# 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
* Alan LaMont Coleman, Somalian Pirate featured in the movie Captain Philips. The attack on the U.S. containership Maersk Alabama .
* Stevie Benton, bassist for Texas rock band Drowning Pool
* Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson, Icelandic professional strongman, actor, and professional basketball player
* Amy Brenneman, American actress and
* producer
* Pierce Brosnan, Irish actor, film producer and environmentalist
* Jean Chrétien, prime minister of Canada
* George Clooney, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
* Norm Coleman, former United States Senator
* Cassi Davis, American actress
* Alexis Denisof, American actor
* Glen Durrant, BDO World Darts Champion
* Joel Embiid, Cameroonian-American basketball player, diagnosed during the 2024 NBA playoffs
* Thomas C. Foley, American politician and businessman; U.S. Ambassador to Ireland
* David Frum, Canadian-American pundit
* Graeme Garden, British comedy writer and performer, who has written about his experiences with the condition
* Allen Ginsberg, American beat poet
* Tony Gonzalez, American NFL football player
* Amy Goodman, American journalist and author
* Jane Greer, American actress
* Trenton Hassell, American basketball player for the New Jersey Nets of the NBA
* Terrence Howard, American actor
* Armando Iannucci, Scottish writer
* Angelina Jolie, American actress and filmmaker
* Anupam Kher, Indian actor
* Ralph Kiner, American baseball player in the 1940s and 1950s
* Ella Koon, Tahitian-born Hong Kong singer-actress
* Curtis LeMay, United States Air Force general and 1968 independent vice presidential candidate
* Gordon Lightfoot, Canadian singer
* Martin Love, Australian cricketer
* Joe Mantegna, American actor
* Pete Maravich, American basketball player
* Florence Mars, American civil rights activist and author
* Tom McCarthy, Canadian National Hockey League player who played for the Minnesota North Stars and Boston Bruins
* Glenda McKay, British actress
* Danny Meyer, American restaurateur in New York City; chief executive officer of Union Square Hospitality Group
* Scarlett Moffatt, British television personality
* Kim Mulkey, American basketball player and coach (LSU women)
* Ralph Nader, American politician
* Piper Niven, Scottish professional wrestler
* Cliff Pennington, shortstop for the Oakland Athletics
* Demond Price (Conway The Machine), musician and member of rap group Griselda.
* Jim Ross, professional wrestling commentator for WWE, WCW, NJPW, and AEW
* Rick Savage, bass guitarist for the British rock band Def Leppard
* Tom Seaver, Hall of Fame Major League pitcher
* Bernadette Sembrano, Filipino newscaster, host of the medical program Salamat Dok! and anchor of TV Patrol Weekend
* Ayrton Senna, Brazilian Formula One racecar driver
* Rahul Sharma, Indian cricketer
* Jamey Sheridan, American actor whose condition was written into the show Law and Order: Criminal Intent
* Sarah Smart, English actress
* Mike South, American pornographic director
* Bruce Sutter, American Major League Baseball pitcher
* Eric Swalwell, American politician and currently serving as the U.S. representative for California's 15th congressional district
* Bart Tommelein, Belgian politician
* Kevin Tsai, Taiwanese writer and TV host
* Tulisa, British singer
* Colin Turkington, British touring car racing driver
* Evan Turner, American basketball player
* Chris Walker, British superbike racer
* Wesley Walker, American football player (New York Jets) was unable to blink his left eye due to Bell's palsy in 1982, but played football anyway
* Andrew Lloyd Webber, British composer
* Joseph C. Wilson, American diplomat
* Nancy Zieman, American television host of the show Sewing with Nancy