List of people who have suffered from depression
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A number of well-known individuals have suffered from clinical depression.
In recent years, some individuals have discussed their depression openly. Earlier figures were often reluctant to discuss or seek treatment for depression due to social stigma about the condition, or due to ignorance of diagnosis or treatments. Some historical personalities are presumed to have suffered from depression based on analysis or interpretation of letters, journals, artwork, writings or statements of family and friends.
Many depression sufferers are encouraged by noted individuals who have succeeded in spite of depression.
For people believed to have been affected by bipolar disorder, see this list.
Contents: Top - 0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
[edit] A
- Caroline Aherne, British comedy performer [1]
- Buzz Aldrin, American astronaut, the second man to set foot on the moon [2]
- Woody Allen, American film director [3]
- Claus von Amsberg, German diplomat and husband of Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands [4]
- Diane Arbus, American photographer [5]
- Malcolm Arnold, British composer [6]
- Machado de Assis, Brazilian writer [7]
[edit] B
- Ingmar Bergman, Swedish film director [8]
- William Blake, British poet and painter [9]
- Kjell Magne Bondevik, Norwegian politician Prime Minister of Norway [10]
- Terry Bradshaw, American Quarterback [11]
- Robert Burton British academic author of The Anatomy of Melancholy [12]
[edit] C
- Albert Camus, French writer and philosopher [13]
- Jim Carrey, Canadian actor and Comedian [14]
- Dick Cavett, American talk show host [10]
- Iris Chang, Chinese American writer, historian [15]
- Leslie Cheung, Hong Kong actor and singer [16]
- Lawton Chiles, American politician [10]
- Kurt Cobain, American musician
- Joseph Conrad, Polish writer [17]
- Billy Corgan, American musician (The Smashing Pumpkins) [18]
- Sheryl Crow, American musician [19]
- Ian Curtis, British musician, leader of Joy Division [20]
[edit] D
- Roméo Dallaire, Canadian general, senator and humanitarian [21]
- Edgar Degas, French painter [22]
- Charles Darwin, British biologist [23]
- Charles Dickens, British writer [24]
- Fyodor Dostoevsky, Russian writer
- Nick Drake, British musician [25]
- Doug Duncan, American politician [10]
[edit] E
- Thomas Eagleton, American senator [26]
- T.S. Eliot, American poet [27]
[edit] F
- Paul Feyerabend, Austrian philosopher of science [28]
- Michel Foucault, French philosopher [29]
[edit] G
- Geoff Gallop, Australian politician [30]
- Romain Gary, French-Lithuanian-Polish novelist and diplomat [31]
- Paul Gauguin, French painter [32]
- Carlo Gesualdo, Italian composer, after murdering his wife, her lover, and his own son [33]
- Paul Getty, British philanthropist [34]
- Vincent Van Gogh, Dutch painter [35]
- Francisco de Goya, Spanish painter [36]
- Spalding Gray, American actor and writer [37]
- Graham Greene, British writer and intelligence agent [38]
[edit] H
- Elizabeth Hartman, American actress [39]
- Ernest Hemingway, American writer [40]
- John Hinckley, Jr., American would-be assassin of Ronald Reagan [41]
- Sir Julian Huxley, British biologist, author and administrator[42]
[edit] I
- Natalie Imbruglia, Australian singer [43]
[edit] J
- Janet Jackson, American singer[44]
- Henry James, British writer [45]
- William James, American philosopher and psychologist [46]
- Daniel Johns, Australian musician [47]
- Samuel Johnson, British lexicographer, biographer, essayist, and poet [48]
- Ashley Judd, American actress [49]
[edit] K
- Franz Kafka, Czech writer [50]
- Sarah Kane, British playwright [51]
- Susanna Kaysen, American writer [52]
- John Keats, British poet [53]
- Kool Keith, American hip hop artist [54]
- Søren Kierkegaard, Danish philosopher [55]
- Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, German painter [56]
- John Kirwan, New Zealand rugby player, former All Black, currently coach of Japan national rugby team. [57]
- Akira Kurosawa, Japanese film director [58]
[edit] L
- Hugh Laurie, British actor [59]
- Denis Lawson, British actor [60]
- Neil Lennon, Northern Irish footballer [61]
- Meriwether Lewis, American Explorer [62]
- Abraham Lincoln, American lawyer and politician, 16th President of the United States [63]
- Oscar Lopez, Chilean-Canadian folk guitarist [64]
- Federico García Lorca, Spanish poet [65]
- Martin Luther, German priest and theologian [66]
[edit] M
- Gustav Mahler, German composer [67]
- Henri Matisse, French painter [68]
- Vladimir Mayakovsky, Russian writer and poet [69]
- Guy de Maupassant, French writer [70]
- Ewan McGregor, British actor [71]
- Herman Melville, American writer [72]
- Charlotte Mew, British poet [73]
- Michelangelo, Italian painter and sculptor [74]
- John Stuart Mill, political philosopher [75]
- Spike Milligan, Irish comedian and writer [76]
- Joan Miró, Spanish painter [77]
- Morrissey, British singer and former frontman of The Smiths [78]
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Austrian composer [79]
- Edvard Munch, Norwegian painter [80]
[edit] N
- Isaac Newton, British physicist [81]
- Friedrich Nietzsche, German philosopher [82]
[edit] O
- Bill Oddie, British comedy performer [83]
- Eugene O'Neill, American playwright [84]
- Robert Oppenheimer, American physicist 'father of the atomic bomb' [85]
[edit] P
- Parveen Babi, Bollywood actress. [86]
- Ryan Phillippe, American actor [87]
- Sylvia Plath, American writer [88]
- Edgar Allan Poe, American writer [89]
- Bill Pulsipher, American baseball player [90]
[edit] Q
[edit] R
- Anne Rice, American writer [91]
- Rainer Maria Rilke, Austrian poet [92]
- Mark Rothko, American painter [93]
- Hans Rott, Austrian composer [94]
- Renato Russo, Brazilian singer (Legião Urbana) [95]
[edit] S
- Siegfried Sassoon, British poet and soldier [96]
- Robert Schumann, German composer [97]
- Jean Seberg, American actor [98]
- Anne Sexton, American poet [99]
- Brooke Shields, American actress [100]
- Sarah Silverman, American comedian [101]
- Elliott Smith, American musician [102]
- Vivian Stanshall, British humourist and musician (Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band) [103]
- Rod Steiger, American actor [104]
- William Styron, writer [10]
[edit] T
- Amy Tan, Chinese American writer [105]
- James Taylor, American singer-songwriter [106]
- Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian composer [107]
- Leo Tolstoy, Russian writer [108]
- Georg Trakl, Austrian poet [109]
- Mark Twain, American writer [110]
- Jeff Tweedy, American musician (Wilco).[111]
[edit] U
[edit] V
- Ned Vizzini - American writer [112]
[edit] W
- Mike Wallace, American journalist on 60 Minutes [10]
- Evelyn Waugh, British novelist and journalist [113]
- Dan White, American killer of Harvey Milk and George Moscone [114]
- Tennessee Williams, American playwright [115],
- William Carlos Williams, American poet [116]
- Brian Wilson, American musician (Beach Boys) [117]
- Gregory Wilton, Australian politician [118]
- Hugo Wolf, Austrian composer [119]
- Elizabeth Wurtzel, American writer [120]
[edit] X
[edit] Y
[edit] Z
[edit] See also
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