Famous people with ADD & other Brain Chemistry Imbalances

[Fearwidg]

A few years back, I wrote a Screenplay titled “Desperate Swans” (I make my living as a Screenwriter/Editor). It’s the story of a man who discovers he has ADD and all the changes he goes through as he tries to accept that fact and change his life. When it was done, I thought, “Wouldn’t it be helpful to run a list of famous people with ADD alongside the closing credits.” I thought I might get two or thee pages of names.

I now have twenty one pages!

You will have seen some of these names in Rick & Patricks terrific, “Tottally ADD & Loving It” Special.

But I thought it might help people starting out to see just how “not alone” you really are, by copying the full list here.

So if it’s okay with the Webmasters, I’ll start “serializing the list.”

Sidebar: To clarify, living, or recently deceased people on this list have “come out of the ADD Closet” publically and we have their own words, and many references, to back that up. Historical figures have been “diagnosed” by way of their autobiographies, or the historic record (and while the “science” there isn’t as good, few would argue that people like Thomas Edison or Mozart suffered from ADD).

For the record: Most people on this list have ADD/ADHD. Some were diagnosed with Autism, Aspergers, Bi-Polar Disorder, Clinical Depression, Dyslexia, Oppositional Defiant Disorder, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder or Tourettes Syndrome.

What they/we all share in common is a Brain Chemistry Imbalance, a problem that – thanks to modern meds – can be controled in more than 80% of cases (and that number increases with the introduction of every new medication).

So … away we go!

I’ll start with famous pilots (because that’s what “Desperate Swans” is all about), then go from there:

PILOTS:

Buzz Aldrin Astronaut, Second Man on the Moon

Col. Gregory “Pappy” Boyington (1912 – 1988) WWII Flying Ace (Black Sheep Squadron)

Admiral Richard Byrd (1888 – 1957) Explorer & Aviator

John Denver (1943- 1997)Pilot, Musician, Composer, Writer.

Harrison Ford Actor, Pilot

Howard Hughes Pilot, Entrepreneur

Charles Lindbergh (1927 – 1974)Pilot, Author

Eddie Rickenbacker (1890 – 1973) WWI Flying Ace

General James (Jimmy) Stewart (1908 – 1997) Pilot & Actor

Sally Wagstaff Five time world aerobatic Champion

Wilbur Wright (1867 – 1912) Co-Inventor of Powered Flight

U.S. PRESIDENTS:

George W. Bush 43rd US President.

Calvin Coolidge (1872 – 1933) 30th U.S. President

Bill Clinton 42nd US President

Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890 – 1969) 34th U. S. President/WW 2 General.

Lyndon B. Johnson (1908 – 1973) 36th U.S. president

John F. Kennedy (1917 – 1963) 35th U. S. President

Abraham Lincoln (1809 – 1865) 16th US President

Richard M. Nixon(1913 – 1994) 37th U.S. President

Ronald Reagan 40th U.S. President

George Washington (1732- 1799) 1st US President.

Woodrow Wilson (1856-1924) 28th U. S. President

RULERS, GENERALS, POLITICIANS & THEIR WIVES:

Queen Elizabeth, Queen of England

Prince Charles Future King of England

Diana Spencer (1961- 1997) Princess of Wales

Menachem Begin (1913 – 1992) Prime Minister, Nobel Laureate

Napoleon Bonaparte (1769 – 1821) General, Emperor

Barbara Bush, Former First Lady (U.S.)

Lawton Chiles (1930-1998) Senator, Governor of Florida

Winston Churchill (1874 – 1965) British Prime Minister

Garnet Coleman, Legislator (Texas)

Kitty Dukakis, Former First Lady of Massachusetts

Betty Ford, Former First Lady

Tipper Gore, Activist

Abbie Hoffman (1936 -1989,) Writer, Political Activist

Luci Baines Johnson, LBJ’s Daughter

Robert F. Kennedy (1925 – 1968) U.S. Attorney General

Frances Lear(1923 -1996) Writer, Women’s Rights Activist

Robert E Lee (1807-1870) General

Mary Todd Lincoln, Former First Lady

Gamal Abdel Nasser (1918 – 1970) Egyptian Leader

George S. Patton (1885- 1945) U.S. General

Alma Powell, Wife of Gen. Colin Powell

Nelson Rockefeller, US Vice President

Eleanor Roosevelt (1884 – 1962) Former First Lady

Muhammad Anwar alSadat (1918 – 1981) Egyptian President, 1976 Nobel Peace Prize Winner.

Gen. William Westmoreland (1914-2005) General

Boris Yeltsin, Former President of Russia

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Famous Entertainers (and their ranks are legion!)

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[Anonymous]

Interesting…Do you have a list of ADD/ADHD artists?..painters, creators, designer…

And what about accountant, secretaries, office workers…

Can we make a comparaison…in which field those wonderful ADD/ADHD people work better or in which field their a less productive?

Just curious…Thanks

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[veronica]

oh my gosh! you’re kidding… bush has add?!? i would have never guessed that! *snickers* sorry, couldn’t help it. hee hee it’s only b/c my bro (who also has add) reminds me of the former pres and if i knew that he wouldn’t be sensitive about it, i would tease him. *evil grin*

river, you can add me to the secretary/PA/office worker. oh, wait! i’m not famous….. yet. (insert kool-aid smile here)

this is a great list GN. me likey! thanks for posting. it’s interesting to see the great folks that made the list and all of their accomplishments.

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[Fearwidg]

Continuing with my list of famous ADDErs (or people with Brain Chemistry Imbalances)…

River asked if I had a list of ADD Artists.

Of COURSE I do. <vbg>

I’ll do that next. Here we go:

WRITERS, POETS, ARTISTS & ENTREPRENEURS:

Ansel Adams Photographer

Louis Althusser (1918-1990) Philosopher, Writer

Diane Arbus (1923-1971) Photographer

Samuel Becket (1906-1989) Writer

Clifford Beers (1876-1943) Humanitarian

John Berryman (1914-1972) Poet

L. Brent Bozell (d. 1997) Attorney, Writer

Richard Brautigan (d. 1984) Writer

Sir Richard Francis Burton (1821 – 1890)Explorer, Writer

Truman Capote (1924-1984) Writer

Thomas Carlyle Scottish historian, critic, writer

Andrew Carnegie (1835-1919) Industialist

Lewis Carroll (1832-1898) Author of Alice in Wonderland

Neal Cassady (1926-1968) Writer

Agatha Christie (1890-1976) Author

Hart Crane(1899 1932) Poet

Salvador Dali (1904-1989) Artist

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) Inventor/Artist

Emily Dickinson Poet

Terence Donovan (1936-1996) Photographer

Michael Dorris (1945-1997) Writer

James Farmer (1920-1999) Civil Rights Activist

Philo T. Farnsworth (1906-1971) Inventor of Television

F. Scott Fitzgerald (1896 1940) Author

Malcolm Forbes (1919-1990) Magazine Publisher

Andre Franquin (1924-1997) Cartoonist

Arshille Gorky (1904-1948) Artist

Phil Graham Owner, Washington Post

Graham Greene (1904-1991) Writer

Philip Guston (1913-1980) Artist

Valerie Hardin Gothic poet, Artist, Children’s Author

William Randolph Hearst (1863-1951) Newspaper Magnate

Lillian Hellman (1905-1984) Writer

Ernest Hemingway (1898-1961) Writer

Milton Hershey (1857-1945) “The Chocolate King”

Herman Hesse (1877-1962) Writer

Edward Hopper 1882-1967 Artist

Eugene Izzi (1954-1996) Writer

William James (1842-1910) Philosopher, Writer

Randall Jarrell (1914-1965) Poet

Samuel Johnson Author

Franz Kafka (1883-1924) Writer

Jane Kenyon (1940-1995) Poet

William Kurelek (1927-1977) Artist

Meriwether Lewis (1774-1809) Explorer(Lewis & Clark Expedition)

Ross Lockridge, Jr. (1914-1948) Writer

Jack London (1876-1916) Writer

Malcolm Lowry (1909-1957) Writer

J. Anthony Lukas (1933-1997) Writer

Peter McWilliams (1949-2000) Writer, Activist

Claude Monet (1840-1926) Artist

Eugene O’Neill (1888-1953) Writer

Wilfred Owen (1893-1918) Poet, Soldier

Dorothy Parker (1893-1967) Writer, Poet

Walker Percy (1916-1990) Writer

Pierre Peladeau (1925-1997) Entrepreneur

Murray Pezim (1920-1998) Financier

Pablo Picasso (1882-1973) Artist

Sylvia Plath (1932-1963) Writer

Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) Author/Poet

Jackson Pollock (1912-1956) Artist

John D. Rockefeller (1839-1937) Founder, Standard Oil

Norman Rockwell (1894-1978) Artist

August Rodin (1840-1917) Artist/Sculptor

Theodore Roethke (1908-1963) Writer

Amelia Rosselli (1930-1996) Poet

Mark Rothko (1903-1970) Artist

Gabrielle Roy (1909-1983) Writer

May Sarton (1913-1995) Poet, Diarist, Novelist

Charles Schulz (1922-2000) Artist, Cartoonist

Delmore Schwartz (1913-1966) Poet

Anne Sexton (1928-1974) Poet

George Bernard Shaw Author

Socrates (469-399 B.C.) Philosopher

George Stephanopoulos Political Advisor, Educator

August Strindberg (1849-1912) Writer

Dylan Thomas Irish Author

Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862) Author

Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy Russian Author

Henri Marie Raymond de Toulouse-Lautrec (1864-1901) Artist

Mark Twain Writer

Joseph Vasquez (1963-1996) Writer, Director

Vincent Van Gogh Artist

Russell Varian (1899-1959) Inventor

Jules Verne (1828-1905) Author

Kurt Vonnegut Writer

Mary Jane Ward (1905-1981) Writer

Norman Wexler (1926-1999) Screenwriter, Playwright

Tennessee Williams (1911-1983) Writer

William Carlos Williams (1883-1963) Physician, Writer, Poet

Bill Wilson (1895-1971) Co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous

F. W. Woolworth (1852-1919) Department Store Innovator

Frank Lloyd Wright (1867-1959) Architect

William Wrigley, Jr. Chewing Gum Maker

Virginia Woolf (1882-1941) Writer

William Butler Yeats (1865-1939) Irish Author

How’s that?

Cheers,

GN

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[Fearwidg]

Veronica …

Yeah, I think Bush is a pretty obvious case recognized by just about everyone. <g>

(Sidebar: I shouldn’t laugh. The poor man’s dyslexia is painfully obvious and made him an object of ridicule.)

Interesting point – when I was compiling a list of recent U.S, Presidents with ADD, I had a hard time finding one who wasn’t!

Only one I could find was Jimmy Carter (who, interestingly lobbied for assistance for those with Mental Disorders).

Haven’t seen any blatant signs of ADD in Obama.

Not sure if that’s a good or bad thing. <vbg>

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[Fearwidg]

Oh, what the heck – let’s do ADD Entertainers as well.

(Note “Musicians” are in a separate list I’ll put here later.)

ENTERTAINERS:

Alvin Ailey (1931-1989) Dancer, Choreographer

Harry Anderson Actor

Louie Anderson Comedian, Actor

Tom Arnold Actor

Norma Jean Baker (Marilyn Monroe) Actor, Singer

Ann Bancroft Actor

Rona Barrett Entertainment Reporter, Author

Kim Bassinger Actor

Ned Beatty Actor

Harry Belafonte Actor, Singer

John Belushi Actor, Comedian, Singer

Maurice Benard Actor

Danny Bonaduce Radio Personality, Actor, Writer

Clara Bow (1905 – 1965) Actor

Cheyenne Brando (1970 – 1995) Actor

Marlon Brando Actor

Jeremy Brett 1933 – 1995, Actor

Art Buchwald Writer, Humorist

Delta Burke Actor

George Burns (1896-1996) Actor

Tim Burton Artist, Movie Director

Gary Busey Actor

Cher Actor, Singer

Nicholas Cage Actor

Donald Cammell (1934-1996) Movie Director, Screenwriter

Naomi Campbell Model

Truman Capote (1924-1984) Writer, TV Personality.

Drew Carey Actor

Jim Carrey Actor

Lisa Nicole Carson Actor

Dick Cavett Writer, Media Personality

Paddy Chayefsky (1923 – 1981) Writer, Movie Director

Margaret Cho Actor, Comedian

Dick Clark Television Personality, Producer

John Cleese Comedian, Actor, Writer

Paula Cole Actor

Jeff Conaway Actor

Francis Ford Coppola Director

Bill Cosby Actor, Comedian

Dennis Crosby (1935-1991) Actor

Carey Crosby, (1938-1989) Actor

Bill Dana Comedian

Rodney Dangerfield Comedian, Actor

Sandra Dee Actor

Ellen DeGeneres Comedian, Actor

Johnny Depp Actor

Walt Disney Animator

Eric Douglas Actor

Kirk Douglas Actor

Michael Douglas Actor

Tony Dow Actor, Producer, Director

Robert Downey Jr. Actor

Patty Duke (Anna Duke Pearce) Actor, Writer

Robert Evans Producer

Craig Ferguson TV Host, Comedian, Actor, Writer

Sally Field Actor

Eddie Fisher Singer, Actor

Carrie Fisher Writer, Actor

Michael J. Fox Actor

Judy Garland (1922-1969) Singer, Actor

James Garner Actor

Danny Glover Actor

Tracey Gold (1969-Present) Actor

Whoopi Goldberg Comedian, Actor

Cary Grant Actor

Rick Green Actor, Writer, Director, Producer

Shecky Greene Comedian, Actor

Linda Hamilton Actor

Tony Hancock Comedian, Actor

Moss Hart (1904-1961) Actor, Director, Playwright

Mariette Hartley Actor

Margaux Hemingway (1955-1996) Actor, Model

Mariel Hemingway (1961-Present) Actor

Audrey Hepburn (1929-1993) Actor

Dustin Hoffman Actor

Anthony Hopkins Actor

Ashley Judd Actor

Naomi Judd Actor Singer

Margot Kidder Actor

Gelsey Kirkland Dancer

Ashton Kutcher Actor

Jessica Lange Actor

Hugh Laurie Actor, Comedian

Vivien Leigh 1913-1967, Actor

Jay Leno Comedian & TV Host

Dave Letterman Comedian & TV Host

Bill Liechtenstein Producer

Allie Light Director

Joshua Logan 1909-1988 Broadway Director, Producer

Courtney Love Musician, Actor

Howie Mandel Comedian, Actor

Camryn Manheim Actor

Ann Margret Actor, Dancer

Jay Marvin Radio Personality, Writer

Gary McDonald Actor

Kevin McDonald Comedian, Actor

Patrick McKenna Actor, Writer, Producer

Rod McKuen Poet

Kristy McNichol Actor

Steve McQueen (1930-1980) Actor

Burgess Meredith 1908-1997, Actor, Director

Spike Milligan (1918-2002) Comic Actor, Writer

Carmen Miranda (1909-1955) Dancer, Actor

Demi Moore Actor

Vaslov Nijinksy (1889-1959) Dancer, Choreographer

Deborah Norville Television Journalist

Rosie O’Donnell Actor, Talk Show Host

Sir Laurence Olivier (1907-1989) Actor

Nicola Pagett Actor

Susan Powter Motivational Speaker

Freddie Prinze (1954-1977) Actor , Comedian.

Joan Rivers Comedian, Talk Show Host

Robbie Rist Actor

Roseanne Actor, Writer, Comedian

Winona Ryder, Actor

Yves Saint Laurent, Fashion Designer

Charles Schulz, 1922-2000 Artist, Cartoonist

George C. Scott (1927-) Actor

Willard Scott Weather Forecaster

David O. Selznick (1902-1965) Film Producer, Director

Neil Simon Writer, Playwright

Paul Simon Composer, Musician

Don Simpson (1944-1996) Movie Producer

Will Smith Actor,Rapper,Entertainer

Tom Smothers Actor,Singer,Entertainer

Jose Solano actor

Suzanne Sommers Actor

Steven Spielberg Producer

Sylvester Stallone Actor, Writer, Producer, Director

Rod Steiger (1925-2002) Actor

Barbara Streisand Singer, Actor, Director, Producer

David Strickland (1970-1999) Actor

Elizabeth Taylor Actor

Lili Taylor Actor

Gene Tierney (1920-1991) Actor

Spencer Tracy (1900-1967) actor

Ted Turner Entrepreneur, Media Giant

Liv Tyler Actor. Daughter of Steve Tyler

Jean Claude Van Damme Athlete, Actor

Vivian Vance (1909-1979) Actor

Joseph Vasquez (1963-1996) Writer, Director

Carey Wagner Actor

Lindsay Wagner (1949-Present) Actor

Mike Wallace Journalist

Damon Wayans Comedian, Actor, Writer, Director, Producer

Norman Wexler (1926-1999) Screenwriter, Playwright

Robin Williams Comedian, Actor

Henry Winkler Actor, Producer

Oprah Winfrey Talk Show Host, Actor

Jonathan Winters Comedian, Actor, Writer, Artist

Ed Wood (1925-1978) Director

Natalie Wood (1938-1981) Actor

Robert Young (1907-1998) Actor

Up next:

Scientists & Athletes.

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[Fearwidg]

Just realized I didn’t answer River’s question.

Re where do ADDers fit?

It’s no surprise so many of us are in “Show Biz.”

I’ve heard it said that L.A. should be re-named “ADD-Town” (though I personally prefer, “Swan Lake” <g>)

We suck in mundane occupations.

We blossom in any arena that demands high concentration (because of the ADD “gift” of hyper-focus).

BUT … there’s a catch.

We “gotta wanna.”

If the arena doesn’t catch our imagination, fugetaboudit.

If it does – especially once we have the right meds – we excel.

To put it another way…

I can’t work 9 to 5 to save my life (if there’s no reason, other than money, to be there).

But, I will happily work 5 to 9 (that’s 5 a.m. to 9 p.m.), 7 days a week, if the arena catches my fancy.

(Been doing that since 1972!)

Hope that partially answers your question.

MUST get back to work.

Cheers till next time,

GN

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[Anonymous]

WOW! I KNEW IT!….I KNEW IT!! (laughing out loud….!!!)

When you say that : I can’t work 9 to 5 to save my life (if there’s no reason, other than money, to be there).

But, I will happily work 5 to 9 (that’s 5 a.m. to 9 p.m.), 7 days a week, if the arena catches my fancy.

I’m struggling about that lately…FInding THE right job for me…since I’M 45 and cannot fit a job for over few months whtitout getting sick after that period of time….well, i guess that I dd’nt find the right med..yet…I have to find a specialist first!

But now I look to help my younger boy because I think he have ADD…(trouble concentring, easily distracted in school, but he is SOOOO funny….!))

Thanks Fearwidg!! )

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[Anonymous]

RULERS, GENERALS, POLITICIANS & THEIR WIVES:

Kim Jong-il ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Jong-il )

He’ll never admit it and tends to jail anybody that knows anything about his human frailties

but it’s obvious to me that he has it.

5-9? I have 5 or 6 days a week of 30-36 hours each, with the occasional long day when

I get busy with something interesting. Having no circadian rhythm makes it easy for me. ;]

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[ADDled]

I ‘ve seen these lists before and I’ve always wondered if ADHD is a recently diagnosed condition, say within the last 40 or so years for the sake of argument, is there any anecdotal evidence that says Wilbur Wright of the Wright Brothers, or going further back George Washington or Edgar Allan Poe was definitely ADHD? Like, were they tested back then? Or are we just assuming based on some facts that “may” indicate the probability of being ADHD. I’m not trying to burst anyone’s balloon here. We could use all the encouragement we can get….

Strange, few Canadians on that list….

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[Anonymous]

It does leave distinctive marks on one’s life and those of famous people are documented

well enough to get a clear picture of their personal struggles and foibles. Their grade school

report cards will look very familiar to all of us, for example, with all the usual phrases like “he’s

brilliant but does not apply himself” “daydreamer” “trouble finishing assignments” and the like.

I wouldn’t be surprised at all if it became common knowledge that we drove the renaissance.

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[Fearwidg]

Absolutely right ADDled.

Before ADHD, it was ADD (though in fact, those terms really should apply to ADD – the quiet, non-obvious variety, and ADHD – “wall-bouncers” like myself <g>).

Before that it was (my personal favourite) – “minimal brain dysfunction.” (Really? Gee. Thanks a lot.)

Before that – “Bad Kids.”

(Even the curren term doesn’t really describe what we have. When hyper-focus kicks in, we can pay more attention, for longer periods of time, than most “normal people” {whatever the heck “normal” means. <g>}

I think Attention Variability Disorder is closer to the mark, though personally … I’m sticking with “Swans.” <vbg>)

You’re also right when it comes to historical figures. We can’t know they were ADD with any absolute certainty, but experts (not me) have come up with a “diagnosis” by reading their autobiographies, or looking at their recorded behaviour.

A perfect example is Thomas Edison. His brain was so “all over the place,” that his formal education ended at Grade 3. After that, his mother taught him at home. But when you look at what the man achieved – and the way he achieved it – it’s fairly obvious that Edison was “a Swan.” <g>

Anyone I’ve included on the list who is currently, or was recently, alive “came out of the ADD closet” and publically admitted they had ADD. Many have done that on late night TV shows! I’ve personally watched Anthony Hopkins, Terry Bradshaw, Howie Mandel & Gary Busey admit “they’re one of us.” <g>

And Aaron – I agree that your renaissance remark is probably true.

“Our” ability to achieve greatness is in the historical record time and time again.

But at what personal cost?

In WW2, my Island home of England was saved by an aging man who suffered terrible bouts of depression ( or “My Black Dog” as he called it).

(Sidebar: I met Winston Churchill when I was a little kid!)

Albert Einstein was obviously a genius … but he couldn’t maintain any sort of relationship and eventually lost the woman he loved.

THAT’S my personal reason for advocating so heavily for ADDers. I just don’t think it’s necessary for the people who contribute so much to this world to endure lives of personal hell.

Like I’ve said before … if you get a proper diagnosis (from someone who knows what they’re talking about), and get the right meds, you can “leash your demons,” BUT you DON’T lose the ADD gift of hyper-focus. You get to keep and CONTROL it. You’re more “you” than you’ve ever been AND, you get to have a happy home life as well.

Why would ANY of us settle for anything less?

… But I digress. <vbg>

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[Fearwidg]

Almost forgot (Gee, I wonder why? <g>)

As promised, here’s today’s list of Scientists and Athletes with ADD (or other Brain Chemisty Imbalances).

See above re historic Figures.

SCIENTISTS:

Alexander Graham Bell Inventor

Werner von Braun (1912-1977) Rocket Scientist

Harvey Cushing M.D.(1869-1939) Neurosurgeon

Albert Einstein (1879-1955) Physicist

Michael Faraday (1791-1867) British physicist and chemist

Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) Politician, Writer, Inventor

Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) Mathematician/Astronomer

Primo Levi (d. 1987) Chemist, Writer

Karl Paul Link Chemist, Scientist

Salvador Luria (1912-1991) Geneticist, Nobel Laureate

James Clerk Maxwell (1831-1879) British Physicist

Sir Issac Newton (1642-1727) Scientist, Mathematician

Nostradamus (1503-1566) Physician, Prophet

Louis Pasteur (1822-1895) Scientist

ATHLETES:

Chris Antley (1967-2001) Jockey

Terry Bradshaw (1948 – Present) Football Quarterback

Tyrus Cobb (1886-1961) Baseball

Ron Ellis Hockey Player

Dwight Gooden Baseball Athlete

Peter Gregg (1940-1980) Race Car Driver

Doug Harvey Hockey Player

Bruce Jenner Track & Field

“Magic” Johnson Basketball Player

Michael Jordan Basketball Player

Jason Kidd (1973-Present) Basketball Player

Carl Lewis (1961-Present) Olympic Gold Medalist

Greg Louganis Olympic Diver

Michael Phelps Olympic Gold Medalist (14 times)

Pete Rose Baseball Player

Babe Ruth (1895-1948) Baseball Legend

Nolan Ryan Baseball Player

Monica Seles Tennis Pro

Jackie Stewart Grand Prix Hall of Famer

Alberto Tomba (1966-Present) Italian Alpine Ski Champion

Bert Yancey (1938-1994) Pro Golfer

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[Fearwidg]

One specific answer I can give you re a “historic character” is Wilbur Wright.

Both Wilbur & Orville were dyslexic, both had a terrible time with numbers, both were “high school drop-outs.”

Many agree that their most important invention wasn’t the airplane. (Otto Lilienthal & Octave Chanute had already figured out the importance of curving the upper surface of a wing, and the Wrights borrowed heavily from their observations,)

What the Wrights did that no one else had was to create the “Wind Tunnel.”

This invention allowed them to experiment with all kinds of wing shapes BEFORE they flew. In effect, they “invented” the modern science of aerodynamics.

BUT …

Once they had all their data, they had a hard time reducing it.

It was their sister Katherine (who HAD gone to College & was a teacher) who assisted them during this crucial period.

It is also said that Katherine funded the First Flight experiments (though there is some dispute over that fact).

But I digress… <vbg>

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[Bettyboo]

Hi everyone, Thanks for the list…it’s funny when I read that Bill Clinton had ADHD…I thought alright all is good. I’m so impressed by him. I’ve seen him speak several times and it is very inspiring so to me…I’m comparing my behaviour to his (not the Monica comparision ) as then I’m comparing myself to another ADDer which is apples to apples and not apples to veggies. So many times we want to be “Normal” and we want to compare ourselves to those who don’t and let me tell you it is a sure way to go crazy. I felt different almost immediately after I went into the website – how to explain that don’t know but I felt confident and excited that someone of his prominence goes through the same thoughts and difficulties that I do. I felt inspired. Thanks for the information

Elizabeth “the next prime minister of Canada”…maybe funny…okay maybe not but fancy me it’s Friday.

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