Bipolar Disorder (Manic Depression)

These individuals have publicly stated that they have experienced manic depression in their lives.

Buzz Aldrin, astronaut
Shelley Beattie, athlete (bodybuilding, sailing), artist
Ned Beatty, actor
Maurice Benard, actor
Danny Bonaduce, radio personality, actor, writer
Robert Boorstin, writer, special assistant to Pres.
Clinton, State Department
Art Buchwald, writer, humorist
Alohe Jean Burke (Ghafoor), musician, vocalist
Tim Burton, artist, movie director
Robert Campeau, financier (Canada)
Lisa Nicole Carson, actor
Dick Cavett, writer, media personality
C.E. Chaffin, writer, poet
Garnet Coleman, legislator (Texas)
Francis Ford Coppola, director
Patricia Cornwell, writer
John Daly, athlete (golf)
Ray Davies, musician
Lenny Dee, musician
Eric Douglas, actor
Robert Downey, Jr., actor
Kitty Dukakis, former First Lady of Massachusetts
Patty Duke (Anna Duke Pearce), actor, writer
Thomas Eagleton, lawyer, former U.S. Senator
Margot Early, writer
Robert Evans, film producer
Carrie Fisher, writer, actor
Larry Flynt, magazine publisher
Connie Francis, actor, musician
Stephen Fry, actor, author, comedian
Kaye Gibbons, writer
Kit Gingrich, Newt's Mom
Stuart Goddard (Adam Ant), musician
Shecky Greene, comedian, actor
Linda Hamilton, actor
Kristin Hersh, musician
Jack Irons, musician
Kay Redfield Jamison, psychologist, writer
Daniel Johnston, musician
Margot Kidder, actor
Peter Nolan Lawrence, writer (England)
Rika Lesser, writer, translator
Bill Lichtenstein, producer (TV & radio)
Sue Lyon, actress
Jay Marvin, radio personality, writer
Kevin McDonald, comedian, actor
Kristy McNichol, actor
Dimitri Mihalas, scientist
Kate Millett, writer, artist
John Mulheren, financier (U.S.)
Robert Munsch, writer
Ilie Nastase, athlete (tennis), politician
Tony Orlando, musician
Margo Orum, writer
Nicola Pagett, actor
Susan Panico (Susan Dime-Meenan), business executive
Jimmie Piersall, athlete (baseball), sports announcer
Charley Pride, musician
Mac Rebennack (Dr. John), musician
Jeannie C. Riley, musician
Lynn Rivers, U.S. Congress
Alys Robi, vocalist (Canada)
Axl Rose, musician
Francesco Scavullo, artist, photographer
Lori Schiller, writer, educator
Frances Sherwood, writer
Scott Simmie, writer, journalist
Earl Simmons (DMX), musician, actor
Alonzo Spellman, athlete (football)
Muffin Spencer-Devlin, athlete (pro golf)
Darryl Strawberry, athlete (baseball)
Ben Stiller, actor, comedian
Gordon Sumner (Sting), musician, composer
Lili Taylor, actor
Dimitrius Underwood, athlete (football)
Jean-Claude Van Damme, athlete (martial arts), actor
Mark Vonnegut, doctor, writer
Sol Wachtler, judge, writer
Tom Waits, musician, composer
Brian Wilson, musician, composer, arranger
Jonathan Winters, comedian, actor, writer, artist
Luther Wright, athlete (basketball)

Unipolar Disorder (Depression)

These individuals have publicly stated that they have experienced depression in their lives.

Marvin Lee Aday (Meat Loaf), musician, actor
Louie Anderson, comedian, actor
Fiona Apple, musician
Oksana Baiul, athlete (skating)
Rona Barrett, entertainment reporter, author
Halle Berry, actor
Kjell Magne Bondevik, Prime Minister, Norway
Marlon Brando, actor
Willie Burton, athlete (basketball)
Delta Burke, actor
Barbara Bush, former First Lady (U.S.)
Helen Caldicott, activist, writer
Drew Carey, actor, comedian
Jim Carrey, actor, comedian
Melanie Chisholm, singer
Margaret Cho, actor, comedian
Sandra Cisneros, writer
Dick Clark, television personality (American Bandstand)
John Cleese, comedian, actor, writer
Leonard Cohen, musician, writer
Paula Cole, actor
Judy Collins, musician, writer
Shawn Colvin, musician
Jeff Conaway, actor
Pat Conroy, writer
Billy Corgan, musician
Kathy Cronkite, writer
Sheryl Crow, musician
Bill Dana, comedian
Rodney Dangerfield, comedian, actor
Jonathan Davis, musician, composer
Sandra Dee, actor
Ellen DeGeneres, comedienne, actor
Paolo DiCanio, athlete (soccer)
Scott Donie, Olympic athlete (diving)
Tony Dow, actor, producer, director
Queen Elizabeth
Jules Feiffer, playwright, screenwriter, cartoonist
Tim Finn, musician, composer
Eddie Fisher, singer
Harrison Ford, actor
Albert French, writer
Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York
John Kenneth Galbraith, economist, educator, author
James Garner, actor
Paul Gascoigne, athlete (soccer)
Kendall Gill, athlete (basketball)
Dwight Gooden, athlete (baseball)
Tipper Gore, activist
Pete Harnisch, athlete (baseball)
Mariette Hartley, actor
Juliana Hatfield, musician
Anthony Hopkins, actor
Janet Jackson, musician
Billy Joel, musician, composer
Elton John, musician, composer
Daniel Johns, musician
Ashley Judd, actor
Gelsey Kirkland, dancer
Joey Kramer, musician
Julie Krone, athlete (horse racing)
Pat LaFontaine, athlete (hockey)
Jessica Lange, actor
Jacob Lawrence, artist
Allie Light, director
Rick London, cartoonist
Greg Louganis, Olympic athlete (diving)
Courtney Love, musician, actor
Camryn Manheim, actor
Martha Manning, psychologist, writer
Dave Matthews, musician, composer
Gary McDonald, actor (Australia)
A.J. McLean, musician
Robert McFarlane, former National Security Advisor (U.S.)
Rod McKuen, writer, poet, producer
Paul Merton, comedian (U.K.)
Alanis Morissette, musician, composer
S.P. Morrissey, musician
Les Murray, poet (Australia)
V.S. Naipaul, writer, Nobel Laureate
Stevie Nicks, musician
Deborah Norville, television journalist
Sinead O'Connor, musician
Rosie O'Donnell, actor, talk show host
Ozzy Osbourne, musician
Donny Osmond, musician
Marie Osmond, musician
Dolly Parton, musician, arranger, writer
Charley Pell, former coach, Univ of Florida
Teddy Pendergrass, musician
Alma Powell, wife of Gen. Colin Powell
Susan Powter, motivational speaker
Freddie Prinze, Jr., actor
Bonnie Raitt, musician
Lou Reed, musician
Trent Reznor, musician
Joan Rivers, comedienne, talk show host
Robbie Rist, actor
Roseanne, actor, writer, comedienne
Martin Rossiter, musician
Winona Ryder, actor
Yves Saint Laurent, fashion designer
Monica Seles, athlete (tennis)
Linda Sexton, writer
Neil Simon, writer, playwright
Paul Simon, composer, musician
Lauren Slater, writer
Jose Solano, actor
Phil Spector, producer (music)
Rick Springfield, musician, actor
George Stephanopoulos, political advisor, educator
Teresa Stratas, musician (opera)
Darryl Strawberry, athlete (baseball)
William Styron, writer
James Taylor, musician
Kate Taylor, musician
Livingston Taylor, musician
Tracy Thompson, writer, reporter
Hunter Tylo, actor
Kurt Vonnegut, writer
Mike Wallace, journalist, TV news (CBS)
Damon Wayans, comedian, actor, writer, director, producer
Dar Williams, musician
Tom Wolfe, writer
Elizabeth Wurtzel, writer
Boris Yeltsin, former President, Russia