# List of people with color blindness

This is a list of people with color blindness, meaning they have a decreased ability to see color or differences in color.

## A–Z

| Name | Type/Details | Lifespan | Country | Profession | Notes | Source |
| Jacques Abeille | | 1942–2022 | France | Surrealist writer | Wanted to be a painter. | |
| František Bílek | | 1872–1941 | Czechia | Sculptor | Was forced in school to switch from painting to sculpting. | |
| Ian Botham | | b. 1955 | England | Cricketer | | |
| Jack Buck | red–green | 1924–2002 | United States | Sportscaster | Prevented promotion in merchant navy. | |
| Taj Burrow | red–green | b. 1978 | Australia | Surfer | Was prevented from becoming a pilot. | |
| Sebastian Coe | | b. 1956 | England | Politician, retired athlete | | |
| Walter Cronkite | red–green | 1916–2009 | United States | Journalist | | |
| Roger Crouch | | b. 1940 | United States | NASA Astronaut | Payload specialist in two Space Shuttle missions in 1997. | [10] [11] |
| John Dalton | deuteranopia | 1766–1844 | England | Scientist | Could only recognize blue, purple and yellow. Pioneered research into colorblindness, which was originally named Daltonism after him. Specified in his will that an autopsy of his eyes be conducted. | |
| Russell T Davies | | b. 1963 | Wales | Screenwriter | Was dissuaded from a career as a comic artist. | |
| Grant Dayton | red–green | b. 1987 | United States | Major League Baseball pitcher | | |
| Thomas Delaney | red–green | b. 1991 | Denmark | Association football player | | |
| Jesse Draxler | red–green | b. 1983 | United States | Visual artist | Since 2015, Draxler has worked exclusively in black and white. | |
| Milton H. Erickson | | 1901–1980 | United States | Hypnotist | | |
| Brian Foster | | b. 1972 | United States | BMX rider | Foster once held a job painting bikes. | |
| Merrick Garland | red–green | b. 1952 | United States | 86th United States Attorney General | Kept a list of matching suits and ties. | |
| Bill Gates | | b. 1955 | United States | Founder of Microsoft | | |
| Joseph Gatt | | b. 1971 | England | Actor, model | Was prevented from becoming a pilot. | |
| Jeff Gerstmann | red–green | b. 1975 | United States | Video game journalist | | |
| Oliver Goldsmith | blue cone monochromacy | 1728–1774 | England | Writer | Among the oldest believed incidences of colorblindness. | |
| Jonny Greenwood | red–green | b. 1971 | England | Composer, member of Radiohead | | |
| Neil Harbisson | achromatopsia | b. 1984 | Spain United Kingdom Ireland | Artist, musician, political activist | Started a project in 2003 to develop a sensor that transposed color frequencies into sound frequencies. | |
| Cal Henderson | | b. 1981 | United Kingdom | Programmer | Worked on applications to make the Internet more accessible to colorblind people. | |
| Matt Holland | red–green | b. 1974 | England Ireland | Association football player | | |
| Richard Hughes | red–green | b. 1975 | England | Musician, member of Keane | | |
| Jake Humphrey | red–green | b. 1978 | England | TV presenter, journalist | Publicly stated on BBC Radio 5 Live comedy sports show Fighting Talk. | |
| Ian Hunter | red–green | b. 1979 | England | Cricketer | Publicly stated in BBC interview. | |
| John Kay | achromatopsia | b. 1944 | Germany Canada | Lead singer of Steppenwolf | Legally blind because of the severity of colorblindness. | |
| Graham Kennedy | | 1934–2005 | Australia | Entertainer | | |
| Brian Kibler | | b. 1980 | United States | Game designer | Publicly stated on his Twitter account. | |
| Kim Sang-jin | red–green | | South Korea | Animator | Was barred from art school, so studied economics; animated for Disney for 20 years. | |
| Yair Lapid | | b. 1963 | Israel | Journalist, politician | Was known to wear a black shirt because of his colorblindness. | |
| Howie Mandel | | b. 1955 | Canada | TV host | Publicly stated: "I'm colorblind". | |
| Nicholas U. Mayall | | 1906–1993 | United States | Astronomer | Dissuaded from becoming a mining engineer. | |
| Matt Meese | | b. 1983 | United States | Comedian | Has joked about his colorblindness. | |
| Jose M. Mendoza | | | Philippines | Sculptor | Worked as a color separator in a publishing house for three years. | |
| Charles Meryon | | 1821–1868 | France | Artist | Focused on etching instead of painting. | |
| Peter Milton | deuteranopia | b. 1930 | United States | Artist, teacher | Horrified to learn that his landscapes were pink, so he switched to monochrome art. | |
| Christopher Paolini | red–green | b. 1983 | United States | Author (Eragon) | Gave some of his characters red-green CVD. | |
| Logan Paul | red–green | b. 1995 | United States | YouTuber, actor | Caused controversy for allegedly faking his reaction to color-corrective lenses in a vlog. | |
| Jan Pol | red–green | b. 1942 | Netherlands | Veterinarian, TV host | | |
| Clifton Pugh | protanopia | 1924–1990 | Australia | Artist | Won three Archibald Prizes. | |
| Cory Brandan Putman | | b. 1976 | United States | Musician | | |
| Eddie Redmayne | | b. 1982 | England | Actor | Publicly stated that he is colorblind. | |
| Rachael Scdoris | achromatopsia | b. 1985 | United States | Musher | First legally blind person to complete the Iditarod. | |
| Mark Twain | red-green | 1835-1910 | United States | Author | Regularly joked about his colorblindness. | |
| Keanu Reeves | | b. 1964 | Lebanon Canada | Actor | | |
| Nicolas Winding Refn | | b. 1970 | Denmark | Director, screenwriter, producer | Publicly stated that he is unable to see mid-tones but has not specified which colors. | |
| Chris Rogers | | b. 1977 | Australia | Cricketer | Struggles with ball color. | |
| Fred Rogers | red–green | 1928–2003 | United States | Children's television presenter (Mister Rogers' Neighborhood) | | |
| Roger Staubach | red–green | b. 1942 | United States | NFL quarterback | Naval officer who could not distinguish port (red) from starboard (green). | |
| Rod Stewart | red–green | b. 1945 | England | Singer-songwriter | Held a job at 15 selling and designing wallpaper. | |
| Vinny Testaverde | red–green | b. 1963 | United States | NFL quarterback | First overall draft pick in 1987. | |
| Matthew Wade | | b. 1987 | Australia | Cricketer | Struggles with ball color. | [59] [60] |
| Mark Williams | red–green | b. 1975 | Wales | Snooker player | Has mistakenly sunk the wrong balls while playing. | |
| Neil Young | red–green | b. 1945 | Canada | Musician | | |
| Mark Zuckerberg | red–green | b. 1984 | United States | Founder of Facebook | | |