ADHD doesn’t guarantee your failure. Believe it or not, there are many successful people with ADHD. They have learned to cope with their weaknesses and capitalize on the creativity that often comes with ADHD. They choose careers that work well with the limitations that ADHD brings.
Below is a list of people who many believe have ADHD. They have achieved a great deal of success in spite of having ADHD. The list includes presidents and statesmen, athletes, entertainers, scientists, explorers, inventors, military leaders, writers, and artists. In short, successful people in every career field you can imagine who made incredible contributions in their fields.
| Alexander Graham Bell |
Beethoven |
| Terry Bradshaw |
Winston Churchill |
| Bill Cosby |
Tom Cruise |
| Leonardo DaVinci |
Salvador Dali |
| Walt Disney |
Albert Einstein |
| Thomas Edison |
Henry Ford |
| Ernest Hemingway |
Magic Johnson |
| John Lennon |
Abraham Lincoln |
| Will Smith |
Elvis Presley |
| Socrates |
Robin Williams |
| Orville and Wilbur Wright |
John F. Kennedy |
| Ty Pennington |
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These people were artistic, creative, intuitive, visionary, exuberant, and original.
What makes anyone think they can’t be successful and still have ADHD?