The following is an excerpt from en.wikipedia.org:
This is a list of people who have, or have had, depression. A number of well-known people have suffered from major depressive disorder. While depression was sometimes seen as a shameful secret until the 1970s, society has since begun discussing depression more openly. Earlier figures were often reluctant to discuss or seek treatment for depression due to social stigma about the condition, or due to ignorance of diagnosis or treatments. Some historical personalities are presumed to have suffered from depression based on analysis or interpretation of letters, journals, artwork, writings or statements of family and friends.
(I have only included a select number of the 195 names from the website list.)
Hans Christian Andersen, Danish writer
Terry Bradshaw, American football player
Drew Carey, American comedian and actor
Jim Carrey, Canadian actor and comedian
Agatha Christie, English crime writer
Kirsten Dunst, American actress
T. S. Eliot, American poet
Harrison Ford, American actor
Vincent van Gogh, Dutch painter
Anne Hathaway, American actress
Ernest Hemingway, American writer
Ashley Judd, American actress
Beyoncé Knowles, American singer-songwriter
Hugh Laurie, British actor
Martin Luther, German priest and theologian
Michelangelo, Italian painter and sculptor
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Austrian composer
Isaac Newton, British physicist
Marie Osmond, American musician
J. K. Rowling, British writer
Mark Twain, American writer
Mike Wallace, American journalist on 60 Minutes
These people are/were amazing people in their fields! What astounding minds… Newton, Hemingway and T S Eliot. What amazing talent… Mozart , Michelangelo and Van Gogh. They achieved miraculous things in their lifetimes despite their mental illnesses. I may not like this disease called depression but it’s encouraging to me to be included in a list such as this!
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