List of paraplegic people
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A list of people with paraplegia.
- Vic Chesnutt - American singer-songwriter, as a result of a car accident at age 18. [1]
- John Porter East - American politician, due to a bout of polio in 1955. [2]
- Frank Gardner (journalist) - Prominent BBC journalist who became paralysed after being shot 6 times at point blank range by Al-Qaeda in Saudi Arabia. [3]
- Chuck Graham - United States politician, as a result of an automobile accident at age 16. [4]
- Tanni Grey-Thompson - Paralympian born with Spina Bifida. [5]
- Rick Hansen - Canadian paralympian who was paralyzed in a car crash at age 15. [6]
- John Hockenberry - Journalist, blogger [7]
- Sharry Konopski - Model and actress, as a result of a car accident. [8]
- Charles Krauthammer - Columnist, sometimes deemed neoconservative. [9]
- Boris Kustodiev - Russian painter, became paraplegic due to tuberculosis of the spine. [10]
- Deng Pufang - Chinese royalty. [11]
- Christopher Reeve - American actor, in 1995 at age 43, as a result of an equestrian accident. [12]
- Franklin D. Roosevelt - American President, at the age of 39, due to Guillain-Barré syndrome or polio. [13]
- Wolfgang Schäuble - German politician, as a result of an assassination attempt in 1990. [14]
- Randy Snow - Paralympian, at 16 his spine was crushed by a 1000-pound bale of hay.
- Mike Utley - NFL player for the Detroit Lions paralyzed from the chest down due to an injury in a 1991 game. [15]
