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Dr. Frederick Murray, 89, whose stuttering began suddenly and violently at an early age, is a retired speech pathologist who taught at the University of New Hampshire and directed the stuttering therapy program there for many years. 

Vincent Edward "Bo" Jackson is no ordinary athlete; a former professional baseball and football player, he is the only athlete to be named an All-Star in two major American sports.

Words will not express what an impact Dr. Howard Schwartz has had on so many people’s lives throughout his career as a Speech Language Pathologist.

Bill Withers has been a friend for many years and is on our list of Famous People Who Stutter. Like so many great singers and songwriters such as B.B. King and Carly Simon, Bill stuttered. And just as they did, he turned to singing to express himself through music because the spoken word was so tough for him. He will live on forever through his incredible songs.

-Jane Fraser, president of the Stuttering Foundation

South African professional golfer Christiaan Bezuidenhout is a three-time winner on the European Tour, a participant of the Tokyo Olympics, and a person who stutters.

Bezuidenhout has talked about his stuttering during interviews a number of times.

Juanyeh Thomas, a safety on the Georgia Tech football team, spoke about his stuttering during a radio interview with the ACC Network.

6^th Edition of The Child Who Stutters:
To the Pediatrician Mailed to Pediatricians Nationwide

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

MEMPHIS, TENN. (Jan. 3, 2022) — Good News for Employers: According to speech experts, people who stutter, tend to show significantly above average care and perseverance in completing their workplace responsibilities.

The Stuttering Foundation has kept accurate data on the calls it has received to date from concerned parents or family members of 18,260 preschool children who are reported to be stuttering.