List of stutterers

List of famous people who experienced a stuttering disorder. Note: many people on the following list have or had extremely mild disorders; they were able to mask the symptoms of their speech impediment, and in some instances they are noted on this list only because they had transient stuttering problems as children.

Actors

*Rowan Atkinson [cite news| url = http://film.guardian.co.uk/interview/interviewpages/0,,926535,00.html | first = Amy | last = Raphael | work = The Guardian | title = Fears of a clown | date = 2003-03-30 | accessdate = 2007-02-19]
*Nicholas Brendon [cite news | url = http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/spotlight/2001-05-15-brendon-stuttering-life.htm | first = W. | last = Reed Moran | title = Nicholas Brendon faces down stuttering demon | work = USA Today | date = 2001-05-15 | accessdate = 2007-02-19]
*James Earl Jones
*John Melendez [http://www.nsastutter.org/material/index.php?matid=282 National Stuttering Association] ]
*Marilyn Monroe
*Sam Neill [cite web | title = Heartfelt interview was no act for Sam Neill | work = British Stammering Association website
url = http://www.stammering.org/samneill.html
accessdate = 2007-06-11]
*Jake Steinfeld [cite web |url=http://www.bodybyjake.com/about.aspx | work=BodyByJake.com | title=About Jake | accessdate = 2007-05-26]
*Bruce Willis
*Hugh Grant

Philanthropists

*Malcolm Fraser [ [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9501E0DC153BF93AA25751C0A962958260 Malcolm H. Fraser, 91, Retailer of Auto Parts] . The New York Times (2008-02-19). Retrieved on 2008-08-26.]

Politicians

*Ed Balls [cite news | url = http://economist.co.uk/world/britain/displaystory.cfm?story_id=9080016 | last = Bagehot | work = The Economist | title = Will Brown have Balls? | date = 2007-04-26 | accessdate = 2007-06-28]
*Joe Biden [cite news | url = http://www.usnews.com/articles/news/campaign-2008/2008/08/23/what-you-didnt-know-about-joe-biden.html | first = Monica | last = Ekman | work = U.S. News & World Report | title = What You Didn't Know About Joe Biden | date = 2008-08-23 | accessdate = 2008-09-03]
*Winston Churchill [http://www.stutterers.org] Trubo, Richard (2001). "Stuttering". "The New Book Of Knowledge - Health and Medicine": 112-123. United States of America: Grolier Incorporated. ISBN 0717206084. Note: This annual was also published under the title " [http://www.amazon.com/2001-World-Book-Encyclopedia-Encyclopedias/dp/B000NWMDF0 The 2001 World Book Health & Medical Annual] ", United States of America: 2001 World Book, Inc.]
*Demosthenescite encyclopedia|title=Demosthenes|encyclopedia=Encyclopaedia Britannica|date=2002]

ingers

*Marc Almond [cite news| url = http://www.timeout.com/london/gay/features/2945.html | first = Paul | last = Burston | work = Time Out | title = Marc Almond: Interview | date = 2007-05-29 | accessdate = 2007-07-02]
*Mel Tillis [cite web |url=http://www.meltillis.com/bio/default.htm |work=MelTillis.com
title=Mel Tillis biography | accessdate = 2007-11-30]
*Gareth Gates [cite web | last = Waggott | first = Gina
title = Book reviews: Gareth Gates - Right From the Start
work = British Stammering Association website
url = http://www.stammering.org/review_gareth.html
accessdate = 2007-06-11]
*Scatman John [cite web|url=http://www.mnsu.edu/comdis/kuster/famous/irascat.html|title= Interview ]
*Kylie Minogue
*Chris Martin

ports

*Johnny Damon [cite news | url = http://nymag.com/news/sports/16528/index2.html | work = New York Magazine | title = And an idiot shall lead them | date = 2006-04-03 | accessdate = 2007-02-23]
*Bob Love [cite news | url = http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/basketball/bulls/cs-080303-black-magic-fred-mitchell,1,6557152.column | work = Chicago Tribune | title = Exploring an era of basketball racism | date = 2008-03-04 | accessdate = 2008-03-05]
*Ken Venturi [cite news | url = http://www.golfdigest.com/magazine/myshot_gd0412 | work = GolfDigest | title = My Shot: Ken Venturi | date = 2004-12-01 | accessdate = 2007-12-22]
*Tiger Woods [cite news | url = http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/03/23/60minutes/main1433767_page7.shtml | work = CBS News website | title = Tiger Woods Up Close And Personal | date = 2006-09-03 | accessdate = 2007-12-22]
*Bill Walton [cite news | url = http://www.billwalton.com/stuttering.html | work = billwalton.com | title = Bill Walton's comments on stuttering | date = 2008-02-15 | accessdate = 2008-02-15]

Writers

*Lewis Carroll [cite news | url = http://www.bookrags.com/biography/lewis-carroll-wom/ | title = Lewis Carroll Biography | work = BookRags | accessdate = 2007-11-02]
*Margaret Drabble [cite web | last = Drabble | first = Margaret
title = Public Speech and Public Silence
work = British Stammering Association website
url = http://www.stammering.org/publicspeech.html
accessdate = 2007-06-11]
*Dylan Jones [cite news|first = Dylan | last = Jones | url = http://www.guardian.co.uk/g2/story/0,,1923965,00.html | work =The Guardian | title = Why I hate the letter D | date = 2006-10-17 | accessdate = 2007-02-23]
*William Somerset Maugham
*David Mitchell (author) [cite web
title = My stammer is a secret informant
work = British Stammering Association website
url = http://www.stammering.org/mitchell2.html
accessdate = 2007-06-11]
*John Updike
*David Foster Wallace [cite web |url=http://br.youtube.com/watch?v=zPWh9yQbU4E | work=Charlie Rose | title=Interview with David Foster Wallace | accessdate = 2007-09-18]

Other people

*Lord Carver [cite news | url =http://www.guardian.co.uk/obituaries/story/0,,617325,00.html | first = Dan | last = van der Vat | title = Field Marshal Lord Carver | work = The Guardian | date = 2001-12-12 | accessdate = 2007-02-23]
*King George VI
*Sir Isaac Newton
*Aristoteles
*EMS Namboodiripad
*Charles Darwin [cite web |url=http://www.stutteringhelp.org/Default.aspx?tabid=128| work=The Stuttering Foundation| title=Famous People Who Stutter | accessdate = 2008-01-29]

References