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Drawings and Letters Fly In

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Jane Fraser Doesn't Miss a Beat

Stuttering Foundation President Interviewed for The Morning Beat.
Stuttering Foundation Co-sponsors Oxford Dysfluency Conference

The Oxford Dysfluency Conference is one of the leading international scientific conferences in the field of stuttering.
Fall Magazine

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Remembering Jonathan Miller

He distinguished himself both as a medical doctor and an actor
Stuttering Foundation Remembers Annie Glenn

Annie Glenn was a longtime spokesperson of The Stuttering Foundation in addition to a stalwart supporter over the years.

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CELEBRITY FOCUS

Jack Paar

While Jack Paar is among the most prominent of the entertainers on the Stuttering Foundation’s list of Famous People Who Stutter, he deserves special recognition as he was among the first to openly address his stuttering in public. As host of The Tonight Show from 1957-1962, he spoke of his difficulties as a stuttering child and teenager, giving hope to young people.

Mel Tillis

Mel Tillis, born Lonnie Melvin Tillis, was an influential figure in country music, both as a songwriter and a performer. His journey to fame was marked by overcoming personal challenges, including a stutter that he turned into a defining part of his public persona.

Bill Withers

While Bill Withers has long been on the Stuttering Foundation's list of Famous People Who Stutter, many people probably didn’t realize he stuttered. He passed away on March 30, 2020.

Born in 1938 in Slab Fork, W.V., Withers was the youngest of six children. When his father died when Withers was small, he was raised by his mother and grandmother, both of whom worked as domestics.

Kenyon Martin

Kenyon Martin, the basketball sensation who was named to the NBA’s All Star Team in 2004, joins other famous people who stutter in a new brochure. The brochure - which unfolds into a small poster - is available free of charge from The Stuttering Foundation.

The poster is intended to give children and adults who stutter inspiration as they grapple with their speech disorder.

Carly Simon

Carly Simon began stuttering severely when she was eight years old.

Famous People Who Stutter