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Literary Master of the Supernatural

Peter Straub was a famous novelist who wrote genres of horror and supernatural fiction.
Remembering Alfred Kaehler

He accomplished so many things. He graduated from UC Berkeley. He worked on the Manhattan Project during World War II as a mechanical engineer and Junior Scientist. He worked on many other interesting projects at SRI in Menlo Park, Lockheed, and Raychem.
What You May Not Know About Philip Larkin

Philip Larkin was one of the most prolific literary figures in Great Britain during the second half of the Twentieth Century. He was also a person who stuttered throughout his life.
Navigating the DMV: As Scary as Getting Stopped by the Police?

Recently, we were contacted by a woman who stutters about her experience renewing her driver's license at her state DMV.
Q&A with Jordan Northrup

My greatest accomplishment regarding stuttering is to have conquered my fear of public speaking. I have given keynote addresses, been featured on podcasts, and invited to speak at numerous forums and conferences.
Paperboy Takes the Stage

Vince Vawter's beloved book Paperboy is adapted for the stage, in the form of a musical, by the Manhattan School of Music.
Sidney Gottlieb: The Infamous Gentle-Hearted Torturer

While Gottlieb's controversial career cannot be examined in full, his lifelong stuttering is no doubt of interest to the stuttering community.
Joacine Katar Moreira: Outspoken Political Activist and Stuttering Hero

As an elected member of the Assembly of the Republic from 2019 to 2022, she did not let her fractured speech hold her back from speaking before the Assembly.
True Experts, A Searchlight Solution: Sending Speech-Pathology Students on the Right Path, and Illuminating that Path

Drs. Ehud Yairi and Carol H. Seery unravel the intricacies of stuttering, step-by-step and methodically, on the clinical and personal level alike.

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Mel Tillis

Mel Tillis, born Lonnie Melvin Tillis, was an influential figure in country music, both as a songwriter and a performer. His journey to fame was marked by overcoming personal challenges, including a stutter that he turned into a defining part of his public persona.

Lewis Carroll

The recent Disney version of Lewis Carroll's classic, Alice in Wonderland, garnered a great deal of media hype. Even though the mainstream media has not made mention that Carroll was a person who stuttered, his family history gives credence to the discovery of the genetic link to stuttering. Carroll was born to parents who were first cousins; almost all of their eleven children, three girls and seven boys, struggled with stuttering past childhood.

Byron Pitts

Byron Pitts has brought much attention to stuttering with his memoir, Step Out on Nothing: How Faith and Family Helped Me Conquer Life's Challenges, released in September, 2009. The book not only details his speech difficulties, but also his illiteracy until age 12 and his unstable family life. Pitts overcame the odds to become the chief national correspondent with ABC News.

Frank Wolf

This Virginian congressman has served in the U.S. House of Representatives since 1981. The longtime supporter of the Stuttering Foundation drew national attention to childhood stuttering in 2006 when he submitted an article about Tiger Woods from the SFA newsletter to the Congressional Record. The congressman is featured in the Stuttering Foundation's Famous People Who Stutter brochure.

Darren Sproles

Darren Sproles, a former player for The Philadelphia Eagles, the New Orleans Saints and the San Diego Chargers, made history in 2007 when he became the first player in NFL history to return a kickoff and a punt for his first two NFL touchdowns in the same game. In 2021, he was selected to be inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.

Famous People Who Stutter