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Famous comedian (half of the "Abbot and Costello" duo) who had epilepsy all his life, but tried to control and hide it. [5] Ward Bond: 1903–1960 A film actor. His epilepsy led to his exclusion from the draft during World War II. [6] Bob Fosse: 1927–1987 An American actor, choreographer, dancer, and film and stage director.
Lacks c. 1945–1951. [A] Henrietta Lacks (born Loretta Pleasant; August 1, 1920 – October 4, 1951) [2] was an African-American woman [5] whose cancer cells are the source of the HeLa cell line, the first immortalized human cell line [B] and one of the most important cell lines in medical research. An immortalized cell line reproduces ...
Mary Temple Grandin (born August 29, 1947) is an American academic, inventor, and ethologist. She is a prominent proponent of the humane treatment of livestock for slaughter and the author of more than 60 scientific papers on animal behavior. Grandin is a consultant to the livestock industry, where she offers advice on animal behavior, and is ...
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Hair color. Black. Agency. CAA (Los Angeles) Women Management (Milan) The Squad (London) [1] Chantelle Whitney Brown-Young[3] (born July 27, 1994), known professionally as Winnie Harlow, is a Canadian fashion model and public spokesperson on the skin condition vitiligo. She gained prominence in 2014 as a contestant on the ...
Signature. Helen Adams Keller (June 27, 1880 – June 1, 1968) was an American author, disability rights advocate, political activist and lecturer. Born in West Tuscumbia, Alabama, she lost her sight and her hearing after a bout of illness when she was 19 months old. She then communicated primarily using home signs until the age of seven, when ...
Respiratory failure and cardiac arrest following epileptic seizure. Known for. Charlotte's Web strain of cannabis is named after her. Charlotte Figi (October 18, 2006 – April 7, 2020) was an American girl with Dravet syndrome, who took cannabidiol (CBD) oil to prevent seizures, and inspired the name of the medical cannabis strain Charlotte's Web.
Bree Walker (born Patricia Lynn Nelson; February 26, 1953) is an American radio talk show host, actress, and disability-rights activist. She gained fame as the first on-air American television network news anchor with ectrodactyly. [1] Walker worked as a news anchor and reporter in San Diego, New York City, and Los Angeles.
Penfield at Princeton University in 1913. Born in Spokane, Washington, on January 26, 1891, Penfield spent most of his early life in Hudson, Wisconsin. [1][3] He studied at Princeton University, where he was a member of Cap and Gown Club [4] and played on the football team. After graduation in 1913, he was hired briefly as the team coach.