List of Celebrities with Mental Disabilities/Illnesses

  • Albert Einstein-Dyslexia, Aspergers Syndrome 
  • Alexander Graham Bell-Dyslexia
  • Magic Johnson- Dyslexia
  • Ronald Regan-Dementia
  • Eduard Einstein- Schizophrenia
  • Isaac Newton- Aspergers Syndrome
  • Napoleon Bonaparte-Aspergers Syndrome, Epilepsy
  • Tiger Woods- Speech differences/Stutter
  • Bruce Willis- Speech differences/Stutter
  • Richard Dreyfuss- Mood disorder
  • Abraham Lincoln- Mood disorder
  • Vincent Van Gogh- Epilepsy
Among this list are some of the best politicians, atrists atheletes and scientists this world has ever seen and some that many people look upto. Aftter coming to the fact that so many people idolize these marvels in history, even though they had some sort of mental ilness, made me question why we can't treat those people in our own society with mental ilnesses with the same respect? Any thoughts?