List of people with color blindness

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This is a list of people with color blindness, meaning they have a decreased ability to see color or differences in color.[1]

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Name Picture Type/Details Lifespan Country Profession Notes Source
Jacques Abeille 1942–2022 France Surrealist writer Wanted to be a painter. [2][3]
Nate Bargatze b. 1979 United States Stand-up comedian Had trouble reading cue cards while hosting Saturday Night Live. [4]
František Bílek 1872–1941 Czechia Sculptor Was forced in school to switch from painting to sculpting. [5]
Ian Botham b. 1955 England Cricketer [6]
Jack Buck red–green 1924–2002 United States Sportscaster Prevented promotion in merchant navy. [7]
Taj Burrow red–green b. 1978 Australia Surfer Was prevented from becoming a pilot. [8]
Christopher Delamar Caldwell (Bob the Drag Queen) red-green b. 1986 United States Drag queen, comedian, actor Prefers black and white (such as houndstooth) and monochrome outfits. [9][10]
Sebastian Coe b. 1956 England Politician, retired athlete [11]
Walter Cronkite red–green 1916–2009 United States Journalist [12]
Roger Crouch b. 1940 United States NASA Astronaut Payload specialist in two Space Shuttle missions in 1997. [13]

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John Dalton deuteranopia 1766–1844 England Scientist Could only recognize blue, purple and yellow. Pioneered research into colorblindness, which was originally named Daltonism after him. Specified in his will that an autopsy of his eyes be conducted. [15][16]
Russell T Davies b. 1963 Wales Screenwriter Was dissuaded from a career as a comic artist. [17]
Grant Dayton red–green b. 1987 United States Major League Baseball pitcher [18]
Thomas Delaney red–green b. 1991 Denmark Association football player [19]
Jesse Draxler red–green b. 1983 United States Visual artist Since 2015, Draxler has worked exclusively in black and white. [20]
Milton H. Erickson 1901–1980 United States Hypnotist [21]
Lara Flynn Boyle b. 1970 United States Actress Had trouble reading cue cards while hosting Saturday Night Live. [22]
Brian Foster b. 1972 United States BMX rider Foster once held a job painting bikes. [23]
Merrick Garland red–green b. 1952 United States 86th United States Attorney General Kept a list of matching suits and ties. [24]
Bill Gates b. 1955 United States Founder of Microsoft [25][26][27]
Joseph Gatt b. 1971 England Actor, model Was prevented from becoming a pilot. [28][29][unreliable source?]
Jeff Gerstmann red–green b. 1975 United States Video game journalist [30]
Oliver Goldsmith blue cone monochromacy 1728–1774 England Writer Among the oldest believed incidences of colorblindness. [31]
Jonny Greenwood red–green b. 1971 England Composer, member of Radiohead [32]
Neil Harbisson achromatopsia b. 1984 Spain
United Kingdom
Ireland		 Artist, musician, political activist Started a project in 2003 to develop a sensor that transposed color frequencies into sound frequencies. [33]
Cal Henderson b. 1981 United Kingdom Programmer Worked on applications to make the Internet more accessible to colorblind people. [34]
Matt Holland red–green b. 1974 England
Ireland		 Association football player [35]
Richard Hughes red–green b. 1975 England Musician, member of Keane [36]
Jake Humphrey red–green b. 1978 England TV presenter, journalist Publicly stated on BBC Radio 5 Live comedy sports show Fighting Talk. [37]
Ian Hunter red–green b. 1979 England Cricketer Publicly stated in BBC interview. [38]
John Kay achromatopsia b. 1944 Germany
Canada		 Lead singer of Steppenwolf Legally blind because of the severity of colorblindness. [39]
Graham Kennedy 1934–2005 Australia Entertainer [40]
Gaurav Khanna b. 1981 India TV Actor Revealed during a stint on Celebrity MasterChef India. [41]
Brian Kibler b. 1980 United States Game designer Publicly stated on his Twitter account. [42]
Kim Sang-jin red–green South Korea Animator Was barred from art school, so studied economics; animated for Disney for 20 years. [43]
Yair Lapid b. 1963 Israel Journalist, politician Was known to wear a black shirt because of his colorblindness. [44]
Howie Mandel b. 1955 Canada TV host Publicly stated: "I'm colorblind". [45]
Nicholas U. Mayall 1906–1993 United States Astronomer Dissuaded from becoming a mining engineer. [46]
Matt Meese b. 1983 United States Comedian Has joked about his colorblindness. [47]
Jose M. Mendoza Philippines Sculptor Worked as a color separator in a publishing house for three years. [48]
Charles Meryon 1821–1868 France Artist Focused on etching instead of painting. [49]
Peter Milton deuteranopia b. 1930 United States Artist, teacher Horrified to learn that his landscapes were pink, so he switched to monochrome art. [50]
Christopher Paolini red–green b. 1983 United States Author (Eragon) Gave some of his characters red-green CVD. [51]
Logan Paul red–green b. 1995 United States YouTuber, actor Caused controversy for allegedly faking his reaction to color-corrective lenses in a vlog. [52]
Jan Pol red–green b. 1942 Netherlands Veterinarian, TV host [53]
Clifton Pugh protanopia 1924–1990 Australia Artist Won three Archibald Prizes. [54]
Cory Brandan Putman b. 1976 United States Musician [55]
Eddie Redmayne b. 1982 England Actor Publicly stated that he is colorblind. [56]
Rachael Scdoris achromatopsia b. 1985 United States Musher First legally blind person to complete the Iditarod. [57]
Keanu Reeves b. 1964 Lebanon
Canada		 Actor [58]
Nicolas Winding Refn b. 1970 Denmark Director, screenwriter, producer Publicly stated that he is unable to see mid-tones but has not specified which colors. [59]
Chris Rogers b. 1977 Australia Cricketer Struggles with ball color. [60]
Fred Rogers red–green 1928–2003 United States Children's television presenter (Mister Rogers' Neighborhood) [61][62]
Roger Staubach red–green b. 1942 United States NFL quarterback Naval officer who could not distinguish port (red) from starboard (green). [63]
Rod Stewart red–green b. 1945 England Singer-songwriter Held a job at 15 selling and designing wallpaper. [64][65]
Tim Tebow b. 1987 United States NFL quarterback Was confused by his daughter's gender reveal party. [66]
Vinny Testaverde red–green b. 1963 United States NFL quarterback First overall draft pick in 1987. [67]
Mark Twain red-green 1835-1910 United States Author Regularly joked about his colorblindness. [68]
Matthew Wade b. 1987 Australia Cricketer Struggles with ball color. [69]

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Mark Williams red–green b. 1975 Wales Snooker player Has mistakenly sunk the wrong balls while playing. [71]
Neil Young red–green b. 1945 Canada Musician [72]
Mark Zuckerberg red–green b. 1984 United States Founder of Facebook [73]
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