Successful Famous People Who Stutter

Jay · 01-26-2007, 07:39 AM

Rowan Atkinson
English comedian, actor and writer

Slaven Bilić
Former Croatian football player and current coach of the Croatian national team

Winston Churchill
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom during the World War II

Noel Gallagher
Lead songwriter, guitarist and sometime lead-singer of the band Oasis

Tomislav Gotovac
Film director, a conceptual artist and a performer

Špiro Guberina
Croatian actor

Samuel L. Jackson
Actor

Renata Knez
SLP

Marilyn Monroe
Actress, singer and model

Sir Isaac Newton
English physicist, mathematician, astronomer...

Ivona Orečić
PWS

Valentina Radić
PWS

Dino Radja
Former NBA player

Željko Rohatinski
Governor of the Croatian National Bank (CNB)

Zlatan Stipišić Gibonni
Croatian singer and songwriter

Tonči Tadić
Member of Croatian Parliament

Bruce Willis
Actor

Tiger Woods
Professional golfer

bignick · 01-26-2007, 08:48 AM

I was watching celebrity mastermind last month and there was a writer taking part, Jimmy McGovern is a TV writer in the UK and he stuttered and it was noticable. Now to me takes guts and I take my hat off to him for doing that.

happy7117 · 01-26-2007, 06:23 PM

We have missed ALOT of famous people!!!

Bob Love
Former Chicago Bulls Basketball Player

Carly Simon
Singer

Mel Tillis
Country Singer

Moses

John Stossel
(News Anchor)

Annie Glen
(Wife of astronaut John Glen)

That's all I can think of now!

Standingtall · 01-26-2007, 06:28 PM

Eric Roberts, Julia Roberts older brother,
Actor

Dave Taylor,
Former Hockey Player

I forget the guys name, but he stars in Buffy the Vampire slayer (TV Series). Someone posted the name early in the fall.

I'm famous in my own mind, so I should add myself to the list.

happy7117 · 01-26-2007, 06:42 PM

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I forget the guys name, but he stars in Buffy the Vampire slayer (TV Series). Someone posted the name early in the fall.

Nick Brendon!

kghayesh · 01-26-2007, 10:39 PM

I just want to clarify something. Winston Churchill was not a stutterer. He just had a lisp and he went to a speech therapist for it. I dun't know how do we say he stuttered. Just listen to his speeches !!

sign543 · 01-30-2007, 09:34 PM

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Originally Posted by happy7117

We have missed ALOT of famous people!!!

Moses

Moses? Is that an established biblical teaching? If so, I never heard of it!

sign543 · 01-30-2007, 09:36 PM

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Originally Posted by kghayesh

I just want to clarify something. Winston Churchill was not a stutterer. He just had a lisp and he went to a speech therapist for it. I dun't know how do we say he stuttered. Just listen to his speeches !!

I believe he is known for having over-come his stutter...so listening to his speeches won't help to determine that. I always thought he was a stutterer...as he's listed in most lists that number famous stutterers.

Maybe everyone's been wrong.

torontomike · 01-30-2007, 10:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by happy7117

We have missed ALOT of famous people!!!

Bob Love
Former Chicago Bulls Basketball Player

Carly Simon
Singer

Mel Tillis
Country Singer

Moses

John Stossel
(News Anchor)

Annie Glen
(Wife of astronaut John Glen)

That's all I can think of now!

Moses? didn't expect that name

torontomike · 01-30-2007, 10:26 PM

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Originally Posted by kghayesh

I just want to clarify something. Winston Churchill was not a stutterer. He just had a lisp and he went to a speech therapist for it. I dun't know how do we say he stuttered. Just listen to his speeches !!

Churchill was famous for replacing words that he felt he wouldn't be able to get out so he had to have a very large vocabulary. This is something I read when I was a kid and something I used myself in school. 99% of the people I know wouldn't know I stutter.

sign543 · 01-30-2007, 10:57 PM

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Originally Posted by torontomike

Churchill was famous for replacing words that he felt he wouldn't be able to get out so he had to have a very large vocabulary. This is something I read when I was a kid and something I used myself in school. 99% of the people I know wouldn't know I stutter.

I do the same thing...word replacement is a biggie for me. Most people don't know I stutter...unless they know me beyond mere acquaintance at work. If they talk with me for about 5 minutes or more...they *might might might* catch on.

divisi · 02-05-2007, 12:13 PM

What's not clear is the degree of stuttering of these famous people. For example, an actor could ruin a filming session if on a non-fluent day.

Some weeks ago, I attended a conference, and the guy speaking was a PWS. He was really good at hiding it, but I noticed some of his blocks and word sustitutions. The guy was a master in controlling stuttering while speaking in public. In my work as a professor I also speak in public, but I'm not as good as him regarding hiding the stutter.

Linda · 02-05-2007, 02:32 PM

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Originally Posted by torontomike

Churchill was famous for replacing words that he felt he wouldn't be able to get out so he had to have a very large vocabulary. This is something I read when I was a kid and something I used myself in school. 99% of the people I know wouldn't know I stutter.

You're saying he had a covert stammer? Wow, I didn't know that...I've always done that. And it's probably the same with me.. 99% don't know I stutter.

Standingtall · 02-05-2007, 03:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Linda

You're saying he had a covert stammer? Wow, I didn't know that...I've always done that. And it's probably the same with me.. 99% don't know I stutter.

I'm around the high 80%, but every now and then, I would slip up and it use to drive me crazy to see how people would react. I was so worried about the after effects, trying to read or get an feeling from other people that knew about my slip up or if they were told of my slip up.

Linda · 02-05-2007, 03:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Standingtall

I'm around the high 80%, but every now and then, I would slip up and it use to drive me crazy to see how people would react. I was so worried about the after effects, trying to read or get an feeling from other people that knew about my slip up or if they were told of my slip up.

I'll have silent blocks and instead of pushing myself to say something I'll use a different word or just forget about it... And yeah I hate to see the look on people's faces and to think maybe they're suspecting something... Reading outloud is something I havn't done for, I think, 3 years now. Even thou I didn't stammer at that period of my life I still freaked. I think it's cause I remember being forced to do it when I was younger by this teacher who I thought I could trust cause I had asked her to not have to read. I guess we're drifting off the main subject now thou lol

Waiiit... you did mean "read" in that sense I hope? haha Either way I think it's awesome to read about famous people who have or have overcome their stammers. Cause it gives hope.

01-26-2007, 07:39 AM	#1
Jay Stuttering Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 6	Successful Famous People Who Stutter Rowan Atkinson English comedian, actor and writer Slaven Bilić Former Croatian football player and current coach of the Croatian national team Winston Churchill Prime Minister of the United Kingdom during the World War II Noel Gallagher Lead songwriter, guitarist and sometime lead-singer of the band Oasis Tomislav Gotovac Film director, a conceptual artist and a performer Špiro Guberina Croatian actor Samuel L. Jackson Actor Renata Knez SLP Marilyn Monroe Actress, singer and model Sir Isaac Newton English physicist, mathematician, astronomer... Ivona Orečić PWS Valentina Radić PWS Dino Radja Former NBA player Željko Rohatinski Governor of the Croatian National Bank (CNB) Zlatan Stipišić Gibonni Croatian singer and songwriter Tonči Tadić Member of Croatian Parliament Bruce Willis Actor Tiger Woods Professional golfer

01-26-2007, 06:42 PM	#5
happy7117 Stuttering Forum Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: NY Posts: 2,357	HTML Code: I forget the guys name, but he stars in Buffy the Vampire slayer (TV Series). Someone posted the name early in the fall. Nick Brendon!

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01-26-2007, 08:48 AM	#2
bignick Stuttering Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Liverpool, UK Posts: 790	I was watching celebrity mastermind last month and there was a writer taking part, Jimmy McGovern is a TV writer in the UK and he stuttered and it was noticable. Now to me takes guts and I take my hat off to him for doing that.

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happy7117 Stuttering Forum Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: NY Posts: 2,357	We have missed ALOT of famous people!!! Bob Love Former Chicago Bulls Basketball Player Carly Simon Singer Mel Tillis Country Singer Moses John Stossel (News Anchor) Annie Glen (Wife of astronaut John Glen) That's all I can think of now!

01-26-2007, 06:28 PM	#4
Standingtall Stuttering Forum Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Western Canada Posts: 2,303	Eric Roberts, Julia Roberts older brother, Actor Dave Taylor, Former Hockey Player I forget the guys name, but he stars in Buffy the Vampire slayer (TV Series). Someone posted the name early in the fall. I'm famous in my own mind, so I should add myself to the list.

01-26-2007, 10:39 PM	#6
kghayesh Stuttering Forum Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Cairo, Egypt Posts: 72	I just want to clarify something. Winston Churchill was not a stutterer. He just had a lisp and he went to a speech therapist for it. I dun't know how do we say he stuttered. Just listen to his speeches !!

02-05-2007, 12:13 PM	#12
divisi Stuttering Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Spain Posts: 187	What's not clear is the degree of stuttering of these famous people. For example, an actor could ruin a filming session if on a non-fluent day. Some weeks ago, I attended a conference, and the guy speaking was a PWS. He was really good at hiding it, but I noticed some of his blocks and word sustitutions. The guy was a master in controlling stuttering while speaking in public. In my work as a professor I also speak in public, but I'm not as good as him regarding hiding the stutter.

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