Sarah Bernhardt: French actress (1844-1923) Disabled by a knee injury,
her leg amputated in 1914, she continued starring on stage until just
before her death. She is regarded as France's greatest actress

Beethoven: Composer: Was deaf when he composed his 9th symphony.

Winston Churchill: had a learning disability

Walt Disney: had a learning disability

Edison: Had a learning disability. He couldn't read until he was twelve years
old and had a very difficult time writing even when he was older.

Albert Einstein: Mathematician/Physicist: Had a learning disability
and did not speak until age 3. He had a very difficult time doing math
in school. It was very hard for him to express himself through writing.

Goya: Spanish painter (1746-1828): At age 46, an illness left him
deaf. He went on to create the most famous Spanish art of the 19th
century.

Alexander Graham Bell: had a learning disability

Stephen Hawking: physicist/mathematician has Lou Gehrigs Disease and
is in a wheelchair. He needs a computer to speak.

Milton: English Author/poet (1608-1674): He became blind at age 43.
He went on to create his most famous epic, Paradise Lost.

George Patton: This World War II General had a learning disability.

Nelson Rockfeller, former Vice President: had a learning disability: dyslexia.

President Roosevelt: At age 39, his legs were paralyzed by polio. He
became governor of New York state and was elected president four times.

Harriett Tubman: Abolitionist (1830-1913): As a child she was struck
by an overseer. The blow fractured her skull and resulted in narcolepsy
for the rest of her life. She rescued hundreds of slaves on the
underground railroad.

Werner Von Braun: had a learning disability and often flunked his math tests
in high school.

George Washington: Had a learning disability. He could barely write and
had very poor grammar skills.

Woodrow Wilson: U.S. President from 1913-1921. Had a learning
disability -- was severely dyslexic.

Other famous people who have learning disabilities: Cher, Tom Cruise,
Whoopi Goldberg, Greg Louganis, Bruce Jenner, H.G. Wells (Thanks for this
information from Eve Nichols, Learning Disabilities Association of Ontario).


Famous people who are known or are thought to have had epilepsy:
Charles Dickens, Neil Abercrombie, Danny Glover, Margaux Hemingway,
Tchaikovsky, Alexander the Great, Julius Caesar, Alfred Great,
William Pitt, Napoleon, Byron, de Moupassant, Edward Lear, Handel,
Berlioz, Paganini, Vincent Van Gogh, Tony Lazzeri, Gary Howatt and
British marathon runner Alan Blinston.

Famous people who have Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD):
Robin Williams and Magic Johnson.