Top Ten Famous Autistic People

The Top Ten
1 Albert Einstein

Many people believe that Autism spectrum disorder is the reason for his high-intelligent physics.

2 Isaac Newton

Because of Newton's autism, he would isolate himself all the time and gets awkward during a conversation. He struggled to have friends, and was very focused on working, that he went for days without eating or sleeping. But still, his physics were very intelligent and would make the world be like what it is today.

3 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

It was found that Mozart had an autism-related disorder because he was very sensitive to loud noises, had a short attention span, and could go through a cycle of facial expressions within seconds. But still, Mozart along with Beethoven are the most famous classical artists in the world.

4 Bill Gates William Henry Gates III (born October 28, 1955) is an American business magnate, software developer, investor, author, and philanthropist. He is a co-founder of Microsoft, along with his late childhood friend Paul Allen. During his career at Microsoft, Gates held the positions of chairman, chief executive... read more

Gates believed that he has been diagnosed with autism. As a child, he rocked on his toy horse all the time, had a monotoned speech pattern, avoids eye contact with others, and even read the whole Encyclopedia Dictionary at the age of seven. He would later be the co-founder of Microsoft and one of the most wealthiest people in the world. It's surprising to see how smart and amazing he is.

He's the richest person alive in the usa right now (besides Jeff Bezos). And for a good reason, he helps the poor and created one of the greatest inventions possibly of all time. He's the founder of Microsoft

5 Steve Jobs Steven Paul Jobs (February 24, 1955 – October 5, 2011) was an American entrepreneur and business magnate. He was the chairman, chief executive officer (CEO), and a co-founder of Apple Inc., chairman and majority shareholder of Pixar, a member of The Walt Disney Company's board of directors following... read more

He is known for his obsession of perfectness, and would soon co-found Apple, and would be known for MacBooks, iPhones, and iPads. He is believed to have autism.

6 Tim Burton Timothy Walter Burton is an American film director, producer, artist, writer, and animator. He is known for his dark, Gothic, eccentric, and quirky fantasy films such as Beetle-juice (1988), Edward Scissor-hands (1990), the animated musical The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993), the biographical film... read more

He had Asperger syndrome. He has been known for his creative movies ever since such as Pee Wee, Beetlejuice, Batman, Edward Scissorhands, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Mars Attacks, and Frankenweenie.

7 Andy Warhol Andy Warhol, born Andrew Warhola (August 6, 1928 – February 22, 1987) was an American artist who was a leading figure in the visual art movement known as Pop art. His works explore the relationship between artistic expression, celebrity culture, and advertising that flourished by the 1960s.

He has Asperger syndrome. His creative and unique work showed that he had that syndrome.

8 Nikola Tesla Nikola Tesla was a Serbian-American inventor, electrical engineer, mechanical engineer, physicist, and futurist best known for his contributions to the design of the modern alternating current electricity supply system, X rays, Radio, Remote Control, Laser, and Electric motors. Tesla developed and used... read more

He had an autism-related disorder because he has suffered from many phobias, very sensitive to light and sound, isolated himself, and was obsessed with the number 3. But still, he made many inventions (later stolen by Thomas Edison) that made the world what it is today.

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10 Thomas Edison

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11 Temple Grandin
12 Ludwig Van Beethoven Ludwig van Beethoven was a German composer and pianist. A crucial figure in the transition between the Classical and Romantic eras in Western art music, he remains one of the most famous and influential of all composers. His best-known compositions include 9 symphonies, 5 piano concertos, 1 violin concerto,... read more
13 Chris Chan Christine Weston Chandler (formerly known as Christian Weston Chandler and best known as Chris-chan), is an autistic trans woman who is the creator of the infamous webcomic Sonichu. She was discovered by trolls in 2007, which lead to her retaliating. In 2011, she came out as a tomgirl and started cross-dressing;... read more
14 Woody Allen Heywood "Woody" Allen (born Allan Stewart Konigsberg; November 30, 1935) is an American film director, writer, actor, and comedian whose career spans more than six decades and multiple Academy Award-winning films. He began his career writing material for television in the 1950s, mainly Your Show of... read more

He is a director, writer and actor. He has been involved in a lot of movies such as What's New, Pussycat?, Take the Money and Run, and Annie Hall.

15 Jacob Barnett

Jacob Barnett was 12 years old when he started college.

16 Eminem Eminem, born Marshall Bruce Mathers III, is an American rapper, actor and music producer born on October 17, 1972 in St. Joseph, Missouri. Eminem has sold over 300 million records making him the bestselling hip-hop artist of all time. In addition to his solo career, he is a member of D12 and (with Royce... read more

It's not confirmed, and personally, I don't believe he has it.

17 Alfred Hitchcock Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock, was an English-American film director and producer, at times referred to as "The Master of Suspense".
18 Hans Christian Andersen Hans Christian Andersen, often referred to in Scandinavia as H. C. Andersen (2 April 1805 – 4 August 1875), was a Danish author. Although a prolific writer of plays, travelogues, novels, and poems, Andersen is best remembered for his fairy tales. Andersen's popularity is not limited to children: his... read more
19 Jerry Seinfeld Jerome Allen "Jerry" Seinfeld is an American stand-up comedian, actor, writer, producer, and director. He was born on April 29, 1954 in Brooklyn, New York. He is known for playing himself in the sitcom Seinfeld, which he created and wrote with Larry David. As a stand-up comedian, Seinfeld specializes... read more

Due to his social challenges and unique way of thinking about literary, he is believed to have autism, and would later become of the greatest comedians, then creating his own sitcom Seinfeld, which was one of the most popular TV shows of all time.

20 Amanda Baggs

Amanda Baggs was an advocate for the rights of autistic people.

21 Susan Boyle Susan Magdalane Boyle is a Scottish singer who came to international attention when she appeared as a contestant on the TV programme Britain's Got Talent on 11 April 2009, singing "I Dreamed a Dream" from Les Misérables.
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23 Stanley Kubrick Stanley Kubrick was an American film director, screenwriter, producer, cinematographer, editor, and photographer. He is frequently cited as one of the greatest and most influential directors in cinematic history. He died at the age of 71.
24 Jim Parsons James Joseph "Jim" Parsons is an American actor. He is known for playing Sheldon Cooper in the CBS sitcom The Big Bang Theory.
25 Tre Cool Frank Edwin Wright III, known professionally as Tré Cool, is a German-born American drummer, best known as the drummer for the American punk rock/pop punk band Green Day. He replaced the band's former drummer John Kiffmeyer in 1990.
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