Celebrities With Hearing Loss
If you were asked to think of some famous people with a hearing loss, how many come to mind? Maybe you think of Marlee Matlin or Nannette Fabray. Maybe you remember Heather Whitestone, our 1995 Miss America. Here are some more who have given of their time over the years to promote hearing health awareness:
- Florence Henderson (Actress)
- Duke Fakir (of the Four Tops)
- Rosalyn Carter (Former First Lady)
- Kathy Buckley (comedienne)
- Don Harron (comedian best known from Hee Haw)
- Curtis Pride (Major League Baseball Player)
- Shelley Beattie (body builder from American Gladiators)
- Jim Ryun (Congressman who held the world-record time for the mile for 9 yrs)
- Norm Crosby (comedian)
- Leslie Nielsen (comedic actor)
- Mark Herndon (drummer for the group Alabama)
- Reggie Williams (NFL star turned politician)
- Al & Bobbie Unser (race car drivers)
- Mike Singletary (Football Hall of Famer)
- Jim Kyte (National Hockey League)
- Richard Dysart (actor best known as Leland McKenzie from LA Law)
- Ronald Reagan (former President)
- Arnold Palmer (golfer)
- Richard Thomas (actor best known as John Boy from The Waltons)
- Jeff Float (Captain of the 1884 US Olympic swim team)
- Keenan Wynn (actor best known as Digger Barnes on Dallas)
- Lou Ferrigno (actor best known as The Hulk)
- Dr. Art Ulene (Special Medical Editor to NBC)
- Charles Percy (Past Senator from Illinois)
- Charlene Tilton (actress best known as Lucy Ewing from Dallas)
- Frankie Valli (singer), Larry Brown (MVP football player)