Autistic public figures: Difference between revisions
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* Anthony Hopkins – actor | * Anthony Hopkins – actor ([https://www.desertsun.com/story/life/entertainment/people/brucefessierentertainment/2017/01/02/westworld-star-anthony-hopkins-explores-consciousness/96018744/ desertsun.com]) | ||
* Armani Williams – NASCAR driver | * Armani Williams – NASCAR driver ([https://blackdoctor.org/17-year-old-armani-williams-is-nascars-first-driver-with-autism/ blackdoctor.org]) | ||
* Billy West – voice actor | * Billy West – voice actor | ||
* Christine McGuiness – model | * Christine McGuiness – model | ||
Revision as of 17:29, 23 August 2022
Here's a non-exhaustive list of celebrities that have publicly identified themselves as Autistic. This does not include speculation about anyone's neurotype.
(Maybe we could add sources to this via some links? One source/link per celebrity would be enough! Maybe have the source be an interview or blog post where the person talks about being autistic or discovering that they're autistic?) yes that's the goal: Autist Name - known for [source]
- Anthony Hopkins – actor (desertsun.com)
- Armani Williams – NASCAR driver (blackdoctor.org)
- Billy West – voice actor
- Christine McGuiness – model
- Clay Marzo – surfer
- Dan Aykroyd – comedian
- Dan Harmon – author
- Darryl Hannah – actor
- David Byrne – musician
- Elon Musk – capitalist
- Greta Thunberg – climate activist
- Hannah Gadsby – comedian
- 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
- Tim Burton – filmmaker
- Tom Stoltman – athlete, power lifter
- Vernon Smith – economist, Nobel laureate
- Wentworth Miller – actor
- Yuh-Line Niou – politician (NY state, USA)
