Autistic public figures
From ActuallyAutistic Wiki
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)
- Asperger's Are Us - comedy troupe (wikipedia.org)
- Bethany Black - comedian (wikipedia.org)
- Billy West – voice actor (wikipedia.org)
- Chloé Hayden – actress, author (official website)
- Chris Packham – naturalist and TV presenter (UK) (belfasttelegraph.co.uk)
- Christine McGuinness – model (instagram.com)
- Clay Marzo – surfer (wikipedia.org)
- Courtney Love - singer and actress (wikipedia.org) (rollingstone.com)
- 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)
- Fern Brady - comedian (wikipedia.org)
- Greta Thunberg – climate activist (wikipedia.org)
- Hannah Gadsby – comedian (wikipedia.org)
- John "Doomsday" Howard – MMA fighter (www.mixedmartialarts.com)
- J. Michael Straczynski – author (wikipedia.org)
- Joe Wells - comedian & author (official website)
- Johnny Dean - musician (wikipedia.org)
- Kim Peek - inspiration for "Rain Man" (wikipedia.org)
- Kodi Lee – musician, America’s Got Talent winner 2019 (wikipedia.org)
- Melanie Sykes – TV personality (UK) (wikipedia.org) (the guardian.com)
- Questlove – musician (wikipedia.org) (NY Times)
- Roseanne Barr - actress and comedian (wikipedia.org)
- Susan Boyle – singer (wikipedia.org)
- Temple Grandin - scientist & animal behaviorist (wikipedia.org)
- Tim Burton – filmmaker (wikipedia.org)
- Tom Stoltman – athlete, power lifter (barbend.com)
- Vernon Smith – economist, Nobel laureate (wikipedia.org)
- Wentworth Miller – actor (wikipedia.org) (CNN)
- Yuh-Line Niou – politician (NY state, USA) (wikipedia.org) (newsweek.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)