1. Stephen Hawking

   Stephen Hawking is a British theoretical physicist, cosmologist, and author.

2. Steve Gleason

   Stephen Michael Gleason is a former professional football player who retired in 2008 and was later diagnosed with Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

3. Steven Spielberg

   Steven Allan Spielberg is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, and studio entrepreneur.

4. Stevie Wonder

   Stevland Hardaway Morris born May 13, 1950, better known by his stage name, Stevie Wonder, is an American singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist.

5. Taylor Morris

   Taylor Morris is an American veteran of the Afghanistan war serving in the Navy EOD (Explosive Ordinance Disposal) and a Purple Heart recipient.

6. Temple Grandin

   Temple Grandin is an American doctor of animal science and a professor at Colorado State University. Diagnosed with autism at the age of two in 1949, Grandin has gone on to become a bestselling author, an autism activist, and creator of the “hug box,” a device to calm autistic children.

7. Theodore Roosevelt

   Theodore “Teddy” Roosevelt was the 26th President of the United States. Known for his exuberant “cowboy” personality, he is the youngest president ever sworn in at 42.

8. Thomas Edison

   Thomas Alva Edison is known as one of the most prolific American inventors, as he overcame a learning disability and near total deafness.

9. Tim Howard

   Tim Howard is an American soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for the English club Everton, and on the United States national team despite having Tourette’s syndrome.

10. Tom Cruise

    Tom Cruise is an American film actor and producer. Over the span of his career, he has been nominated for three Academy Awards and has won three Golden Globe Awards. Starring in Hollywood blockbusters, Cruise overcame his dyslexic learning disability to become an in-demand actor.

11. Vincent van Gogh

    Vincent van Gogh was a Dutch post-Impressionist painter whose work had a far-reaching influence on 20th-century art.

12. Whoopi Goldberg

    Whoopi Goldberg born Caryn Elaine Johnson, is an American comedian, actress, singer-songwriter, author, and talk show host.

13. Woodrow Wilson

    Thomas Woodrow Wilson was the 28th President of the United States. During his presidency, he signed the 19th Amendment and lead the U.S. through WW1.