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There are many famous people with ADHD (aka ADD). They include athletes, actors, scientists, musicians, business leaders, authors, and artists.

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There are many famous people with ADHD (aka ADD). They include athletes, actors, scientists, musicians, business leaders, authors, and artists. There are 100+ celebrities with learning disabilities, specifically ADHD, I found as part of our research on Ongig’s series on neurodiversity. I felt inspired to list all these amazing people in one place! Disclaimers: This list includes successful people with ADHD and/or ADD who have been diagnosed and those who have been reported or rumored to have ADHD. I do my best to list resources for any questionable ones and welcome feedback, additions, and edits! I am not an expert on ADHD. Simone Biles (diagnosed) Terry Bradshaw (diagnosed) Jim Carey (rumored) James Carville (diagnosed) Bill Gates (rumored) Ryan Gosling (diagnosed) Paris Hilton (diagnosed) Michael Jordan (rumored) Adam Levine (diagnosed) Howie Mandel (diagnosed) Ty Pennington (diagnosed) Michael Phelps (diagnosed) Will Smith (rumored) Britney Spears (diagnosed) Channing Tatum (diagnosed) Justin Timberlake (diagnosed) Liv Tyler (diagnosed) Carrie Underwood (diagnosed) Emma Watson (diagnosed) Will.i.am (diagnosed) But let’s break it down in more detail. There are so many reported famous people with ADHD that I categorize them by their professional field (Actors, Athletes, Musicians, Entrepreneurs, Scientists, etc.). I do my best to provide sourcing at the bottom of this article. I hope you’re as inspired by these great humans as I am!

Chloe Bennett – Actress

Albie Casiño- Actor

Eliza Coupe – Actress

Cara Delevigne – Actress & Model

Zooey Deschanel – Actress, Model & Musician

Eliza Dushku – Actress

Helen Flanagan – Actress

Joseph Gilgun – Actor

Ryan Gosling – Actor

Paris Hilton – Actress

Luke Jacobz – Actor

Diane Kruger – Actress

Jessica McCabe – Actress

Audra McDonald – Actress

Rita Simons – Actress

Channing Tatum – Actor & Producer

Bex Taylor-Klaus – Actress

Liv Tyler – Actor & Producer

Mara Wilson – Actress

Richard Bacon – Broadcaster

Glenn Beck – TV Producer & Radio Host

Bethany Black – Comedian

Raphael Bob-Waksburg – Comedian, Actor & Producer

Russell Brand – Comedian & Actor

Rory Bremner – Comedian

Hannah Gadsby – Comedian & Actress

Rick Green – Comedian

Filip Hammer – TV Host

Ryan Higa – Comedian

Lee Mack – Comedian & Actor

Howie Mandel – Comedian

Patrick McKenna – Comedian

Jamie Oliver – Celebrity Chef

Jack Osbourne – Media Personality

Ty Pennington – TV Host

Lele Pons – Internet Celebrity

Nabil Abdul Rashid – Comedian

Brookley Wofford – Beauty Pageant Queen

Jason Zimmerman – Professional Gamer

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Terry Bradshaw – Superbowl Champion & Sports Commentator

Simone Biles – Olympic Gymnast

Cammi Granato – Olympic Hickey Player

Tim Howard – Soccer Star

Bruce/Caitlyn Jenner – Track Star

Shaquille O’Neal – Basketball Star

Michael Phelps – Olympic Swimmer

Pete Rose – Baseball Star

Karina Smirnoff – Professional Dancer

Shane Victorino – Major League Baseball Player

There are quite a few musicians with ADHD. Does Adam Levine have ADHD? According to Healthline, Adam Levin struggled with sitting still, completing work, and focusing (some of the top signs of ADHD). “Joyner Lucas ADHD” is searched 12,000 times per month on Google according to ahrefs.com. This could be because his fans want to know more about his struggles with ADHA growing up, or to learn about the album he named after them, called “ADHD”. Note: Rapper Kendrick Lamar named one of his most recent albums “A.D.H.D.”, but reports show he does not have ADHD and the album name is not related to a learning disability.

Mel B – Musician

Sven Anders Bagge – Composer

Joe Bonamassa – Musician

In a documentary called, How One Man Beat the Record Industry, musician Joe Bonamassa mentions he met the infamous B.B. King when he was 12 after being booked to open up for him. Bonamassa said:

Aaron Bruno – Singer

Loyle Carner – Hip Hop Musician

Zooey Deschanel – Musician, Actress & Model

Dave Grohl – Foo Fighters frontman and former Nirvana drummer

Dorian Electra – Musician

Example – Musician & Rapper

Dex Fafara – Musician

Kerry Katona – Singer & Songwriter

Kleerup – Musician

Solange Knowles – Singer

Left at London – Singer & Comedian

Joyner Lucas – Rapper & Producer

Marie-Mai – Musician

Park Bom – Singer

Tom Paxton – Singer & Songwriter

Greg Puciato – Musician

Todd Rundgren – Instrumentalist

Elliot Smith – Singer & Songwriter

Brittney Spears – Musician

Magnus Uggla – Composer

Carrie Underwood – Musician & Actress

Brendon Urie – Musician

Chris Webby – Rapper

Ben Weinman – Musician

Billy West – Musician & Voice Actor

Will.i.am – Rapper & Producer

Katherine Ellison – Author

Lisa Ling – Journalist, Author & TV Personality

Lousie Mensch – Blogger & Novelist

David Allen Patterson – Author & Researcher

Dav Pilkey – Author & Illustrator

As children, and even during their adult lives, these entrepreneurs and other leaders faced challenges because of their ADHD. But that did not stop them from pursuing their dreams. Here are some successful people with ADHD who are leaders:

“I think he’s definitely got attention deficit disorder…”

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Annie Antón – Found of ThePrivacyPlace.org

Blondinbella – Swedish Entrepreneur & Author

John Chambers – Chairman Emeritus, Cisco

Jenny Dearborn – Chief People Officer at Klaviyo. “As soon as I was diagnosed I was hugely relieved and incredibly angry at everyone who had told me I was stupid or ‘retarded,’ at every teacher or counselor who dismissed me,” Dearborn told CNN.

Bill Gates – Entrepreneur

Benn Glenn – Professional Speaker

Damien Hooper-Campbell – Chief Diversity Officer at Zoom. “Damien Hooper-Campbell, 40, didn’t get diagnosed with ADHD until his mid-20s. When he was a kid, he said he was hyper-focused in certain areas, but had little attention for others.” (source: CNN)

Ingvar Kamprad – IKEA founder and chairman

Scott Kelly – Astronaut

John F. Kennedy – U.S. President (rumored ADHD)

Dianel Koh – Boston Mayor Marty Walsh, has two degrees from Harvard, and was named one of Forbes magazine’s “30 under 30” at age 26. magazine’s “30 under 30” at age 26. Christopher Lochhead – Entrepreneur and Podcaster

Steve Madden – Shoe Designer

Shoe mogul, Steve Madden was featured ina. Netflix film which documents his life and struggles with ADHD, among other things. Mentality Magazine reported that:

David Neeleman – Aviation Entrepreneur…he founded JetBlue.

Paul Orfalea – Founder of Kinko’s

Donald Trump – U.S. President (rumored ADHD)

Edward “Ned” Hallowell – Psychiatrist

Gabor Maté – Childhood Development Physician

A few of the top professions listed are artist, entrepreneur, chef, journalist and stage manager.

Artist

Entrepreneur

Chef

Journalist

Stage Manager

My list is by no means complete. Please let me know if you find other successful people with ADHD and I will be glad to add them to this growing list! Just ping me at [email protected].

And a final thanks goes to…

These pros helped me source the article — thank you!

Why I wrote this?

Ongig is on a mission to eliminate boring and biased job descriptions. As part of this, we try to share best practices on all aspects of diversity. For example, Ongig’s Text Analyzer helps you avoid words that are exclusionary to famous (or non-famous) people with ADHD or other forms of Neurodiversity. Please visit Ongig if you’d like to learn more.

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