70 Famous Dyslexics: 51-70

June 2nd, 2008 by William

Craig McCaw
He found success in the cable and cellular phone industry after filling left out and struggling in school.

Vince McMahon
The owner of the World Wrestling Foundation is said to have dyslexia and attention deficit disorder.

Alyssa Milano
She writes down her lines to become more familiar with them.

Vince Neil
The Motley Crue lead singer was kicked out of school and later found out he is dyslexic.

Jamie Oliver
“Reading bores me to death as I’m dyslexic; I’ve honestly never read a book from cover to cover in my life.”- Jamie Oliver

Ozzy Osbourne
The singer says that he began drinking because he struggled to deal with is learning disability.

Pablo Picasso
Dyslexia made school difficult so he never gained much from his education and the difficulty plagued him for the rest of his life.

Keanu Reeves
Excelled in hockey more than academics.

Guy Ritchie
Madonna’s other half was expelled from Stanbridge Earls School which is one of the most prominent schools specializing in dyslexia in the UK.

Babe Ruth
Baseball player.

Suzanne Somers
She excelled in artistic expression but not in her other subjects.

Steven Spielberg
The highest grossing filmmaker of all time.

Ted Turner
The founder of CNN is dyslexic and bipolar.

Liv Tyler
Tyler says, “My diary is a disaster – sometimes I can’t even read it. I can’t spell at all, it’s embarrassing. Thank God for spell check on computers. I’ll spell the same word completely differently in the same sentence.”

James Van Der Beek
He was diagnosed as dyslexic in kindergarten and went on to become an honors student.

George Washington
The first President of the United States is said to have been dyslexic.

Robbie Williams
The singer is outspoken about his dyslexia and doesn’t let it hold him back.

Robin Williams
Actor/comedian.

Woodrow Wilson
The 28th President of the United States was a poor student and still couldn’t read at age ten which historians believe is because he was dyslexic.

Henry Winkler
He struggled throughout school and discovered he was dyslexic while making a documentary about dyslexia.

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15 Responses to “70 Famous Dyslexics: 51-70”

On June 3rd 2008, Ulf Hednar wrote:

You missed a big one: Willy Wonka.
On June 3rd 2008, Hook wrote:

I am sorry, but I cannot believe this stuff. Where is Jesus? You have people that are actually semi-retarded (George W. Bush and Magic Johnson) on this list. Pretty much every single person of any significance in American culture has dyslexia according to your list. Where is Jesus, I bet he was dislexic, in fact he must be since he didn’t write down any of his teachings, the apostles did. And Socrates is dyslexic too, since we only know of him from Plato.
On June 3rd 2008, Patrick wrote:

In many of these examples you are conflating difficulty with reading and writing with dyslexia. They are not the same thing. (But, in fact, many educational researchers specialising in special educational needs argue that there is no evidence to suggest ‘dyslexia’ is anything different from this – if this is true it doesn’t technically exist as a discrete disorder. But if you believe it does, it is important that it is differentiated from mere poor literacy.)
On June 3rd 2008, Angus wrote:

In addition to being dyslexic, George Washington was an alien whose natural form closely resembled that of the star-nosed mole.
On November 7th 2008, Nelly wrote:

All I have to say is:
According to this informations
USA never got a literate president!
LMAO
On November 16th 2008, Hannah wrote:

Hahaha! i love seeing all these famous dyslexics cause I’m dyslexic too! My name is HANNAH and its a palindrome, so backwards or forwards it spells HANNAH. I love your show its hilarious!
On December 31st 2008, Darren Tan wrote:

Did i see Tom Cruise?

Good job… very nice read!
On January 25th 2009, Dinika Nair wrote:

Many great people i see who have dsylexia.
Even Einstein, Da vinci were dyslexians so its not a matter or intelectual difference.
Just a little neurological difference.
You dsylexians are so lucky..dont have to read books like the rest of us;)
On January 29th 2009, Sandra wrote:

You people that are dyslexic are very lucky!
On February 19th 2009, Aida Mertz wrote:

If you don’t know what dyslexia is about read
“The Gift of Dyslexia”. They are amazing, intelligent, and interesting people.
On March 12th 2009, Specialist wrote:

Hook is an idiot for what he wrote…how rude…being dyslexic does not mean you are “retarded” ……it is a language processing disorder…just because one has trouble reading doesn’t automatically mean he/she is dyslexic….and dyslexics typically have a high IQ….very good problem solvers….Nelly you are rude as well… you both obviously do not know what dyslexia is…ignorance is bliss…..
On March 17th 2009, Amy Hyde wrote:

my daughter (13) is dyslexic and thinks she is “thick”, her words not mine. This list has served to help her realise that she can be just as amazing as some of the people on your list.
ty
On May 14th 2009, dotty wrote:

i use to think that i was totally stupid being dyslexic . i literally gave up on my self and then i realized my strength’s and weaknesses and know i enjoy reading even if it takes me double the time to read a page, but know im getting high grades in writing and it never bothers me except when i cant find stuff and cant spell much.
On August 3rd 2009, berksun wrote:

alyssa milano is not!!
On November 4th 2009, CHARLOTTE wrote:

is simon cowell dyslexic because he keeps messing up everyones names!!!!!