Famous People With Dyslexia
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- Ansel Adams (famous photographer)
- Muhammed Ali (3-time heavyweight boxing champion)
- Alexander Graham Bell (inventor of the telephone)
- Orlando Bloom (actor: The Lord of the Rings, Pirates of the Caribbean)
- Winston Churchill (Prime Minister of the United Kingdom)
- Tom Cruise (actor: Mission Impossible, Tropic Thunder)
- Pierre Curie (scientist who discovered nuclear energy)
- Leonardo da Vinci (famous painter of the Mona Lisa)
- Thomas Edison (inventor of the light bulb, phonograph, and motion picture camera)
- Albert Einstein (scientist who discovered the theory of relativity)
- Tommy Hilfiger (fashion designer)
- Andrew Jackson (7th President of the United States)
- Thomas Jefferson (3rd President of the United States)
- Bruce Jenner (Olympic gold-meal winning decathlete)
- Magic Johnson (Hall of Fame basketball player)
- John F. Kennedy (35th President of the United States)
- Keira Knightley (actress: Pirates of the Caribbean)
- Greg Louganis (4-time Olympic gold-medal winning diver)
- Pablo Picasso (famous artist)
- Nolan Ryan (Hall of Fame baseball pitcher)
- Andy Warhol (famous painter and filmmaker)
- George Washington (1st President of the United States)
- Woodrow Wilson (28th President of the United States)


