Famous People With Autism!
Many of The Worlds Greatest Minds and Philosophers were part of the AUTISM SPECTRUM!!!
Jane Austen 1775-1817,English novelist, author of Pride and Prejudice
Ludwig van Beethoven 1770-1827, German/Viennese composer
Alexander Graham Bell 1847-1922, Scottish/Canadian/American inventor of the telephone
Anton Bruckner 1824-1896, Austrian composer
Henry Cavendish 1731-1810, English/French scientist, discovered the composition of air and water
Emily Dickinson- 1830-1886, American poet
Thomas Edison- 1847-1931, US inventor
Albert Einstein- 1879-1955, German/American theoretical physicist
Henry Ford- 1863-1947, US industrialist
Kaspar Hauser- 1812-1833, German foundling, portrayed in a film by Werner Herzog
Oliver Heaviside- 1850-1925, English physicist
Thomas Jefferson- 1743-1826, American politician
Carl Jung- 1875-1961, Swiss psychoanalyst
Franz Kafka- 1883-1924, Czech writer
Wasily Kandinsky- 1866-1944, Russian/French painter
H P Lovecraft- 1890-1937, American writer
Ludwig II- 1845-1886, King of Bavaria
Charles Rennie Mackintosh- 1868-1928, Scottish architect and designer
Gustav Mahler- 1860-1911, Czech/Austrian composer
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart- 1756-1791, Austrian composer
Newton- 1642-1727, English mathematician and physicist
Friedrich Nietzsche- 1844-1900, German philosopher
Bertrand Russell- 1872-1970, British logician
George Bernard Shaw- 1856-1950, Irish playwright, writer of Pygmalion, critic and Socialist
Richard Strauss- 1864-1949, German composer
Nikola Tesla- 1856-1943, Serbian/American scientist, engineer, inventor of electric
motors
Henry Thoreau- 1817-1862, American writer
Alan Turing- 1912-1954, English mathematician, computer scientist and cryptographer
Mark Twain- 1835-1910, American humorist
Vincent Van Gogh- 1853-1890, Dutch painter
Ludwig Wittgenstein- 1889-1951, Viennese/English logician and philosopher
Virginia Woolf- Prolific writer rumored to only write standing up
Andrew Jackson- Former President of America
Vincent van Gogh- An eccentric, yet extremely talented, artist who is said to have exhibited some traits of autism
Contemporary: Famous people with autism
Woody Allen- 1935-, American comedian, actor, writer, director, producer, jazz clarinetist
Tony Benn- 1925-, English Labor politician
Bob Dylan- 1941-, American singer-songwriter
Joseph Erber- 1985-, young English composer/musician who has Asperger’s Syndrome
Bobby Fischer- 1943-, American chess champion
Crispin Glover- 1964-, American actor
Al Gore- 1948-, former American Vice President
Jeff Greenfield- 1943-, American political analyst/speechwriter
David Helfgott- 1947-, Australian pianist, subject of the film "Shine"
Michael Jackson- 1958-, American singer
Keillor- 1942-, American writer, humorist and host of Prairie Home Companion
Kevin Mitnick- 1963-, American “hacker”
John Motson- 1945-, English sports commentator
John Nash- 1928-, American mathematician (portrayed by Russell Crowe in "A Beautiful Mind", 2001)
Keith Olbermann- 1959-, American sportscaster
Michael Palin- 1943-, English comedian and presenter
Keanu Reeves- 1964-, Lebanese/Canadian/American actor
Oliver Sacks- 1933-, UK/US neurologist, author of The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Awakenings
Daryl Hannah- Actress diagnosed with borderline autism
Andy Warhole- An artist whose lifestyle is believed to suggest possible autism
Courtney Love- Widow of Nirvana's Kurt Cobain diagnosed with mild autism at three years
old
Hikari Oe- Famous Japanese composer said to be autistic
Dylan Scott Pierce- A wildlife illustrator who is considered a high functioning autistic
Donna Williams- Best known as an Australian author of "Nobody Nowhere" and "Somebody Somewhere "diagnosed with autism in her 20's
Sue Reubin- The subject of the documentary "Autism is a World"
Andy Kaufman- Famous comic and actor whose odd behavior may indicate autism
Jane Austen 1775-1817,English novelist, author of Pride and Prejudice
Ludwig van Beethoven 1770-1827, German/Viennese composer
Alexander Graham Bell 1847-1922, Scottish/Canadian/American inventor of the telephone
Anton Bruckner 1824-1896, Austrian composer
Henry Cavendish 1731-1810, English/French scientist, discovered the composition of air and water
Emily Dickinson- 1830-1886, American poet
Thomas Edison- 1847-1931, US inventor
Albert Einstein- 1879-1955, German/American theoretical physicist
Henry Ford- 1863-1947, US industrialist
Kaspar Hauser- 1812-1833, German foundling, portrayed in a film by Werner Herzog
Oliver Heaviside- 1850-1925, English physicist
Thomas Jefferson- 1743-1826, American politician
Carl Jung- 1875-1961, Swiss psychoanalyst
Franz Kafka- 1883-1924, Czech writer
Wasily Kandinsky- 1866-1944, Russian/French painter
H P Lovecraft- 1890-1937, American writer
Ludwig II- 1845-1886, King of Bavaria
Charles Rennie Mackintosh- 1868-1928, Scottish architect and designer
Gustav Mahler- 1860-1911, Czech/Austrian composer
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart- 1756-1791, Austrian composer
Newton- 1642-1727, English mathematician and physicist
Friedrich Nietzsche- 1844-1900, German philosopher
Bertrand Russell- 1872-1970, British logician
George Bernard Shaw- 1856-1950, Irish playwright, writer of Pygmalion, critic and Socialist
Richard Strauss- 1864-1949, German composer
Nikola Tesla- 1856-1943, Serbian/American scientist, engineer, inventor of electric
motors
Henry Thoreau- 1817-1862, American writer
Alan Turing- 1912-1954, English mathematician, computer scientist and cryptographer
Mark Twain- 1835-1910, American humorist
Vincent Van Gogh- 1853-1890, Dutch painter
Ludwig Wittgenstein- 1889-1951, Viennese/English logician and philosopher
Virginia Woolf- Prolific writer rumored to only write standing up
Andrew Jackson- Former President of America
Vincent van Gogh- An eccentric, yet extremely talented, artist who is said to have exhibited some traits of autism
Contemporary: Famous people with autism
Woody Allen- 1935-, American comedian, actor, writer, director, producer, jazz clarinetist
Tony Benn- 1925-, English Labor politician
Bob Dylan- 1941-, American singer-songwriter
Joseph Erber- 1985-, young English composer/musician who has Asperger’s Syndrome
Bobby Fischer- 1943-, American chess champion
Crispin Glover- 1964-, American actor
Al Gore- 1948-, former American Vice President
Jeff Greenfield- 1943-, American political analyst/speechwriter
David Helfgott- 1947-, Australian pianist, subject of the film "Shine"
Michael Jackson- 1958-, American singer
Keillor- 1942-, American writer, humorist and host of Prairie Home Companion
Kevin Mitnick- 1963-, American “hacker”
John Motson- 1945-, English sports commentator
John Nash- 1928-, American mathematician (portrayed by Russell Crowe in "A Beautiful Mind", 2001)
Keith Olbermann- 1959-, American sportscaster
Michael Palin- 1943-, English comedian and presenter
Keanu Reeves- 1964-, Lebanese/Canadian/American actor
Oliver Sacks- 1933-, UK/US neurologist, author of The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Awakenings
Daryl Hannah- Actress diagnosed with borderline autism
Andy Warhole- An artist whose lifestyle is believed to suggest possible autism
Courtney Love- Widow of Nirvana's Kurt Cobain diagnosed with mild autism at three years
old
Hikari Oe- Famous Japanese composer said to be autistic
Dylan Scott Pierce- A wildlife illustrator who is considered a high functioning autistic
Donna Williams- Best known as an Australian author of "Nobody Nowhere" and "Somebody Somewhere "diagnosed with autism in her 20's
Sue Reubin- The subject of the documentary "Autism is a World"
Andy Kaufman- Famous comic and actor whose odd behavior may indicate autism