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FAMOUS PEOPLE
with MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS
Listed below is a
very small list of famous people known to have received a
diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis and have left their mark in
history. If you know of some others that are nationally
know feel free to drop me a line with who, what they have done in
life with a link to a web site. I will evaluate the
authenticity of the information received and include them upon
verification to this list as an example of others who provide
hopes and dreams to motivate others.
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Archer, Jacqueline
Creed - Civil rights activist
Artero, Javier - Spanish
soccer player
Louise Arters - Actress (one of the Sparkle Twins; ‘The Great Gatsby’)
April Arvan - Basketball Coach at Lakeland College
B
Belinda, Stan -
baseball player
Bertone, Jackie - percussionist for
Beach Boys and others
Blake, Michael - Hollywood
screenwriter, "Dancing with Wolves"
Bradbury,
Bill - Secretary of Stae of Oregon (running for
senator)
Breslow, Rachelle - author
Bruening,
Deborah - writer
Burr, Clive - Iron Maiden Drummer
Richard Berghammer - Wildlife Painter who paints on leather, not canvas
Nicky Broyd - BBC Radio Journalist, she reads news on BBC Radio Five Live
Martin Bruch - Photographer (takes pictures from the ground, whenever his wheelchair tilted over)
C
Carnevale, Dan -
American Footballer
Cavuto, Neil - lead anchor on Fox
News Channel
Coghlan, Donal - singer/songwriter
Cohen,
Richard - journalist (married to actress Meridith Viera)
Coman,
Sean (aka Sean Donahue) - Californian disk jockey
Coscione,
Luca - Italian Politician
Courtauld, Charlie - British
newspaper columnist (Independent on Sunday)
Cowan-Ricks,
Carrel - historical archaeologist and anthropologist
Crighton,
Michael - SciFi Author & Creator of TV Series ER
Cuthbert,
Betty - Olympic Gold Medalist, Sprinting
Roland 'Chubby' Cloutier - TV Entertainer and radio personality in Hawaii during the 50’s and 60’s
Guido Crepax - Italian comic most famous for his character Valentina, created in 1965
D
Davis,Deanna -
Basketball player and coach
Davis, Denise -
Singer
D'Este, Sir Augustus Frederic (1794-1848) -
grandson of King George III of England, 1st documented case of MS
Didion, Joan - writer and
director
Din, Bruno Tassan - Italian publisher
Dobson,
Wayne - magician
Du Pre, Jacqueline - cellist
DuBois,
Frank - New Mexico Secretary of Agriculture 1989-, champion team
roper
Dupuis, Michel- Canadian
football player (linebacker for Ottawa, Winnipeg & Toronto)
Duval, Michael R. - Investment
Banker and White House Lawyer Under Nixon and Ford
Deborah Downey - Cabaret Performer; starred in an Original Star Trek Episode, “The Way To Eden”
Khiawatha Downey - Division II All-America guard at Indiana University-Pennsylvania
E
Eagleson, Allan - Hockey
impresario & lawyer
Elkin, Stanley - writer
F
Fargo, Donna -
Country and western singer
Folana, Lola -
singer
Forbes, Bryan - actor, writer, director (married
to Nanette Newman)
Frimkess, Michael -
Potter
Funicello, Annette - singer, dancer, former
Mousketeer
G
Gabriel, Roman -
American football player (Los Angeles Rams 1962-72)
Garr, Teri -
Actress (Young Frankenstein, Tootsie, Close Encounters and
others)
Gildehaus, Brenda -
champion BMX bike rider
Gingrich, Marianne
- ex-wife of former House Speaker Newt Gingrich
Gomes,
Chrystal - stand up comedienne
Graham, Beverly - singer,
charity worker
Graham, Judy - author
Grahn,
Judy - poet
Gurr, Robin - poet
Sarah P. Gibbs - Biologist - Winner of 2003 Gilbert Morgan Smith Medal
Nicola Griffith - a British sci-fi author, editor and essayist; 1988 alum of the Michigan State University Clarion sci-fi writing workshop and has won a Nebula Award, the James Tiptree, Jr Award, the World Fantasy Award and five Lambda Literary Awards
H
Hartnell, William -
British actor (the first Doctor Who)
Hartzler, Joseph -
Chief prosecutor for the Oklahoma bombing case
Hayes,
Eve - actress
Heine, Heinrich - German poet (1797-1856)
posthumously diagnosed with MS
Henry, Stewart - UK
disc-jockey
Heuga, Jimmy - Olympic skier
Home,
Lena - Actress and singer
Hignell, Alastair -
International Rugby Player, Cricketer and BBC Sports Commentator
Hughes, Fred - Andy
Warhol's financier and manager
Humm, David - NFL
quarterback, Oakland Raiders
Lucien Hervé - French-Hungarian photographer well known for his black and white photos of architecture
Jennifer Huget - Washington Post journalist
I
Inescort, Frieda -
actress
Iordanov, Ivalio - Bulgarian International
soccer player
Irvine, Brian - Scottish soccer player
J
Jankowski Skrabut,
Valerie - artist and musician.
Jordan, Barbara -
Congress woman, professor, civil rights activist
K
Knowles, Stanley -
Canadian Politician (1942-1984)
Jonathan Katz - Comedian, actor, and voice actor best known for his starring role in the animated sitcom Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist
Hal Ketchum - Country & Western Singer-songwriter; biggest hits include "Small Town Saturday Night", "Past the Point of Rescue", and "Hearts are Gonna Roll"
Johnny Killen - 1960’s singer
Susan Kisslinger - Author of "True Voices," "So Many Faces of Love," and "Spirit Songs for Building
Understanding"
L
Lander, David
"Squiggy" - actor in the American TV show "Laverne
& Shirley"
Laemmle, Jr., Carl - film producer and son
of the founder of Universal Studios
Lane, Ronnie - musician
with The Faces (Rod Stewart's old band)
Lawson, Melanie
- Anchorwoman, Ch.13 Houston
Leighton, Margaret -
British actress
Lindskoog, Kathryn - author
Lydwina
of Schieden - Dutch patron Saint of Ice Skaters (1400AD) The
earliest written record of someone with MS
James LaRocca - Guitarist with MS
Wendy Lill - Canadian Playwright and Politician
M
MacDougall, Roger -
British playwright
MacTaggart, Fiona - British
Politician (Labour MP for Slough)
Mairs, Nancy -
novelist
Mandzhavidze, Natalie - NASA Physicist
Mann,
Emily - director and playwright
Markham, Diana -
Novelist
Miquel Martm i Pol - Catalan poet
Mesinger,
Maxine - Newspaper gossip columnist, Houston Chronicle
Mitchel,
Laura - Public policy analyst, consultant and writer
Mullarkey,
Mary - Colorado State Supreme Court Chief Justice
Mythen,
John - cartoonist and writer
Ernie McAlister - US Politician
David Maclean - UK Conservative MP - Chief Whip
Maureen Manley - Olympic Cyclist
N
Newman, William -
artist
Novoselick, Paul - Chronicle staff writer and
columnist
Ken Novak - Basketball coach
O
O'Connor, Cindy -
Poet
Osmond, Alan - Singer in Osmond
Brothers
Oelschlager, Jim - financier and philanthropist
P
Pageler, John -
author
Peck, Lisa - Mountain bike rider (5th in 2000
Masters World Mountain Bike Championships)
Pryor, Richard -
comedian and actor
Q
Queen, Richard -
Iran hostage
R
Radtke, Richard -
Scientist and Winner Presidential Award for Excellence in
Science, Mathematics and Engineering
Riedy, Adam- US
Speed Skater
Rhue, Madeline - Actress
Rocha,
Fausto - Brazilian TV Actor
Roth, Wendy Carol -
Television producer, writer and Advocate for the Disabled
Jacques Raverat - Artist
John Robson - Footballer
Doug Robinson - Novelist
Ronald Rogers - Concert Pianist
S
Scofield, James -
poet
Simons, Eric - mountaineer
Snyder, Keith -
composer, performer, and author
Stephens, Stephanie -
golfer
Stone, Karen G. - Author
Summerall,
Sharon - model (married to Don Henley (singer with The
Eagles)
Sutton, Kelly - racing driver
Sweeney,
Joan - children's author
Szymnaski, Mike - entertainment
writer and managing editor of zap2it.com
Dean Singleton - Newspaper Magnate
Henry Steele - Basketball Player
Kevin Stevenson - Singer/Guitarist
T
Tucker, Larry -
Film and TV writer and producer (incl. The Monkeys, Alice B.
Toklas and Bob & Carol)
Tamia - Grammy Nominee R&B singer; married to athlete Grant Hill
David "Teddy" Thomas - Cricketer
Mitch Terpstra - Athlete and Athletics Coach
Bobby Thompson - Banjoist
Joe Torsella - US Politician
Yury Tynianov - Russian Novelist and literary critic
V
Vilet, Don Van (aka
Captain Beefheart) - Rock 'n' Roll singer/musician and painter
W
Wakefield, Wally -
ski jumper and sports columnist
Walker, Clay - Country
and western singer
Ward, Clifford T. -
Singer/songwriter
Weaver, Robert "Wingnut" -
actor
Weis, Cathy - Dancer
Wellstone, Paul - US
Senator, Minnesota
White, Stephen - Author
Willey,
Paul - Virtual Golf Champion
Williams, Montel - talk
show host and actor
Williams, Victoria -
Singer
Willing, Victor - Artist
Wolfskehl,
Paul - 19th century German industrialist and amateur
mathematician
Jackie Waldman - Author and motivational speaker
Danny Wallace - Soccer Player
Rich Warden - Racecar Driver
Maggie Weder - Golfer
Relatives:
(Baseball player) Wade Boggs' sister
(Singer) Gloria Estefan’s father
(Actress) Marg Helgenberger's father
(Designer) Tommy Hilfiger's sister
(TV new anchorman) Larry Kane's mother
(Basketball player) Chris Moss's mother
(US senator) Patty Murray's father
(Dateline NBC) Stone Phillips' wife
(Harry Potter author) J K Rowling’s mother
(Comedian/Actor) Adam Sandler's cousin
(Actor) Daniel J. Travanti's brother
(Pearl Jam lead singer) Eddie Vedder's father
(Retired Athlete and motivational speaker) Henry "Gizmo" Williams’ mother
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