Massively successful celebrities with disabilities

Robin Williams - The late actor had dyslexia, a disorder characterized in some cases by reading difficulties, but which also affects people differently. He also suffered from Diffuse Lewy Body Dementia/Dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB), according to People, which has both physical and psychological effects.

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Muhammad Ali - The boxer, who's considered one of the greatest of all time, battled Parkinson's in his post-boxing life. Some studies suggest that he was actually showing signs of the disease before he even retired.

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Lionel Messi - Although the Argentinian soccer player has never talked publicly about this, there are many rumors that he suffers from Asperger's. The syndrome, which is on the autism spectrum, is a neurological disorder characterized by a difficulty in using language and communicating, as well as forming social relationships.

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Tom Cruise - The actor suffers from dyslexia.

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Whoopi Goldberg - The award-winning actress also lives with dyslexia.

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Abraham Lincoln - The 16th president of the United States is suspected of having suffered from Marfan syndrome, a genetic disorder that affects the connective tissue. People who suffer from it are usually characterized by their abnormally long limbs.

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Stevie Wonder - The musician is possibly one of the most famous blind people in history.

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Rob Lowe - The actor hasn't been able to hear from his right ear since he was a baby.

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Tiger Woods - The golfer overcame a debilitating childhood stutter after many years of hard work and speech therapy.

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Agatha Christie - This one may seem a bit odd, but it's commonly thought that the prestigious British author suffered from both dysgraphia and dyslexia.

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Mia Farrow - The actress suffered from polio, an infectious viral illness caused by the polio virus that strikes the central nervous system.

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Albert Einstein - It is rumored that the German theoretical physicist, who developed the theory of relativity, also lived with dyslexia.

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Stephen Hawking - The late theoretical physicist and cosmologist battled amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) since being diagnosed with it at the age of 21.

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Andrea Bocelli - The Italian musician and composer has battled blindness since he was a child.

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Andy Warhol - Many of the artist's characteristics, such as the repetitive nature of his art and his lack of social nuance, suggest that Warhol may have been living with Asperger's.

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Richard Pryor - The comedian, who passed away in 2005, was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, a chronic degenerative disease that affects the central nervous system.

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Charles Darwin - History's most famous naturalist reportedly suffered from mild dyslexia.

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Harry Belafonte - The Jamaican-American singer has dyslexia.

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Christopher Reeve - The actor, famous for playing Superman, was left quadriplegic after a horse riding accident in 1995.

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Claudius - The fourth Roman emperor had both a limp and a speech impediment, which made it so that many never thought he would be emperor, including his own family.

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Donald Sutherland - The Canadian actor had polio as a child.

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Franklin D. Roosevelt - The 32nd president of the United States, who was the only president to be elected four times, also battled polio.

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Frida Kahlo - The Mexican painter contracted polio when she was a child, leaving one leg thinner than the other. She used long skirts to disguise the difference.

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Ida Lupino - The British-American actress and director also struggled with polio. She later directed and co-wrote a film about a dancer who contracts polio, called 'Never Fear.'

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RJ Mitte - The actor, known for his performance in 'Breaking Bad,' has cerebral palsy, a disorder marked by impaired muscle coordination.

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Heather Whitestone - The former Miss America suffers from a hearing impairment. She stated in an interview with Audiology Online that she supposedly suffered from hearing loss after she was given ototoxic medication for a fever.

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Ludwig van Beethoven - The German composer and all-around musical genius experienced a decline in his hearing, eventually becoming completely deaf.

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Ray Charles - The blues legend began losing his sight as a child, and by the age of seven he was completely blind.

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Jamie Brewer - The actress, known for her role in the TV show 'American Horror Story,' has Down syndrome.

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Paul Stanley -

The KISS man was born with grade 3 microtia, a rare congenital deformity where the external ear is underdeveloped.

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