Skip to main content
 

Secondary Menu

  • Home
  • About
  • FAQ
  • Resources
  • Donate
  • Español
  • Free Info
  • Store

Main menu

  • Home
  • Donate
  • Español
  • Podcast
  • Sign Up
  • Free Info
  • Online CEUs
  • Streaming Video Library
  • Virtual Learning
  • About
  • The Facts
    • Basic Research
  • FAQ
  • Resources
    • Free Brochures
    • Free E-Books
    • Free Videos
    • Home
    • Virtual Learning
    • Blog
    • Magazines/Newsletters
    • Check your Library
    • Books Related to Stuttering
    • Product LIst
    • E-catalog
    • Links
    • Translations
    • Podcasts
  • Press Room
    • Media Resources
    • Press Releases
    • Public Service Ads
    • Famous People Who Stutter
    • Radio Public Service Announcements
  • Choose Your Community
    • Parents of Preschoolers
    • Parents of School-Age Children
    • Just for Kids
    • Teens
    • Adults
    • Teachers
    • Speech-Language Pathologists
    • Physicians/Medical Professionals
    • Employers
Podcast Sign Up Virtual Learning Online CEUs Streaming Video Library
Donate

More News

  • Gummo Marx

    A comedy legend and Hollywood icon.

  • 'GO AHEAD, I'M LISTENING'

    New Google voice technology learns to recognize alternative speech patterns.

  • 10 Things You Can Do To Help Spread the Word

    National Stuttering Awareness Week is May 9-15.

  • All The Right Words: My Journey as a Sportswriter Who Stutters

    Ryan Cowley’s All The Right Words: My Journey as a Sportswriter Who Stutters showcases the message the Stuttering Foundation wants to diffuse to all people who stutter—your stuttering does not have to stand in the way of your dreams.

  • Q&A with David Wong

    David Wong is a dentist who specializes in periodontology and dental implant surgery. He sat down with the Stuttering Foundation to discuss his many life and career successes and a lifelong journey with stuttering.

  • Recent Studies Add Knowledge About Genetic Factors in Stuttering

    Two recent studies have once again focused attention on the role of genetic factors in stuttering. These studies used approaches not previously applied to stuttering, and identified new genetic variants correlated with this disorder.

  • John Mackay: The Irish-American Bonanza King

    John Mackay ranks as the richest Irishman ever in history, as the $1 billion he possessed at the time of his death in 1902 is the equivalent of $80 billion today.

  • New Book: Two Penguins and a Treasure to Be Discovered

    Two Penguins and a Treasure to Be Discovered is an adventure where penguins Jorge and Tito introduce the notions needed to stimulate fluency in young children.

  • Evaluating Persistence: A Closer Look

    Excerpts from Stuttering: Foundations and Clinical Applications, Third Edition, by Dr. Ehud Yairi and Dr. Carol H. Seery.

  • Books to Talk About

    Here are four books you might consider for your bookshelf.

Pagination

  • First page « First
  • Previous page ‹ Previous
  • …
  • Page 5
  • Page 6
  • Page 7
  • Page 8
  • Page 9
  • Page 10
  • Page 11
  • Page 12
  • Page 13
  • …
  • Next page Next ›
  • Last page Last »

Archived Articles

Blog

CELEBRITY FOCUS

Lewis Carroll

The recent Disney version of Lewis Carroll’s classic, Alice in Wonderland, garnered a great deal of media hype. Even though the mainstream media has not made mention that Carroll was a person who stuttered, his family history gives credence to the discovery of the genetic link to stuttering. Carroll was born to parents who were first cousins; almost all of their eleven children, three girls and seven boys, struggled with stuttering past childhood.

James Earl Jones

Actor James Earl Jones, a Broadway, television and movie star, was well-known for his voice as Darth Vader in Star Wars and his book Voices and Silences. Jones spoke some of the most memorable lines in the history of American film, but the man known for his voice was once afflicted with a severe stutter.

Frank Wolf

This Virginian congressman has served in the U.S. House of Representatives since 1981. The longtime supporter of the Stuttering Foundation drew national attention to childhood stuttering in 2006 when he submitted an article about Tiger Woods from the SFA newsletter to the Congressional Record. The congressman is featured in the Stuttering Foundation's Famous People Who Stutter brochure.

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.

Dave Taylor

Dave Taylor has been on the Stuttering Foundation's list of Famous People Who Stutter for many years, but probably few people know all of the unique accomplishments of this former hockey great who was born on December 4, 1955, in Levack, Ontario.

Famous People Who Stutter

Home

All material Copyright © 1991- 2026 Stuttering Foundation of America.
Terms Of Use     Privacy Statement     Feedback

Main menu

  • Home
  • Donate
  • Español
  • Podcast
  • Sign Up
  • Free Info
  • Online CEUs
  • Streaming Video Library
  • Virtual Learning
  • About
  • The Facts
    • Basic Research
  • FAQ
  • Resources
    • Free Brochures
    • Free E-Books
    • Free Videos
    • Home
    • Virtual Learning
    • Blog
    • Magazines/Newsletters
    • Check your Library
    • Books Related to Stuttering
    • Product LIst
    • E-catalog
    • Links
    • Translations
    • Podcasts
  • Press Room
    • Media Resources
    • Press Releases
    • Public Service Ads
    • Famous People Who Stutter
    • Radio Public Service Announcements
  • Choose Your Community
    • Parents of Preschoolers
    • Parents of School-Age Children
    • Just for Kids
    • Teens
    • Adults
    • Teachers
    • Speech-Language Pathologists
    • Physicians/Medical Professionals
    • Employers