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* Kodi Lee – musician, America’s Got Talent winner 2019 ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kodi_Lee wikipedia.org]) | * Kodi Lee – musician, America’s Got Talent winner 2019 ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kodi_Lee wikipedia.org]) | ||
* Melanie Sykes – TV personality (UK) ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melanie_Sykes wikipedia.org]) ([https://www.theguardian.com/society/2021/nov/16/tv-presenter-melanie-sykes-announces-life-affirming-autism-diagnosis the guardian.com]) | * Melanie Sykes – TV personality (UK) ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melanie_Sykes wikipedia.org]) ([https://www.theguardian.com/society/2021/nov/16/tv-presenter-melanie-sykes-announces-life-affirming-autism-diagnosis the guardian.com]) | ||
* Paula Hamilton - model ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paula_Hamilton wikipedia.org]) | |||
* Questlove – musician ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Questlove wikipedia.org]) ([https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/12/magazine/questlove-summer-of-soul.html NY Times]) | * Questlove – musician ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Questlove wikipedia.org]) ([https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/12/magazine/questlove-summer-of-soul.html NY Times]) | ||
* Roseanne Barr - actress and comedian ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roseanne_Barr wikipedia.org]) | * Roseanne Barr - actress and comedian ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roseanne_Barr wikipedia.org]) | ||
* Scott Steindorff - TV & film producer ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Steindorff wikipedia.org]) ([https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/producer-gets-personal-about-being-on-the-spectrum-in-new-doc-4065026/ hollywoodreporter.com]) | |||
* Stephanie Davis - actress ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephanie_Davis_(actress) wikipedia.org]) | |||
* Susan Boyle – singer ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susan_Boyle wikipedia.org]) | * Susan Boyle – singer ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susan_Boyle wikipedia.org]) | ||
* Tara Palmer-Tomkinson - television personality ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tara_Palmer-Tomkinson wikipedia.org]) ([https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2714299/I-m-not-drugs-I-odd-I-m-autistic-says-Tara-Palmer-Tomkinson.html dailymail.co.uk]) | |||
* Temple Grandin - scientist & animal behaviorist ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temple_Grandin wikipedia.org]) | * Temple Grandin - scientist & animal behaviorist ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temple_Grandin wikipedia.org]) | ||
* Tim Burton – filmmaker ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Burton wikipedia.org]) | * Tim Burton – filmmaker ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Burton wikipedia.org]) | ||
Revision as of 10:17, 3 October 2022
Here's a non-exhaustive list of public figures that have identified themselves as autistic. This page does not include speculation about anyone's neurotype.
- Anthony Hopkins – actor (desertsun.com)
- Armani Williams – NASCAR driver (blackdoctor.org)
- Asperger's Are Us - comedy troupe (wikipedia.org)
- Bethany Black - comedian (wikipedia.org)
- Billy West – voice actor (wikipedia.org)
- Chloé Hayden – actress, author (official website)
- Chris Packham – naturalist and TV presenter (UK) (belfasttelegraph.co.uk)
- Christine McGuinness – model (instagram.com)
- Clay Marzo – surfer (wikipedia.org)
- Courtney Love - singer and actress (wikipedia.org) (rollingstone.com)
- Dan Aykroyd – comedian (wikipedia.org) (HuffPost Show interview YouTube)
- Dan Harmon – author (wikipedia.org)
- Darryl Hannah – actor (wikipedia.org)
- David Byrne – musician (wikipedia.org)
- Elon Musk – capitalist (wikipedia.org)
- Fern Brady - comedian (wikipedia.org)
- Greta Thunberg – climate activist (wikipedia.org)
- Hannah Gadsby – comedian (wikipedia.org)
- John "Doomsday" Howard – MMA fighter (www.mixedmartialarts.com)
- J. Michael Straczynski – author (wikipedia.org)
- Joe Wells - comedian & author (official website)
- Johnny Dean - musician (wikipedia.org)
- Kim Peek - inspiration for "Rain Man" (wikipedia.org)
- Kodi Lee – musician, America’s Got Talent winner 2019 (wikipedia.org)
- Melanie Sykes – TV personality (UK) (wikipedia.org) (the guardian.com)
- Paula Hamilton - model (wikipedia.org)
- Questlove – musician (wikipedia.org) (NY Times)
- Roseanne Barr - actress and comedian (wikipedia.org)
- Scott Steindorff - TV & film producer (wikipedia.org) (hollywoodreporter.com)
- Stephanie Davis - actress (wikipedia.org)
- Susan Boyle – singer (wikipedia.org)
- Tara Palmer-Tomkinson - television personality (wikipedia.org) (dailymail.co.uk)
- Temple Grandin - scientist & animal behaviorist (wikipedia.org)
- Tim Burton – filmmaker (wikipedia.org)
- Tom Stoltman – athlete, power lifter (barbend.com)
- Vernon Smith – economist, Nobel laureate (wikipedia.org)
- Wentworth Miller – actor (wikipedia.org) (CNN)
- Yuh-Line Niou – politician (NY state, USA) (wikipedia.org) (newsweek.com)
Maybe sort this by
- Actors
- Musicians
- Scientists
etc? --Fochti (talk) 03:04, 24 August 2022 (UTC)>> When we have more people in the list, then we'll be able to better see what kind of labeling and sorting is useful. I'd def like to see some of that, but would like to wait until it's needed. Severian (talk) 16:57, 24 August 2022 (UTC)
