Dyslexia is a reading disorder which is characterized by trouble with reading despite normal intelligence. People with dyslexia often start displaying difficulty in reading while at school and face difficulties in spelling words, reading quickly, and writing words. Building a meaningful life and career while suffering from dyslexia is truly challenging, but not impossible, as these famous people with dyslexia have proven. Academy Award winning director Steven Spielberg, unarguably one of the topmost filmmakers in Hollywood, has struggled with dyslexia. But he did not let the condition hamper his spirit and worked hard to achieve the success he deserved. Comedian and actress Whoopi Goldberg who became the second black woman in the history of the Academy Awards to win an acting Oscar was also diagnosed with dyslexia. Former NFL quarterback Tim Tebow has dyslexia—but he never let it dampen his ambitions to make it big in life. Dyslexia is relatively common and the prognosis is generally positive for individuals who are identified in childhood and receive support from friends and family. If you or anyone you know is dyslexic, do not despair and gain inspiration from these famous people with dyslexia. Know more about the life and works of celebrities who struggled with this disorder.
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Galileo Galilei(Astronomer, Mathematician, Philosopher, Rebel Scientist, Physicist)
15 February 1564
Italian
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Cher(Actor, Singer, Singer-songwriter, Composer, Film director, Character actor, Record producer, Television actor, Model, Film actor)
20 May 1946
American
Steve McQueen(Film director)
09 October 1969
British,American
Iwan Rheon(Actor, Singer, Composer, Guitarist, Songwriter)
13 May 1985
British
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Abhishek Bachchan(Actor, Film producer)
05 February 1976
Indian
Ben Fogle(Explorer, Television presenter, Writer)
03 November 1973
British
Paloma Faith(film actor, actor, singer, ballet dancer, singer-songwriter, jazz musician)
21 July 1981
British
Nicolas Winding Refn(Film director, Screenwriter, Film producer)
29 September 1970
Danish
Jackie Stewart(Entrepreneur, Sport shooter, Racecar driver)
11 June 1939
British
Mollie King(Singer, Guitarist, Model)
04 June 1987
British
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Greg Louganis(Platform diver, Autobiographer, Diver, Coach)
29 January 1960
American
Toyah Willcox(Actor, Singer)
18 May 1958
British
Stephen J. Cannell(Screenwriter, Actor, Film director, Film producer, Novelist, Writer, Television actor)
05 February 1941
American
Lee Ryan(Singer-songwriter, Composer, Musician, Singer, Actor)
17 June 1983
British
Terry Goodkind(Writer)
01 May 1948
American
Benjamin Zephaniah(Actor, Poet, Writer, Singer)
15 April 1958
British
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Mireille Mathieu(Singer, Entertainer, Actor)
22 July 1946
French
Roberto Bolaño(Writer, Poet, Journalist, Literary critic)
28 April 1953
Chilean
Rex Ryan(Head coach)
13 December 1962
American
Theo Paphitis(Entrepreneur, Businessperson)
24 September 1959
British
Richard Rogers(Architect, Politician)
23 July 1933
Italian,British
Daniel Powter(Singer, Pianist)
25 February 1971
Canadian
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Mika(singer-songwriter, singer, pianist)
18 August 1983
Lebanese,British
Laura Kirkpatrick(Model)
12 June 1989
American
Willem Johan Kolff(Physician, Internist, University teacher, Researcher, Q20950187)
14 February 1911
Paul Dewar(Politician, Trade unionist)
25 January 1963
Canadian
Charles Schwab18 February 1862
American