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
- Greta Thunberg – climate activist (wikipedia.org)
- Actors & actresses
- Anthony Hopkins – actor (desertsun.com)
- Billy West – voice actor (wikipedia.org)
- Chloé Hayden – actress, author (official website)
- Dan Aykroyd – actor, comedian (wikipedia.org) (HuffPost Show interview YouTube)
- Darryl Hannah – actor (wikipedia.org)
- Roseanne Barr - actress and comedian (wikipedia.org
- Stephanie Davis - actress (wikipedia.org)
- Wentworth Miller – actor (wikipedia.org) (CNN)
- Artists
- Stephen Wiltshire - architectural artist (wikipedia.org)
- Athletes
- Armani Williams – NASCAR driver (blackdoctor.org)
- Brianna Clark - track and field athlete (teamusa.org)
- Clay Marzo – surfer (wikipedia.org)
- Chris Morgan - rower (wikipedia.org) (abc.net.au)
- Jessica-Jane Applegate - swimmer (wikipedia.org)
- John "Doomsday" Howard – MMA fighter (www.mixedmartialarts.com)
- Michael Brannigan - track and field athlete (wikipedia.org)
- Ulysse Delsaux - racing driver (wikipedia.org)
- Tom Stoltman – athlete, power lifter (barbend.com)
- Authors
- Dan Harmon (wikipedia.org)
- Daniel Tammet - essayist, mathematician (wikipedia.org)
- Helen Hoang (official page)
- J. Michael Straczynski (wikipedia.org)
- Comedians
- Asperger's Are Us - comedy troupe (wikipedia.org)
- Bethany Black - comedian (wikipedia.org)
- Fern Brady - comedian (wikipedia.org)
- Joe Wells - comedian & author (official website)
- Hannah Gadsby – comedian & author (wikipedia.org)
- Internet personalities
- Chuggaaconroy - youTuber (wikipedia.org)
- Models
- Alexis Wineman (wikipedia.org)
- Christine McGuinness (instagram.com)
- Heather Kuzmich (NY Times)
- Paula Hamilton (wikipedia.org)
- Musicians
- Aleksander Vinter (aka: Savant) - electro artist (futuregrooves.com)
- Courtney Love - singer and actress (wikipedia.org) (rollingstone.com)
- David Byrne – musician (wikipedia.org)
- Derek Paravicini - musical prodigy (wikipedia.org)
- Johnny Dean - musician (wikipedia.org)
- Kodi Lee – musician, America’s Got Talent winner 2019 (wikipedia.org)
- Questlove – musician (wikipedia.org) (NY Times)
- Susan Boyle – singer (wikipedia.org)
- 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)
- Melanie Sykes – TV personality (UK) (wikipedia.org) (the guardian.com)
- Tara Palmer-Tomkinson - television personality (wikipedia.org) (dailymail.co.uk)
- Others
- Elon Musk – capitalist (wikipedia.org)
- Kim Peek - inspiration for "Rain Man" (wikipedia.org)
- Scott Steindorff - TV & film producer (wikipedia.org) (hollywoodreporter.com)
- Tim Burton – filmmaker (wikipedia.org)
- 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)
References
https://blog.ongig.com/diversity-and-inclusion/famous-people-with-autism/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:People_on_the_autism_spectrum
