Famous People With ADHD
This List Will Shock You!
This inspiring list of famous people with ADHD shows that those who suffer with this condition can thrive in all walks of life!
This list includes the world's richest business people, inventors who changed the world, athletes, actors, musicians, artists, and more. It also includes figures throughout history that significantly impacted our world.
Even though it is impossible to diagnose historical figures since they have long passed, many mental health experts concede that they showed clear ADHD symptoms.
This list is important because many ADHD sufferers have low self-esteem and think they are "stupid" or "slow." This is clearly not true, so show this list to them and make their day brighter!
Famous People With ADHD
Michael Phelps (the most successful Olympian ever)
Adam Levine (Maroon 5, judge on the hit television show "The Voice")
Terry Bradshaw (Hall Of Fame Quarterback)
Bill Gates (Microsoft founder)
Tom Cruise
Ted Turner
Michael Jordan
Jim Carey
Robin Williams
Sylvester Stallone
Stephen Spielberg
Jack Nicholson
John Lennon
Albert Einstein
Magic Johnson
Elvis Presley
Pete Rose
Dustin Hoffman
Prince Charles
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Andrew Carnegie
Winston Churchill
Cher
Bill Cosby
Walt Disney
Robert Frost
Vince Lombardi
Malcolm Forbes
Jason Kidd
Henry Ford
Ozzy Osbourne
Stevie Wonder
Salvador Dali
Alfred Hitchcock
Joan Rivers
John F. Kennedy.
Whoopi Goldberg
Richard Branson
Will Smith
William Randolph Hearst
Ernest Hemingway
Bill Hewlett (founder of Hewlett Packard
Alfred Hitchcock
Shane Victorino (baseball all-star)
Famous Figures From History
Now let's include those overachieving folks who, according to the historical record, their own statements, known behaviors, and other information, displayed clear signs of ADHD but who lived prior to today's sophisticated testing. While we can't make definitive diagnostic conclusions, these folks certainly displayed what are now considered ADHD symptoms.
Leonardo Da Vinci
Benjamin Franklin
Thomas Edison
Napoleon
Henry Ford
Sir Issac Newton
Galileo
Abraham Lincoln
Alexander Graham Bell
The Wright Brothers
Virginia Woolf
Samuel Clemens
Samuel T. Coleridge
Christopher Columbus
Emily Dickinson
F.W. Woolworth (founder of Woolworth's stores)
Vincent Van Gogh
Beethoven
Recognizing The Contributions Of Those With ADHD
I compiled this list in order to help combat the negative stereotypes about people with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. Many people mistakenly think that folks with ADHD are "stupid" or "undisciplined." The truth is that folks with ADHD have different strengths and view the world a little differently than most people.
Why This Is Important...
Recognizing that some of these folks prospered and changed the world by overcoming their challenges is one thing, but I and many folks with ADHD themselves will argue that ADHD has provided them with certain advantages over those without ADHD. A quick mind, laser focus, endless energy to devote to their calling, are just a few examples.
In other words, ADHD helped them become who they are. For more information on this see ADHD Advantages.
Bottom Line
So next time you hear someone belittle a person with ADHD, or if you have a friend or a loved one that suffers from ADHD who may be feeling down, show them this list.