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Here are the names of some of the many talented and accomplished individuals who are dyslexic, or historic figures who had the pattern of talents and learning difficulties associated with dyslexia or related learning styles:
Here are the names of some of the many talented and accomplished individuals who are dyslexic, or historic figures who had the pattern of talents and learning difficulties associated with dyslexia or related learning styles:
Inventors & Scientists:
Ann Bancroft, Arctic Explorer.
John Britten, Inventor.
Pierre Curie, Physicist (1903 Nobel Prize).
Carol Greider, Molecular Biologist, awarded 2009 Nobel Prize in Medicine.
Jack Horner, Paleontologist.
Dr. Peter Lovatt, psychologist and dancer.
Paul MacCready "Engineer of the Century."
Archer Martin, Chemist (1952 Nobel Laureate)
Matthew H. Schneps, Astrophysicist
John R. Skoyles, Brain Researcher.
Artists, Designers, & Architects:
Ansel Adams, Photographer.
David Bailey, Photographer.
Ignacio Gomez, Muralist.
Tommy Hilfiger, Clothing Designer.
Ian Marley, Contemporary Artist, South Africa.
Jørn Utzon (architect, designed Sydney Opera house)
Willard Wigan, micro sculptor.
Law & Justice:
David Boies, Attorney.
Erin Brockovich, Investigator.
Jeffrey H. Gallet, Judge.
Military Heroes:
Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson.
Musicians & Vocalists:
Cher.
Nigel Kennedy, Violinist.
Bob Weir, Grateful Dead Guitarist.
Athletes:
Muhammad Ali, World Heavyweight Champion Boxer
Meryl Davis Olympic Gold Medalist, Figure Skating.
Duncan Goodhew, Olympic Swimmer
Bruce Jenner, Olympic Decathlon Gold Medalist
Magic Johnson
Bob May, golfer.
Diamond Dallas Page, World Wrestling Champion.
Steve Redgrave, Olympic Gold Medalist (rowing).
Nolan Ryan, Baseball Pitcher.
Rex Ryan, Coach.
Jackie Stewart, race car driver.
Physicians & Surgeons
Harvey Cushing, Surgeon.
Fred Epstein, Neurosurgeon.
Political Leaders:
Dan Malloy, Governor of Connecticut.
Gavin Newsom, Mayor of San Francisco; Lieutenant Governor of California.
Paul Wellstone, U.S. Senator.
Entrepreneurs & Business Leaders:
Richard Branson,Founder of Virgin Enterprises.
John T Chambers,CEO of Cisco Systems.
William Hewlett, Co-Founder, Hewlett-Packard.
Ingvar Kamprad, founder of IKEA.
Sir Peter Leitch, New Zealand businessman
Craig McCaw, Telecommunications Visionary.
O.D. McKee, founder of McKee Foods.
David Neeleman, CEO of jetBlue Airways.
Paul J. Orfalea, founder of Kinko's.
Charles Schwab, Investor.
Ted Turner, President, Turner Broadcasting Systems.
Robert Woodruff, President of Coca-Cola, 1923-1954.
Filmmakers:
Nicole Betancourt, Emmy-winning filmmaker.
Walt Disney.
Søren KraghJacobsen (Danish film director).
Writers & Journalists:
Scott Adams, Cartoonist (Dilbert)
Jeanne Betancourt, (Author of "My Name is Brain Brian").
Stephen Cannell, television writer & novelist.
John Corrigan, novelist.
John Edmund Delezen, author of Eye of the Tiger and Red Plateau.
Andrew Dornenburg, award-winning author and chef.
Richard Engel, NBC Foreign Correspondent.
Fannie Flagg (Author of "Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe").
Sally Gardner, children's writer and illustrator.
Terry Goodkind fantasy writer, author of The Sword of Truth series.
Byron Pitts, CBS News Correspondent.
Patricia Polacco, Children's Author and Illustrator.
Eileen Simpson (Author of "Reversals").
Natasha Solomons, contemporary novelist.
Philip Schultz, winner of 2008 Pulitzer Prize for poetry.
Elizabeth Daniels Squire(author of mystery novels).
Bernie Taylor, author of Biological Time.
Victor Villaseñor, author of bestselling novel, Rain of Gold
William Butler Yeats, poet.
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