Autistic public figures

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

• Isabelle Axelsson - climate activist (wikipedia.org)
• Saoi O'Connor - climate activist (wikipedia.org)
• Greta Thunberg – climate activist (wikipedia.org)

Actors & actresses

• Tom Arnold - actor and comedian (wikipedia.org)
• Dan Aykroyd – actor, comedian (wikipedia.org) (HuffPost Show interview YouTube)
• Roseanne Barr - actress and comedian (wikipedia.org
• Stephanie Davis - actress (wikipedia.org)
• Daryl Hannah – actor (wikipedia.org)
• Chloé Hayden – actress, author (official website)
• Anthony Hopkins – actor (desertsun.com)
• Wentworth Miller – actor (wikipedia.org) (CNN)
• Billy West – voice actor (wikipedia.org)

Artists

• Larry Bissonnette - artist & disability activist (folkart.org)
• George Widener - artist (wikipedia.org)
• Stephen Wiltshire - architectural artist (wikipedia.org)
• Matthew Wong - painter (wikipedia.org)
• Ping Lian Yeak - artist (official page)

Athletes

• Jessica-Jane Applegate - swimmer (wikipedia.org)
• Michael Brannigan - track and field athlete (wikipedia.org)
• Breanna Clark - track and field athlete (teamusa.org)
• Ulysse Delsaux - racing driver (wikipedia.org)
• John "Doomsday" Howard – MMA fighter (www.mixedmartialarts.com)
• Clay Marzo – surfer (wikipedia.org)
• Chris Morgan - rower (wikipedia.org) (abc.net.au)
• Tom Stoltman – athlete, power lifter (barbend.com)
• Armani Williams – NASCAR driver (blackdoctor.org)

Authors

• Axel Brauns - author & filmmaker (wikipedia.org)
• Henriett Seth F. - poet, artist (wikipedia.org)
• David Finch - writer & keynote speaker (official website)
• Talia Hibbert - romance novelist (wikipedia.org)
• Naoki Higashida (wikipedia.org)
• Helen Hoang (official page)
• Marieke Nijkamp - author of novels for young adults (wikipedia.org)
• Holly Smale (wikipedia.org)
• J. Michael Straczynski (wikipedia.org)
• Daniel Tammet - essayist, mathematician (wikipedia.org)
• Donna Williams - writer & artist (wikipedia.org)

Comedians

• Asperger's Are Us - comedy troupe (wikipedia.org)
• Bethany Black - comedian (wikipedia.org)
• Fern Brady - comedian (wikipedia.org)
• Hannah Gadsby – comedian & author (wikipedia.org)
• Michael McCreary - comedian & author (official page)
• Joe Wells - comedian & author (official website)

Internet personalities

• Chuggaaconroy - YouTuber (wikipedia.org)

Models

• Paula Hamilton (wikipedia.org)
• Heather Kuzmich (NY Times)
• Christine McGuinness (instagram.com)
• Alexis Wineman (wikipedia.org)

Musicians

• Susan Boyle – singer (wikipedia.org)
• David Byrne – musician (wikipedia.org)
• Johnny Dean - musician (wikipedia.org)
• Kodi Lee – musician, America’s Got Talent winner 2019 (wikipedia.org)
• Leslie Lemke - musician (wikipedia.org)
• Rex Lewis-Clack - pianist (wikipedia.org)
• Courtney Love - singer and actress (wikipedia.org) (rollingstone.com)
• Derek Paravicini - musical prodigy (wikipedia.org)
• Aleksander Vinter (aka: Savant) - electro artist (futuregrooves.com)
• Questlove – musician (wikipedia.org) (NY Times)

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)
• Tara Palmer-Tomkinson - television personality (wikipedia.org) (dailymail.co.uk)
• Melanie Sykes – TV personality (UK) (wikipedia.org) (the guardian.com)

Others

• Dan Harmon - writer, TV show creator (wikipedia.org)
• Elon Musk – capitalist (wikipedia.org)
• Kim Peek - inspiration for "Rain Man" (This is now disputed as likely being FG Syndrome rather than autism) (wikipedia.org)
• Scott Steindorff - TV & film producer (wikipedia.org) (hollywoodreporter.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

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