26Brandon Marshall: BPD Advocate
NFL wide receiver Brandon Marshall was diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder in 2011 and has become an advocate for mental health awareness.
27. Marty Feldman, Rodney Dangerfield, and Maggie Smith all shared the same condition, Graves' disease, which caused their eyes to bulge.
28. Bolaji Badejo was a 6-foot-10 Nigerian visual artist who portrayed the original xenomorph in "Alien" (1979). His height and slender body convinced Ridley Scott that he was the perfect choice for the villain. Tragically, he passed away from sickle cell disease at the age of 39.
29. Actor Michael Berryman suffers from hypohidrotic ectodermal dysplasia, which means he doesn't have hair, sweat glands, or fingernails.
30. A major factor in Ernest Hemingway's suicide was his diagnosis of hemochromatosis, a disease that causes the inability to metabolize iron and results in both mental and physical deterioration. This condition ran in his family, and tragically, his sister, brother, and father had also committed suicide.
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31Charles Oliveira: UFC Champion's Childhood Struggle
UFC Champion Charles Oliveira, born into a poor family in a favela in Brazil, was diagnosed with rheumatic fever and also had a heart murmur at the age of 7 and was told he would never walk again. His determined mother responded, "We don't accept that." She then sold snacks and discarded cardboard on the streets to help fund his training.
32. Mel Blanc, known as the "man of 1000 voices" and famous for most of the Looney Tunes characters, began smoking cigarettes at the age of 9. He was later diagnosed with emphysema and finally quit smoking at the age of 77.
33. Rowan Atkinson suffers from a stammer, so he uses over-articulation as a technique to overcome problematic consonants, such as 'B'.
34. Jerry Orbach, who portrayed Lennie Briscoe on the original Law & Order and voiced Lumière in Beauty and the Beast, was diagnosed with cancer less than two years into Law & Order. Despite being diagnosed more than a decade before his death, his disease was not publicly known until weeks before his passing.
35. In 2014, a few months before the death of Casey Kasem, the actor who voiced Shaggy from Scooby Doo and was the former host of American Top 40 was suffering from Lewy body dementia and was involved in a highly publicized abduction case by his current wife. She reportedly stole medical equipment to keep Kasem alive on her own.
36Mark Ruffalo: Brain Tumor Survivor
Mark Ruffalo was initially set to appear in the movie "Signs" but had to drop out when he was diagnosed with a brain tumor. Joaquin Phoenix took over his role. Fortunately, the brain tumor turned out to be benign, and after surgery, Ruffalo suffered from partial facial paralysis for a few weeks before eventually making a full recovery.
37. After Magic Johnson was diagnosed with HIV, many NBA players expressed concerns that he shouldn't play because of the potential risk of contamination if he had an open wound.
38. Tim Howard, the star goalkeeper for the United States, was diagnosed with Tourette's at a young age and continues to work with children who have the disorder.
39. After struggling with reading throughout grade school, Cher dropped out at the age of 16. It wasn't until she turned 30 that she was diagnosed with dyslexia.
40. Freddie Mercury was diagnosed with AIDS in late April 1987, after the famous Live Aid performance, contrary to what the 'Bohemian Rhapsody' biopic portrayed.
41Charles Darwin: Agoraphobic Genius
Charles Darwin suffered from agoraphobia (panic disorder). He experienced constant nausea, trembling, and crying, which left him virtually bedridden from the age of 30 until his death. His disorder was so severe that he even avoided conversations with his own children.
42. When Stephen Hawking was diagnosed with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) in 1963, doctors predicted he had about two and a half years to live. Fortunately, the disease progressed much more slowly than expected, and Hawking lived until the age of 76 before passing away on March 14, 2018.
43. Professional wrestler Scott Hall was diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder years after killing a man in self-defense. Hall wrestled away the drunken man's gun and shot him in the head outside of Hall's workplace.
44. Actor Jesse Eisenberg, known for roles in "The Social Network" and "Now You See Me," suffers from OCD, separation anxiety, social anxiety, and depression.
45. When Charlie Sheen came out as HIV positive, it led to a 95 percent increase in over-the-counter HIV home testing kits and 2.75 million searches on the topic, an effect dubbed "The Charlie Sheen Effect." Some argued that Sheen did more for HIV awareness than most UN events.
