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awesome-autism

A list of public figures who have been diagnosed with Asperger syndrome or autistic spectrum disorder.

This list exists for the following reasons:

  1. To foster autistic pride
  2. I like making lists ;-)

The list is in alphabetical order of first name.

Confirmed

People who have stated they received an official diagnosis from a medical professional.

Name Known for Source
Anthony Hopkins Actor wikipedia
Bradley Riches Actor wikipedia
Chris Packham TV Presenter, Photographer The Guardian 1
Dan Harmon Creator of TV shows Rick & Morty, Community wikipedia
Daryl Hannah Actor wikipedia
Harry Stine 2 Farmer, Businessman Forbes 3
Heather Kuzmich Fashion model wikipedia
Jack Beaven-Duggan Electric guitar, backing vocals, The AutistiX theautistix.com
Jared O'Mara British politician, Member of Parliament wikipedia
Saul Zur-Szpiro Drummer, The AutistiX theautistix.com
Susan Boyle Singer wikipedia
Temple Grandin Scientist, animal behaviorist, author wikipedia
Wentworth Miller Actor, Prison Break, The Flash wikipedia

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Submissions and edit requests

References

Footnotes

  1. https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2023/feb/14/inside-our-autistic-minds-review-this-beautiful-documentary-will-make-you-see-the-world-differently ↩

  2. https://www.forbes.com/profile/harry-stine/ ↩

  3. https://www.forbes.com/sites/alexmorrell/2014/03/28/from-farm-boy-to-billionaire-harry-stines-7-insights-for-entrepreneurs/ ↩

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Mark Zuckerberg

https://www.goldenstepsaba.com/resources/is-mark-zuckerberg-autistic

https://www.quora.com/Does-Mark-Zuckerberg-have-mild-Aspergers

https://guardianlv.com/2013/09/facebook-founder-zuckerbergs-aspergers-problem/

https://wrongplanet.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=363164

In 2013 he told The Daily Mail “I also have Asperger’s but I can manage it. It wasn’t diagnosed until the early Eighties when my wife persuaded me to see a doctor.”. There were hardly any people who knew about Aspergers in the early 80’s.
In 2015 he told this show at 11:40 he was self diagnosed.

More historical/guesses

Isaac Newton,
Albert Einstein,
L. S. Lowry
Peter Sellers
Andy Warhol

The composer Ian Stewart, who first put forward the argument that Andy Warhol was autistic.

More people to consider

  • Frank Zappa
  • Weird Al Yankovic
  • Pink Floyd ...
  • Issac Newton, Charles Darwin, Michelangelo and Benjamin Franklin

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