Because DID is rare, people with this condition often attract significant interest from the public Here are a few examples of individuals of people with DID who've had their stories featured in the media:
Chris Costner Sizemore. Sizemore's case was the basis for the bestselling book and Oscar-winning film The Three Faces of Eve. She was originally said to have had three distinct personalities, but her 1977 memoir I'm Eve clarified that she had 22 distinct personalities.
Kim Noble. A gifted British artist who has been diagnosed with DID, Noble is known for artwork that depicts her different personalities. She is reported to have over 100 distinct identities. In 2012, Noble released an autobiography titled All of Me: How I Learned to Live With the Many Personalities Sharing My Body.
Truddi Chase. Chase's memoir When Rabbit Howls detailed her experiences of having 92 distinct personalities, which she developed as a result of severe childhood abuse. Chase appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show several times to share her life experiences and advocate for support for other victims of childhood abuse.
Billy Milligan. Milligan was the first person in the United States to successfully use a multiple personality disorder defense in a criminal trial, attributing his crimes to one of his 24 personalities. Billy's experiences are covered in the Apple TV+ series The Crowded Room. However, it is important to understand that DID does not make people violent. Statistically speaking, people with DID are no more likely to be violent than anyone in the general population.
Shirley Mason, initially considered one of the most well-known cases of DID, had her story popularized in the 1973 book Sybil and its subsequent film adaptations. However, Mason later went on record saying that she had fabricated many elements of her story to garner attention from her psychiatrist. As a result, this should not be considered an accurate portrayal of what it is like to live with DID.