Neurodivergent disabilities can unfortunately sometimes viewed as a source of shame or pity, many even falsely believe that it lowers people’s potential. However, neurodivergent minds are capable of great achievements, not only despite, but because, of their disabilities. Here is a list celebrating some of the greatest neurodivergent minds of human history.

Famous Neurodivergent People

Bill Gates – Dyslexia & ADHD

Emma Watson – ADHD

Tim Burton – Autism

Albert Einstein – ADHD, Dyslexia & Autism?

Simone Biles – ADHD

Emily Dickenson – Autism?

Steve Jobs – Dyslexia

Andy Warhol – Autism & Dyslexia?

Nikola Tesla

Leonardo da Vinci

Vincent van Gogh

Pablo Picasso

Marie Curie

F. Scott Fitzgerald

Temple Grandin

Howard Hughes

Mark Zuckerberg

Elon Musk

Richard Branson

Greta Thunberg

Sir Anthony Hopkins3

Dan Aykroyd

. Keanu Reeves

Satoshi Tajiri

Florence Welch

Simone Biles