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A List of Famous People Who Are Middle Children

Monday 23 December 2019 / Antony Simpson / Leave a Comment

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I’ve recently written about the benefits of being a middle child. Here is a list of Famous People who are Middle Children:

Abraham Lincoln, Politician &
Former President of the USA [Deceased]
According to Reader’s Digest
Image From & Copyright © bio.

Amy Schumer, Comedian & Actress
According to Reader’s Digest
Image From and Copyright © Page Six.

Bill Gates, Philanthropist and Founder of Microsoft
According to Reader’s Digest.
Image From & Copyright © The Telegraph.

Britney Spears, Singer
According to People
Image From & Copyright Celebrity Insider.

James Corden, Comedian & Actor
According to Reader’s Digest
Image From and Copyright © The Hollywood Reporter.

Jennifer Lopez, Singer & Actress
According to Reader’s Digest
Image From & Copyright © UPI.

John F. Kennedy, Politician &
Former President of the USA [Deceased]
According to Reader’s Digest
Image From & Copyright © History.

Katy Perry, Singer
According to Insider
Image From & Copyright © Glamour.

Martin Luther King, Reverend & Civil Rights Activist [Deceased]
According to Reader’s Digest
Image From & Copyright © History.

Blog soon,

Antony

Autism & Asperger’s Syndrome Series – A List of Famous People with Autism & Asperger’s Syndrome

Sunday 22 July 2018 / Antony Simpson / 8 Comments

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This is the third and final in a Autism & Asperger’s Syndrome Series of blog posts. The first covered what they are, signs/symptoms, diagnosis and treatment approaches and can be read here. The second covered Wonderful Websites and can be read here.

Below is a list of famous people (in alphabetical order) with Autism and Asperger’s Syndrome:

Autism

Charles-Darwin — Charles Darwin, Naturalist [Deceased]
According to Words I Seek.
Image From & Copyright © Skepticism.org.

courtney-love — Courtney Love, Actress
According to Babble.
Image From & Copyright © Radar Online.

Satoshi-Tajiri — Satoshi Tajiri, Creator of Pokemon
According to Autism Spectrum Explained.
Image From & Copyright © Pokemon.

Stephen-Wiltshire — Stephen Wiltshire, Architectural Artist
According to Child-Autism-Parents-Cafe.com.
Image From & Copyright © ZIMBIO.

Wolfgang-Mozart — Wolfgang Mozart, Composer [Deceased]
According to Babble.
Image From & Copyright © Festival Mozaic.

It was difficult to find many famous people who report that they are on the autistic spectrum. This might be because it is only relatively recently that we have begun diagnosing people with autism.

Asperger’s Syndrome

Abraham-Lincoln — Abraham Lincoln, President & Statesman [Deceased]
According to Ranker.
Image From & Copyright © The Still Man.

Adam-Young — Adam Young, Singer in Owl City Band
According to Asperger-Syndrome.Me.Uk.
Image From & Copyright © Fanart.Tv.

albert-einstein — Albert Einstein, Theoretical Physicist [Deceased]
According to Words I Seek.
Image From & Copyright © Wiki Media.

Anthony-Hopkins — Anthony Hopkins, Actor
According to Asperger Syndrome.Me.Uk.
Image From & Copyright © The Famous People.

Craig-Nicholls — Craig Nicholls, Singer in former band The Vine
According to Ranker.
Image From & Copyright © Live Music.

Daryl-Hannah — Daryl Hannah, Actress & Environmentalist
According to Asperger-Syndrome.Me.Uk.
Image From & Copyright © The Famous People.

Gary-Numan — Gary Numan, Singer & Song Writer
According to Child-Autism-Parent-Cafe.
Image From & Copyright © Electronic Beats.

Michael-Jackson — Michael Jackson, Singer [Deceased]
According to Ranker.
Image From & Copyright © Pursuitist.

Phillipa-Brown-(Ladyhawke — Phillipa Brown (Ladyhawke), Singer & Song Writer
According to Asperger-Syndrome.Me.Uk.
Image From & Copyright © FanPop.

robin-williams — Robin Williams, Comedian and Actor [Deceased]
According to Ranker.
Image From & Copyright © DAVID LANZILAO/REDUX on Daily Beast.

Susan-Boyle — Susan Boyle, Singer
According to The Richest.
Image From & Copyright © Aol.

Tim-Burton — Tim Burton, Film Director
According to Babble.
Image From & Copyright © Horror Geek Life.

Are there any famous people with autism or Asperger’s syndrome missing from the list above? If so, please leave a comment below and let me know.

The Autism & Asperger’s Syndrome Series was inspired by Andrea, so thank you Andrea.

You might also like my blog post: A List of Famous People with Dyspraxia, Dyslexia and/or Dyscalculia.

Write soon,

Antony

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#MentalHealthMonday – A list of Famous People who have experienced Mental Illness

Monday 23 January 2017 / Antony Simpson / Leave a Comment

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Below are a list of famous people who have experienced mental health illness (in alphabetical order and by condition):

Anxiety and depression often coexist. Bipolar is characterised by episodes of mania which can include anxiety and episodes of depression. So although many of these people could fit under more than one mental illness, I have placed them in the condition that I feel bet fits.

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Anxiety

MI-Charles-Darwin — Charles Darwin, Naturalist & Geologist [Deceased]
According to Amanda Green
Image From & Copyright © Wikipedia.

MI-Heath-Ledger — Heath Ledger, Actor [Deceased]
According to Amanda Green
Image From & Copyright © HeathUltimate on Tumblr.

MI-Matt-Haig — Matt Haig, Author
According to his own book Reasons to Stay Alive
Image From & Copyright © Matt Haig

MI-Vincent-van-Gogh — Vincent van Gogh, Painter [Deceased]
According to Brain Pickings
Image From & Copyright © Wikipedia.

Bipolar

MI-Ben-Stiller — Ben Stiller, Comedian & Actor
According to Amanda Green
Image From & Copyright © Vulture.

MI-Britney-Spears — Britney Spears, Singer
According to Amanda Green
Image From & Copyright © Celebmafia.

MI-Carrie-Fisher — Carrie Fisher, Advocate & Actress [Deceased]
According to Hannah Parkinson at The Guardian
Image From & Copyright © The Wall Street Journal.

MI-Catherine-Zeta-Jones — Catherine Zeta-Jones, Actress
According to Express
Image From & Copyright © Wikipedia.

MI-Isaac-Newton — Isaac Newton, Mathematician & Physicist [Deceased]
According to Famous Bipolar People
Image From & Copyright © Wikipedia.

Russell Brand, Comedian
According to Wikipedia
Image From & Copyright © Letters Live.

Depression

MI-Abraham-Lincoln — Abraham Lincoln, Politician & Former President of the USA [Deceased]
According to Amanda Green
Image From & Copyright © bio.

MI-Alanis-Morissette — Alanis Morissette, Singer
According to Amanda Green
Image From & Copyright © Alanis Morissette on Twitter.

MI-Anne-Rice — Anne Rice, Author [Deceased]
According to Your Dictionary
Image From & Copyright © The Daily Beast.

MI-Charles-Dickens — Charles Dickens, Writer [Deceased]
According to Amanda Green
Image From & Copyright © bio.

MI-Denise-Welch — Denise Welch, Actor & Presenter
According to Denise Welch in the Mirror
Image From & Copyright © Daily Star Sunday.

MI-Dolly-Parton — Dolly Parton, Singer
According to Dolly Parton in the Mirror
Image From & Copyright © Syedammaralavi1 on Pinterest.

MI-Drew-Barrymore — Drew Barrymore, Actress
According to Caroline Bologna on The Huffington Post
Image From & Copyright © Drew Barrymore on Twitter.

MI-Emma-Thompson — Emma Thompson, Writer & Actress
According to Roya Nikkhah at The Telegraph
Image From & Copyright © Hamilton Hodell Talent Management.

MI-George-Michael — George Michael, Singer [Deceased]
According to People Music
Image From & Copyright © Lynn Allaway on The Huffington Post.

MI-Harrison-Ford — Harrison Ford, Actor & Film Producer
According to living in stigma
Image From & Copyright © QUEERTY.

MI-J.K-Rowling — J.K Rowling, Author
According to The Mighty
Image From & Copyright © MTV.

MI-Jim-Carrey — Jim Carrey, Comedian & Actor
According to Mental Health Daily Blog
Image From & Copyright © AngelicView.

MI-Kylie-Minogue — Kylie Minogue, Singer
According to Amanda Green
Image From & Copyright © Mirror.

MI-Princess-Diana — Diana Mountbatten-Windsor, Princess [Deceased]
According to depression-guide.com
Image From & Copyright © Dr. Rebecca Hains.

MI-Robbie-Williams — Robbie Williams, Singer
According to The Independent
Image From & Copyright © Robbie Williams Store.

MI-Robin-Williams — Robin Williams, Comedian & Actor [Deceased]
According to The Independent
Image From & Copyright © DAVID LANZILAO/REDUX on Daily Beast.

MI-Ruby-Wax — Ruby Wax, Comedian, Actress & Writer
According to herself in her autobiography How Do You Want Me? and in her two books about mental health: Sane New World & Frazzled
Image From & Copyright © MindBodySpirit.co.uk.

MI-Stephen-Fry — Stephen Fry, Presenter & Writer
According to Stephen Fry himself on his blog
Image From & Copyright © Stephen Fry.

MI-Stephen-King — Stephen King, Author
According to Stephen King himself in an interview with The Guardian
Image From & Copyright © eddymarchini on Pinterest.

MI-Trisha-Goddard — Trisha Goddard, Presenter
According to Amanda Green
Image From & Copyright © Alchetron.

MI-Winston-Churchill — Winston Churchill, Politician and Former Prime Minister of the UK [Deceased]
According to Paul Foley at the Black Dog Institute. Winston Churchill famously called his depression the **black dog**.
Image From & Copyright © ITV News.

I know there’s loads of famous people who have experience of mental illness who are not on these lists. If you feel compelled to tell me whom I’ve missed off, please leave a comment below.

The point of this blog post is to show someone experiencing mental illness that they are not alone. That they are among the great and the good.