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* Christine McGuinness – model ([https://www.instagram.com/p/CWSjHQNMP-i/ instagram.com]) | * Christine McGuinness – model ([https://www.instagram.com/p/CWSjHQNMP-i/ instagram.com]) | ||
* Clay Marzo – surfer ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clay_Marzo wikipedia.org]) | * Clay Marzo – surfer ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clay_Marzo wikipedia.org]) | ||
* Courtney Love - singer | * Courtney Love - singer and actress ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Courtney_Love wikipedia.org]) ([https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/courtney-love-life-without-kurt-81520/ rollingstone.com]) | ||
* Dan Aykroyd – comedian ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Aykroyd wikipedia.org]) ([https://youtu.be/u5rQJpYHIAA?t=698 HuffPost Show interview YouTube]) | * Dan Aykroyd – comedian ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Aykroyd wikipedia.org]) ([https://youtu.be/u5rQJpYHIAA?t=698 HuffPost Show interview YouTube]) | ||
* Dan Harmon – author ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Harmon wikipedia.org]) | * Dan Harmon – author ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Harmon wikipedia.org]) | ||
Revision as of 09:05, 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- Questlove – musician (wikipedia.org) (NY Times)
- Roseanne Barr - actress/comedian (wikipedia.org)
- Susan Boyle – singer (wikipedia.org)
- 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 (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)
