is a known individual who encouraged Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet to dedicate his life to educating the deaf community.
What is Alice Cogswell
100
the actress who played Linda the Librarian of Sesame Street.
What is Linda Bove
100
Member of the band KISS and was born deaf in one ear.
What is Paul Stanley
100
Famous for being the first deaf major league baseball player.
What is Dummy Hoy
100
Deaf author and educator
What is Tomora Michelle Pace
200
became the first deaf president of Gallaudet University after the protest Deaf President Now.
What is I. King Jordan
200
Played in roles such as Children of a Lesser God which won the Tony Award for best actress.
What is Phyllis Frelich
200
well known deaf percussionist.
What is Evelyn Glennie
200
Deaf professional baseball player.
What is Curtis Pride
200
known for his contributions in poetry.
What is John Lee Clark
300
was the first black deaf person to obtain a bachelors degree from Gallaudet and also became the creator of many schools for the deaf in Africa.
What is Andrew Foster
300
Had the lead role in the film Beyond Silence.
What is Howie Seago
300
He is known for his contribution for what we now know as rock and roll
What is Johnnie Ray
300
Famous for being a deaf professional football player.
What is Kenny Walker
300
Known as a famous deaf blogger
What is Dianrez
400
First faculty member at RIT’s National Technical Institute for the Deaf
What is Robert F. Panara
400
Known for his part he played in Mr. Holland’s Opus.
What is Anthony Natale
400
Known for some of the greatest music of all time became deaf the last part of his life.
What is Ludwig Van Beethoven
400
American swimmer from the USA to win an Olympic gold medal.
What is Jeffery Float
400
known for his two writings, Go to the Hill and The Last Servant.
What is Stevie Platt
500
founding member of the national theatre of the deaf, and due to attributions within the deaf community he was recognized by the World Federation of the Deaf.
What is Robert F. Panara
500
Deaf contestant on Survivor
What is Christy Smith
500
Underground deaf rapper.
What is Kirk Winkler aka “WildHandz”
500
Famous for saving 907 lives and also in the Guinness Book of World Records.