Cerebral palsy

===Notable cases===
{{category see also|People with cerebral palsy}}
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* [[Christy Brown]] was the basis for the Academy Award-winning film, ''[[My Left Foot]]''.
* Two sons of Canadian rock musician [[Neil Young]], Zeke and Ben.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biography.com/musician/neil-young|title=Neil Young|website=Biography|language=en-us|access-date=17 October 2019}}</ref> In 1986, Young helped found the [[Bridge School (California)|Bridge School]], an educational organization for children with severe verbal and physical disabilities, and its annual supporting [[Bridge School Benefit]] concerts, together with his wife Pegi.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/neil-young-files-for-divorce-from-pegi-young-wife-of-36-years-62872/|title=Neil Young Files for Divorce From Pegi Young|date=26 August 2014|magazine=Rolling Stone|language=en-US|access-date=17 October 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/aug/27/neil-young-divorce-pegi|title=Neil Young files for divorce from Pegi, his wife of 36 years| vauthors = Michaels S |date=27 August 2014|work=The Guardian|access-date=17 October 2019|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}}</ref>
* [[Nicolas Hamilton]], a British racing driver competing in [[BTCC]]. He is the half-brother of [[Formula 1]] driver [[Lewis Hamilton]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nicolashamilton.com/the-driver/|title=The Driver - Nicolas Hamilton|website=nicolashamilton|language=en-GB|access-date=3 June 2020|archive-date=3 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200603155647/https://www.nicolashamilton.com/the-driver/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
[[File:Keynote speaker Geri Jewell.jpg|thumb|right|[[Geri Jewell]] in 2009]]
* [[Geri Jewell]], who had a regular role in the prime-time series ''[[The Facts of Life (TV series)|The Facts of Life]]''.<ref name="gerijewell" />
* [[Josh Blue]], winner of the fourth season of NBC's ''Last Comic Standing'', whose act revolves around his CP.<ref name="joshblue" /> Blue was also on the 2004 U.S. Paralympic soccer team.<ref name="joshblue2" />
* [[Jason Benetti]], play-by-play broadcaster for ESPN, Fox Sports, Westwood One, and Time Warner covering football, baseball, lacrosse, hockey, and basketball. From 2016 until 2023, he was the television play-by-play announcer for Chicago White Sox home games. Since 2024, Benetti has been the play-by-play announcer for the Detroit Tigers.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.aolnews.com/2010/11/23/jason-benetti-is-voice-of-hope-in-face-of-cerebral-palsy/|title=Jason Benetti Is Voice of Hope in Face of Cerebral Palsy|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130317010345/http://www.aolnews.com/2010/11/23/jason-benetti-is-voice-of-hope-in-face-of-cerebral-palsy/ |archive-date=17 March 2013}}</ref>
* [[Jack Carroll (comedian)|Jack Carroll]], British comedian and runner-up in the seventh season of ''[[Britain's Got Talent (series 7)|Britain's Got Talent]]''.<ref name="jackcarroll" />
* [[Abbey Curran]], an American beauty queen who represented Iowa at [[Miss USA 2008]] and was the first contestant with a disability to compete.<ref name="curran" />
* [[Robert Griswold]], swimmer
* [[Francesca Martinez]], British stand-up comedian and actress.<ref name="martinez" />
* [[Evan O'Hanlon]], Australian Paralympian, the fastest athlete with cerebral palsy in the world.<ref name="ohanlon" />
* [[Arun Shourie]]'s son Aditya, about whom he has written a [[Arun Shourie#Publications|book]] ''Does He Know a Mother's Heart''<ref name="shourie" />
* [[Maysoon Zayid]], the self-described "Palestinian Muslim virgin with cerebral palsy, from New Jersey", who is an actress, stand-up comedian, and activist.<ref name="franks" /> Zayid has been a resident of [[Cliffside Park, New Jersey]].<ref name="heydarpour" /> She is considered one of America's first Muslim women comedians and the first person ever to perform standup in Palestine and Jordan.<ref name="imeu" />
[[Image:RJ Mitte by Gage Skidmore.jpg|thumb|upright=0.7|right|[[RJ Mitte]] at the 2018 [[San Diego Comic-Con]]]]
* [[RJ Mitte]], an American actor best known for his role as [[Walter White Jr.]] in ''[[Breaking Bad]]''. He is also a celebrity ambassador for [[United Cerebral Palsy]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ucp.org/about/celebrity-ambassadors/|title=Celebrity Ambassadors|access-date=18 June 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150609225117/http://ucp.org/about/celebrity-ambassadors/|archive-date=9 June 2015}}</ref>
* [[Zach Anner]], an American comedian, actor, and writer. He had a television series on [[Oprah Winfrey]]'s [[Oprah Winfrey Network (U.S. TV channel)|OWN]] called ''Rollin' With Zach'' and is the author of ''If at Birth You Don't Succeed.''<ref name="anner" />
* Kaine, a member of the American hip-hop duo [[The Ying Yang Twins]], has a mild form of cerebral palsy that causes him to limp.<ref>{{cite news |author=ABS Staff |url=http://atlantablackstar.com/2014/06/04/10-celebrities-physical-deformities-may-never-noticed/5/ |title=10 Celebrities With Physical Deformities You May Have Never Noticed |publisher=Atlanta Black Star |date=4 June 2014 |access-date=8 December 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161221001053/http://atlantablackstar.com/2014/06/04/10-celebrities-physical-deformities-may-never-noticed/5/ |archive-date=21 December 2016 }}</ref>{{unreliable source?|date=December 2016}}
* [[Hannah Cockroft]], is a British [[Wheelchair racing|wheelchair athlete]] specialising in sprint distances in the [[T34 (classification)|T34&nbsp;classification]]. She holds the [[Paralympic Games|Paralympic]] and [[world record]]s for the [[100 metres]], [[200 metres]] and [[400 metres]] in her classification.<ref>{{cite web|title=IPC Athletics Records|url=https://www.paralympic.org/Results/world-records/Athletics|publisher=www.paralympic.org|access-date=10 September 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120910071204/http://www.paralympic.org/Results/world-records/Athletics|archive-date=10 September 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Paralympics 2012: Cockroft wins first GB track gold|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/disability-sport/19437634|work=BBC Sport|access-date=1 September 2012|date=31 August 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120901002544/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/disability-sport/19437634|archive-date=1 September 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/disability-sport/19511011|title=Paralympics 2012: Hannah Cockroft wins second sprint gold|work=BBC Sport|access-date=6 September 2012|date=6 September 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120908173939/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/disability-sport/19511011|archive-date=8 September 2012}}</ref>
* [[Keah Brown]], American [[disability rights]] activist, author and journalist.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.libraryjournal.com/?detailStory=perspectives-on-disabiity|title=Perspectives on Disability |website=Library Journal|access-date=2020-04-29}}</ref>
* [[Kuli Kohli]], Indian-British writer, poet, activist.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2020-08-29|title='They wanted to drown me at birth - now I'm a poet'|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/stories-53749629|access-date=2020-11-04}}</ref>
* [[Simon James Stevens]], a British disability issues consultant and activist, who starred in ''[[I'm Spazticus]]'' and founded [[Wheelies]] virtual nightclub <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.simonstevens.com |title=Lord of Glencoe Simon Stevens |website=simonstevens.com |access-date=1 July 2021 |url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010519205627/http://www.simonstevens.com:80/ |archive-date=19 May 2001 }}</ref>
* The [[Roman Empire|Roman]] Emperor [[Claudius]] is hypothesized to have had cerebral palsy on the basis of his reported symptoms.<ref>Leon, E.F. (1948). "The Imbecillitas of the Emperor Claudius", ''Transactions and Proceedings of the American Philological Association'', '''79'''  79–86.{{JSTOR|283354}}</ref>
* [[Rosie Jones (comedian)|Rosie Jones]], a British comedian and actress, is incorporating her cerebral palsy into her comedic style.
* [[Christopher Nolan (author)|Christopher Nolan]], an Irish Poet and Author, he wrote Damn-Burst of Dreams, The Banyan Tree, and Under The Eye Of The Clock.  He passed away in 2009.
* [[Lost Voice Guy]] British Comedian