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* Hannah Gadsby – comedian ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hannah_Gadsby wikipedia.org])
* Hannah Gadsby – comedian ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hannah_Gadsby wikipedia.org])
* John "Doomsday" Howard – MMA fighter
* John "Doomsday" Howard – MMA fighter
* J. Michael Straczynski – author
* J. Michael Straczynski – author ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._Michael_Straczynski wikipedia.org])
* Johnny Dean - musician ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Dean wikipedia.org])
* Kim Peek - inspiration for "Rain Man" ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Peek wikipedia.org])
* Kim Peek - inspiration for "Rain Man" ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Peek wikipedia.org])
* Kodi Lee – musician, America’s Got Talent winner 2019
* Kodi Lee – musician, America’s Got Talent winner 2019
* Melanie Sykes – TV personality (UK)
* Melanie Sykes – TV personality (UK)
* Questlove – musician
* Questlove – musician ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Questlove wikipedia.org])
* Roseanne Barr - actress/comedian ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roseanne_Barr wikipedia.org])
* Roseanne Barr - actress/comedian ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roseanne_Barr 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])
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* Tim Burton – filmmaker ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Burton wikipedia.org])
* Tim Burton – filmmaker ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Burton wikipedia.org])
* Tom Stoltman – athlete, power lifter
* Tom Stoltman – athlete, power lifter
* Vernon Smith – economist, Nobel laureate
* Vernon Smith – economist, Nobel laureate ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vernon_L._Smith wikipedia.org])
* 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) ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuh-Line_Niou wikipedia.org])


{{Comment|Maybe sort this by
{{Comment|Maybe sort this by

Revision as of 08:46, 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.

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)

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