I'll show you a list of 15 famous people who have had schizophrenia, from scientists, athletes, to artists.
Did you know that some of the most well-known artists, scientists or athletes suffer or have suffered schizophrenia? Although it may be strange, because of the belief that it is a disease that destabilizes your life a lot, many personalities have lived with this disorder and can exercise their work.
The schizophrenia Is characterized by a set of mental alterations that lead to the change of personality, hallucinations or loss of contact with reality.
1- Eduard Einstein
The story of the son of one of the greatest geniuses of the world did not go unnoticed by the most yellowish media of his time.
Son of Albert Einstein And Mileva Maric, Eduard Einstein was born with superlative intelligence, which recalled that of his father. His studies were plagued with success and the young man pointed to what he had always wanted to be: psychoanalyst.
Unfortunately, when he was only twenty, he had to put aside his studies because he was diagnosed with schizophrenia, repeatedly hospitalized to die at the age of fifty-five.
Their family lineage has for years been aware of schizophrenia worldwide.
2- Andy Goram
The Scottish football player was at the center of the looks of several British media for several years.
After its passage by several British clubs, would arrive at Glasgow Rangers like figure. During that time, it was when the doorman was diagnosed a schizophrenic disorder.
Famous are the chants of Celtic fans, a direct rival of Rangers, in which they mocked the goalkeeper:"Two Andy Gorams, there's two andy goram"(Dos andy gorams, there are only two andy gorams).
3- Lionel Aldridge
American football star Lionel Aldridge had a career full of success. Already at his retirement in 1973, he began working as a sports analyst until he received a diagnosis that would change his life: he suffered from schizophrenia.
Following that moment, a constant struggle began in favor of people with mental problems until the day of his death in 1998.
Lionel came to occupy a position in the Mental Health Association of Milwaukee and the National Alliance of Mental Illnesses.
4- Syd Barrett
By all is known that the attitude of the singer of Pink Floyd was not completely normal. In fact, speculation with a possible Asperger syndrome Were constant, where drugs became very important.
He affirmed the existence of reports that diagnosed schizophrenia to him, something that the musician never got to admit publicly.
Over time, he stopped playing and rumors of his mental problems grew. Finally, he died in 2006 because of pancreatic cancer leaving a halo of mysticism about his figure.
5- Zelda Fitzgerald
The woman from F. Scott Fitzgerald , Creator of the famous best seller The Great Gatsby , Suffered during much of his life schizophrenia.
Her attacks of paranoia were constant, especially after learning of her husband's infidelity. As early as 1930, he was diagnosed with what he feared: schizophrenia. She was admitted to a sanatorium in France, where she was treated with several well-known European doctors.
That is when he began a life full of relocations and internments (he would go to Geneva and Alabama centers among others).
6- Tom Harrell
The famous jazz composer received received countless awards and recognitions throughout his life thanks to the more than 260 albums he has recorded.
Schizophrenia was not a problem to reach the peak of musical success, but now, this was a 180 degree turn when acting. Diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia at the age of twenty, the consequences were so great that in his performances he simply climbed onto the stage with his head down, touching, and falling in the same manner.
7- John Kerouac
The famous American writer is known, in addition to his works, for being one of the founders of hippie philosophy.
During his stage in which he was enlisted in the United States Army, he was diagnosed with a Early dementia .
Over the years, he received a note in which another doctor explained that he suffered from schizoid tendencies. His death due to liver cirrhosis created a legend around his figure. It was said that he drank alcohol to try to silence the voices he heard in his mind.
8- Vincent van Gogh
One of the most famous cases in history.
The artistic figure of Vincent van Gogh has always been involved in a multitude of polemics.
Many personalities and experts in the field claim that the post impressionist painter suffered schizophrenia. These hypotheses have been refuted by a total of 150 physicians.
Proof of this were different psychotic episodes that ended with his suicide from a gunshot at the young age of thirty-seven.
9- Brian Wilson
The co-founder of The Beach Boys also could not get rid of this disorder.
Cause of it was his childhood surrounded between drugs and alcohol. When his father died, his mental illness began to sprout strongly. He spent two years in a drug-addicted room in his house.
He tried to dive into a cliff and bury himself alive, while admitting to auditory hallucinations, hearing different voices in his head.
To this day he is re-launching his career as an artist, preparing new albums and musical tours.
10- Edvard Munch
The creator of the famous painting The Scream Also suffered schizophrenia in addition to several depressive symptoms.
A clear example of this was his words to describe his most emblematic and famous work:
"I was walking down a road with both friends. The sun set. I felt a fit of melancholy. Suddenly the sky turned red as blood. I stopped and leaned against a dead railing of weariness and looked at the flaming clouds that hung like blood, like a sword over the black-blue fjord and the city. My friends kept walking. I stood there trembling with fear and I felt that an interminable sharp cry penetrated nature.
Virginia Woolf
Virginia Woolf had a disastrous ending: she ended up committing suicide as a result of a mental picture. He suffered auditory hallucinations and personality changes that led to such events.
If you want to know more about the life of Woolf, you can not miss The Hours , Where Nicole Kidman plays her.
12- John Nash
If you've seen the movie of An amazing mind , It is very likely that he will sound the name of John Nash.
This mathematician was born with a superior intelligence to the others. But at thirty-one years the schizoid disorder began to manifest itself clearly. His wife described his behavior as"erratic."
For example, Nash himself believed that all the men who wore red ties were Communists who wanted to do away with him.
In 1959 he was admitted to the Mclean Hospital, where he was officially diagnosed paranoid schizophrenia .
13- Edgar Allan Poe
The author of famous stories like The Raven or The Fall of the Usher House Suffered schizophrenia. It is also true that it was not to a very high degree, but it was something that marked him, and who knows, perhaps helped him to create those fantastic writings that today have placed him as the creator of the horror genre.
14- Megan Fox
The beautiful Hollywood actress has publicly admitted the suffering of schizophrenia:"Since I was a baby I have auditory hallucinations, paranoid illusions and social dysfunction. I suffer from schizophrenia."
In addition, he fears to end up as Marilyn Monroe , One of his greatest references, on which he reads every book written on it, in order to understand the nature of his illness.
15- Gene Tierney
Gene Tierney was an icon of American theater and cinema in the mid-20th century.
At the age of thirty he began to suffer concentration problems that had a serious impact on his professional career.
After several visits with the psychiatrist, she was admitted in the Harkness Pavilion of New York, to be later transferred to the Institute of Life in Hartford in Conética.
He received several shock treatments, where he would even try to escape from the centers where he was being treated.
What other celebrities with schizophrenia do you know?