Famous People and Schizophrenia
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Many “historical diagnoses” are frequently not entirely certain — a “good guess” for schizophrenia includes Mary Todd Lincoln, wife of President Abraham Lincoln. Following is a list of famous people who have been diagnosed with schizophrenia, or are highly suspected of suffering (or who had suffered) from schizophrenia.
- Tom Harrell, Jazz Musician
- Meera Popkin, Broadway Star
- John Nash - Mathematician/Nobel Prize Winner
- Albert Einstein’s son - Eduard Einstein
- Dr. James Watson’s son (Dr. Watson is co-discover of DNA and Nobel Prize winner)
- Alan Alda’s Mother (Alan Alda is the famous TV actor from the series MASH)
- Andy Goram - Scottish Soccer Player/Goal Keeper
- Lionel Aldridge - Superbowl-winning Football Player
- Peter Green, Guitarist for the band Fleetwood Mac
- Syd Barrett of the band Pink Floyd
- Alexander “Skip” Spence and Bob Mosley - both members of the 1960’s rock group Moby Grape (and Jefferson Airplane for Skip Spence)
- Roger Kynard “Roky” Erickson, of the Austin-based 1960’s group TheThirteenth Floor Elevators
- Joe Meek - 1960’s British record producer
- James Beck Gordon (Jim Gordon) - James Gordon had been, quite simply, one of the greatest drummers of his time
- Charles “Buddy” Bolden - Jazz Musician
- Antoin Artaud - Dramatist, Artist
- Mary Todd Lincoln, wife of Abraham Lincoln (past-President of the United States)
- Vaclav Nijinsky, Famous Russian Dancer
- Jack Kerouac, Author, was diagnosed with Schizophrenia
- Tennessee Williams sister Rose Williams had schizophenia
(source:Tennessee WilliamsNotebooks,Edited by Margaret Bradham Thornton,Yale University Press, 2007)
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Not Famous people with schizophrenia
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