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* Greta Thunberg – climate activist ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greta_Thunberg wikipedia.org]) | * Greta Thunberg – climate activist ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greta_Thunberg wikipedia.org]) | ||
* Isabelle Axelsson - climate activist ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isabelle_Axelsson wikipedia.org]) | * Isabelle Axelsson - climate activist ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isabelle_Axelsson wikipedia.org]) | ||
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* Naoki Higashida ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Reason_I_Jump wikipedia.org]) | * Naoki Higashida ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Reason_I_Jump wikipedia.org]) | ||
* Talia Hibbert - romance novelist ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talia_Hibbert wikipedia.org]) | * Talia Hibbert - romance novelist ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talia_Hibbert wikipedia.org]) | ||
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* Susan Boyle – singer ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susan_Boyle wikipedia.org]) | * Susan Boyle – singer ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susan_Boyle wikipedia.org]) | ||
* Tom Wiggins - pianist and composer ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blind_Tom_Wiggins wikipedia.org]) | * Tom Wiggins - pianist and composer ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blind_Tom_Wiggins wikipedia.org]) | ||
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* Jessica Benham - US politician & disability rights activist ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jessica_Benham wikipedia.org]) | |||
* Tim Fischer - Australian politician & diplomat ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Fischer wikipedia.org]) | |||
* Yuh-Line Niou – politician (NY state, USA) ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuh-Line_Niou wikipedia.org]) ([https://www.newsweek.com/yuh-line-niou-running-become-first-openly-autistic-member-congress-1708882 newsweek.com]) | |||
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* 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]) | * 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]) | ||
* 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 14:16, 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)
- Isabelle Axelsson - 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)
- Tom Arnold - actor and comedian (wikipedia.org)
- Wentworth Miller – actor (wikipedia.org) (CNN)
- Artists
- George Widener - artist (wikipedia.org)
- Larry Bissonnette - artist & disability activist (folkart.org)
- Matthew Wong - painter (wikipedia.org)
- Ping Lian Yeak - artist (official page)
- Stephen Wiltshire - architectural artist (wikipedia.org)
- 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
- Axel Brauns - author & filmmaker (wikipedia.org)
- Daniel Tammet - essayist, mathematician (wikipedia.org)
- David Finch - writer & keynote speaker (official website)
- Donna Williams - writer & artist (wikipedia.org)
- Helen Hoang (official page)
- Henriett Seth F. - poet, artist (wikipedia.org)
- Holly Smale (wikipedia.org)
- J. Michael Straczynski (wikipedia.org)
- Marieke Nijkamp - author of novels for young adults (wikipedia.org)
- Naoki Higashida (wikipedia.org)
- Talia Hibbert - romance novelist (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)
- Michael McCreary - comedian & author (official page)
- Internet personalities
- Chuggaaconroy - youTuber (wikipedia.org)
- Models
- Alexis Wineman (wikipedia.org)
- Christine McGuinness (instagram.com)
- Heather Kuzmich (NY Times)
- Paula Hamilton (wikipedia.org)
- Musicians
- Aleksander Vinter (aka: Savant) - electro artist (futuregrooves.com)
- Courtney Love - singer and actress (wikipedia.org) (rollingstone.com)
- David Byrne – musician (wikipedia.org)
- Derek Paravicini - musical prodigy (wikipedia.org)
- Johnny Dean - musician (wikipedia.org)
- Kodi Lee – musician, America’s Got Talent winner 2019 (wikipedia.org)
- Leslie Lemke - musician (wikipedia.org)
- Questlove – musician (wikipedia.org) (NY Times)
- Rex Lewis-Clack - pianist (wikipedia.org)
- Susan Boyle – singer (wikipedia.org)
- Tom Wiggins - pianist and composer (wikipedia.org)
- Politicians
- Jessica Benham - US politician & disability rights activist (wikipedia.org)
- Tim Fischer - Australian politician & diplomat (wikipedia.org)
- Yuh-Line Niou – politician (NY state, USA) (wikipedia.org) (newsweek.com)
- 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
- Dan Harmon - writer, TV show creator (wikipedia.org)
- 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)
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
