List of people with Down syndrome
This is a list of people with Down syndrome, a condition also known as Down's syndrome or trisomy 21. Down syndrome is a genetic disorder caused by the presence of all or part of a third copy of chromosome 21.[1] It is typically associated with physical growth delays, characteristic facial features, and mild to moderate intellectual disability.[2] The average IQ of a young adult with Down syndrome is 50, equivalent to the mental age of an 8- or 9-year-old child, but this number varies widely.[3] Down syndrome is the most common chromosome abnormality in humans,[3] occurring in about one per 1000 babies born each year.[2]
A–Z
Name | Details | Dates | Birthplace | Source |
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Danny Alsabbagh | Actor who played Toby in Summer Heights High | Australia | [4] | |
Ángela Bachiller | A city councillor in Valladolid, Spain, representing the People's Party | Spain | [5] | |
Edward Barbanell | Actor who starred in The Ringer | born August 14, 1977 | United States | [6] |
Sam Barnard | Actor and reality star who appeared on The Suspicions of Mr Whicher and The Undateables | born October 21, 1985 | United Kingdom | [7] |
Jay Beatty | Celtic F.C. fan | born December 23, 2003 | United Kingdom | [8] |
Jamie Brewer | Actress who appeared in American Horror Story: Murder House and American Horror Story: Coven | born February 5, 1985 | United States | [9] |
Chris Burke | Actor and folk singer, best known for his role in Life Goes On as character Charles "Corky" Thacher | born August 26, 1965 | United States | [10] |
Collette Divitto | Entrepreneur who started Collettey's Cookies | born Oct. 1990 | United States | |
Pascal Duquenne | Actor who won the Best Actor Award at the 1996 Cannes Film Festival for his role in The Eight Day | born August 8, 1970 | Belgium | [11][12][13] |
Andrea Fay Friedman | Actor who appeared in Life Goes On and the Family Guy episode "Extra Large Medium" | born June 1, 1970 | United States | [14] |
Karen Gaffney | Disability rights campaigner and the first living person with Down syndrome to receive an honorary doctorate degree | born c.1977 | United States | [15] |
Anne de Gaulle | Youngest child of Charles and Yvonne de Gaulle | January 1, 1928 — February 6, 1948 | France | [16] |
Marin Gerrier | Actor who was nominated for a Genie Award for his role in Café de Flore | France | [17] | |
Marte Wexelsen Goksøyr | Actress, playwright, writer and disability rights activist | born 1982 | Norway | [18] |
Sarah Gordy | Actress who has appeared in Upstairs Downstairs and Call the Midwife | born c.1978 | United Kingdom | [19][20] |
Peter Gwazdauskas | A boy who appeared in the HBO documentaries Educating Peter and Graduating Peter, both highlighting his life in public school attending classes with mainstreamed students. | born c. 1981 | United States | [21][22][23] |
Sandra Jensen | The first person with Down syndrome to receive a heart-lung transplant | ? — May 9, 1997 | United States | [24] |
Tommy Jessop | Actor who starred in Coming Down the Mountain and with Blue Apple Theatre | born January 19, 1985 | United Kingdom | [25][26] |
Jason Kingsley | Actor who appeared in 55 episodes of Sesame Street | born June 27, 1974 | United States | [27] |
Laz-D | Rapper | born 1982 | United States | [28] |
Joey Moss | Edmonton Oilers locker room attendant | born September 25, 1963 | Canada | [29] |
Pablo Pineda | Actor who starred in the film Yo También and first student with Down syndrome in Europe to obtain a degree | born 1974 | Spain | [30] |
Lauren Potter | Actress who played Becky Jackson in Glee | born May 10, 1990 | United States | [31] |
Paula Sage | BAFTA Scotland award-winning actress who appeared in AfterLife | born c.1980 | United Kingdom | [32][33] |
Judith Scott | Outsider sculptor and fiber artist | May 1, 1943 — March 15, 2005 | United States | [34] |
Sanna Sepponen | Actress known for her role in Salatut elämät | born 1977 | Finland | [35] |
Madeline Stuart | Model who walked at New York Fashion Week, hailed as the first professional model with Down syndrome | born c.1997/8 | Australia | [36] |
Tim, the "Oldenburg Baby" | An infant who was born after an unsuccessful abortion attempt and subsequently fostered | born July 6, 1997 | Germany | [37] |
Luke Zimmerman | Actor who starred in The Secret Life of the American Teenager | born c.1980 | United States | [31] |
Garrett “G-Money” Holeve First person to Fight in a sanctioned MMA, first Professional Wrestler, First CrossFit competitor. 2014 NDSS Self-Advocate of the year. Appeared on ESPN SCfeatured and The Guardian. Born 1989 United States
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- ↑ "Down's Syndrome model Madeline Stuart sparks an emotional reaction with a new bridal shoot". Daily Telegraph. 10 March 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
- ↑ "Oldenburg Baby - Youth Defence".