Some Facts about Dyslexia - And famous Dyslexics
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Fifteen percent of the population has some level of a 'developmental learning disability', stemming from 'dyslexia'. Mostly developed from lack of proper attention because of superficial understanding. The original meaning of dyslexia was coined by Dr. Rudolph Berlin of Stuttgart, in the late 1800's - that 'dyslexia' was a Specific difficulty in the interpretation of symbol.
Some of the traits of dyslexics are; seeing, thinking, and perceiving 'multi-dimensionally'. Dyslexics tend to find it difficult to understand language in a traditional method of learning. If dyslexics aren't stifled, they could have higher than normal intelligence, and extraordinary creative abilities that has created some of our 'geniuses'. Amongst that dyslexic population are scientific geniuses, remarkable artists, noble prize winners, actors, amazing comedians, presidents, doctors, inventors, and even extraordinary writers.
---Some of the Famous Dyslexics---
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Actors & Entertainers: |
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Danny Glover / Actor |
Edward James Olmos |
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Enrico Caruso |
Will Smith / Actor, rapper, comedian |
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George Burns / actor and comedian |
Harrison Ford / Actor |
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Harry Andersen / TV actor |
Harry Belafonte / Singer, actor |
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Henry Winkler / Actor "The Fonze" "Happy Day |
Jay Leno / Hosts the ABC "Tonight Show" |
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George Burns / Actor, comedian |
Oliver Reed |
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John Lennon / Singer |
Robin Williams / Actor |
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Susan Hampshire / Actress |
Tom Cruise / Actor |
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Tom Smothers / Actor, singer, comedian |
Tracey Gold |
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Whoopi Goldberg / Actress |
Anthony Hopkins / Actor |
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Cher / Actress, singer |
Fred Astaire / Performer |
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Artists, Designers, & Architects: |
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Auguste Rodin / Sculptor |
Bennett Strahan |
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David Bailey, Photographer |
Jørn Utzon (architect, designed Sydney Opera house) |
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Leonardo da Vinci |
Pablo Picasso |
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Robert Rauschenberg |
Robert Toth |
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Vincent VanGogh |
Walt Disney |
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Nicola Hicks / British Sculptress |
Richard Rogers / Internationally famous architect |
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Athletes: |
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Steven Redgrave / 4 Olympic Gold medals for Rowing |
Bob May / Golfer |
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Bruce Jenner, Olympic Decathlon Gold Medalist |
Duncan Goodhew / Olympic Swimmer |
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Greg Louganis |
Jackie Stewart / Race car driver |
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Magic Johnson / Basket Ball |
Muhammad Ali, World Heavyweight Champion Boxer |
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Nolan Ryan, Baseball Pitcher for the Texas Rangers |
Babe Ruth - Baseball Legend |
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Entrepreneurs & Business Leaders: |
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Charles Schwab, Investor |
F.W. Woolworth |
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Henry Ford |
John T Chambers, CEO of Cisco Systems |
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William Wrigley, Jr. / Chewing Gum |
Richard Branson, Founder of Virgin Enterprises |
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Ted Turner, President, Turner Broadcasting Systems |
William Hewlett, Co-Founder, Hewlett-Packard |
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Steve Jobs / Founder "Apple Computers" |
William Lear / Aviation Engineer |
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Filmmakers: |
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Steven Spielberg / Filmmaker |
Nicole Betancourt, Emmy-winning filmmaker |
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Søren Kragh Jacobsen (Danish film director) |
Walt Disney |
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Inventors & Scientists: |
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Albert Einstein / Scientist |
Alexander Graham Bell / Scientist |
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Harvey Cushing / Father of modern brain surgery |
John R. Horner / Palaeontologist |
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John Robert Skoyles, Brain Researcher |
Michael Faraday / Scientist |
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Thomas Edison / Scientist |
Werner Von Braun / Rocketry |
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Sir Issac Newton / Scientist & Mathematician |
Orville & Wilbur Wright / Inventors |
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John VonNeumann / Mathematician |
John Robert Skoyles, Brain Researcher |
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Military Heroes: |
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George Patton |
Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson |
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Musicians & Vocalists: |
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Cher |
Brad Little |
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John Lennon |
Nigel Kennedy, Violinist |
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Political Leaders: |
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Andrew Jackson / President of the USA |
George Washington / President of the USA |
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John F. Kennedy / President of the USA |
King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden |
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Michael Heseltine |
Nelson Rockefeller / VP of the USA |
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Paul Wellstone, U.S. Senator |
Thomas Jefferson / President of the USA |
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Winston Churchill / PM of England |
Woodrow Wilson / President of the USA |
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George Bush / President of the US |
Lyndon Johnson / President of the USA |
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Writers - Philosophers: |
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Earnest Hemingway |
Agatha Christie |
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Avi / Children's writer & illustrator |
Elizabeth Daniels Squire (author of mystery novels) |
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Fannie Flagg (Author of "Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe") |
Mark Twain |
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Hans Christian Anderson / Author of fairy tales |
Jeanne Betancourt (Author of "My Name is Brain Brian") |
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Patricia Polacco / Children's Author and Illustrator |
Steven Cannell, television writer & novelist |
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Lewis Carroll / Alice's Adventures in Wonderland |
William Butler Yeats / Irish Author |
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Edgar Allen Poe |
Gustave Flaubert |
Some other references to famous dyslexics:
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What is it? | What causes it? | How to Identify | Symptoms | Diagnostic Tests | Guide for Parents | Hints for Teachers | Contact |
Action Dyslexia Delhi - Beyond Education
(A non-government organisation
working for promoting educational, vocational, etc. interests of dyslexic
children in Delhi)