FAMOUS BIPOLAR PEOPLE
Welcome to our online resource of famous people thought to have bipolar disorder (also known as Manic Depressive Disorder)
We have very carefully compiled a list of those famous people both lucky and unlucky enough to (likely) have Bipolar Disorder. We have compiled a short bio for each of those on our list of famous bipolar people. Click through the links below to read about your favorite personalities and their dealings with depression & mania.
Famous People With Bipolar Disorder (Manic Depressive Disorder)
The following people are thought to have suffered from bipolar disorder:
- Abraham Lincoln (leader)
- Agatha Christie (writer)
- Buzz Aldrin (other)
- Carrie Fisher (actor)
- Gordon Sumner (Sting) (musician)
- Heinz Prechter (entrepreneur)
- Jane Pauley (other)
- Jim Carey (actor)
- John Dally (sporting star)
- Kay Redfield Jamison (writer, other)
- Larry Flint (entrepreneur)
- Ludwig Boltzmann (other)
- Marilyn Monroe (actor)
- Maurice Benard (actor)
- Michael Slater (sporting star)
- Ozzy Osbourne (musician)
- Patrick Joseph Kennedy (leader)
- Plato (other)
- Rene Rivkin (entrepreneur)
- Robin Williams (actor)
- Sophie Anderton (other)
- Ted Turner (entrepreneur)
- Tom Waits (musician, actor)
- Vincent Van Gogh (other)
- Winston Churchill (leader)
- Adam Ant (musician)
- Axl Rose (musician)
- Drew Carey (actor)
- Edgar Poe (writer)
- Hans Christian Andersen (writer)
- Isaac Newton (other)
- Jean-Claude Van Damme (actor)
- Jimi Hendrix (musician)
- Jonathan Hay (sporting star)
- Kurt Cobain (musician)
- Liz Taylor (actor)
- Ludwig Van Beethoven (musician)
- Mark Twain (writer)
- Mel Gibson (actor)
- Napoleon Bonaparte (leader)
- Patricia Cornwell (writer)
- Patty Duke (actor)
- Ralph Waldo Emerson (writer)
- Robert Downey (actor)
- Sinead O’Connor (musician)
- Stephen Fry (actor)
- Tim Burton (writer, other)
- Thomas Stearns Elliot (writer)
- Virginia Woolf (writer)
- Wolfgang Armadeus Mozart (musician)
Currently going through a depressive episode of bipolar disorder?
You are not alone! Millions of others including many famous bipolar people have been through what you are going through right now but rest assured. It is only temporary! I urge to consider what you are feeling as if it is only a really, really, really bad hangover. Sure, you might feel like you want to die but it’s only temporary so push through it and go on to live an amazing life and have & share the amazing experiences you are destined for. After all, you have the incredible bipolar advantage like the famous people listed on this website and have potential to do amazing things with your life!
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