Famous Blind People

They say if you lose one sense, the other four becomes stronger. Quite true it is for the below mentioned list of famous blind people who achieved so much in their lifetime despite their physical shortcomings that can put any ‘normal’ or ‘physically perfect’ man/woman to shame. Blindness was just a small obstacle in the journey of greatness for these iconic figures. They did not let the visual impairment come in between their ambition and determination and with a strong grit and resolve, went ahead to conquer the world. Helen Keller, a political activist and author, became the first bind-deaf person to get a Bachelor’s degree of Arts. Composer, musician and producer Stevie Wonder became the ‘Wonder Boy’ of the music industry despite his visual impairment. Had it not been for Louis Braille, no blind person in the world would have ever enjoyed a story or been able to comprehend important paperwork. Inventor of Braille writing, which enables blind people to read through feeling a series of organized bumps representing letters, Louis Braille transformed the world for the visually challenged. And these are just a handful of the many more famous blind men/women who rose above their inadequacies. Check out section to know more about famous blind people who made it big in life.
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 1 
Thom Yorke
(Singer, Musician, Songwriter)
Thom Yorke
22
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: October 7, 1968
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Wellingborough
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
 2 
Leonhard Euler
(Mathematician, Physicist)
Leonhard Euler
29
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: April 15, 1707
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Basel
Died: September 18, 1783
 3 
Christine Ha
(First blind contestant of MasterChef and the winner of its third season in 2012)
Christine Ha
7
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: May 9, 1979
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Los Angeles County, California, United States
 4 
Gerald McClellan
(American Former Professional Boxer & Two-Time Middleweight World Champion)
Gerald McClellan
1
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: October 23, 1967
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Freeport, Illinois, United States
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
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Louis Brandeis
(Former Lawyer & US Supreme Court Associate Justice)
Louis Brandeis
3
Listed In: Lawyers & Judges
Birthdate: November 13, 1856
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Louisville, Kentucky, United States
Died: October 5, 1941
 6 
Joseph Plateau
(Belgian Physicist & Mathematician - One of the First People to Demonstrate the Illusion of a Moving Image)
Joseph Plateau
2
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: October 14, 1801
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Brussels
Died: September 15, 1883
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 7 
Alberto Santos Dumont
(Brazilian aviator)
Alberto Santos Dumont
7
Birthdate: July 20, 1873
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Santos Dumont
Died: July 23, 1932
 8 
Suzanne Lenglen
(French Tennis Player)
Suzanne Lenglen
4
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: May 24, 1899
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: July 4, 1938
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
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Charles F. Kettering
(Inventor, Engineer & Businessman)
Charles F. Kettering
5
Birthdate: August 29, 1876
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Loudonville, Ohio
Died: November 25, 1958
 10 
Fanny Crosby
(Poet)
Fanny Crosby
1
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: March 24, 1820
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Brewster, New York, United States
Died: February 12, 1915
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 11 
Sam Langford
(One of the Greatest Boxes of All Time)
Sam Langford
3
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: March 4, 1883
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Weymouth Falls, Canada
Died: January 12, 1956
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
 12 
Mikhail Botvinnik
(Russian Chess Player Known for Contribution to the Design of the World Chess Championship System)
Mikhail Botvinnik
4
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: August 17, 1911
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Repino, Saint Petersburg, Russia
Died: May 5, 1995
 13 
Gordon Brown
(Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2007 to 2010)
Gordon Brown
17
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: February 20, 1951
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Govan
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
 14 
Blind Lemon Jefferson
(Blues & Gospel Singer-Songwriter)
Blind Lemon Jefferson
3
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: September 24, 1893
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Coutchman, Texas, United States
Died: December 19, 1929
 15 
Ahmed Yassin
(Palestinian Politician and Imam Who Founded Hamas)
Ahmed Yassin
5
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: January 1, 1937
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Al-Jura, Mandatory Palestine
Died: March 22, 2004
 16 
Surdas
(Former devotional poet and singer, who was known for his works written in praise of Krishna, the supreme lord)
Surdas
1
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: 1478 AD
Birthplace: Faridabad, Haryana, India
Died: 1584 AD
 17 
Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu
(musician, singer)
Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu
1
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: 1970 AD
Birthplace: Elcho Island
 18 
David Blunkett
(Former British Home Secretary)
David Blunkett
5
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: June 6, 1947
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Sheffield, England
 19 
Joaquín Rodrigo
(Spanish Composer and a Virtuoso Pianist Best Known for Composition 'Concierto de Aranjuez')
Joaquín Rodrigo
1
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: November 22, 1901
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Sagunto, Spain
Died: July 6, 1999
 20 
Princess Sophia of the United Kingdom
(Princess)
Princess Sophia of the United Kingdom
5
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: November 3, 1777
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Buckingham House, London, England
Died: May 27, 1848
 21 
Laura Bridgman
(Educator)
Laura Bridgman
2
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: December 21, 1829
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Hanover, New Hampshire,United States
Died: May 24, 1889
 22 
Alfred Noyes
10
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: September 16, 1880
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Wolverhampton
Died: June 28, 1958
 23 
Bilal Göregen
(YouTube Musician)
Bilal Göregen
0
Listed In: YouTubers
Birthdate: September 4, 1988
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Dörtyol, Turkey
 24 
Lennie Tristano
(Jazz Pianist)
Lennie Tristano
2
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: March 19, 1919
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Died: November 18, 1978
 25 
Ravindra Jain
(Musician, Composer)
Ravindra Jain
2
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: February 28, 1944
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Aligarh
Died: October 9, 2015
 26 
Andrea Cionna
(Italian Marathon runner)
Andrea Cionna
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: January 5, 1968
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Osimo, Italy
 27 
Benito Pérez Galdós
(Spanish Realist Novelist and a Leading Literary Figure in 19th-Century Spain)
Benito Pérez Galdós
1
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: May 10, 1843
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Municipality of Las Palmas, Spain
Died: January 4, 1920
 28 
Thurlow Weed
(Politician)
Thurlow Weed
2
Birthdate: November 15, 1797
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Greene County, New York, United States
Died: November 22, 1882
 29 
Timothy McIsaac
(Retired Canadian Paralympic Swimmer and Paralympic Gold Medalist)
Timothy McIsaac
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: January 10, 1959
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Winnipeg, Canada
 30 
Vasily II of Moscow
(Prince of Moscow)
Vasily II of Moscow
1
Birthdate: March 10, 1415
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Moscow, Grand Duchy of Moscow
Died: March 27, 1462
 31 
Antoine-Augustin Cournot
(Philosopher and Mathematician Known for His Contribution to the Development of Economics)
Antoine-Augustin Cournot
1
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: August 28, 1801
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Gray, France
Died: March 31, 1877
 32 
Lev Pontryagin
(Mathematician)
Lev Pontryagin
1
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: September 3, 1908
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Moscow, Russia
Died: May 3, 1988
 33 
Maria Theresia von Paradis
(Musician)
Maria Theresia von Paradis
1
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: May 15, 1759
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Vienna, Austria
Died: February 1, 1824
 34 
Magnus IV of Norway
(King)
Magnus IV of Norway
1
Birthdate: 1115 AD
Birthplace: Norway
Died: November 12, 1139
 35 
Gilbert of Sempringham
(Saint)
Gilbert of Sempringham
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 1083 AD
Birthplace: Sempringham, England
Died: February 4, 1189
 36 
Carleton Watkins
(Photographer)
Carleton Watkins
1
Listed In: Photographers
Birthdate: November 11, 1829
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Oneonta, New York, United States
Died: June 23, 1916
 37 
Mike May
(American Alpine Skier)
Mike May
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: 1953 AD
Birthplace: United Sates
 38 
Christoph Graupner
(Harpsichordist)
Christoph Graupner
1
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: January 13, 1683
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Kirchberg, Germany
Died: May 10, 1760
 39 
Antonio de Cabezón
(Composer)
Antonio de Cabezón
1
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: March 30, 1510
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Castrillo Mota de Judíos, Spain
Died: March 26, 1566
 40 
John Fielding
(Magistrate)
John Fielding
2
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: September 16, 1721
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Abergavenny, Wales
Died: September 4, 1780
 41 
John Witherspoon
(Scottish-American Presbyterian Minister, Educator and a Founding Father of the United States)
John Witherspoon
3
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: February 5, 1723
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Gifford, Scotland
Died: November 15, 1794
 42 
Justinus Kerner
(German Poet and Physician)
Justinus Kerner
2
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: September 18, 1786
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Ludwigsburg, Germany
Died: February 21, 1862
 43 
Charles Joseph Kickham
(Revolutionary)
Charles Joseph Kickham
1
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: May 9, 1828
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Mullinahone, Ireland
Died: August 22, 1882
 44 
Benny Waters
(Musician)
Benny Waters
1
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: January 23, 1902
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Brighton, Maryland, United States
Died: August 11, 1998
 45 
Ed Walker
Ed Walker
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: April 23, 1932
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Forrest
 46 
Jessica Gallagher
(Australian Paralympic Alpine Skier)
Jessica Gallagher
2
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: March 14, 1986
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Geelong, Australia
 47 
Jack Clemo
(Poet)
Jack Clemo
1
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: March 11, 1916
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Saint Austell, England
Died: July 25, 1994
 48 
Darpan Inani
(Indian Chess Player and a Chartered Accountant)
Darpan Inani
3
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: February 14, 1994
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Vadodara, Gujarat, India
 49 
Francesca Alexander
(Illustrator)
Francesca Alexander
3
Birthdate: February 27, 1837
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Died: January 21, 1917