Famous People with Depression

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Here are a list of famous people who have suffered from depression. Makes me feel more optimistic! Please feel free to add others you know of!

Britt


Politicians:
Menachem Begin - Prime Minister (Israel)
Barbara Bush - former First Lady (US)
Lawton Chiles - US Senator, Florida Governor
Winston Churchill - Prime Minister (UK)
Calvin Coolidge - US President
Richard M. Nixon - US President
Diana Spencer - Princess of Wales

Actors & Comedians:

Marlon Brando
Jim Carrey
thingy Clark
Ellen DeGeneres
Judy Garland
Audrey Hepburn
Anthony Hopkins
Marilyn Monroe

Musicians:

John Denver
Sheryl Crow
Kurt Cobain
Alanis Morissette
Sinead O'Connor
Dolly Parton
John Lennon
Lou Reed
Janet Jackson
Billy Joel
Elton John
James Taylor

Writers & Artists:

Ernest Hemingway
Jack London
Claude Monet
Jackson Pollock
Cole Porter
Hugo Wolf
Tom Wolfe

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Here are some athletes......

Willie Burton, basketball player
Tyrus Cobb, athlete
John Daly, pro golfer
Muffin Spencer Devlin, pro golfer
Paolo DiCanio, soccer player
Scott Donie, Olympic diver
Paul Gascoigne, soccer player
Kendall Gill, basketball player
Dwight Gooden, baseball player
Karen Kain, prima ballerina
Gelsey Kirkland, dancer
Pat LaFontaine, hockey player
Greg Louganis, Olympic diver - Gold Medalist
Elizabeth Manley, figureskater
Ilie Natase, tennis player
Vaslav Nijinksy, ballet dancer
Monica Sales, tennis player
Alonzo Spellman, football player
Mike Tyson, prizefighter
Luther Wright, basketball player
Bert Yancey, pro golfer
Charley Pell, former coach, University of Florida WOot!

Well, I don't even know who some of these people are, but I don't follow every sport, so thought you all might get a kick out of them.

Britt