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Tags: Stutter, speech, voice, problems, famous, celebs, people, George Washington, Porky Pig, actors, politicians

These people throughout history all had stuttering speech problems:

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  • Aesop - Greek storyteller, and a huge collection of his fables
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  • Aristotle
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  • Balbus Blaesius - A Roman who was in a "freak show." People would give him money to stutter. His last name is the Italian word for stuttering
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  • Clara Barton - Founder of the American Red Cross.
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  • Porky Pig - a Warner Brother's cartoon character.
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  • Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury
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  • Charles Darwin - Naturalist and author of The Origin of Species.
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  • Nat King Cole - In an interview, Cole biographer, Daniel Epstein states that Cole had a stutter as a child and a bit of a lisp which you can hear in the early recordings in his career. If you want to listen to the interview via Real Audio, open and move the cursor on the Real Audio player a little past midway (I count 10 dots).
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  • Richard Condon - Novelist whose works include The Manchurian Candidate and Prizzi's Honor.
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  • John Melendez, a rock guitarist and interviewer for the controversial Howard Stern show
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  • Lewis Carroll - Author of Alice in Wonderland.
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  • King Charles I - King of England, 1625-1649.
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  • Winston Churchill - Prime Minister of Great Britain World War II, including examples of some of his speeches (Point of information, the following page claims that Churchill did not suffer from stutering, but from a lisp. I have heard and seen video tapes of Churchill. I believe my cousin (yes he was;-) stuttered, JAK).
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  • Ty Cobb - according to a biography, Cobb: A Biography by Al Stump (1994)
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  • Erasmus Darwin - Famous physician, scientist, and grandfather of Charles.
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  • Marion Davies "one of the few silent stars to survive the transition to talkies."
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  • Dekanawida - Iroquois Indian leader in the 1500's
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  • Mary Louise "Stuttering Sam" Dowell became the most celebrated showgirl in New York City.
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  • King George VI - King of England, 1937-1952.
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  • Robert Heinlein - Science fiction writer
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  • Henry James - American Novelist.
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  • Thomas Jefferson - President
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  • Washington Irving (author)
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  • Lenin
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  • Raymond Massey - Actor.
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  • Cotton Mather - Puritan leader and famous preacher.
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  • Robert Merrill -- Opera singer.
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  • Moses - Hebrew prophet.
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  • Marilyn Monroe - Actress.
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  • Garry Moore - game show host - "I've Got a Secret"
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  • Napoleon the First
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  • Isaac Newton - Scientist, developed the Law of Gravity.
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  • Jack Harold Paar - US comedian & television host; 1st host of show "The Tonight Show" 1957-1962
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  • Kim Philby - British spy.
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  • Joseph Priestley (1733-1804) -- the English chemist and scholar who identified/discovered oxygen
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  • Ludwig Quidde Nobel Peace Prize recipient, 1927.
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  • Anthony Quinn - Actor.
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  • Michael Ramsey (one hundredth Archbishop of Canterbury)
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  • Theodore Roosevelt
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  • Mario Savio - 1960's Free Speech leader at Berkeley
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  • Nevil Shute (1900-1960)-- English novelist and aeronautical engineer.
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  • Jimmy Stewart - Actor.
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  • George Washington
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  • Prince Albert of Monaco
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  • Rowan Atkinson - British actor who plays Mr. Bean
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  • Butch Baird - Golfer.
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  • Antonio Bassolino - Mayor of Naples
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  • Senator Joseph Biden, Democrat from Delaware.
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  • Arthur M. Blank - co-founder of the Home Depot and owner of the NFL's Atlanta Falcons
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  • Peter Bonerz - Actor (Jerry the orthodontist) on The Bob Newhart show
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  • Nicolas Brendon, movie star, reports that he stuttered significantly until after high school.
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  • Patrick Campbell - British humorist
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  • Harley Earl - car designer
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  • Jake Eberts - Film producer (Gandhi, Dances with Wolves)
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  • Noel Gallagher guitarist from the rock band, Oasis.
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  • Gareth Gates - pop star, UK
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  • Mrs. Annie Glenn - Wife of astronaut and Senator John Glenn.
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  • Sidney Gottlieb - controversial CIA psychologist
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  • Horace Grant - Orlando Magic power forward
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  • James Griffin - the producer and presenter of the ABC TV's Last Word and is an occasional contributor to Books and Writing on ABC Radio National, Australia
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  • Sophie Gustafson, Swedish Professional Golfer who won the Ladies Professional Golf Association British Open, August 2000.
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  • Ron Harper - Current star with the Chicago Bulls. Interesting article - Harper's struggle with stuttering proves his courage from The Sporting News.
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  • Lester Hayes - Former All-Pro defensive back with the Oakland / Los Angeles Raiders.
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  • Steven Hawking - scientist
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  • Howard Heyman - lab chief for the Newsweek photo lab
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  • Vernon Hill chairman and founder of Commerce Bancorp and Commerce Bank
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  • Edward Hoagland - essayist and contemporary nature writer. The football game in my head US News and World Report article about Edward Hoagland
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  • Bo Jackson - Football and baseball star.
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  • Samuel L. Jackson, movie star, Chill Factor, an article that describes his stuttering.
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  • Tommy John - Former Yankee pitcher.
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  • Ben Johnson - Runner.
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  • Paul Johnson - Detective novelist, author of Killing the Blues
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  • James Earl Jones - Actor. Jones intones
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  • Thomas Kean - Governor of New Jersey from1982-1990
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  • Harvey Keitel - actor
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  • Pat Leahy - N.Y. Jets kicker.
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  • Peggy Lipton - Actress.
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  • Greg Louganis - Olympic diver.
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  • Bob Love - Basketball star with Chicago Bulls in 60's and 70's.
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  • Alvin Lucier - American composer
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  • Kenyon Martin, forward for the New Jersey Nets (NBA basketball team).
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  • Michael McCurdy - Book Illustrator / Author / Publisher / wood engraver
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  • Dr. Jonathan Miller - British director and critic.
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  • John Montague - a Northern Irish poet, essayist, and story writer.
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  • Sam Neill - Actor.
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  • Bruce Oldfield - British fashion designer.
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  • Austin Pendleton - Actor.
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  • Adrian Peterson running back for the Chicago Bears.
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  • Alan R. Rabinowitz - conservationist
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  • Eric Roberts, actor
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  • Henry Rogers - Public relations pioneer.
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  • Nino Salvatore - Past president of Medicine at the University of Naples
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  • Budd Schulberg - auther, screenplay - On The Waterfront and musical, What Makes Sammy Run
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  • David Shields - American novelist
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  • Nevil Shute - English novelist and aeronautical engineer
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  • Carly Simon - Singer.
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  • Michael Spinks - light heavyweight boxing champion
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  • Jake Steinfeld - Bodybuilder, television fitness trainer
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  • John Stossel - Reporter, ABC's 20/20.
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  • Peter Straub, horror story author.
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  • Dave Taylor - Former hockey star with the L.A. Kings.
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  • Duane Thomas - a running back for the Dallas Cowboy's in the early 70's, according to interview with Larry Merchant, on Real Sports, HBO
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  • Mel Tillis - Country-western singer. An interesting FAX sent to Art Nefsky from Mel Tillis on September 30, 1997, about his stuttering, is online.
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  • Chris Trapper, musician - The Push Stars rock band
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  • Kenneth Tynan - British drama critic
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  • John Updike -Novelist.
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  • Ken Venturi - Golfer. Won U.S. Open in 1961. (An interview with Ken Venturi where he talks about his stuttering.)
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  • Bill Walton - professional basketball player, sportscaster
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  • John F. Welch, Jr. - Chairman of General Electric.
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  • Bruce Willis - Actor.
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  • Robert Wilson - Sculptor and theater director
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  • Congressman Frank Wolf, Republican from VA.
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  • Chris Zorich - Chicago Bears' lineman.

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