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Tom Harrell - jazz musician
Meera Popkin, Broadway Star
John Nash - Mathematician/Nobel Prize Winner
Albert Einstein's son - Eduard Einstein
Dr. James Watson's son (Dr. Watson is co-discover of DNA and Nobel Prize winner)
Alan Alda's Mother (Alan Alda is the famous TV actor from the series MASH)
Andy Goram - Scottish Soccer Player/Goal Keeper
Lionel Aldridge - Superbowl-winning Football Player
Peter Green, Guitarist for the band Fleetwood Mac
Syd Barrett of the band Pink Floyd
Alexander "Skip" Spence and Bob Mosley - both members of the 1960's rock group Moby Grape (and Jefferson Airplane for Skip Spence)
Roger Kynard "Roky" Erickson, of the Austin-based 1960's group TheThirteenth Floor Elevators
Patricia Deegan PhD - Consumer movement Leader
Fred Frese Phd
Daniel Fisher MD, PhD
Joe Meek - 1960's British record producer
James Beck Gordon (Jim Gordon) - James Gordon had been, quite simply, one of the greatest drummers of his time
Charles "Buddy" Bolden - Jazz Musician
Antoin Artaud - Dramatist, Artist
Mary Todd Lincoln - wife of Abraham Lincoln (past-President of the United States)
Vaclav Nijinsky - Famous Russian Dancer
Jack Kerouac - Author, was diagnosed with Schizophrenia
Tennessee Williams' sister Rose Williams had schizophenia
(source:Tennessee WilliamsNotebooks,Edited by Margaret Bradham Thornton,Yale University Press, 2007)
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Al Kasha - (songwriter)
Alanis Morisette - (singer) Alfred Lord Tennyson - (poet) Ann Wilson - (singer) Anne Tyler - (author) Anthony Hopkins - (actor) Aretha Franklin - (singer) Barbara Bush - (former First Lady - U.S.) Barbara Gordon - (filmmaker) Barbra Streisand - (singer) Beverly Johnson - (supermodel) Bonnie Raitt - (musician) Burt Reynolds - (actor) Carly Simon - (singer) Charles Schultz - (cartoonist) Charlotte Bronte - (author) Cher - (singer, actress) Courtney Love - (singer - actress) Dave Stewart - (singer of the Eurythmics) David Bowie - (singer) Dean Cain - (actor) Deanna Carter - (singer) Dick Clark - (television personality) Donny Osmond - (actor) Earl Campbell - (Heisman Trophy winner) Edie Falco - (actress) Edvard Munch - (artist) Emily Dickinson - (poet) Eric Clapton - (musician) Goldie Hawn - (actress) Howard Stern - (king of media) Howie Mandel - (comic) Isaac Asimov - (author) James Garner - (actor) Jim Eisenreich - (baseball) Joan Rivers - (actress) John Candy - (comedian) John Cougar Mellencamp - (musician, actor) John Madden - (announcer) John Steinbeck - (author) John Stuart Mill - (philosopher) Johnny Depp - (actor) Kim Basinger - (actress) Lani O'Grady - (actress) Leila Kenzle - (actress) Marie Osmond - (entertainer) Marty Ingels - (comedian) Michael Crichton - (writer) Michael English - (Gospel artist) Michael Jackson - (singer) Naomi Campbell - (model) Naomi Judd - (singer) Nicholas Cage - (actor) Nicole Kidman - (actress) Nikola Tesla - (inventor) Olivia Hussey - (actress) Oprah Winfrey - (billionaire, tv network) Pete Harnisch - (baseball) Ray Charles - (musician) Robert Burns - (poet) Robert McFarlane - (former U.S. National curity Advisor) Robin Quivers - (radio host) Roseanne Barr - (comedian) Sally Field - (actress) Sam Shepard - (playwright) Shecky Greene - (comedian) Sheryl Crow - (musician) Sigmund Freud - (psychiatrist) Sir Isaac Newton - (scientist) Sir Laurence Olivier - (actor) Sissy Spacek - (actress) Susan Powter - (tv host) Tom Snyder - (host) Tony Dow - (actor director) W.B. Yeats - (poet) Willard Scott - (weatherman) Winona Ryder - (actress) |
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Maurice Bernard - Soap opera Jeremy Brett Jim Carey Lisa Nicole Carson Rosemary Clooney - Singer, Star in White Christmas Lindsay Crosby Eric Douglas Robert Downey Jr. Patty Duke Carrie Fisher - Princess Leah in Star Wars
Connie Francis - Singer and actress Shecky Greene - Comedian Linda Hamilton Moss Hart - Actor, director, playright Mariette Hartley Margot Kidder Vivien Leigh Kevin McDonald - Comedian Kristy McNichols Burgess Meredith - Actor, director Spike Milligan - Actor, writer Spike Mulligan - Comic actor and writer Nicola Pagett Ben Stiller - Actor, director, writer David Strickland Lili Taylor Tracy Ullman Jean-Claude Van Damme - Movie star, martial arts Robin Williams - Comedian, Movis star Jonathon Winters - Comedian, Movie star Artists
Alvin Alley - dancer, choreogapher
Ludwig Von Beethoven Tim Burton - artist, director Francis Ford Coppola - director George Fredrick Handel - composer Bill Lichtenstein - producer Joshua Logan - broadway director, producer Vincent Van Gogh - painter Gustav Mahier - composer Francesco Scavullo - artist, photographer Robert Schumann - composer Don Simpson - movie producer Norman Wexler - screenwriter, playwright Entrepreneurs
Robert Campeau Pierre Peladeau Heinz C. Prechter Financiers
John Mulheren Murray Pezim Miscellaneous Musicians Poets
John Berryman C.E. Chaffin, writer, poet Hart Crane Randall Jarrell Jacques Jarrup
Jane Kenyon Robert Lowell Sylvia Plath Robert Schumann Delmore Schwartz Political Scholars
John Strugnell - biblical scholar Scientists Karl Paul Link - Chemist Dimitri Mihalas Sports Shelley Beattie - bodybuilding, sailing John Daly - golf Johnny Dudley - world cup soccer Muffin Spencer - Devlin, pro golf
Ilie Nastase - tennis Jimmy Piersail - baseball player, Boston Red Sox, sports announcer Barret Robbins - football Wyatt Sexton - football Alonzo Spellman - football Darryl Strawberry - baseball Dimitrius Underwood - football Luther Wright - basketball Bert Yancey - athlete TV & Radio Dick Cavett Jay Marvin - Radio, writer Jane Pauley Writers
Louis Althusser - philosopher, writer Honors de Balzac Art Buchwald - Writer, humorist Marcus Butters
Neal Cassady Patricia Cornwell Margot Early Kaye Gibbons Sally Giborski
Johann Goethe Graham Greene Abbie Hoffman - Writer, political activist Kay Redfield Jamison - Writer, psychologist Peter Nolan Lawrence Frances Lear - Writer, editor, women's rights activist Rika Lesser - Writer, translator Kate Millet Robert Munsch Margo Orum Edgar Allen Poe Peter Poezoewitz
Theodore Roethke Lori Schiller - Writer, educator Frances Sherwood Scott Simmie - Writer, journalist August Strindberg Gerald Strong
Mark Twain Marcus Twatway
Joseph Vasquez - Writer, movie director
Mark Vonnegut - Doctor, writer Sol Wachtler - Writer, judge Mary Jane Ward Virginia Woolf Zoe Zeldia
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Adam Duritz - In a 2008 interview, Adam Duritz revealed that during the peak of his fame as lead singer for the group Counting Crows he suffered from mental illness, including severe depression.
Ashley Judd - actress and daughter/half-sister of the singing duo The Judds, revealed in 2006 that she had suffered from depression and an eating disorder.
Billy Corgan - American musician from the band The Smashing Pumpkins, reported to have suffered from deep depression while working hard on the band's albums. Billy Joel - A profile of the musician Billy Joel and his struggles with depression. Boris Yeltsin - An article about the Russian president Boris Yeltsin, his depression, and his rumored alcohol problems. Brooke Shields - A profile of actress Brooke Shields and her experiences with postpartum depression. Buzz Aldrin - In recent years, astronaut Buzz Aldrin has spoken frankly about his past depression and alcohol abuse. Delta Burke - In 2008, Delta Burke, best known for her role on the TV series Designing Women, spoke candidly about her depression and hospitalization during an interview with The Insider. Diana, Princess of Wales - A profile of Diana, Princess of Wales and her struggles with depression and eating disorders.
Drew Carey -In an interview with Access Hollywood's Nancy O'Dell, comedian and host of The Price Is Right Drew Carey revealed a darker side of himself. “I was depressed for a long time,” said Carey. So depressed that at the age of 18 and again in his 20's he attempted to take his own life by overdosing on pills. Emma Thompson - Nanny McPhee star Emma Thompson has revealed that in the past she suffered from depression, brought on by her attempts to conceive via in vitro fertilization. Harrison Ford - A profile of the actor Harrison Ford and his struggles with depression. Heath Ledger - Prior to his 2008 overdose, Aussie actor Heath Ledger, star of the gay romance movie Brokeback Mountain, suffered from depression, insomnia and addiction. Hugh Laurie - The multi-talented British actor who portrays the tortured genius Dr. Greg House on Fox's hit medical drama House, admitted in a 2007 interview that he was suffering from depression. J. K. Rowling - In an interview with Adeel Amini for a student magazine at Edinburgh University, Harry Potter author J. K. Rowling revealed that she had once been suicidally depressed. Jeffrey Sebelia - Project Runway winner Jeffrey Sebelia once battled depression and came close to committing suicide. Jim Carrey - A profile of the comedian Jim Carrey and his struggles with depression. John Denver - When Denver's career fell into a slump in the '80s, he found himself alone without a wife, and began developing a serious problem with depression and alcohol. Kurt Cobain - Best known as the lead singer and guitarist for the grunge band Nirvana, Kurt Cobain died of a gunshot wound at the age of 27. The official cause of death is listed as suicide. Marie Osmond - Marie Osmond was one of the first celebrities to speak out about the reality of postpartum depression. Mark Roget - Mark Roget, the creator of Roget's Thesaurus, found at an early age that making lists of words helped him to cope with his depression. Mike Wallace - Newscaster Mike Wallace showed us that even men, who often believe they must be strong and not show vulnerability, can become depressed. Olivia Newton-John - Speaking with the Australian Women's Weekly magazine, singer Olivia Newton-John revealed that she had struggled with depression following the disappearance of her long-time partner Patrick McDermott. Owen Wilson - In August of 2007, Owen Wilson, who starred in such movies as Wedding Crashers and Starsky & Hutch was reported as having attempted suicide. He has thus far not publicly spoken about this event or having depression, however. Pete Wentz - In an interview with Q magazine, Fall Out Boy bassist and songwriter Pete Wentz revealed that he has bipolar disorder. Richard Jeni - Comedian Richard Jeni, best known for appearances on the Tonight Show and his HBO comedy specials, died on March 10, 2007 from what appeared to be suicide. Rodney Dangerfield - Although diagnosed later in life with clinical depression, Dangerfield believed that it began early in his life due to a father who abandoned him and a mother whose cruel remarks made him feel worthless. Rosie O'Donnell - During her tenure on The View, Rosie O'Donnell discussed her depression following the Columbine High School shooting and how she currently uses inversion therapy to help control her depression. Sheryl Crow - A profile of musician Sheryl Crow and her experiences with depression. Terry Bradshaw - A profile of the football great Terry Bradshaw and his struggles with depression. Thomas F. Eagleton - In 1972, when depression was much more stigmatized than it is now, Sen. Eagleton, who at the time was the running mate of presidential candidate George McGovern, held a press conference to reveal that he had been treated for depression and had received ECT (electroconvulsive therapy). He eventually left the ticket. Vincent Van Gogh - An article about the artist Vincent Van Gogh and his depression. Winston Churchill - An essay about the depression of Winston Churchill. Jessica Alba
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