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* Fern Brady - comedian ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fern_Brady wikipedia.org]) | * Fern Brady - comedian ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fern_Brady wikipedia.org]) | ||
* Joe Wells - comedian & author ([https://www.joewells.org.uk official website]) | * Joe Wells - comedian & author ([https://www.joewells.org.uk official website]) | ||
* Hannah Gadsby – comedian ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hannah_Gadsby wikipedia.org]) | * Hannah Gadsby – comedian & author ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hannah_Gadsby wikipedia.org]) | ||
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* Alexis Wineman | * Alexis Wineman ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexis_Wineman wikipedia.org]) | ||
* Christine McGuinness | * Christine McGuinness ([https://www.instagram.com/p/CWSjHQNMP-i/ instagram.com]) | ||
* Paula Hamilton | * Heather Kuzmich ([https://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/04/health/04well.html NY Times]) | ||
* Paula Hamilton ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paula_Hamilton wikipedia.org]) | |||
Revision as of 12:44, 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.
- Activists
- Greta Thunberg – climate activist (wikipedia.org)
- Actors & actresses
- Anthony Hopkins – actor (desertsun.com)
- Billy West – voice actor (wikipedia.org)
- Chloé Hayden – actress, author (official website)
- Dan Aykroyd – actor, comedian (wikipedia.org) (HuffPost Show interview YouTube)
- Darryl Hannah – actor (wikipedia.org)
- Roseanne Barr - actress and comedian (wikipedia.org
- Stephanie Davis - actress (wikipedia.org)
- Wentworth Miller – actor (wikipedia.org) (CNN)
- Athletes
- Armani Williams – NASCAR driver (blackdoctor.org)
- Brianna Clark - track and field athlete (teamusa.org)
- Clay Marzo – surfer (wikipedia.org)
- Chris Morgan - rower (wikipedia.org) (abc.net.au)
- Jessica-Jane Applegate - swimmer (wikipedia.org)
- John "Doomsday" Howard – MMA fighter (www.mixedmartialarts.com)
- Michael Brannigan - track and field athlete (wikipedia.org)
- Ulysse Delsaux - racing driver (wikipedia.org)
- Tom Stoltman – athlete, power lifter (barbend.com)
- Authors
- Dan Harmon (wikipedia.org)
- Helen Hoang (official page)
- J. Michael Straczynski (wikipedia.org)
- Comedians
- Asperger's Are Us - comedy troupe (wikipedia.org)
- Bethany Black - comedian (wikipedia.org)
- Fern Brady - comedian (wikipedia.org)
- Joe Wells - comedian & author (official website)
- Hannah Gadsby – comedian & author (wikipedia.org)
- Internet personalities
- Chuggaaconroy - youTuber (wikipedia.org)
- Models
- Alexis Wineman (wikipedia.org)
- Christine McGuinness (instagram.com)
- Heather Kuzmich (NY Times)
- Paula Hamilton (wikipedia.org)
- Musicians
- Courtney Love - singer and actress (wikipedia.org) (rollingstone.com)
- David Byrne – musician (wikipedia.org)
- Johnny Dean - musician (wikipedia.org)
- Kodi Lee – musician, America’s Got Talent winner 2019 (wikipedia.org)
- Questlove – musician (wikipedia.org) (NY Times)
- Susan Boyle – singer (wikipedia.org)
- Scientists
- Temple Grandin - scientist & animal behaviorist (wikipedia.org)
- Vernon Smith – economist, Nobel laureate (wikipedia.org)
- TV personalities
- Chris Packham – naturalist and TV presenter (UK) (belfasttelegraph.co.uk)
- Melanie Sykes – TV personality (UK) (wikipedia.org) (the guardian.com)
- Tara Palmer-Tomkinson - television personality (wikipedia.org) (dailymail.co.uk)
- Others
- Elon Musk – capitalist (wikipedia.org)
- Kim Peek - inspiration for "Rain Man" (wikipedia.org)
- Scott Steindorff - TV & film producer (wikipedia.org) (hollywoodreporter.com)
- Tim Burton – filmmaker (wikipedia.org)
- 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)
References
https://blog.ongig.com/diversity-and-inclusion/famous-people-with-autism/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:People_on_the_autism_spectrum
