American activists with disabilities

The list American activists with disabilities includes Selena Gomez, Adam Levine, Alyssa Milano, Cher and Halsey. The list consists of 287 members.

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Selena Gomez

American singer, actress, and producer (born 1992)

Overview: Selena Marie Gomez (sə-LEE-nə GOH-mez; born July 22, 1992) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, producer, and businesswoman. She began her career as a child actress, starring on the children's ...

Date of birth: 22 July 1992

Age: 32

Nationality: American

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 5" (165 cm)

Partner: Benny Blanco (Dating)

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American sitcom actresses 542T

American comedy actresses 409T

American musicians with disabilities 297T
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Adam Levine

American singer

Overview: Adam Noah Levine (born March 18, 1979) is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and the lead singer and occasional rhythm guitarist of the pop rock band Maroon 5. Levine began his musical career ...

Date of birth: 18 March 1979

Age: 45

Nationality: American

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Male

Height: 6' (183 cm)

Partner: Behati Prinsloo (Married)

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American rhythm guitarists 181T

Jewish American rock musicians 107T

American musicians with disabilities 297T
3.

Alyssa Milano

American actress (born 1972)

Overview: Alyssa Jayne Milano (born December 19, 1972) is an American actress, producer, activist, and singer. She is known for her roles as Samantha Micelli in Who's the Boss?, Jennifer Mancini in Melrose Place ...

Date of birth: 19 December 1972

Age: 51

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 2" (157 cm)

Partner: Dave Bugliari (Married)

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Actresses from Staten Island 14T

Actors from Staten Island 47T

American actors with disabilities 240T
4.

Cher

American singer and actress (born 1946)

Overview: Cher (born Cherilyn Sarkisian; May 20, 1946) is an American singer, actress and television personality. Often referred to by the media as the "Goddess of Pop", she has been described as embodying female ...

Date of birth: 20 May 1946

Age: 78

Nationality: American

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 8" (173 cm)

Partner: AE (Vice President) (Dating)

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American torch singers 82T

LGBT rights activists from California 34T

American comedy actresses 409T
5.

Halsey

American singer-songwriter (born 1994)

Overview: Ashley Nicolette Frangipane ( FRAN-jih-PAH-nee; born September 29, 1994), known professionally as Halsey ( HAWL-zee), is an American singer and songwriter. Halsey was born and raised in New Jersey. Gaining ...

Date of birth: 29 September 1994

Age: 29

Nationality: American

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 4" (163 cm)

Partner: Avan Jogia (Dating)

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Bisexual women musicians 1T

American bisexual musicians 1T

American bisexual writers 217T
6.

Sarah Silverman

American comedian, actress, and writer

Overview: Sarah Kate Silverman (born December 1, 1970) is an American comedian, actress, and writer. Her comedy addresses social taboos and controversial topics, including racism, sexism, homophobia, politics, and ...

Date of birth: 1 December 1970

Age: 53

Nationality: American

Occupation: Comedian

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 7" (170 cm)

Partner: Rory Albanese (Long-Term)

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21st-century American memoirists 300T

Childfree 28T

American women podcasters 228T
7.

Whoopi Goldberg

American actor, comedian, and television personality (born 1955)

Overview: Caryn Elaine Johnson (born November 13, 1955), known professionally as Whoopi Goldberg (), is an American actor, comedian, author and television personality. A recipient of numerous accolades, she is one ...

Date of birth: 13 November 1955

Age: 68

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 5" (165 cm)

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National Arts Club Medal of Honor Recipients 1T

American writers with disabilities 314T

American actors with disabilities 239T
8.

River Phoenix

American actor and musician (1970–1993)

Overview: River Jude Phoenix (né Bottom; August 23, 1970 – October 31, 1993) was an American actor, musician, and activist.

Date of birth: 23 August 1970

Date of death: 31 October 1993

Age: 23 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 10" (178 cm)

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Singer-songwriters from Florida 213T

Singer-songwriters from Oregon 89T

American animal rights activists 99T
9.

Courtney Love

American rock musician and actress (born 1964)

Overview: Courtney Michelle Love (née Harrison; born July 9, 1964) is an American singer, guitarist, songwriter, and actress. A figure in the alternative and grunge scenes of the 1990s, her career has spanned four ...

Date of birth: 9 July 1964

Age: 60

Nationality: American

Occupation: Musician

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 9" (175 cm)

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21st-century American singer-songwriters 2,677T

20th-century American singer-songwriters 1,284T

21st-century American women painters 768T
10.

Florence Welch

English-American singer and songwriter (born 1986)

Overview: Florence Leontine Mary Welch (born 28 August 1986) is an English singer, the lead vocalist and primary songwriter of the indie rock band Florence and the Machine. Their debut studio album, Lungs, was ...

Date of birth: 28 August 1986

Age: 38

Nationality: British

Occupation: Musician

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 9" (175 cm)

Partner: Felix White (Dating)

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21st-century American singer-songwriters 2,655T

Musicians from Camberwell 11T

American musicians with disabilities 254T
11.

Michael Phelps

American swimmer (born 1985)

Overview: Michael Fred Phelps II (born June 30, 1985) is an American former competitive swimmer and the most successful and most decorated Olympian of all time, with a total of 28 medals. Phelps also holds the ...

Date of birth: 30 June 1985

Age: 39

Nationality: American

Occupation: Swimming

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 4" (193 cm)

Partner: Nicole Johnson (Married)

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BBC Sports Personality Lifetime Achievement Award recipients 17T

Olympic bronze medalists for the United States in swimming 152T

Towson High School alumni 17T
12.

Caitlyn Jenner

American media personality and decathlete (born 1949)

Overview: Caitlyn Marie Jenner (born William Bruce Jenner; October 28, 1949) is an American media personality and retired Olympic gold medal-winning decathlete.

Date of birth: 28 October 1949

Age: 74

Nationality: American

Occupation: Track and Field

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 2" (188 cm)

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Transgender sportswomen 40T

American sportspeople of Canadian descent 35T

Track and field athletes from Los Angeles 80T
13.

Michael J. Fox

Canadian and American actor and activist (born 1961)

Overview: Michael Andrew Fox OC (born June 9, 1961), known professionally as Michael J. Fox, is a Canadian-American actor, comedian, author, film producer, and activist with a film and television career spanning ...

Date of birth: 9 June 1961

Age: 63

Nationality: Canadian

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 4" (163 cm)

Partner: Tracy Pollan (Married)

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Male actors of Scottish descent 224T

Male actors of Irish descent 682T

Male actors of English descent 380T
14.

Lena Dunham

American writer and actress (born 1986)

Overview: Lena Dunham (born May 13, 1986) is an American actress, writer, director, and producer. She is known as the creator, writer, and star of the HBO television series Girls (2012–2017), for which she received ...

Date of birth: 13 May 1986

Age: 38

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 3" (160 cm)

Partner: Luis Felber (Married)

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Film directors with disabilities 66T

American actors with disabilities 251T

Jewish American film directors 107T
15.

Helen Keller

American author and activist

Overview: Helen Adams Keller (June 27, 1880 – June 1, 1968) was an American author, disability rights advocate, political activist and lecturer. Born in West Tuscumbia, Alabama, she lost her sight and hearing after ...

Date of birth: 27 June 1880

Date of death: 1 June 1968

Age: 87 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Author

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 7" (170 cm)

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20th-century memoirists 804T

American women memoirists 620T

Connecticut socialists 3T
16.

Chaz Bono

American writer, musician and actor

Overview: Chaz Salvatore Bono (born Chastity Sun Bono; March 4, 1969) is an American writer, musician and actor. His parents are entertainers Sonny Bono and Cher, and he became widely known in appearances as a child ...

Date of birth: 4 March 1969

Age: 55

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 6" (168 cm)

Partner: Shara Blue (Dating)

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21st-century American male writers 6,101T

American male non-fiction writers 7,282T

20th-century American non-fiction writers 3,856T
17.

Rush Limbaugh

American political commentator (1951–2021)

Overview: Rush Hudson Limbaugh III ( LIM-baw; January 12, 1951 – February 17, 2021) was an American radio personality, conservative political commentator, author, and television show host. He was best known as the ...

Date of birth: 12 January 1951

Date of death: 17 February 2021

Age: 70 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Radio Personality

Gender: Male

Height: 6' (183 cm)

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2021 deaths 4,263T

COVID-19 conspiracy theorists 46T

American conservative talk radio hosts 46T
18.

Ella Fitzgerald

American jazz singer

Overview: Ella Jane Fitzgerald (April 25, 1917 – June 15, 1996) was an American jazz singer, sometimes referred to as the First Lady of Song, Queen of Jazz, and Lady Ella. She was noted for her purity of tone ...

Date of birth: 25 April 1917

Date of death: 15 June 1996

Age: 79 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Female

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People from St. Albans, Queens 31T

20th-century American women singers 2,001T

Jazz musicians from Virginia 69T
19.

Danny Glover

American actor (born 1946)

Overview: Daniel Lebern Glover (born July 22, 1946) is an American actor, film director, and political activist. He is known for his lead role as Roger Murtaugh in the Lethal Weapon film series. He also has leading ...

Date of birth: 22 July 1946

Age: 78

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 4" (193 cm)

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Television producers from Oregon 8T

American Conservatory Theater alumni 37T

People from Dunthorpe, Oregon 4T
20.

Mia Farrow

American actress (born 1945)

Overview: Maria de Lourdes Villiers Farrow ( mə-REE-ə dee LOORDZ VIL-yərz FARR-oh; born February 9, 1945) is an American actress. She first gained notice for her role as Allison MacKenzie in the television soap ...

Date of birth: 9 February 1945

Age: 79

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 4" (163 cm)

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Polio survivors 187T

American actors with disabilities 242T

20th-century American memoirists 512T