Famous People With Stuttering - Celebrities have Stuttering - page 4

Did you know that Winston Churchill—someone widely regarded as being among the most influential people in British history—used to stutter? Similar was the case of King George VI who actually had to seek the help of a speech therapist to enable him to speak to his Empire. Stuttering is a common speech impediment suffered by millions around the globe. Speech plays a vital role in human communication and stuttering can indeed impede a person’s ability to communicate. However, throughout history people have proved time and again that it is not only possible to be able to communicate well despite suffering from a stutter, but also perfectly feasible to achieve excellence in one’s field despite the impediment. As a young boy, American country music singer and songwriter Mel Tillis used to stutter. He worked hard to overcome this challenge and went on to become a highly accomplished singer! It might surprise you that James Earl Jones, often referred to as "one of America's most distinguished and versatile" actors also used to stutter as a child. These famous people are proof that a stutter need not dampen your spirit or hamper your career in any way! Read on for more information about famous people who stutter.

List of famous people who stuttered. Stuttering didn't stop them from being successful!

The Most Famous People With Stuttering

NameBirthdayNationalityBio
Jack WelchNovember 19, 1935AmericanJack Welch is an American business executive famous for serving as the CEO of General Electric
Rowan AtkinsonJanuary 6, 1955BritishRowan Atkinson is an English actor and screenwriter, famous for his work in ‘Mr
Nicole KidmanJune 20, 1967Australian, AmericanNicole Kidman is one of the most talented actors that the Hollywood film industry can boast of
Bill WithersJuly 4, 1938AmericanBill Withers is an American singer-songwriter and musician
Isaac NewtonJanuary 4, 1643BritishIsaac Newton was an English scientist and mathematician, who discovered gravitation and Newtonian Mechanics
Charles DarwinFebruary 12, 1809BritishCharles Darwin was one of the most influential figures in human history
Marilyn MonroeJune 1, 1926AmericanMarilyn Monroe was a famous and one of the foremost and biggest sex symbol of Hollywood
Anthony QuinnApril 21, 1915Mexican, AmericanAnthony Quinn was a Mexican-born American actor who won the Academy Award twice
Hugh GrantSeptember 9, 1960BritishHugh Grant is a Golden Globe winning British actor
Ben JohnsonDecember 30, 1961CanadianBen Johnson is a Jamaican-born Canadian former sprinter who gained notoriety following a doping scandal in the late 1980s
Isaac Newton

Isaac Newton

Isaac Newton was an English scientist and mathematician, who discovered gravitation and Newtonian Mechanics

BritishJanuary 4, 1643528 views

Demosthenes

Demosthenes was a prominent statesman and orator of ancient Greek

Greek384 BC225 views

Aristotle

Aristotle was a Greek philosopher and scientist, better known as the teacher of Alexander the Great

Greek384 BC266 views

Charles Darwin

Charles Darwin was one of the most influential figures in human history

BritishFebruary 12, 1809473 views