Famous People With Depression - Celebrities have Depression - page 13

Human lives are full of ups and downs, and it is but inevitable that the tough times sometimes take a major toll on one’s mental health. To the layman, celebrities seem to be having it all—success, fame, money, and adulation. But what we miss out is the darker side of fame. To the world, actor Angelina Jolie comes across as a gorgeous, wealthy, and highly successful woman, but did you know she once battled depression so bad that it gave her suicidal thoughts? Depression is a serious illness that can strike anyone and even the most popular and successful people aren’t immune. Film director and comedian Woody Allen is undoubtedly one of the funniest guys on-screen, but he has faced some huge challenges in his personal life including his bouts with depression. Creative people especially are more prone to mental illness and thus it might not be surprising to note that the legendary rock singer Jon Bon Jovi, award winning author Truman Capote, and singer song-writer Sheryl Crow also battled depression at some points in their lives. Read on for more information about the life and works of famous people who battled depression.

List of famous people who battled depression. Though depression is considered to be a tabboo, a look at this list will convince you that even the celebrities are susceptible to it.

The Most Famous People With Depression

NameBirthdayNationalityBio
Mike TysonJune 30, 1966AmericanMike Tyson is a former heavyweight boxing champion, known for his ferocious and intimidating style
Jack DeeSeptember 24, 1961BritishJack Dee is an English stand-up comedian, actor and writer
Chris FarleyFebruary 15, 1964AmericanChris Farley was an American comedian and actor who made millions of people laugh with his lively comic acts
David WalliamsAugust 20, 1971BritishDavid Walliams is an English comedian, actor, author, talent-show judge, and activist
Brad PittDecember 18, 1963AmericanBrad Pitt is a famous American actor, known for his movies, ‘Ocean’s Eleven’, ‘The Curious Case of Benjamin Button’, and ‘World War Z’
John DenverDecember 31, 1943AmericanJohn Denver, a famous American singer-songwriter and activist, is remembered for songs like Take Me Home, Country Roads and Annie's Song
Natalie ImbrugliaFebruary 4, 1975AustralianAcquaint yourself with the profile, childhood, life and timeline of the Australian singer-songwriter, Natalie Imbruglia from the biography below.
Ashton KutcherFebruary 7, 1978AmericanAshton Kutcher is an American actor, model and a producer
Richard LewisJune 29, 1947AmericanRichard Lewis is an American comedian
Kanye WestJune 8, 1977AmericanKanye West is an American hip-hop musician, rapper, lyricist, record producer, film director and fashion designer.
William Blake

William Blake

William Blake was an English poet, known for his works of art and literature including poems ‘The Lamb’ and ‘The Tyger’

BritishNovember 28, 175782 views

Truman Capote

Truman Capote is a celebrated author who hails from the United States and is known for his books like ‘In Cold Blood’

AmericanSeptember 30, 1924169 views

Thom Yorke

One of the most versatile musicians, Thom Yorke is best-known as the lead vocalist and chief songwriter of the rock band, ‘Radiohead’

BritishOctober 7, 1968210 views

Virginia Woolf

Virginia Woolf was an English author and novelist who wrote modernist classics

BritishJanuary 25, 1882135 views

Theodore Roethke

Theodore Roethke was a Pulitzer Prize winning American Poet

AmericanMay 25, 1908107 views

Samuel Johnson

Samuel Johnson was a great English writer, poet, essayist, critic and lexicographer

BritishSeptember 18, 1709101 views

Tennessee Williams

Tennessee Williams was one of the greatest playwrights of the 20th century

AmericanMarch 26, 1911259 views

Stephen Fry

Stephen Fry is a comedian, actor, author, television and radio presenter

BritishAugust 24, 1957381 views

Walt Whitman

Walt Whitman was an American poet, journalist and humanist

AmericanMay 31, 1819258 views

Spike Milligan

Spike Milligan was a comedian and actor best known for his radio comedy program, ‘The Goon Show’

IndianApril 16, 1918276 views