List of stutterers 1677163 225119512 2008-07-11T23:44:46Z Rjwilmsi 203434 gen fixes + link/fix date fields in cite templates (explanation [[User:Rjwilmsi#My_correction_of_dates_in_templates|here]]) using [[Project:AutoWikiBrowser|AWB]] 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. <!-- Note: Please cite sources when adding entries to this list, unsourced entries will be removed --> ==Actors== <!-- Note: Please cite sources when adding entries to this list, unsourced entries will be removed --> *[[Rowan Atkinson]] <ref>{{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}}</ref> *[[Nicholas Brendon]]<ref>{{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}}</ref> *[[James Earl Jones]]<ref name="Trubo"/> *[[John Melendez]]<ref name="NSA">[http://www.nsastutter.org/material/index.php?matid=282 National Stuttering Association]</ref> *[[Marilyn Monroe]]<ref name="Trubo"/> *[[Sam Neill]]<ref>{{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}}</ref> *[[Jake Steinfeld]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bodybyjake.com/about.aspx | work=BodyByJake.com | title=About Jake | accessdate = 2007-05-26}}</ref> *[[Bruce Willis]]<ref name="Trubo"/> ==Other== <!-- Note: Please cite sources when adding entries to this list, unsourced entries will be removed --> *[[Lord Carver]]<ref>{{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}}</ref> *[[King George VI]]<ref name="Trubo"/> *[[Sir Isaac Newton]]<ref name="Trubo"/> *[[Aristoteles]]<ref name="Trubo"/> *[[EMS Namboodiripad]]<ref name="Trubo"/> *[[Charles Darwin]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.stutteringhelp.org/Default.aspx?tabid=128| work=The Stuttering Foundation| title=Famous People Who Stutter | accessdate = 2008-01-29}}</ref> ==Politicians== <!-- Note: Please cite sources when adding entries to this list, unsourced entries will be removed --> *[[Ed Balls]]<ref>{{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}}</ref> *[[Winston Churchill]][http://www.stutterers.org]<ref name="Trubo">Trubo, Richard (2001). "[[Stuttering]]". ''The New Book Of Knowledge - Health and Medicine'': 112-123. United States of America: [[Grolier|Grolier Incorporated]]. ISBN 0717206084. <small>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.</small></ref> *[[Demosthenes]]<ref name="Britannica">{{cite encyclopedia|title=Demosthenes|encyclopedia=Encyclopaedia Britannica|date=2002}}</ref> ==Singers== <!-- Note: Please cite sources when adding entries to this list, unsourced entries will be removed --> *[[Marc Almond]] <ref>{{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}}</ref> *[[Mel Tillis]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.meltillis.com/bio/default.htm |work=MelTillis.com |title=Mel Tillis biography | accessdate = 2007-11-30}}</ref> *[[Gareth Gates]]<ref>{{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}}</ref> ==Sports== <!-- Note: Please cite sources when adding entries to this list, unsourced entries will be removed --> *[[Johnny Damon]]<ref>{{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}}</ref> *[[Bob Love]]<ref>{{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}}</ref> *[[Ken Venturi]]<ref>{{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}}</ref> *[[Tiger Woods]]<ref>{{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}}</ref> *[[Bill Walton]]<ref>{{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}}</ref> ==Writers== <!-- Note: Please cite sources when adding entries to this list, unsourced entries will be removed --> *[[Lewis Carroll]]<ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.bookrags.com/biography/lewis-carroll-wom/ | title = Lewis Carroll Biography | work = BookRags | accessdate = 2007-11-02}}</ref><ref name="Trubo"/> *[[Margaret Drabble]]<ref>{{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}}</ref> *[[Dylan Jones]]<ref>{{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}}</ref> *[[Somerset Maugham]]<ref name="Trubo"/> *[[David Mitchell (author)]]<ref>{{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}}</ref> *[[John Updike]]<ref name="Trubo"/> *[[David Foster Wallace]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://br.youtube.com/watch?v=zPWh9yQbU4E | work=Charlie Rose | title=Interview with David Foster Wallace | accessdate = 2007-09-18}}</ref> ==Fictional characters== * [[Porky Pig]] * The friend of the crucifixion guard in [[Monty Python's Life of Brian]] * Ken Pile in [[A Fish Called Wanda]] ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:Childhood psychiatric disorders]] [[Category:Human voice]] [[Category:Lists of people with disabilities|Stutterers]]