List of people with depression
A number of well-known people have suffered from major depression . While depression was a seen as a shameful secret until the 1970s, since then, society has begun discussing depression more 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.
For people believed to have been affected by bipolar disorder, see List of people believed to have been affected by bipolar disorder
Jim Carrey , Canadian actor and comedian [23] Dick Cavett , American talk show host [15] [broken footnote ]Melanie Chisholm , English pop singer-songwriter [24] Raymond Chandler , writer of detective fiction [25] Iris Chang , Chinese American writer and historian [26] David Chase , American television writer , director and producer ("The Rockford Files ", "Northern Exposure ", "The Sopranos ") [27] Lawton Chiles , American politician [15] [broken footnote ]Winston Churchill , British Prime Minister [28] Agatha Christie , English crime writer [29] Leonard Cohen , Canadian songwriter [30] Joseph Conrad , Polish writer [31] Billy Corgan , American musician (The Smashing Pumpkins ) [32] Sheryl Crow , American musician [33] Rivers Cuomo , American musician (Weezer ) [34] Ian Curtis , British musician , leader of Joy Division [35]
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Geoff Gallop , Australian politician [48] Romain Gary , French-Lithuanian-Polish novelist and diplomat [49] Paul Gauguin , French painter [50] Carlo Gesualdo , Italian composer, after murdering his wife, her lover, and his own son [51] Paul Getty , British philanthropist [52] Vincent Van Gogh , Dutch painter [14] Francisco de Goya , Spanish painter [53] Spalding Gray , American actor and writer [54] Graham Greene , British writer [55] Eddie Griffin , American NBA Player. [56]
Tony Hancock , English actor and comedian [57] Andrew Hansen , Australian comedian (part of The Chaser [58] Elizabeth Hartman , American actress [59] Ernest Hemingway , American writer [14] Margaux Hemingway , American actress; granddaughter of Ernest Hemingway [60] John Hinckley, Jr. , American would-be assassin of Ronald Reagan [61] Sir Julian Huxley , British biologist , author and administrator[62]
Herbert Hart , British Philosopher [63]
Janet Jackson , American singer[65] Henry James , British writer [66] William James , American philosopher and psychologist [67] Billy Joel , American musician [68] Daniel Johns , Australian musician [69] Samuel Johnson , British lexicographer, biographer, essayist and poet [70] Ashley Judd , American actress [71] Jung Da Bin , Korean actress [72]
Sarah Kane , British playwright [73] Susanna Kaysen , American writer [74] John Keats , British poet [75] David Kelly , English weapons inspector and biological warfare expert[76] Kool Keith , American hip hop artist [77] Søren Kierkegaard , Danish philosopher [78] Ernst Ludwig Kirchner , German painter [79] John Kirwan , New Zealand rugby player, former All Black , currently coach of Japan national rugby team. [80] Akira Kurosawa , Japanese film director [81]
Alan Ladd , American actor [82] Hugh Laurie , British actor [83] Denis Lawson , British actor [84] Neil Lennon , Northern Irish footballer [85] Meriwether Lewis , American Explorer[86] Abraham Lincoln , American lawyer and politician , 16th President of the United States [87] Oscar Lopez , Chilean -Canadian folk guitarist [88] Federico García Lorca , Spanish poet [89] Martin Luther , German priest and theologian [90]
Paul Merton , English comedian [91] Gustav Mahler , German composer [92] Henri Matisse , French painter [93] Vladimir Mayakovsky , Russian writer and poet [94] Brian May British guitarist [95] Guy de Maupassant , French writer [96] Ewan McGregor , Scottish actor [97] Herman Melville , American writer [98] Charlotte Mew , British poet [99] Michelangelo , Italian painter and sculptor [100] John Stuart Mill , British political philosopher [101] Spike Milligan , Irish comedian and writer [102] Joan Miró , Spanish painter [103] Morrissey , British singer and former frontman of The Smiths [104] Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart , Austrian composer [75]
Siegfried Sassoon , British poet and soldier [122] Robert Schumann , German composer [123] Jean Seberg , American actress [124] Brian Sewell , English art critic [125] Will Self , English novelist , reviewer and columnist [126] Anne Sexton , American poet [127] Brooke Shields , American actress [128] Sarah Silverman , American comedian [129] Elliott Smith , American musician [130] Vivian Stanshall , British humourist and musician (Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band ) [131] Rod Steiger , American actor [132] William Styron , writer [15] Britney Spears , American pop singer [133]
Mike Wallace , American journalist on 60 Minutes [15] [broken footnote ]Evelyn Waugh , British novelist and journalist [145] Dan White , American killer of Harvey Milk and George Moscone [146] Walt Whitman , American poet [147] Kevin Whitrick , British electrical engineer [148] Robbie Williams , British pop singer [149] Tennessee Williams , American playwright [150] William Carlos Williams , American poet [151] Brian Wilson , American musician (Beach Boys ) [152] Gregory Wilton , Australian politician [153] Hugo Wolf , Austrian composer [154] Elizabeth Wurtzel , American writer [155]
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