Writers with dyslexia

The list Writers with dyslexia includes Anderson Cooper, Iwan Rheon, Fannie Flagg, Steven Spielberg and Daniel Powter. The list consists of 107 members.

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Bella Thorne

American actress and singer (born 1997)

Overview: Annabella Avery Thorne (born October 8, 1997) is an American actress, singer, and writer. She first received recognition for her roles as Margaux Darling in the series Dirty Sexy Money (2007–2008) and ...

Date of birth: 8 October 1997

Age: 26

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 8" (173 cm)

Partner: Mark Emms (Engaged)

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Film directors with disabilities 1T

American actors with disabilities 192T

Actors with dyslexia 88T
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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 activists with disabilities 260T
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Rosanna Pansino

American YouTuber (born 1985)

Overview: Rosanna Pansino (born June 8, 1985) is an American YouTuber, baker, actress, singer, and author. In 2010, Pansino started the cooking series Nerdy Nummies, which has become one of the most well-known baking ...

Date of birth: 10 June 1985

Age: 39

Nationality: American

Occupation: Internet Celebrity

Gender: Female

Height: 4' 10" (147 cm)

Partner: Mike Lamond (Long-Term)

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Shorty Award winners 215T

Gaming YouTubers 112T

YouTube Diamond Play Button recipients 83T
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Holly Willoughby

English television presenter, model and author (born 1981)

Overview: Holly Marie Willoughby (born 10 February 1981) is an English television presenter, model and author. She is currently the co-presenter of This Morning (2009–present) and Dancing on Ice (2006–2011, 201 ...

Date of birth: 10 February 1981

Age: 43

Nationality: British

Occupation: TV Personality

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 8" (173 cm)

Partner: Daniel Baldwin (Married)

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21st-century English women writers 392T

British Academy Television Awards winners 4T

British women children's writers 168T
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Anderson Cooper

American journalist (born 1967)

Overview: Anderson Hays Cooper (born June 3, 1967) is an American television journalist. He is the primary anchor of the CNN news broadcast Anderson Cooper 360°. The program is usually broadcast live from a New ...

Date of birth: 3 June 1967

Age: 57

Nationality: American

Occupation: Journalist

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 10" (178 cm)

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Writers from Manhattan 74T

Gay models 61T

21st-century American male writers 3,233T
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Iwan Rheon

Actor

Overview: Iwan Rheon (, born 13 May 1985) is a Welsh actor, singer, narrator, and musician. He is known for his portrayals of Simon Bellamy in E4's Misfits and Ramsay Bolton in HBO's Game of Thrones, as well as ...

Date of birth: 13 May 1985

Age: 39

Nationality: Welsh

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 8" (173 cm)

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Welsh operatic baritones 22T

21st-century Welsh singers 79T

Welsh-speaking musicians 37T
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Brad Falchuk

American television writer, director and producer

Overview: Bradley Douglas Falchuk (born March 1, 1971) is an American television writer, director, and producer, best known for co-creating with Ryan Murphy the comedy-drama television series Glee, the drama series ...

Date of birth: 1 March 1971

Age: 53

Nationality: American

Occupation: Film Director

Gender: Male

Height: 6' (183 cm)

Partner: Gwyneth Paltrow (Married)

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Paltrow family 7T

American male television writers 1,879T

Screenwriters from Massachusetts 188T
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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
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Fannie Flagg

American actress, comedian and author

Overview: Fannie Flagg (born Patricia Neal; September 21, 1944) is an American actress, comedian and author. She is best known as a semi-regular panelist on the 1973–82 versions of the game show Match Game and for ...

Date of birth: 21 September 1944

Age: 79

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

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LGBT actors from the United States 279T

American LGBT novelists 407T

Ramsay High School alumni 16T
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Steven Spielberg

American filmmaker (born 1946)

Overview: Steven Allan Spielberg KBE (born December 18, 1946) is an American filmmaker. He is considered one of the founding pioneers of the New Hollywood era and one of the most popular directors and producers ...

Date of birth: 18 December 1946

Age: 77

Nationality: American

Occupation: Film Director

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 8" (173 cm)

Partner: Kate Capshaw (Married)

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20th-century American screenwriters 1,746T

Filmmakers who won the Best Film BAFTA Award 95T

21st-century American screenwriters 625T
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Guy Ritchie

British film director

Overview: Guy Stuart Ritchie (born 10 September 1968) is an English film director, producer, writer, and businessman. His work includes British gangster films and the Sherlock Holmes franchise.

Date of birth: 10 September 1968

Age: 56

Nationality: British

Occupation: Film Director

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 11" (180 cm)

Partner: Jacqui Ainsley (Married)

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English practitioners of Brazilian jiu-jitsu 32T

English male judoka 36T

English male karateka 21T
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Henry Winkler

American actor, comedian, director and producer (born 1945)

Overview: Henry Franklin Winkler OBE (born October 30, 1945) is an American actor, comedian, director, producer, and author. He initially rose to fame for his role as Arthur "Fonzie" Fonzarelli, a greaser who became ...

Date of birth: 30 October 1945

Age: 78

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 6" (168 cm)

Partner: Stacey Winkler (Married)

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Jewish American male comedians 179T

McBurney School alumni 16T

People from the Upper West Side 194T
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Jamie Oliver

British restaurateur

Overview: Jamie Trevor Oliver MBE (born 27 May 1975) is a British chef and restaurateur. He is known for his approachable cuisine, which has led him to front numerous television shows and open many restaurants.

Date of birth: 27 May 1975

Age: 49

Nationality: British

Occupation: Chef

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 10" (178 cm)

Partner: Juliette Norton (Married)

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Food and cooking YouTubers 25T

Shorty Award winners 210T

British male bloggers 75T
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Justin Roiland

American voice actor and animator (born 1980)

Overview: Justin Roiland (born February 21, 1980) is an American voice actor, animator, writer, producer, and director. He is best known as the co-creator of Adult Swim's Rick and Morty, on which he voices the show's ...

Date of birth: 21 February 1980

Age: 44

Nationality: American

Occupation: Writer

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 10" (178 cm)

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American male television writers 1,879T

21st-century American screenwriters 625T

American animated film directors 538T
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Brendan O'Carroll

Irish actor and comedian

Overview: Brendan O'Carroll (born 17 September 1955) is an Irish writer, producer, comedian, actor, and director, best known for portraying foul-mouthed matriarch Agnes Brown on stage, and in the BBC and RTÉ te ...

Date of birth: 15 September 1955

Age: 68

Nationality: Irish

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 3" (160 cm)

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21st-century Irish comedians 25T

20th-century Irish comedians 24T

21st-century Irish male writers 98T
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Paul McKenna

British hypnotist and TV personality (born 1963)

Overview: Paul William McKenna (born 8 November 1963) is a British hypnotist, behavioural scientist, television and radio broadcaster and author of self-help books.

Date of birth: 8 November 1963

Age: 60

Nationality: British

Occupation: Personality

Gender: Male

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British hypnotists 15T

People from Enfield, London 177T

People educated at St Ignatius' College, Enfield 19T
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Daniel Powter

Canadian musician

Overview: Daniel Richard Powter (born February 25, 1971) is a Canadian musician. He is best known for his self-penned hit song "Bad Day" (2005), which was top of the Billboard Hot 100 for five weeks.

Date of birth: 25 February 1971

Age: 53

Nationality: Canadian

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 8" (173 cm)

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21st-century male singers 6,386T

Canadian male pianists 129T

21st-century Canadian pianists 159T
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Alice Pagani

Italian actress (born 1998)

Overview: Alice Pagani (born February 19, 1998) is an Italian actress and model, best known for her role as Ludovica Storti in the Netflix series Baby. In 2020, she fronted Emporio Armani's Together Stronger campaign ...

Date of birth: 19 February 1998

Age: 26

Nationality: Italian

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 5" (165 cm)

Partner: Prynce (Dating)

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Actresses from Rome 239T

Italian television actresses 396T

Italian film actresses 816T
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A.A. Gill

British jouranlist

Overview: Adrian Anthony Gill (28 June 1954 – 10 December 2016) was a Scottish writer and critic. Best known for food and travel writing, he was The Sunday Times' restaurant reviewer as well as a television critic ...

Date of birth: 28 June 1954

Date of death: 10 December 2016

Age: 62 (age at death)

Nationality: Scottish

Occupation: Journalist

Gender: Male

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British restaurant critics 28T

2016 deaths 9,448T

Obscenity controversies in literature 184T
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Derek Waters

American actor, comedian, screenwriter, producer, and director (born 1979)

Overview: Derek Matthew Waters (born July 30, 1979) is an American actor, comedian, screenwriter, producer and director. He is best known for his work on the television series Drunk History (2013–present), for which ...

Date of birth: 30 July 1979

Age: 45

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

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21st-century American screenwriters 625T

21st-century American male writers 3,233T

American male comedy actors 146T