Famous Deaf People
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When Nyle DiMarco said ‘I think the biggest misconception is that people think deaf people are not able to do things’, she couldn’t have been more correct in her observation. Did you know that some of the greatest men/women on earth whom we know or revere today were actually partially or completely deaf in their lifetime? They had the courage to rise above their limitation and become iconic figures that the world would take pride in. If you have a nick of doubt about it, read this. American history would have been miser had there been no Thomas Alva Edison or Helen Keller in it! The most celebrated American inventor and businessman who is best known for inventing the first practical electric light bulb and phonograph, Edison was actually deaf from his childhood. Helen Keller was not just deaf but blind too. But she highly determined that she was, she went on to become the first deaf-blind person to gain a Bachelor degree in Arts. German music wouldn’t have had its share of greatness without the eminent pianist and classical composer Ludwig van Beethoven. But did you know that Beethoven suffered from hearing impairment? And these are just a handful of the many more legendary figures from history who were actually deaf. Check out the list of famous deaf people who made it big in life.
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Leslie Nielsen(Actor and Comedian Known for His Films: ‘Forbidden Planet’, ‘The Poseidon Adventure’ and ‘Airplane!’)
Birthdate: February 11, 1926
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Regina, Canada
Died: November 28, 2010
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
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Marlee Matlin(The First Deaf Performer to Win an Academy Award and the Youngest Winner in the 'Best Actress' Category)
Birthdate: August 24, 1965
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Morton Grove, Illinois, United States
Height: 5'4" (163 cm)
Birthdate: June 3, 1993
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Boca Raton, Florida
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
4
Matt Hamill(Light heavyweight mixed martial artist who won silver in Greco-Roman Wrestling and a gold at the 2001 Summer Deaflympics)
Birthdate: October 5, 1976
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Loveland
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
Birthdate: April 26, 1918
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Lage Vuursche, Netherlands
Died: January 25, 2004
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
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Ayumi Hamasaki(Singer, Seiyū, Songwriter, Model, Actor, Singer-songwriter, Composer, Lyricist, Poet, Record producer)
Birthdate: October 2, 1978
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Fukuoka
Height: 5'2" (157 cm)
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Tigran Petrosian(One of the Best Chess Players in Armenia During his Generation)
Birthdate: June 17, 1929
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Tbilisi, Georgia
Died: August 13, 1984
Birthdate: December 20, 1982
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Norfolk
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
Birthdate: September 22, 1982
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Haarlem, Netherlands
Height: 6'6" (198 cm)
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Lauren Ridloff(Known for her roles in the TV series The Walking Dead and the film Eternals.)
Birthdate: April 6, 1978
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Birthdate: July 21, 1979
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Stratford, New Jersey, United States
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
Birthdate: July 19, 1965
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Aberdeen
Birthdate: June 26, 1916
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Wisconsin
Died: September 10, 1988
Birthdate: December 21, 1829
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Hanover, New Hampshire,United States
Died: May 24, 1889
Birthdate: August 24, 1967
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Santa Ana, California, United States
Died: February 16, 2008
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
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Stephanie Nogueras(Known for her roles in the television series Switched at Birth[2] and Grimm, and the 2018 film Unfriended: Dark Web.)
Birthdate: November 18, 1989
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Camden, New Jersey, United States
Height: 5'1" (155 cm)
Birthdate: March 6, 2001
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Port Moody, Canada
Height: 4'11" (150 cm)
Birthdate: May 1, 1522
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Liré, Orée-d'Anjou, France
Died: January 1, 1560
Birthdate: 1566 AD
Birthplace: Rome, Italy
Died: December 30, 1643
Birthdate: October 1, 1912
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Withington, Manchester, England
Died: August 10, 2014
Birthdate: February 2, 1981
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Pinesdale, Montana, United States
Height: 6'11" (211 cm)
Birthdate: May 5, 1809
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Sheffield, Massachusetts, United States
Died: April 27, 1889
Birthdate: January 2, 1877
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Ozalj
Died: March 29, 1906
Birthdate: July 6, 1883
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Bexley, Kent, England
Died: May 8, 1971
Birthdate: March 3, 1984
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Fortaleza, State of Ceará, Brazil
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
Birthdate: May 9, 1828
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Mullinahone, Ireland
Died: August 22, 1882
Birthdate: September 17, 1992
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
Birthdate: January 16, 1767
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Stockholm, Sweden
Died: February 11, 1813
Birthdate: March 11, 1916
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Saint Austell, England
Died: July 25, 1994
Birthdate: March 24, 1895
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Montevideo, Uruguay
Died: October 4, 1960
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Sonu Anand Sharma(Retired Indian Deaf Badminton Player and a Deaflympics Gold Medal Winner)
Birthdate: March 8, 1975
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: New Delhi, Delhi, India
Birthdate: May 11, 1937
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Budapest, Hungary
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
Birthdate: August 25, 1865
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Carlton, England
Died: March 17, 1943
Birthplace: Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
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Ivan Karlovich Arnold
(Russian Artist and Educator Who Founded the Moscow School for the Deaf)
Birthdate: September 25, 1805
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Moscow, Russia
Died: April 26, 1891