Listed below are the names of the rich and famous who have had or have mental and/or emotional illnesses.
These talented individuals transcend their conditions and successfully work (or worked) in a broad array of professional jobs.
Illness does not define the person. The person is larger and more powerful than any physical limitation. This is just a sample, however, and not nearly indicative of the vast numbers of successful individuals with the courage to succeed despite their mental illness and/or chemical dependence.
Depression
John Lennon... musician, artist
Claude Monet...Artist
Charles Schultz ...(cartoonist - Peanuts)
Barbara Bush... (former First Lady - U.S.)
Betty Ford... (former first lady)
Queen Elizabeth...Queen of England
Richard Nixon... (U.S. president)
Roseanne (Barr) Arnold... (actor, writer, comedian)
Marlon Brando... (actor)
Jim Carrey... (actor, comedian)
Dick Clark...(t.v. personality - American Bandstand)
Harrison Ford ...(actor)
Audrey Hepburn ... (actor)
Anthony Hopkins ...(actor)
Ashley Judd ... (actor)
Mark Twain ...(author/humorist)
Kurt Vonnegut ... (writer - Breakfast of Champions)
Dwight Gooden ... (baseball athlete)
Monica Seles ...(tennis athlete)
James Taylor ... (musician)
Cole Porter ...(composer, lyricist)
Dolly Parton ... (musician, writer)
Billy Joel ... (musician, composer)
Elton John ...(musician, composer)
Sheryl Crow ... (musician)
John Denver ... (musician, composer, writer)
Marie Osmund ... (singer, t.v. personality)
Joan Rivers ... (comedian, talk show host)
George Stephanopoulis ...(political advisor, educator)
Jessica Lange ... (actor)
Courtney Love ... (musician, actor)
Marilyn Monroe (Norma Jean Baker) ...(actor, singer)
Deborah Norville ... (t.v. journalist)
Kurt Cobain ... (Grunge singer and guitarist - Nirvana)
Alanis Morissette ... (musician, composer)
Panic/Anxiety
Emily Dickinson ... a recluse (American poet)
Nicholas Cage ... (actor)
Naomi Campbell ... (model)
Johnny Depp ... (actor)
Sally Field ... (actor)
Kim Bassinger ... (actor)
Naomi Judd ... (singer, actor)
Donny Osmond ... (singer, t.v. personality)
Willard Scott ... (weather forecaster)
Barbara Streisand ... (singer, actor)
Oprah Winfrey ... (talk show host, actress)
Carly Simon ... singer
Diana Spencer ... depression, eating disorder (Princess of Wales)
BipolarDepression
Vincent VanGogh...artist
Winston Churchill...(Prime Minister of Britain during WW11
Jeanne-Claude VanDamme ...(martial arts athlete, actor)
Connie Francis ... (actor, musician)
Ludwig vonBeethoven ... (genius, 18th Century composer)
Axl Rose ... (musician)
Robert Schumann ... (19th Century composer, poet)
Other Conditions
Michelangelo... artist... suffered from mental illness
Charles VI... (British king)...suffered from alcoholism, drug addiction.
Abraham Lincoln... (former president)...suffered from "nervous breakdown" and depression.
Howard Hughes ... obsessive compulsive, paranoia, recluse (movie producer, multimillionaire)
Robin Williams ... attention deficit / hyperactivity (actor, comedian)
Jimi Hendrix ... barbiturate addiction (Rock, Metal, Blues guitarist and singer
Michael Hutchence ... suicide (lead singer for INXS)
