Autistic public figures: Difference between revisions
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* Wentworth Miller – actor ([https://edition.cnn.com/2021/07/27/entertainment/wentworth-miller-autism/index.html CNN]) | * Wentworth Miller – actor ([https://edition.cnn.com/2021/07/27/entertainment/wentworth-miller-autism/index.html CNN]) | ||
* Yuh-Line Niou – politician (NY state, USA) | * Yuh-Line Niou – politician (NY state, USA) | ||
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>> 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. [[User:Severian|Severian]] ([[User talk:Severian|talk]]) 16:57, 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. [[User:Severian|Severian]] ([[User talk:Severian|talk]]) 16:57, 24 August 2022 (UTC) | ||
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Revision as of 04:39, 26 August 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)
- Chris Packham – naturalist and TV presenter (UK) (belfasttelegraph.co.uk)
- Christine McGuinness – model (instagram.com)
- Clay Marzo – surfer (wikipedia.org)
- 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
- J. Michael Straczynski – author
- Kodi Lee – musician, America’s Got Talent winner 2019
- Melanie Sykes – TV personality (UK)
- Questlove – musician
- Susan Boyle – singer (wikipedia.org)
- Tim Burton – filmmaker (wikipedia.org)
- Tom Stoltman – athlete, power lifter
- Vernon Smith – economist, Nobel laureate
- Wentworth Miller – actor (CNN)
- Yuh-Line Niou – politician (NY state, USA)
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)
