Famous People with Bipolar and Unipolar Depression
Bipolar Disorder (Manic Depression)
These individuals have publicly stated that they have experiencedmanic depression in their lives.
* Buzz Aldrin, astronaut
* Shelley Beattie, athlete (bodybuilding, sailing), artist
* Ned Beatty, actor
* Maurice Benard, actor
* Robert Boorstin, writer, special assistant to Pres. Clinton, State Department
* Art Buchwald, writer, humorist
* Alohe Jean Burke (Ghafoor), musician, vocalist
* Tim Burton, artist, movie director
* Robert Campeau, financier (Canada)
* Lisa Nicole Carson, actor
* Dick Cavett, writer, media personality
* C.E. Chaffin, writer, poet
* Rosemary Clooney, singer
* Garnet Coleman, legislator (Texas)
* Francis Ford Coppola, director
* Patricia Cornwell, writer
* John Daly, athlete (golf)
* Ray Davies, musician
* Lenny Dee, musician
* Eric Douglas, actor
* Robert Downey, Jr., actor
* Kitty Dukakis, former First Lady of Massachusetts
* Patty Duke (Anna Duke Pearce), actor, writer
* Thomas Eagleton, lawyer, former U.S. Senator
* Margot Early, writer
* Robert Evans, film producer
* Carrie Fisher, writer, actor
* Larry Flynt, magazine publisher
* Connie Francis, actor, musician
* Kaye Gibbons, writer
* Kit Gingrich, Newt’s Mom
* Shecky Greene, comedian, actor
* Linda Hamilton, actor
* Kristin Hersh, musician
* Jack Irons, musician
* Kay Redfield Jamison, psychologist, writer
* Daniel Johnston, musician
* Margot Kidder, actor
* Peter Nolan Lawrence, writer (England)
* Rika Lesser, writer, translator
* Bill Lichtenstein, producer (TV & radio)
* Jay Marvin, radio personality, writer
* Kevin McDonald, comedian, actor
* Kristy McNichol, actor
* Dimitri Mihalas, scientist
* Kate Millett, writer, artist
* Spike Milligan, comic actor, writer
* John Mulheren, financier (U.S.)
* Robert Munsch, writer
* Ilie Nastase, athlete (tennis), politician
* Margo Orum, writer
* Nicola Pagett, actor
* Susan Panico (Susan DimeMeenan),business executive
* Jimmie Piersall, athlete (baseball), sports announcer
* Charley Pride, musician
* Mac Rebennack (Dr. John), musician
* Jeannie C. Riley, musician
* Lynn Rivers, U.S. Congress
* Alys Robi, vocalist (Canada)
* Axl Rose, musician
* Francesco Scavullo, artist, photographer
* Lori Schiller, writer, educator
* Frances Sherwood, writer
* Scott Simmie, writer, journalist
* Earl Simmons (DMX), musician, actor
* Alonzo Spellman, athlete (football)
* Muffin SpencerDevlin, athlete (pro golf)
* Darryl Strawberry, athlete (baseball)
* Gordon Sumner (Sting), musician, composer
* Lili Taylor, actor
* JeanClaude Van Damme, athlete (martial arts), actor
* Mark Vonnegut, doctor, writer
* Sol Wachtler, judge, writer
* Tom Waits, musician, composer
* Brian Wilson, musician, composer, arranger
* Jonathan Winters, comedian, actor, writer, artist
* Luther Wright, athlete (basketball)
These individuals have publicly stated that they have experienceddepression in their lives.
Depression (or Unipolar)
* Marvin Lee Aday (Meat Loaf), musician, actor
* Louie Anderson, comedian, actor
* Fiona Apple, musician
* Oksana Baiul, athlete (skating)
* Rona Barrett, entertainment reporter, author
* Kjell Magne Bondevik, Prime Minister, Norway
* Marlon Brando, actor
* Willie Burton, athlete (basketball)
* Delta Burke, actor
* Barbara Bush, former First Lady (U.S.)
* Helen Caldicott, activist, writer
* Drew Carey, actor, comedian
* Jim Carrey, actor, comedian
* Melanie Chisholm, singer
* Margaret Cho, actor, comedian
* Sandra Cisneros, writer
* Dick Clark, television personality (American Bandstand)
* John Cleese, comedian, actor, writer
* Leonard Cohen, musician, writer
* Paula Cole, actor
* Judy Collins, musician, writer
* Shawn Colvin, musician
* Jeff Conaway, actor
* Pat Conroy, writer
* Billy Corgan, musician
* Kathy Cronkite, writer
* Sheryl Crow, musician
* Bill Dana, comedian
* Rodney Dangerfield, comedian, actor
* Jonathan Davis, musician, composer
* Sandra Dee, actor
* Ellen DeGeneres, comedienne, actor
* Paolo DiCanio, athlete (soccer)
* Scott Donie, Olympic athlete (diving)
* Tony Dow, actor, producer, director
* Queen Elizabeth
* Jules Feiffer, playwright, screenwriter, cartoonist
* Tim Finn, musician, composer
* Eddie Fisher, singer
* Harrison Ford, actor
* Albert French, writer
* John Kenneth Galbraith, economist, educator, author
* James Garner, actor
* Paul Gascoigne, athlete (soccer)
* Kendall Gill, athlete (basketball)
* Dwight Gooden, athlete (baseball)
* Tipper Gore, activist
* Pete Harnisch, athlete (baseball)
* Mariette Hartley, actor
* Juliana Hatfield, musician
* Anthony Hopkins, actor
* Janet Jackson, musician
* Billy Joel, musician, composer
* Elton John, musician, composer
* Daniel Johns, musician
* Ashley Judd, actor
* Gelsey Kirkland, dancer
* Joey Kramer, musician
* Julie Krone, athlete (horse racing)
* Pat LaFontaine, athlete (hockey)
* Jessica Lange, actor
* Jacob Lawrence, artist
* Allie Light, director
* Rick London, cartoonist
* Greg Louganis, Olympic athlete (diving)
* Courtney Love, musician, actor
* Camryn Manheim, actor
* Martha Manning, psychologist, writer
* Dave Matthews, musician, composer
* Gary McDonald, actor (Australia)
* A.J. McLean, musician
* Robert McFarlane, former National Security Advisor (U.S.)
* Rod McKuen, writer, poet, producer
* Paul Merton, comedian (U.K.)
* Alanis Morissette, musician, composer
* S.P. Morrissey, musician
* Les Murray, poet (Australia)
* Deborah Norville, television journalist
* Sinead O’Connor, musician
* Rosie O’Donnell, actor, talk show host
* Ozzy Osbourne, musician
* Donny Osmond, musician
* Marie Osmond, musician
* Dolly Parton, musician, arranger, writer
* Charley Pell, former coach, Univ of Florida
* Teddy Pendergrass, musician
* Alma Powell, wife of Gen. Colin Powell
* Susan Powter, motivational speaker
* Freddie Prinze, Jr., actor
* Bonnie Raitt, musician
* Lou Reed, musician
* Trent Reznor, musician
* Joan Rivers, comedienne, talk show host
* Roseanne, actor, writer, comedienne
* Martin Rossiter, musician
* Winona Ryder, actor
* Yves Saint Laurent, fashion designer
* Monica Seles, athlete (tennis)
* Linda Sexton, writer
* Neil Simon, writer, playwright
* Paul Simon, composer, musician
* Lauren Slater, writer
* Jose Solano, actor
* Phil Spector, producer (music)
* Rick Springfield, musician, actor
* Rod Steiger, actor
* George Stephanopoulos, political advisor, educator
* Teresa Stratas, musician (opera)
* Darryl Strawberry, athlete (baseball)
* William Styron, writer
* James Taylor, musician
* Kate Taylor, musician
* Livingston Taylor, musician
* Tracy Thompson, writer, reporter
* Hunter Tylo, actor
* Kurt Vonnegut, writer
* Mike Wallace, journalist, TV news (CBS)
* Damon Wayans, comedian, actor, writer, director, producer
* Dar Williams, musician
* Tom Wolfe, writer
* Elizabeth Wurtzel, writer
* Boris Yeltsin, former President, Russia
