CONTEMPORARY PEOPLE

JOHN NASH 1928-, US mathematician (portrayed by Russell Crowe in A Beautiful Mind,
BOB DYLAN 1941-, US singer-songwriter
JEFF GREENFIELD 1943-, US political analyst/speechwriter, a political wonk
JOHN MOTSON 1945-, English sports commentator
DAVID HELFGOTT 1947-, Australian pianist, subject of the film Shine
AL GORE 1948-, former US Vice President and presidential candidate
JAMES TAYLOR 1948-, US singer/songwriter
CHARLES DICKINSON 1951, US Writer
JAMIE HYNEMAN 1956-, Co-host of Mythbusters
GENIE 1957- US “wild child” (see also L’Enfant Sauvage, Victor)
PAUL KOSTABI 1962-, writer, comedian, artist, producer, technician
CRISPIN GLOVER 1964, US actor
JOSEPH ERBER 1985-, young English composer/musician who has Asperger’s Syndrome, subject of a BBC TV documentary
SETH ENGSTROM 1987-, Magician and World Champion in Sleight of Hand. The best man with a deck of cards the world has ever seen.
BILL GROSS – successful investment manager (C): See his video about his diagnosis.
ADRIAN LAMO an American computer hacker
CARL SODERHOLM a speaker on neuropsychiatric disorders
CLAY MARZO an American professional surfer
DANIEL TAMMET the British autistic savant, is believed to have Asperger’s Syndrome.
Dawn Prince-Hughes, Ph.D., primate anthropologist, ethologist, and author of Songs for the Gorilla Nation
James Durbin, a finalist on the tenth season of American Idol
Jerry Newport, American author and mathematical savant, is the basis of the film Mozart and the Whale
John Elder Robison, author of Look Me in the Eye
Judy Singer, Australian disability rights activist
Liane Holliday Willey, author of Pretending to be Normal, Asperger Syndrome in the Family; Asperger syndrome advocate; education professor; and adult diagnosed with Asperger syndrome at age 35
Lizzy Clark, actress and campaigner
Raymond Thompson, New Zealand scriptwriter and TV producer
Richard Borcherds, a mathematician specializing in group theory and Lie algebras
Tim Ellis, Australian magician and author
Tim Page, Pulitzer Prize-winning critic and author
Travis Meeks, lead singer, guitarist, and songwriter for the acoustic rock band Days of the New
David Campion – champion snowboarder
Michael Burry – USA physician, investor, and hedge fund manager: The movie “The Big Short” is based on him (C)
Ulysse Delsaux & Cody Ware – Race car drivers (C)