Einstein is a notable physicist of all time. He had learning disability in his childhood.

1. 9
Famous Disabled People
Who Became
World Famous Celebrities
9 - May - 2016

2. Albert Einstein
Einstein is a notable physicist of all time. He
had learning disability in his childhood. He could
not talk till he was three and could not read till he
was eight. Despite such problems he later
became the noble prize winner for his
contribution to Physics. His theory of relativity is
considered as a revolutionary development in
Physics.
He bagged the Noble Prize in Physics in 1921 for
his explanation of the Photoelectric Effect and for
his research in Theoretical physics.

3. Thomas Edison
Edison, the great inventor who has over 1000
patents, could not read till he was 12 and later he
himself admitted that he became deaf after
pulling up to a train car by his ears. His one of the
most popular invention is the Electric Bulb. His
invention of carbon telephone transmitter
developed the carbon microphone which was
used in the telephone till 1980. He also became a
prominent businessman and his business
institution produced his inventions and marketed
the products to the masses.

4. Ludwig van Beethoven
Beethoven, the great German composer and
musician was deaf in the later part of his life. In
his early life he was famous as a pianist. He had
some mysterious power which led him to create
one famous composition after another. He went
to Vienna and learned many things from some of
the prominent musicians. After 28, he started
becoming deaf and his personal life was not so
peaceful. He composed many piano Sonatas such
as Waldstein, Appassionata etc.

5. John Milton
Milton, the great English poet, widely known for
his epic “Paradise lost”. However, before writing
this famous epic he became blind at 43. Blindness
could not make him stop form practicing
literature. He is considered as the most learned
English poet as he had knowledge in different
disciplines including theology, philosophy, history,
politics, literature and science before starting to
write poems.

6. Stephen Hawking
He is considered as the greatest scientist of the
twentieth century after Einstein. Hawking’s big
bang theory and the black hole theory caught the
attention of the world.
A professor of Mathematics at the University of
Cambridge with his teachings disseminated
through a computer supported machine, his
physical illness could not stop his research.

7. Tanni Grey-Thompson
Tanni Grey is the famous athlete of the Para
Olympics. This disabled athlete is wheel-chair
bound. She won 16 medals including 11 golds
and she holds over 30 world records in Para
Olympics. She also won London marathon six
times.
Tanni was awarded OBE for her contribution
the disabled sport.

8. Marla Runyan
This prolific American runner is the first blind
competitor in Olympics. Blind at birth, her
mental strength drove her to compete with
other athletes at the highest level in 2000.
She also participated in the Para Olympics in
2000. Marla set many records in the Para
Olympics in Atlanta. She showed the world that
quality and mental strength can make
everything possible.

9. Walt Disney
This famous producer, director, animator had
earning disability in his early life. Disney was
famous for story telling, and he had some
intuitive power of making animation and theme
park design.
Disney World is the brain child of this prolific
animator but he could not see his own creation
as he died before the completion of this project.
Disneyland is now very popular among the
children.

10. Michael Bolton
This famous pop and rock singer was deaf but he
overcame all hurdles to make a mark for himself in
the music world. He was famous for his soft rock
ballads. His albums sold 53 million copies. His
biggest success came in the mid-thirties as a solo
vocalist and he got his first contract for his record at
the age of 15.
Some of his famous solo works are Everybody’s
Crazy, Soul Provider, My Secret Passion etc.