List of people with Bell's palsy

Well-known people who have been diagnosed with Bell's palsy include:

• Roseanne Barr, American comedian and actress whose condition occurred as a child[2]
• Stevie Benton, bassist for Texas rock band Drowning Pool[3]
• Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson, Icelandic professional strongman, actor, and professional basketball player[4]
• Amy Brenneman, American actress and producer[5]
• Pierce Brosnan, Irish actor, film producer and environmentalist[6]
• Freddie Burns, England and Leicester Tigers rugby player
• Jean Chrétien, prime minister of Canada[7]
• George Clooney, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter[8][6]
• Norm Coleman, United States Senator[9]
• Alexis Denisof, American actor[10]
• Glen Durrant, BDO World Darts Champion[11]
• Thomas C. Foley, American politician and businessman; U.S. Ambassador to Ireland[12]
• David Frum, Canadian-American pundit[13]
• Graeme Garden, British comedy writer and performer, who has written about his experiences with the condition[14]
• Allen Ginsberg, American beat poet[15]
• Tony Gonzalez, American NFL football player[16]
• Amy Goodman, American journalist and author[17]
• Jane Greer, American actress[18]
• Trenton Hassell, American basketball player for the New Jersey Nets of the NBA[19]
• Terrence Howard, American actor[20]
• Armando Iannucci, Scottish writer[21]
• Angelina Jolie, American actress and filmmaker[22]
• Anupam Kher, Indian actor[23]
• Ralph Kiner, American baseball player in the 1940s and 1950s[24]
• Ella Koon, Tahitian-born Hong Kong singer-actress[25]
• Curtis LeMay, United States Air Force general and 1968 independent vice presidential candidate[26]
• Gordon Lightfoot, Canadian singer[27][6]
• Martin Love, Australian cricketer[28]
• Joe Mantegna, American actor[29][30]
• Pete Maravich, American basketball player[31]
• Florence Mars, American civil rights activist and author[32]
• Tom McCarthy, Canadian National Hockey League player who played for the Minnesota North Stars and Boston Bruins.[33]
• Glenda McKay, British actor[6]
• Danny Meyer, American restaurateur in New York City; chief executive officer of Union Square Hospitality Group[34]
• Scarlett Moffatt, British television personality[35]
• Kim Mulkey, American basketball player and coach (Baylor University women)[36]
• Ralph Nader, American politician[37][6]
• Piper Niven, Scottish professional wrestler [38]
• Cliff Pennington, shortstop for the Oakland Athletics[39]
• Demond Price (Conway The Machine), musician and member of rap group Griselda.[40][41]
• Jim Ross, professional wrestling commentator for WWE, WCW, NJPW, and AEW[42]
• Rick Savage, bass guitarist for the British rock band Def Leppard[43][6]
• Tom Seaver, Hall of Fame Major League pitcher[44][45]
• Bernadette Sembrano, Filipino newscaster, host of the medical program Salamat Dok! and anchor of TV Patrol Weekend[46]
• Ayrton Senna, Brazilian Formula One racecar driver[47]
• Rahul Sharma, Indian cricketer[48]
• Jamey Sheridan, American actor whose condition was written into the show Law and Order: Criminal Intent[49]
• Sarah Smart, English actress[6]
• Mike South, American pornographic director[50]
• Bruce Sutter, American Major League Baseball pitcher[51]
• Eric Swalwell, American politician and currently serving as the U.S. Representative for California's 15th congressional district.[52]
• Bart Tommelein, Belgian politician[53]
• Kevin Tsai, Taiwanese writer and TV host[54][55]
• Colin Turkington, British touring car racing driver[56]
• Evan Turner, American basketball player[57]
• Chris Walker, British superbike racer[6]
• Wesley Walker, American football player was unable to blink his left eye due to Bell's palsy in 1982, but played football anyway[58][59][60]
• Andrew Lloyd Webber, British composer[6]
• Joseph C. Wilson, American diplomat[17]
• Nancy Zieman, American television host of the show Sewing with Nancy[61]

Buddy Hackett had Bell's palsy as a child, the lingering effects of which contributed to his distinctive slurred speech and his tendency to speak out the right side of his mouth.[1]