Famous People With Bipolar Disorder

List of famous people with Bipolar disorder.

When the popular singer, songwriter, and actress Demi Lovato came out publically with the fact that she was suffering from bipolar disorder, there was a public outpouring of support and good wishes for her. Living with bipolar disorder is not easy—as this Disney star and other celebrities suffering from the condition would attest. But the resounding success enjoyed by celebrities diagnosed with the disorder proves that it need not be the end of normalcy in a person’s life. While the term Bipolar Disorder may have been recently coined, the condition is not a new one by any means. Ernest Hemingway, the winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the Nobel Prize in Literature, was diagnosed with bipolar disorder in his later years. The glamorous actress of yesteryears, Vivien Leigh, was also someone who suffered from this disorder, previously known as "manic depression." Living and working with the condition is very challenging, as it causes unusual shifts in mood swings ranging from depressive lows to manic highs. It is chronic in nature and can cause risky behavior, even suicidal tendencies. But with proper treatment, patients can not only lead a normal life but can also excel in their fields. This section provides you information about the life and works of famous people with bipolar disorder.

Carrie Fisher

21 October 1956

27 December 2016

Beverly Hills, California, U.S.

American

Libra

Demi Lovato
(Film actress)

20 August 1992

Albuquerque

American

Leo

Marilyn Monroe
(American actress)

01 June 1926

05 August 1962

Los Angeles

American

Gemini

Vincent van Gogh
(Painter)

30 March 1853

29 July 1890

Zundert

French,Dutch

Aries

Kurt Cobain
(Singer, Songwriter)

20 February 1967

05 April 1994

Aberdeen, Washington, U.S

American

Pisces

Ludwig van Beethoven
(Composer)

16 December 1770

26 March 1827

Bonn, Germany

German

Sagittarius

Britney Spears
(Pop Singer)

02 December 1981

McComb

American

Sagittarius

David Walliams
(Actor)

20 August 1971

London Borough of Merton, United Kingdom

British

Leo

Ada Lovelace
(Countess of Lovelace)

10 December 1815

27 November 1852

London

British

Sagittarius

Mel Gibson
(Actor)

03 January 1956

Peekskill

American

Capricorn

Jean-Claude Van Damme
(Martial Artist & Actor)

18 October 1960

Sint-Agatha-Berchem

Belgian

Libra

Lou Reed
(Musician)

02 March 1942

27 October 2013

Southampton, New York, United States

American

Pisces

Stephen Fry
(Comedian, Actor)

24 August 1957

Hampstead, London, England, UK

British

Virgo

Francis Ford Coppola

07 April 1939

Detroit

American

Aries

Catherine Zeta-Jones
(Actress)

25 September 1969

Swansea

Welsh

Libra

Axl Rose

06 February 1962

Lafayette, Indiana, U.S

American

Aquarius

Russell Brand
(Comedian, Actor, Radio Host, TV Host)

04 June 1975

Grays, Essex, England, UK

British

Gemini

Jackson Pollock
(Painter)

28 January 1912

11 August 1956

Cody

American

Aquarius

Peter Gabriel

13 February 1950

Chobham, Surrey, England, United Kingdom

British

Aquarius

Ted Turner

19 November 1938

Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.

American

Scorpio

Maria Bello
(Actress)

18 April 1967

Norristown

American

Aries

Edvard Munch
(Painter)

12 December 1863

23 January 1944

Ådalsbruk

Norwegian

Sagittarius

Jonathan Winters
(Comedian, Actor)

11 November 1925

11 April 2013

Dayton, Ohio, U.S

American

Scorpio

Robert Schumann
(Composer, Aesthete and Music Critic)

08 June 1810

29 July 1856

Zwickau

German

Gemini

Gustav Mahler
(Composer)

07 July 1860

18 May 1911

Kaliste, Bohemia (now Czech Republic)

Austrian

Cancer

John Ruskin
(Art Critic and Painter)

08 February 1819

20 January 1900

England

British

Aquarius

Rosemary Clooney
(Singer)

23 May 1928

29 June 2002

Maysville

American

Gemini

Jesse Jackson
(Civil Rights Activist)

08 October 1941

Greenville

American

Libra

Zelda Fitzgerald
(Novelist)

24 July 1900

10 March 1948

Montgomery, Alabama, United States

American

Leo

Townes Van Zandt
(Singer & Songwriter)

07 March 1944

01 January 1997

Fort Worth, Texas

American

Pisces

Georg Cantor
(Mathematician)

03 March 1845

06 January 1918

Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire

German,Russian

Pisces

Larry Flynt

01 November 1942

Magoffin County, Kentucky, USA

American

Scorpio

Sherman Alexie
(Novelist)

07 October 1966

Spokane

American

Libra

Abbie Hoffman
(Anti-War Activist)

30 November 1936

12 April 1989

Worcester

American

Sagittarius

Spike Milligan

16 April 1918

27 February 2002

Ahmednagar

Irish,British

Aries

Anne Sexton
(Poet)

09 November 1928

04 October 1974

Newton, Massachusetts, United States

American

Scorpio

Ludwig Boltzmann
(Physicist)

20 February 1844

05 September 1906

Vienna

Austrian

Pisces

Gaetano Donizetti
(Composer)

29 November 1797

08 April 1848

Bergamo

Italian

Sagittarius

John Curtin
(14th Prime Minister of Australia)

08 January 1885

05 July 1945

Creswick

Australian

Capricorn

Halsey
(Singer)

29 September 1994

Washington, New Jersey, U.S.

American

Libra

A. C. Benson

24 April 1862

17 June 1925

British

Taurus

Henry Graham Greene

02 October 1904

03 April 1991

Berkhamste

British

Libra

Scott Weiland
(Singer, Lyricist, Songwriter, Record producer)

27 October 1967

03 December 2015

Santa Cruz

American

Scorpio

Amy Winehouse
(Singer-songwriter, Guitarist, Jazz musician, Singer, Jazz guitarist)

14 September 1983

23 July 2011

Southgate

British

Virgo

Margaret Trudeau
(Autobiographer, Actor)

10 September 1948

Vancouver

Canadian

Virgo

Brian Wilson
(Singer, Singer-songwriter, Composer, Songwriter, Record producer)

20 June 1942

Inglewood

American

Gemini

Nina Simone
(Singer-songwriter, Composer, Pianist, Autobiographer, Jazz musician, Singer)

21 February 1933

21 April 2003

Tryon

American

Pisces

Debi Thomas
(Figure skater)

25 March 1967

Poughkeepsie

American

Aries

Jaco Pastorius
(Bassist, Composer, Jazz musician, Bandleader)

01 December 1951

21 September 1987

Norristown

American

Sagittarius

Yo Yo Honey Singh
(Rapper, Actor, Singer, Record producer, Composer)

15 March 1983

Jalandhar

Indian

Pisces

Dusty Springfield
(Singer, Artist, Cleric)

16 April 1939

02 March 1999

London

British

Aries

Margot Kidder
(Actor, Television actor)

17 October 1948

Yellowknife

Canadian,American

Libra

Scott Stapp
(Musician, Singer, Songwriter)

08 August 1973

Orlando

American

Leo

Devin Townsend
(Singer, Musician, Guitarist, Songwriter, Record producer)

05 May 1972

Vancouver

Canadian

Taurus

Timothy Treadwell
(Film director)

29 April 1957

05 October 2003

New York City

American

Taurus

Paul Gascoigne
(Association football player, Autobiographer, Association football manager)

27 May 1967

Dunston

British

Gemini

Connie Francis
(Singer, Actor, Musician, Television actor, Songwriter)

12 December 1938

Newark

American

Sagittarius

Adam Ant
(Guitarist, Actor, Singer)

03 November 1954

Marylebone

British

Scorpio

Peter Steele
(Singer-songwriter, Musician, Singer)

04 January 1962

20 April 2010

Brooklyn

American

Capricorn

Kerry Katona
(Actor, Television presenter, Singer, Writer, Autobiographer)

06 September 1980

Warrington

British

Virgo

Randy Meisner
(Musician, Singer, Singer-songwriter)

08 March 1946

Scottsbluff

American

Pisces

Ray Davies
(Guitarist, Composer, Singer, Songwriter, Record producer)

21 June 1944

Fortis Green

British

Gemini

Sidney Sheldon
(Writer, Screenwriter, Novelist, Playwright, Film director, Actor, Television producer, Author)

11 February 1917

30 January 2007

Chicago

American

Aquarius

Frank Bruno
(Boxer)

16 November 1961

London

British

Scorpio

Suzy Favor Hamilton
(Athletics competitor, Call girl)

08 August 1968

Stevens Point

American

Leo

Tom Fletcher
(Guitarist, Composer, Pianist, Singer-songwriter)

17 July 1985

London Borough of Harrow

British

Cancer

Charley Pride

Gail Porter
(Television presenter)

23 March 1971

Edinburgh

British

Aries

David LaChapelle
(Photographer)

11 March 1963

Fairfield

American

Pisces

Norbert Wiener
(Mathematician, Autobiographer, University teacher, Psychologist, Computer scientist)

26 November 1894

18 March 1964

Columbia

American

Sagittarius

Gilbert Stuart
(Portrait painter, Painter)

03 December 1755

09 July 1828

North Kingstown

American

Sagittarius

Emilie Autumn
(Singer, Poet, Violinist, Pianist)

22 September 1979

Los Angeles

American

Virgo

Matthew Good
(Singer-songwriter, Singer, Songwriter, Musician)

29 June 1971

Burnaby

Canadian

Cancer

Jessica Marais
(Actor, Film actor, Television actor, Model)

29 January 1985

Johannesburg

Australian,American,South African

Aquarius

Krizz Kaliko
(Musician, Rapper, Singer)

07 March 1974

Kansas City

American

Pisces

Andrew Johns
(Cricketer, Rugby league player, Autobiographer)

19 May 1974

Australia

Australian

Taurus

Mauro Ranallo
(Disc jockey, Journalist)

21 December 1969

Abbotsford

Canadian

Sagittarius

Benoît Poelvoorde
(Actor, Film director, Screenwriter)

22 September 1964

Namur

Belgian

Virgo

Rene Rivkin
(Stockbroker)

06 June 1944

01 May 2005

Shanghai

Australian

Gemini

Michael Slater
(Cricketer, Autobiographer)

21 February 1970

Wagga Wagga

Australian

Pisces

Isa Genzken
(Sculptor, Painter)

27 November 1948

Germany

German

Sagittarius

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