It may be comforting for students with dyslexia to know just how common it is. In fact, many successful public figures have made major impacts on our society in spite of having dyslexia. This video features many famous individuals from all walks of life who have this condition. Among the famous inventors, scientists, and politicians throughout history, people as influential as Albert Einstein, General George Patton, Thomas Edison and Winston Churchill all had dyslexia. 

This video mentions how many of these people were called “mentally slow” and were punished for lack of effort. But instead, actors like Tom Cruise and businessman like Henry Ford proved them wrong, and became successful. It shows that people with dyslexia are not slow learners -- they just learn differently, and often end up being brilliant and bright people.

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As a high school student, many of my teachers labeled me dumb...I could barely read my textbooks.

Key Takeaways:

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Among the famous inventors, scientists and politicians with dyslexia are: Albert Einstein, General George Patton, Thomas Edison and Winston Churchill.
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Among the famous artists/actors, athletes with dyslexia are: Tom Cruise, Vince Vaughn, Henry Winkler, Jay Leno, Muhammad Ali, Whoopi Goldberg, Salma Hayek and Orlando Bloom.
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Among the famous businessmen/business founders with dyslexia are: Charles Schwab, Henry Ford, Richard Branson, Paul Orfalea and John Chambers.

The Power Of Dyslexia about Famous Dyslexics

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