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Famous People With Disabilities Quiz

This exercise lists famous people whose names and accomplishments are probably familiar to you. However, you might not know that they are or were a person with a disability. The individual is listed by their accomplishment in categories.

Match the person in the first column with his/her disability in the second column.  Draw a line between the person and their disability.

Actors and Actresses

Name	Disability
Marlee Matlin	Diabetes
Danny Glover	Cerebral Palsy
Geri Jewell	Down Syndrome
Ben Stiller	Stutter
Tom Cruise	Deaf
Mary Tyler Moore	Dyslexia
Halle Berry	Parkinson’s disease
Bruce Willis	Bipolar Manic Depression
Chris Burke	Epilepsy
Michael J. Fox	Diabetes

Musicians

Name	Disability
Ludwig van Beethoven	Blind
Ray Charles	Deaf
Stevie Wonder	Depression, Alcoholism
José Feliciano	Blind
Billy Joel	Depression, Drug Addiction
Kurt Cobain	Spina Bifida
John Cougar Mellencamp	Multiple Sclerosis
Alan Osmond	Blind

Athletes

Name	Disability
Magic Johnson	Stutter
Wilma Rudolph	Learning Disability
David Beckham	Tourette Syndrome
Tiger Woods	Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Jim Eisenreich	Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Lou Gehrig	Post Polio Syndrome
Ron Santo	Diabetes, Amputee
Bruce Jenner	HIV Positive

Politicians

Name	Disability
Alexander the Great	Amputation (WWII)
Julius Caesar	Learning Disability
Winston Churchill	Asthma, Vision Impairment
James Brady	Stuttered
Daniel Inouye	Traumatic Brain Injury
Ronald Reagan	Epilepsy
Franklin D. Roosevelt	Post Polio Syndrome
Teddy Roosevelt	Alzheimer's disease
Woodrow Wilson	Epilepsy
Bob Dole	Paralysis of right arm

Miscellaneous

Name	Disability
Thomas Edison	Blind, Deaf
Albert Einstein	Oral Cancer
Steven Hawking	Traumatic Brain Injury, Sleep disorder
Harriet Tubman	Learning disability
Edgar Allen Poe	Blind
H.G. Wells	Epilepsy, Depression
Louis Braille	Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Quadriplegic
Sigmund Freud	Alcoholism, heart disease, Brain congestion
Helen Keller	Hard of Hearing

Quiz Answers

Actors and Actresses

Name	Disability
Marlee Matlin	Deaf
Danny Glover	Epilepsy
Geri Jewell	Cerebral Palsy
Ben Stiller	Bipolar Manic Depression
Tom Cruise	Dyslexia
Mary Tyler Moore	Diabetes
Halle Berry	Diabetes
Bruce Willis	Stuttered
Chris Burke	Down Syndrome
Michael J. Fox	Parkinson’s Disease

Musicians

Name	Disability
Ludwig von Beethoven	Deaf
Ray Charles	Blind
Stevie Wonder	Blind
José Feliciano	Blind
Billy Joel	Depression, Alcoholism
Kurt Cobain	Depression, Drug Addiction
John Cougar Mellencamp	Spina Bifida
Alan Osmond	Multiple Sclerosis

Athletes

Name	Disability
Magic Johnson	HIV Positive
David Beckham	Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Tiger Woods	Stuttering
Jim Eisenreich	Tourette Syndrome
Lou Gehrig	Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Ron Santo	Diabetes, Amputee
Bruce Jenner	Learning Disability
Wilma Rudolph	Post Polio Syndrome

Politicians

Name	Disability
Alexander the Great	Epilepsy
Julius Caesar	Epilepsy
Winston Churchill	Stuttered
James Brady	Traumatic Brain Injury
Daniel Inouye	Amputee
Ronald Reagan	Hard of hearing, Alzheimer's disease
Franklin D. Roosevelt	Post Polio Syndrome
Teddy Roosevelt	Asthma, Vision Impairment
Bob Dole	Paralysis of right arm
Woodrow Wilson	Learning Disability

Miscellaneous

Name	Disability
Thomas Edison	Hard of hearing
Albert Einstein	Learning disability
Steven Hawking	Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Quadriplegic
Harriet Tubman	Traumatic Brain Injury, Sleep disorder
Edgar Allen Poe	Alcohol Addiction
H.G. Wells	Epilepsy, Depression
Louis Braille	Blind
Sigmund Freud	Oral Cancer
Helen Keller	Blind, Deaf