7 Famous People with Dyslexia ...

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There are probably more famous people with dyslexia than you realise - it’s the most common learning disorder, affecting up to 33% of the world’s population. Famous people aren’t immune to the disorders that everyday people can possess, even though it might sometimes seem that way. Whether you suffer from dyslexia yourself or are simply curious to see which celebrities have the condition, some of these famous people with dyslexia might surprise you!

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1. Tom Cruise

Tom Cruise Kicking off this list of famous people with dyslexia is the couch-jumping Scientologist, Tom Cruise. He claims that the church of Scientology helped him to overcome the dyslexia he had suffered from for all of his childhood. Even as an actor who has to read and memorise scripts, Tom Cruise has not let his dyslexia define who he is.

2. Orlando Bloom

Orlando Bloom Throughout his schooling, Lord of the Rings actor Orlando Bloom struggled with reading and writing due to his dyslexia. His mother encouraged him to take drama and art classes, and it was these classes which lead him to become an actor, and furthermore to deal with his dyslexia struggles head-on in the form of script reading.

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3. Cher

Cher Believe it or not, even with dyslexia Cher excelled in school, particularly enjoying and achieving excellent grades in French and English. It wasn’t until Cher was an adult that she realised she was dyslexic and was diagnosed accordingly. She still shines on stage and in real life, and is known for her risqué and over-the-top performances.

4. Keira Knightley

Keira Knightley Keira Knightley was diagnosed with dyslexia early on in her life, at age six. This meant that she struggled with school, much to her parents’ disappointment. Despite this, Keira Knightley applied herself and tried hard to succeed at school, finally achieving great marks and, in return, being allowed to have a talent agent.

5. Prince Harry

Prince Harry The cheeky, lovable redheaded royal, Prince Harry, has recently opened up about his personal struggle with dyslexia. He said this made school very hard for him, and now rallies to spread awareness of the common learning disability. Another young royal to struggle with dyslexia is Princess Beatrice.

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Prince Harry, also known as the Duke of Sussex, is a member of the British royal family and the younger son of Prince Charles and Princess Diana. Despite his royal status, he faced challenges in school due to his dyslexia. However, he did not let this hold him back and has become a strong advocate for dyslexia awareness. He founded the charity Sentebale, which helps children affected by HIV in Lesotho and Botswana, and has also worked with organizations such as the Dyslexia Association. His bravery in sharing his personal struggle has inspired many others to embrace their dyslexia and not let it define them.

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6. Sir Richard Branson

Sir Richard Branson Even though he never excelled at school, Virgin Group founder Sir Richard Branson opened his first business at age 16 and has never looked back. The Virgin Group now consists of over 400 different companies and Sir Richard Branson is worth upwards of $4.6 billion. This goes to show that dyslexia should never be an obstacle to success!

7. Will Smith

Will Smith Will Smith is definitely a triple threat: he is an actor, producer and rapper, not to mention he can dance like a pro and has a beautiful family. He wasn’t always so successful, however, as he explains that when he was younger he suffered terribly from dyslexia. This was something he was always ashamed of, but now he has found a way to use his condition to his advantage: by analysing patterns in his work, allowing him to achieve the success he has today.

There are probably more celebrities than you think that suffer from dyslexia, and this just goes to show that you should never think of it as an unbreakable obstacle. Harness your other abilities and use them to your advantage! Do you suffer from dyslexia? Which skills do you possess over and above the people around you?

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Bella Thorne too

OMG!!! Can I just say... My daughter has dyslexia and yes you can call it a disability as one has to learn to deal and except the fact but I truly believe that all children are gifted some more than others and they have to find their passion/careers in life. My daughter is doing a double degree in engineering and science and has been offered a scholarship and she has dyslexia. She had to face her fears and she did.What we lack in we gain in other areas of skills. Thank god!!! We're not all made the same as I lives would be so boring without life's challenges. We all deal with it in our own way so I feel Tom cruise can say what he wants to say as it's his way of dealing with it and that's whats makes us all different. And to my daughter Isobel I'm so proud of you. If we except it ! Then we can more on in our life's to try and achieve great things. We must remember no one is perfect! The the question is .., What is!!!!!!! We all see things differently. Thanks for reading.. Juliana x

where is bella thorne

i got dyslexia im soo happy lol

Didn't see that coming along with a package of hotness now huh

Bella throne

No need to get to intense^^

Patrick Dempsey too.

was I the only one shocked with seeing Will smith & Tom Cruse.

I appreciate the awareness this article brings to dyslexia but it contains inaccurate information. Dyslexia affects nowhere near 33% of the population. The International Dyslexia Association (IDA) and the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) cites it as 15-20%. Additionally, there is no cure for dyslexia so if Tom Cruise stated that he overcame dyslexia through church, he's wrong. Skill deficits improve with intensive, research-based intervention and no amount of church is going to change that. Maybe his church helped him with social/emotional issues but church will not cure the fundamental skill deficits that define dyslexia. If it did, he wasn't a true dyslexic to begin with.

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