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List of stutterers

Stuttering (alalia syllabaris), also known as stammering (alalia literalis or anarthria literalis), is a speech disorder in which the flow of speech is disrupted by involuntary repetitions and prolongations of sounds, syllables, words or phrases, and involuntary silent pauses or blocks during which the person who stutters is unable to produce sounds.[1] The exact etiology of stuttering is unknown; both genetics and neurophysiology are thought to contribute.[2] There are many treatments and speech-language pathology techniques available that may help increase fluency in some people who stutter to the point where an untrained ear cannot perceive stuttering; however, there is essentially no cure for the disorder at present.[3][4]

Man in robes with long brown hair against a background of waves reaching the shore
Greek orator Demosthenes practicing oratory at the beach with pebbles in his mouth

People who stutter include British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, orator Demosthenes, King George VI, actor James Earl Jones, US President Joe Biden, and country singer Mel Tillis. Churchill, whose stutter was particularly apparent to 1920s writers,[5] was one of the 30% of people who stutter who have an associated speech disorder—a lisp in his case—and led his nation through World War II.[6][7] Demosthenes stammered and was inarticulate as a youth, and, through dedicated practice using methods such as placing pebbles in his mouth, became a great orator of Ancient Greece.[8] King George VI hired speech therapist Lionel Logue to enable him to speak more easily to his Empire, and Logue effectively helped him accomplish this goal.[9] This training and its results are the focus of the 2010 film The King's Speech.[10] James Earl Jones has stated he was mute for many years of his youth, and he became an actor noted for the power of his voice.[11][12] Mel Tillis stutters when talking but not when singing.[13] Many people had their speech impairment only during childhood.[14]

Actors

Actor James Earl Jones in 2013
Emily Blunt in 2014
German silent film actor Bruno Kastner circa 1920
Actress Marilyn Monroe in 1953's Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
Actors with stutters
NameLifetimeCommentsReference(s)
Rowan Atkinson1955–presentEnglish comedian, screenwriter, and actor who incorporates his stuttering into his work by using over-articulation to overcome problematic consonants[15][16]
Emily Blunt1983–presentEnglish actress who won a Golden Globe Award in 2007[17]
Peter Bonerz1938–presentAmerican actor and producer who played Jerry the orthodontist on The Bob Newhart Show[18]
Nicholas Brendon1971–presentAmerican actor who serves with the Stuttering Foundation of America[19]
Jaik Campbell1973–presentBritish comedian who won British Stammering Association Writing Award in 2006[20][21]
Hugh Grant1960–presentEnglish actor who won a BAFTA and a Golden Globe Award in 1995[22]
Steve Harvey1957–presentAmerican television and radio presenter, actor, author, businessman, and former stand–up comedian.[23]
Dieter Thomas Heck1937–2018German actor and TV producer; started stuttering after being trapped under a staircase after a bombing raid in World War II[24][25]
James Earl Jones1931–presentAmerican actor who overcame stuttering to become noted for his powerful voice[11][22][26]
Samuel L. Jackson1948–presentAmerican actor who has appeared in over 100 films; active in Civil Rights Movement[22]
Javivi1961–presentSpanish actor who has appeared in films and TV series, usually in comical roles[27]
Bruno Kastner1890–1932German film actor and producer; committed suicide with the advent of sound films because of his speech impairment[28]
Harvey Keitel1939–presentAmerican stage and movie actor[29]
Nicole Kidman1967–presentAustralian actress and film producer[30]
Daniel Kitson1977–presentEnglish comedian winner of the Perrier Comedy Award in 2002[22][31]
Peggy Lipton1946–2019American actress who played "Julie Barnes" on The Mod Squad[29]
Drew Lynch1991–presentAmerican comedian who often uses his stutter as the punchline of his jokes; brother of Stephen Lynch and Season 10 runner-up on America's Got Talent[32]
John Melendez1965–presentAmerican radio personality known as "Stuttering John"[33]
Ezra Miller1992–presentAmerican actor[34]
Marilyn Monroe1926–1962American actress, singer, model, and sex symbol; Golden Globe Award nominee in 1956[22][26]
Sam Neill1947–presentNew Zealand actor[35]
Austin Pendleton1940–presentAmerican actor, playwright, theatrical director, and instructor[18]
Rosie Perez1964–presentPuerto Rican-American actress[36]
Anthony Quinn1915–2001Mexican-American actor, painter, and writer[29]
Hrithik Roshan1974–presentIndian Bollywood actor who won numerous Best Actor awards[29][37]
Eric Roberts1956–presentAmerican actor, Golden Globe Award nominee in 1978; brother of actress Julia Roberts[29]
Julia Roberts1967–presentOne of the highest paid American actresses in terms of box office receipts; sister of actor Eric Roberts[29][38]
Tom Sizemore1961–2023American actor and producer[29]
Cole Sprouse1992–presentAmerican actor, twin of Dylan Sprouse[29][39]
James Stewart1908–1997American film and stage actor whose stutter was a signature trait of his work[40][41][42][43]
Bruce Willis1955–presentAmerican actor, producer, and musician[22]
Claude Rains1889–1967British actor whose career spanned nearly 7 decades, Tony-award winning actor[44]
Bob Newhart1929–PresentAmerican actor and comedian, known for his intentional stammer (that is real)[45]
Jeanne Little1938–2020Australian entertainer, comedienne and television personality[46]
Joe Dougherty1898–1978American actor, provided the original voice of Porky Pig[47][48]
David Tomlinson1917–2000English actor and comedian[49][50]
Frankie Howerd1917–1992English actor and comedian[51][52]
Louis Jouvet1887–1951French actor, theatre director and filmmaker[53]
Nicholas Parsons1923–2020English actor, and radio and television presenter[54]
Thane Bettany1929-2015English actor and dancer[55]
James Nutcombe Gould1849-1899English stage actor[citation needed]
Boris Karloff1887-1969English actor, voice of Grinch[56]
Philip Lowrie1936-PresentEnglish actor[57]
Kenneth Colley1937-PresentEnglish actor[58]
Don Fellows1922-2007American actor in British theater and television[59]

Athletes

Basketball player Wilt Chamberlain in 1959 while a Harlem Globetrotter
Golfer Sophie Gustafson in 2008
Athletes with stutters
NameLifetimeCommentsReference(s)
Kelly Brown1982–presentScottish rugby union player[60]
Rubin Carter1937–2014American boxer known as "The Hurricane"[18]
Wilt Chamberlain1936–1999American basketball player, holds numerous official NBA all-time records[61]
Johnny Damon1973–presentAmerican baseball outfielder[62]
Sophie Gustafson1973–presentSwedish golfer[18]
Ron Harper1964–presentAmerican basketball player[18]
Lester Hayes1955–presentAmerican football cornerback[63]
Ben Johnson1961–presentCanadian sprinter[18]
Bo Jackson1962–presentAmerican baseball and football player, 1985 Heisman Trophy winner[64]
Tommy John1943–presentAmerican baseball pitcher[18]
Ivo Karlović1979–presentCroatian tennis player[65]
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist1993–presentAmerican basketball player[66]
Ellis Lankster1987–presentAmerican football cornerback[67]
Greg Louganis1960–presentAmerican diver[18]
Bob Love1942–presentAmerican basketball player[68]
Mason Massey1997–presentAmerican racing driver[69][70]
Junior Ortiz1959–presentPuerto Rican baseball player[71][72]
Kenyon Martin1977–presentAmerican basketball player[18]
Kenndal McArdle1987–presentCanadian hockey player[18]
Adrian N. Peterson1979–presentAmerican football running back[18]
Wilfredo Rivera1969–presentPuerto Rican boxer[18]
Michael Spinks1956–presentAmerican boxer who was a world champion in the light-heavyweight and heavyweight divisions (1981–1988)[18]
George Springer1989–presentAmerican baseball outfielder[73]
Darren Sproles1983–presentAmerican football running back[74]
Jake Steinfeld1958–presentAmerican actor and fitness personality who had a fitness line "Body by Jake" and TV show called Body by Jake[75]
Duane Thomas1947–presentAmerican football running back[18]
Dave Taylor1955–presentAmerican ice hockey player[18]
Ken Venturi1931–2013American golfer and golf broadcaster[76]
Bill Walton1952–presentAmerican Basketball Hall of Famer[77]
Tiger Woods1975–presentAmerican golfer, formerly ranked World No. 1 (2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009)[78]
James Rodríguez1991–presentColombian soccer player[79]
Robert DiPierdomenico1958–presentAustralian rules footballer[80]
Jumbo Elliott1915-1981American track and field coach[81]
Josh Allen1997-PresentAmerican football linebacker[82]
Al Hostak1916-2006American boxer[83]

Politicians

Prime Minister Winston Churchill in 1942
President Joe Biden in 2021
Politicians with stutters
NameLifetimeCommentsReference(s)
Ed Balls1967–presentBritish Labour politician; former Member of Parliament (2005–2015)[84]
Antonio Bassolino1947–presentMayor of Naples (1994–1998); President of Campania (2000–2010); member of Italian Communist Party[18]
Joe Biden1942–presentUnited States Senator from Delaware (1973–2009), 47th Vice President of the United States (2009–2017), 46th President of the United States (2021–present)[18][85][86]
Winston Churchill1874–1965Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1940–1945, 1951–1955); Nobel Prize in Literature recipient in 1953[22][26]
Claudius10 BC – 54 ADEmperor of Rome (41–54), exaggerated his ailment in youth amid fratricidal dynastic conflicts[87][88]
Demosthenes384 – 322 BCAncient Greek orator and politician[8]
Proinsias De Rossa1940–presentIrish Labour Party politician; Member of the European Parliament (1989–1992, 1999–)[89]
Eduardo de Pedro1976–presentArgentine Peronist politician; Minister of the Interior (2019–)[90]
Thomas Kean1935–presentAmerican politician, 48th Governor of New Jersey (1982–1990)[91]
Joacine Katar Moreira1982–presentPortuguese politician, Member of the Assembly of the Republic (2019–)[92]
E. M. S. Namboodiripad1909–1998Indian communist politician; Chief Minister of Kerala (1957–1959, 1967–1969)[93]
Matti Vanhanen1955–presentPrime Minister of Finland (2003–2010)[94]
John Wilson Croker1780–1857Anglo-Irish Member of Parliament[95]
Nicolae Ceaușescu1918–1989Romanian communist leader[96]
William Dennison1905–1981Canadian politician and City of Toronto mayor[97]
Honório Hermeto Carneiro Leão, Marquis of Paraná1801-1856Brazilian politician, diplomat, judge, and monarchist[98]
John Ponsonby, 4th Earl of Bessborough1781-1847British Whig politician[99]

Musicians

Blues guitarist John Lee Hooker
Country singer Mel Tillis in 2007 at the Grand Ole Opry
Singers and musicians with stutters
NameLifetimeCommentsReference(s)
Marc Almond1957–presentEnglish singer and songwriter[100]
Sean Dunphy1937–2011Irish singer, who represented Ireland at the 1967 Eurovision song contest[101]
Noel Gallagher1967–presentEnglish singer, guitarist, and vocalist[102]
Gareth Gates1984–presentEnglish singer and songwriter[103]
John Lee Hooker1912–2001American blues guitarist[104]
Scatman John1942–1999American scat singer[105]
Jim Kerr1959–presentScottish singer and songwriter[22]
Alvin Lucier1931–2021American music professor and composer of experimental music[18]
Chris Martin1977–presentEnglish singer, songwriter, and pianist[22]
Kylie Minogue1968–presentAustralian singer, songwriter, and actress[22]
Peter Murphy1957–presentEnglish singer, songwriter, and actor[106]
Notker the Stammererc. 840 – 912Frankish composer, poet and scholar[107]
Ozzy Osbourne1948–presentEnglish singer, songwriter and television personality[108]
Elvis Presley1935–1977American rock and roll singer[26]
Carly Simon1945–presentAmerican singer, songwriter, musician, and children's author; recipient of two Grammy Awards, an Academy Award, and a Golden Globe Award; member of Grammy Hall of Fame[18][109]
Rory Storm1938–1972English musician and vocalist[110]
Mel Tillis1932–2017American country singer, spokesman and honorary chairman of the Stuttering Foundation of America in 1998[13][111]
Chris Trapper1971–presentAmerican musician[18]
Bill Withers1938–2020American singer, songwriter, and musician[18][112][113]
Megan Washington1986–presentAustralian singer, songwriter and musician[114]

Writers

Writer W. Somerset Maugham in 1934
Writer Machado de Assis circa 1896
Writers with stutters
NameLifetimeCommentsReference(s)
Arnold Bennett1867–1931English journalist and novelist[18]
Michael Bentine1922–1996British comedian, script-writer, and reader of children's books[18]
Elizabeth Bowen1899–1973Irish novelist and short story writer[18]
Lewis Carroll1832–1898English author, mathematician, logician, Anglican deacon and photographer[22][26]
Jim Davis1945–presentAmerican cartoonist[115]
Machado de Assis1838–1908Brazilian novelist, short story writer, poet, and literary critic[116]
Margaret Drabble1939–presentEnglish novelist, biographer, and literary critic[117]
Han, FeiHan Fei280 BC – 233 BCChinese philosopher and writer[18]
Edward Hoagland1932–presentAmerican nature and travel writer[118]
Henry James1843–1916American-born writer and critic who spent most of his life in England[18]
Dylan Jones1960–presentBritish journalist and editor[119][120]
Somerset Maugham1874–1965English novelist, playwright, and short story writer[22][26]
Michael McCurdy1942–2016American illustrator, author, and publisher[18]
David Mitchell1969–presentEnglish novelist[121]
John Montague1929–2016Irish poet[18]
Budd Schulberg1914–2009American screenwriter, television producer, novelist and sports writer[18]
David Seidler1937–presentBritish screenwriter; BAFTA and Academy Award-winning writer of The King's Speech[122]
David Shields1956–presentAmerican writer of fiction and nonfiction[18]
Nevil Shute1899–1960British novelist and aeronautical engineer[18]
Peter Straub1943–2022American author and poet[18]
Kenneth Tynan1927–1980English theater critic and writer[18]
John Updike1932–2009American novelist, poet, short story writer, art critic, and literary critic[22]
Katharine PrestonLivingBritish writer and public speaker[123]
Jordan ScottLivingCanadian poet[124]
Armin Steigenberger1965-PresentGerman poet, novelist, writer, literary editor, and musician[125]

Others

Charles Darwin
King George VI of the United Kingdom circa 1940–1946
Zoologist Alan Rabinowitz
Mathematician Niccolò Tartaglia later in life
Other people with stutters
NameLifetimeCommentsReference(s)
Deng Ai197–264Three Kingdoms period general, Grand Commandant[126]
Prince Albert II1958–presentPrince of Monaco[18][85]
Terry Allen1888–1969United States Army Major General during World War II[127]
Walter Annenberg1908–2002Publisher, philanthropist, and diplomat[128]
Aristotle384 BC – 322 BCGreek philosopher and writer[22][26]
Homer Bigart1907–1991American newspaper reporter who won two Pulitzer Prizes for combat reporting—one each during World War II and the Korean War[129]
Howard Bingham1939–2016American photographer and biographer of Muhammad Ali[18]
Arthur Blank1942–presentAmerican businessman, co-founder of The Home Depot and owner of the National Football League's Atlanta Falcons[18]
Charles Sidney Bluemel1884–1960British-American psychiatrist; researcher on stuttering[130]
Patrick Campbell1913–19803rd Baron Glenavy, Irish-born British journalist, humorist and television personality[18]
Lord Carver1915–2001British Field Marshal, tank commander in World War II; Chief of the Defence Staff[131]
Lord David Cecil1902–1986British biographer, historian and professor[18]
King Charles I1600–1649King of England (1625–1649)[132]
Charles Darwin1809–1882English naturalist[29]
Harley Earl1893–1969American car designer, first vice president of design at General Motors[18]
Jake Eberts1941–2012Canadian movie producer, director, and financier[133]
King Francis I1494–1547King of France (1515–1547)[134]
Malcolm Fraser1903–1994American philanthropist and businessman[135][136]
Philip French1933–2015Film critic and BBC radio producer[137]
King George VI1895–1952King of the United Kingdom (1936-1952)[22]
Annie Glenn1920–2020Wife of astronaut and United States Senator John Glenn; She was inducted into the National Stuttering Association Hall of Fame.[138][139]
Sidney Gottlieb1918–1999American chemist who worked with the Central Intelligence Agency[18]
Vernon Hill1945–presentAmerican banker[18]
King James II1633–1701King of England (1685–1688)[140]
Wendell Johnson1906–1965American psychologist, stutter research[141]
King Louis the Stammerer846–879King of Aquitaine and West Francia[142]
Emperor Michael II770–829Byzantine emperor, founder of the Amorian (Phrygian) dynasty[143]
Adam Michnik1946–presentPolish editor, historian, essayist, and political commentator[18]
Isaac Newton1642–1727English physicist, mathematician, astronomer, natural philosopher, alchemist, and theologian[22]
Bruce Oldfield1950–presentBritish fashion designer[18]
Jerzy Owsiak1953–presentPolish journalist, social campaigner[144]
King Peter I1320–1367King of Portugal (1357–1367)[145]
Alan Rabinowitz1953–2018American zoologist, conservationist, field biologist, and President and CEO of Panthera[18][146]
Alfred Rehder1863–1949German-American botanist, Harvard professor[22]
John Stossel1947–presentAmerican consumer reporter, investigative journalist, author, and libertarian columnist[147]
Niccolò Fontana Tartaglia1499–1557Italian mathematician, engineer, and surveyor[18]
Alan Turing1912–1954British mathematician[148]
Charles Van Riper1905–1994American speech pathologist[141]
Jack Welch1935–2020American chemical engineer, businessman, and author[18]
Ludwig Wittgenstein1889–1951Austrian philosopher[22]
Charles Kingsley1819–1875Priest, historian, novelist, poet[149]
Ezekiel Merritt1812–1886American fur trapper and explorer known as the leader "Ezekiel 'Stuttering Zeke' Merritt"[150]
Gertrude Tompkins Silver1911–1944American Women Airforce Service Pilots member, disappeared during World War II[151]
John William MacKay1831–1902Irish-American industrialist[152]
Harold Ridley1906-2001English ophthalmologist who invented the introcular lens[153]
Keith Lindsay Stewart1896-1972Professional soldier in New Zealand Military Forces[154]
José Antonio Urquiza1904-1938Mexican integrist[155]
Eduards Volters1856-1941German linguist, ethnographer, and archeologist[156]
Harry Woolf, Baron Woolf1933-PresentBritish barrister and judge[157]
Charlotte, Princess Royal1766-1828Queen of Württemberg [158]
Dekanawida12th or 15th CenturyFounder of the Iroquois Confederacy, also known as Great Peacemaker[159]
Joshua Vaughan1978-Roofing Salesman, Travel Agent, Stutterer.[160]

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