List of people with Bell's palsy
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Well-known people who have been diagnosed with Bell's palsy include:
- Roseanne Barr, American comedian and actress whose condition occurred as a child[2]
- Stevie Benton, bassist for Texas rock band Drowning Pool[3]
- Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson, Icelandic professional strongman, actor, and professional basketball player[4]
- Amy Brenneman, American actress and producer[5]
- Pierce Brosnan, Irish actor, film producer and environmentalist[6]
- Jean Chrétien, prime minister of Canada[7]
- George Clooney, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter[8][6]
- Norm Coleman, former United States Senator[9]
- Cassi Davis, American actress[10]
- Alexis Denisof, American actor[11]
- Glen Durrant, BDO World Darts Champion[12]
- Joel Embiid, Cameroonian-American basketball player, diagnosed during the 2024 NBA playoffs[13]
- Thomas C. Foley, American politician and businessman; U.S. Ambassador to Ireland[14]
- David Frum, Canadian-American pundit[15]
- Graeme Garden, British comedy writer and performer, who has written about his experiences with the condition[16]
- Allen Ginsberg, American beat poet[17]
- Tony Gonzalez, American NFL football player[18]
- Amy Goodman, American journalist and author[19]
- Jane Greer, American actress[20]
- Trenton Hassell, American basketball player for the New Jersey Nets of the NBA[21]
- Terrence Howard, American actor[22]
- Armando Iannucci, Scottish writer[23]
- Angelina Jolie, American actress and filmmaker[24]
- Jess Kerr, New Zealand cricketer[25][26]
- Anupam Kher, Indian actor[27]
- Ralph Kiner, American baseball player in the 1940s and 1950s[28]
- Emmett King, musician, artist, garden gnome, and home chef.
- Ella Koon, Tahitian-born Hong Kong singer-actress[29]
- Curtis LeMay, United States Air Force general and 1968 independent vice presidential candidate[30]
- Gordon Lightfoot, Canadian singer[31][6]
- Raageshwari Loomba, Indian singer, actress[32]
- Martin Love, Australian cricketer[33]
- Joe Mantegna, American actor[34][35]
- Pete Maravich, American basketball player[36]
- Florence Mars, American civil rights activist and author[37]
- Tom McCarthy, Canadian National Hockey League player who played for the Minnesota North Stars and Boston Bruins[38]
- Glenda McKay, British actress[6]
- Danny Meyer, American restaurateur in New York City; chief executive officer of Union Square Hospitality Group[39]
- Scarlett Moffatt, British television personality[40]
- Kim Mulkey, American basketball player and coach (LSU women)[41]
- Ralph Nader, American politician[42][6]
- Piper Niven, Scottish professional wrestler[43]
- Cliff Pennington, shortstop for the Oakland Athletics[44]
- Demond Price (Conway The Machine), musician and member of rap group Griselda.[45][46]
- Jim Ross, professional wrestling commentator for WWE, WCW, NJPW, and AEW[47]
- Rick Savage, bass guitarist for the British rock band Def Leppard[48][6]
- Tom Seaver, Hall of Fame Major League pitcher[49][50]
- Bernadette Sembrano, Filipino newscaster, host of the medical program Salamat Dok! and anchor of TV Patrol Weekend[51]
- Ayrton Senna, Brazilian Formula One racecar driver[52]
- Rahul Sharma, Indian cricketer[53]
- Jamey Sheridan, American actor whose condition was written into the show Law and Order: Criminal Intent[54]
- Sarah Smart, English actress[6]
- Mike South, American pornographic director[55]
- Bruce Sutter, American Major League Baseball pitcher[56]
- Taso N. Stavrakis, American actor and stuntman
- Eric Swalwell, American politician and currently serving as the U.S. representative for California's 15th congressional district[57]
- Bart Tommelein, Belgian politician[58]
- Kevin Tsai, Taiwanese writer and TV host[59][60]
- Tulisa, British singer[61]
- Colin Turkington, British touring car racing driver[62]
- Evan Turner, American basketball player[63]
- Chris Walker, British superbike racer[6]
- Wesley Walker, American football player (New York Jets) was unable to blink his left eye due to Bell's palsy in 1982, but played football anyway[64][65][66]
- Andrew Lloyd Webber, British composer[6]
- Joseph C. Wilson, American diplomat[19]
- Nancy Zieman, American television host of the show Sewing with Nancy[67]
