Famous People With Depression - Celebrities have Depression - page 6

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.
Edvard Munch

Edvard Munch

Edvard Munch was a Norwegian painter whose works greatly influenced German Expressionism

NorwegianDecember 12, 1863133 views

Gwen Stefani

Gwen Stefani is a singer-songwriter and fashion designer

AmericanOctober 3, 1969361 views

Gwyneth Paltrow

Gwyneth Paltrow is an American actress, singer, owner of a lifestyle company and author of cookbooks

AmericanSeptember 27, 1972505 views

Alec Baldwin

Alec Baldwin is an American actor best known for his role in the movie ‘The Cooler’

AmericanApril 3, 1958133 views

Lizzie Borden

Lizzie Borden is an infamous American woman, who was alleged for the brutal murder of her father and step-mother

AmericanJuly 19, 1860139 views

Peter Sellers

Read about the profile, childhood, life and timeline of Peter Sellers, a British film actor, comedian and singer in the biography below.

Wolfgang Pauli

Wolfgang Pauli was an Austrian-Swiss theoretical physicist, winner of Nobel Prize in Physics for his discovery of the ‘Exclusion Principle’

AustrianApril 25, 1900285 views

Ingmar Bergman

Ingmar Bergman was a great Swedish director, producer and writer

SwedishJuly 14, 191888 views

Stephen King

Stephen King is a famous American author known for his horror and suspense books

AmericanSeptember 21, 1947155 views

Norman Rockwell

Norman Rockwell was a talented American painter and illustrator