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This individual who is known for creating the first commercially practical incandescent light is less widely known to have had a hearing impairment.
Who is Thomas Edison
This killer of women from Washington State was diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder.
Who is Ted Bundy
The android named Marvin suffers from Major Depressive Disorder in this famous book and movie.
What is Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
As a result of a head injury in 1967, this Rock and Roll legend developed Neurocognitive Disorder due to Traumatic Brain injury, which was the beginning of a pattern of erratic behavior, often marked as the start of his decline.
Who is Elvis Presley
This naturalist, geologist, and biologist is best known for his contributions to the theory of evolution, though he is less known for having panic disorder.
Who is Charles Darwin
Diagnosed with Autism, this individual is an advocate for the humane treatment of livestock and is the author of more than 60 scientific papers on animal behavior.
Who is Temple Grandin
This cult leader who led more than 900 people to die in a mass suicide murder was diagnosed with Narcissistic Personality Disorder.
Who is Jim Jones
This character in a cartoon show which is one of the top five longest-running televisions in American history, has major neurocognitive disorder (aka dementia).
Who is Grandpa Simpson (Abraham Jebediah “Abe” Simpson II)
Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta is a singer/songwriter who has Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and professionally goes by this name.
Who is Lady Gaga
This former princess, who passed away in an automobile accident in 1997, struggled with bulimia.
Who is Princess Diana
This author, political activist, and lecturer is also the first deaf-blind person to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree.
Who is Helen Keller
This cult leader, diagnosed with Anti-social Personality disorder, had his followers commit nine murders at four locations in July and August of 1969, including actress Sharon Tate.
Who is Charles Manson
This fictional character named Nancy was known as having insomnia in this famous horror film.
What is Nightmare on Elm Street
This famous artist, who specialized in pop art, also had a hording disorder… often filling “time capsules” with things such as decaying pizza, cheap watches, and wigs.
Who is Andy Worhal
This activist, who led his country’s nonviolent resistance movement, which resulted in independence from British rule, struggled with depression and anxiety.
Who is Mahatma Gandhi (Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi)
This record-breaking Olympic athlete used swimming as a way to cope with his ADHD in his early years.
Who is Michael Phelps
This pedophile and murderer was caught after a failed attempt to abduct a child from a Camas movie theatre.
Who is Westley Allan Dodd
This Robot from the cartoon show “Futurama” has Alcohol Use Disorder.
Who is Bender (Bender Bending Rodriguez)
This writer, mathematician, and photographer who was from the Victorian Era struggled with Child-Onset Fluency Disorder (Stuttering), though he claimed to not have this problem when talking with children, spending much time with young girls.
Who is Lewis Carroll (Charles Lutwidge Dodgson)
This businessman, investor, record setting pilot, engineer, film director, and philanthropist was known in his later years to suffer severely from obsessive compulsive disorder.
Who is Howard Hughes
This cartoonist creator of Peanuts lived with Asperger’s Syndrome.
Who is Charles Schulz
This individual, who was later diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder, converted to Mormonism shortly after she started dating her boyfriend, who she later violently murdered.
Who is Jodi Arias
The Mother (known as Madeline) of this burned spy had Illness Anxiety Disorder (aka hypochondria).
Who is Michael Weston
This poet suffered from agoraphobia and spent many years living in isolation, known as an oddity in her neighborhood, always seen wearing white.
Who is Emily Dickinson
John Nash, a mathematical genius, the only person to ever been awarded the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences and the Abel Prize, lived with this mental health condition.
What is depersonalization/derealization disorder