Famous People w/Mental Illness

Famous People with Bipolar and Unipolar Depression

 Bipolar Disorder (Manic Depression)

 These individuals have publicly stated that they have experienced manic depression in their lives.

• Buzz Aldrin, astronaut

• Shelley Beattie, athlete (bodybuilding, sailing), artist

• Ned Beatty, actor

• Maurice Benard, actor

• Robert Boorstin, writer, special assistant to Pres. Clinton, State Department

• Art Buchwald, writer, humorist

• Alohe Jean Burke (Ghafoor), musician, vocalist

• Tim Burton, artist, movie director

• Robert Campeau, financier (Canada)

• Lisa Nicole Carson, actor

• Dick Cavett, writer, media personality

• C.E. Chaffin, writer, poet

• Rosemary Clooney, singer

• Garnet Coleman, legislator (Texas)

• Francis Ford Coppola, director

• Patricia Cornwell, writer

• John Daly, athlete (golf)

• Ray Davies, musician

• Lenny Dee, musician

• Eric Douglas, actor

• Robert Downey, Jr., actor

• Kitty Dukakis, former First Lady of Massachusetts

• Patty Duke (Anna Duke Pearce), actor, writer

• Thomas Eagleton, lawyer, former U.S. Senator

• Margot Early, writer

• Robert Evans, film producer

• Carrie Fisher, writer, actor

• Larry Flynt, magazine publisher

• Connie Francis, actor, musician

• Kaye Gibbons, writer

• Kit Gingrich, Newt’s Mom

• Shecky Greene, comedian, actor

• Linda Hamilton, actor

• Kristin Hersh, musician

• Jack Irons, musician

• Kay Redfield Jamison, psychologist, writer

• Daniel Johnston, musician

• Margot Kidder, actor

• Peter Nolan Lawrence, writer (England)

• Rika Lesser, writer, translator

• Bill Lichtenstein, producer (TV & radio)

• Jay Marvin, radio personality, writer

• Kevin McDonald, comedian, actor

• Kristy McNichol, actor

• Dimitri Mihalas, scientist

• Kate Millett, writer, artist

• Spike Milligan, comic actor, writer

• John Mulheren, financier (U.S.)

• Robert Munsch, writer

• Ilie Nastase, athlete (tennis), politician

• Margo Orum, writer

• Nicola Pagett, actor

• Susan Panico (Susan DimeMeenan),business executive

• Jimmie Piersall, athlete (baseball), sports announcer

• Charley Pride, musician

• Mac Rebennack (Dr. John), musician

• Jeannie C. Riley, musician

• Lynn Rivers, U.S. Congress

• Alys Robi, vocalist (Canada)

• Axl Rose, musician

• Francesco Scavullo, artist, photographer

• Lori Schiller, writer, educator

• Frances Sherwood, writer

• Scott Simmie, writer, journalist

• Earl Simmons (DMX), musician, actor

• Alonzo Spellman, athlete (football)

• Muffin SpencerDevlin, athlete (pro golf)

• Darryl Strawberry, athlete (baseball)

• Gordon Sumner (Sting), musician, composer

• Lili Taylor, actor

• JeanClaude Van Damme, athlete (martial arts), actor

• Mark Vonnegut, doctor, writer

• Sol Wachtler, judge, writer

• Tom Waits, musician, composer

• Brian Wilson, musician, composer, arranger

• Jonathan Winters, comedian, actor, writer, artist

• Luther Wright, athlete (basketball)

 

These individuals have publicly stated that they have experienced depression in their lives.

 Depression (or Unipolar)

• Marvin Lee Aday (Meat Loaf), musician, actor

• Louie Anderson, comedian, actor

• Fiona Apple, musician

• Oksana Baiul, athlete (skating)

• Rona Barrett, entertainment reporter, author

• Kjell Magne Bondevik, Prime Minister, Norway

• Marlon Brando, actor

• Willie Burton, athlete (basketball)

• Delta Burke, actor

• Barbara Bush, former First Lady (U.S.)

• Helen Caldicott, activist, writer

• Drew Carey, actor, comedian

• Jim Carrey, actor, comedian

• Melanie Chisholm, singer

• Margaret Cho, actor, comedian

• Sandra Cisneros, writer

• Dick Clark, television personality (American Bandstand)

• John Cleese, comedian, actor, writer

• Leonard Cohen, musician, writer

• Paula Cole, actor

• Judy Collins, musician, writer

• Shawn Colvin, musician

• Jeff Conaway, actor

• Pat Conroy, writer

• Billy Corgan, musician

• Kathy Cronkite, writer

• Sheryl Crow, musician

• Bill Dana, comedian

• Rodney Dangerfield, comedian, actor

• Jonathan Davis, musician, composer

• Sandra Dee, actor

• Ellen DeGeneres, comedienne, actor

• Paolo DiCanio, athlete (soccer)

• Scott Donie, Olympic athlete (diving)

• Tony Dow, actor, producer, director

• Queen Elizabeth

• Jules Feiffer, playwright, screenwriter, cartoonist

• Tim Finn, musician, composer

• Eddie Fisher, singer

• Harrison Ford, actor

• Albert French, writer

• John Kenneth Galbraith, economist, educator, author

• James Garner, actor

• Paul Gascoigne, athlete (soccer)

• Kendall Gill, athlete (basketball)

• Dwight Gooden, athlete (baseball)

• Tipper Gore, activist

• Pete Harnisch, athlete (baseball)

• Mariette Hartley, actor

• Juliana Hatfield, musician

• Anthony Hopkins, actor

• Janet Jackson, musician

• Billy Joel, musician, composer

• Elton John, musician, composer

• Daniel Johns, musician

• Ashley Judd, actor

• Gelsey Kirkland, dancer

• Joey Kramer, musician

• Julie Krone, athlete (horse racing)

• Pat LaFontaine, athlete (hockey)

• Jessica Lange, actor

• Jacob Lawrence, artist

• Allie Light, director

• Rick London, cartoonist

• Greg Louganis, Olympic athlete (diving)

• Courtney Love, musician, actor

• Camryn Manheim, actor

• Martha Manning, psychologist, writer

• Dave Matthews, musician, composer

• Gary McDonald, actor (Australia)

• A.J. McLean, musician

• Robert McFarlane, former National Security Advisor (U.S.)

• Rod McKuen, writer, poet, producer

• Paul Merton, comedian (U.K.)

• Alanis Morissette, musician, composer

• S.P. Morrissey, musician

• Les Murray, poet (Australia)

• Deborah Norville, television journalist

• Sinead O’Connor, musician

• Rosie O’Donnell, actor, talk show host

• Ozzy Osbourne, musician

• Donny Osmond, musician

• Marie Osmond, musician

• Dolly Parton, musician, arranger, writer

• Charley Pell, former coach, Univ of Florida

• Teddy Pendergrass, musician

• Alma Powell, wife of Gen. Colin Powell

• Susan Powter, motivational speaker

• Freddie Prinze, Jr., actor

• Bonnie Raitt, musician

• Lou Reed, musician

• Trent Reznor, musician

• Joan Rivers, (RIP) comedienne, talk show host

• Roseanne, actor, writer, comedienne

• Martin Rossiter, musician

• Winona Ryder, actor

• Yves Saint Laurent, fashion designer

• Monica Seles, athlete (tennis)

• Linda Sexton, writer

• Neil Simon, writer, playwright

• Paul Simon, composer, musician

• Lauren Slater, writer

• Jose Solano, actor

• Phil Spector, producer (music)

• Rick Springfield, musician, actor

• Rod Steiger, actor

• George Stephanopoulos, political advisor, educator

• Teresa Stratas, musician (opera)

• Darryl Strawberry, athlete (baseball)

• William Styron, writer

• James Taylor, musician

• Kate Taylor, musician

• Livingston Taylor, musician

• Tracy Thompson, writer, reporter

• Hunter Tylo, actor

• Kurt Vonnegut, writer

• Mike Wallace, journalist, TV news (CBS)

• Damon Wayans, comedian, actor, writer, director, producer

• Dar Williams, musician

• Tom Wolfe, writer

• Elizabeth Wurtzel, writer

• Boris Yeltsin, former President, Russia