While you are probably aware that it is somewhat common, you may not know that dyslexia is the most common type of learning disability in the world. Some call it learning “difference” because it is not necessarily considered a “disability” when you look at its inner mechanism. Call it what you will, this neurobiological condition affects approximately 20% of the population and is still one of the most difficult things for some people to understand. True, it is not black-and-white topic, but it is something that is being more and more widely accepted, perhaps because there are so many people of note who suffer from/are afflicted with/benefit from the gift that is dyslexia.
1) NOBEL PRIZE WINNERS: the Nobel Prize is one of the most prestigious awards in the world. It is always given to honored member of the scientific community who makes remarkable progress in a particular area of study
• Pierre Curie; Physics, 1903
• Archer J.P. Matin; Chemistry, 1952 (Nobel Laureate for discovering a technique that allowed for separation, identification, and analysis of parts of a complex liquid)
• Carol Greider; Medicine, 2009 (along with Elizabeth Blackburn—who became the first pair of women to win the award)

2) PATRIOTS: American history is fettered with great minds. Some of these minds were dyslexic:
• General George Patton, one of the most respected leaders of the U.S. Army General in WWII
• Thomas Jefferson, third president of the United States of America, political philosopher, revolutionary, architect, lawyer, founder of University of Virginia, etc, etc….

3) ARTISTS/WRITERS/PAINTERS:
• Pablo Picasso, one of the most celebrated and influential Spanish artists of the 20th century
• Lewis Carrol, author of Alice In Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass as well as other fanciful poems and literary works
• Leonardo Da Vinci, the definitive Renaissance Man celebrated around the world for both his work at the time and his inimitable ability to design machines and other concepts that would become relevant after his death

4) ENTREPRENEURS: people start businesses or generate market-bending movements because they notice a trend and capitalize or start a new one and ride the wave. It takes a certain sense of awareness do this properly. Along with the following, you can also include: Richard Branson (founder of Virgin), Henry Ford (founder of Ford Motor Company and the Industrial Revolution), and Ingvar Kampard (founder of IKEA)
• Charles Schwab, who founded the famous brokerage firm in 1971, has always preferred oral communication over inscription. Still, he graduated with an economics degree from Stanford in 1959. It wasn’t until he was 40 years old that he received his dyslexia diagnosis, at which point his admission of struggling with college—and even failing some classes—seem to make more sense.
• Thomas Alva Edison, inventor of many devices still used today; holds 1,093 patents—and individual record
• Steve Jobs, founder of Apple Computers, CED of Apple and Pixar

5) ENTERTAINERS: Perhaps it is because the industry is so large, but you will not find any one group of people with such vast diversity that also has so many dyslexic members:
• Steven Speilberg, the definitive director and producer of a great many award winning films; one of the most celebrated filmmakers in history
• Walt Disney, perhaps one of the most imaginative and hard-working people ever to break through in Hollywood
• Tom Cruise, award winning actor and producer whose credits list in the hundreds
• Robin Williams, one of the most energetic and courageous comedians and brilliant comic actors of this generation