gallagher
21. Robbie Williams
22. Dominic Wood
23. Guy Richie
24. Theo Paphitis
25. Caitlyn Jenner
26. Mel B
27. Kiera Knightly 
28. Jim Carrey
29. Ozzy Osbourne
30. Princess Beatrice
31. Paloma Faith
32. Walt Disney
33. Leonardo da Vinci
34. Matt Hancock
35. Tommy Hilfiger
36. Steve Redgrave
37. Salma Hayek
38. Keanu Reeves
39. Jamie Oliver
40. Richard Branson
41. Duncan Goodhew
42. Holly Willoughby
43. Tom Cruise
44. Albert Einstein 
45. Stephen Hawkings
46. Cher 
47. Robin Williams
48. Jennifer Aniston
49. Agatha Christie
50. Steven Spielberg
51. Maggie Aderin-Pocock
52. Anthony Hopkins 
53. Whoopi Goldberg
54. Jackie Stewart
55. Meryl Davis
56. Erin Brockovich
57. Billy Bob Thornton
58. Danny Glover
59. Oliver Reed
60. Vince Vaughn
61. Nigel Kennedy
62. Michael Faraday
63. Søren KraghJacobsen
64. Andy Warhol
65. Robert Rauschenberg
66. Gustave Flaubert
67. Hans Christian Andersen
68. Sally Gardner
69. Spike Lee
70. John Travolta
71. Henry “the Fonz” Winkler
72. Bruce Jenner
73. Gwen Stefani
74. Florence Welch
75. Lewis Carroll
76. W.B. Yeats
77. The Wright Brothers
78. Henry Ford
79. Bill Gates
80. George Washington
81. Nelson Rockefeller
82. Lord Alan Sugar
83. Daniel Radcliffe
84. Chris Rock
85. Dustin Hoffman
86. Magic Johnson
87. James Martin
88. Fred Astaire
89. Roald Dahl
90. Ben Elton
91. Thomas Edison
92. Harrison Ford
93. Michael Faraday
94. Ingvar Kamprad
95. Charles Mackintosh
96. Wolfgang Mozart
97. Prince Harry
98. Eric Shipton
99. Liv Tyler
100. Benjamin Zephaniah
101. Collette Costello (Mooki founder)

Famous Dyslexic People in History

Did you know that some of history’s greatest minds struggled with reading and writing?

Here are some famous historical figures believed to have had dyslexia who achieved great things:

• Leonardo da Vinci (Artist and 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 and entrepreneur): The founder of the Disney entertainment.

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