Well-known People With Dyslexia

The gift of dyslexia is shared by the list of people below.

Common perception would have us believe that these people were able to flourish in their talents despite dyslexia. Ron Davis contends that they flourish because of dyslexia.

    Inventors & Scientists:
  • Alexander Graham Bell
  • John Britten, Inventor
  • Thomas Edison
  • Albert Einstein
    Writers:
  • Scott Adams, Cartoonist (Dilbert)
  • Agatha Christie
  • Fannie Flagg (Author of "Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe")
  • F. Scott Fitzgerald
    Athletes:
  • Irving "Magic" Johnson
  • Nolan Ryan
  • Muhammad Ali, World Heavyweight Champion Boxer
  • Jackie Stewart, race car driver
    Musicians & Vocalists:
  • Cher
  • John Lennon
  • Nigel Kennedy, Violinist
  • Bob Weir, Grateful Dead Guitarist
    Political Figures:
  • Thomas Jefferson
  • Winston Churchill
  • George Washington
  • John F. Kennedy
    Artists,
  • Ansel Adams
  • Robert Rauschenberg
  • Ignacio Gomez, Muralist
  • Pablo Picasso
    Designers, & Architects:
  • Leonardo da Vinci
  • Tommy Hilfiger, Clothing Designer
  • Bennett B. Strahan
  • Jørn Utzon (architect, designed Sydney Opera house)
    Entertainers:
  • Edward James Olmos
  • Whoopi Goldberg
  • Robin Williams
  • Henry Winkler