7 biographies
Other Famous People with Bipolar Disorder
Astronauts, physicists, philosophers, painters and broadcasters - the figures here span three thousand years and every corner of human achievement.
Buzz Aldrin
The second man on the Moon, and the depression that followed the descent.
Sophie Anderton
The British model has spoken about bipolar disorder and addiction.
Ludwig Boltzmann
The physicist whose mood swings were noted by colleagues across Europe.
Isaac Newton
Explosive productivity, paranoia and a documented breakdown in 1693.
Jane Pauley
The news anchor disclosed her bipolar diagnosis live on national television.
Plato
The philosopher who first argued that divine madness and genius are linked.
Vincent van Gogh
The most famous case in art history: 900 works, and a mind at war with itself.