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.

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+NamePictureType/DetailsLifespanCountryProfessionNotesSource1942–2022FranceSurrealist writerWanted to be a painter.Daniel Launay, "Lectures de Jacques Abeille", in Le Dépossédé, b. 1979United StatescomedianHad trouble reading cue cards while hosting Saturday Night Live.1872–1941CzechiaSculptorWas forced in school to switch from painting to sculpting.b. 1955EnglandCricketerred–green1924–2002United StatesSportscasterPrevented promotion in merchant navy.red–greenb. 1978AustraliaSurferWas prevented from becoming a pilot. (Bob the Drag Queen)red-greenb. 1986United StatesDrag queen, comedian, actorPrefers black and white (such as houndstooth) and monochrome outfits.b. 1956EnglandPolitician, retired athletered–green1916–2009United StatesJournalistb. 1940United StatesNASA AstronautPayload specialist in two Space Shuttle missions in 1997.deuteranopia1766–1844EnglandScientistCould 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.b. 1963WalesScreenwriterWas dissuaded from a career as a comic artist.red–greenb. 1987United StatesMajor League Baseball pitcherred–greenb. 1991DenmarkAssociation football playerred–greenb. 1983United StatesVisual artistSince 2015, Draxler has worked exclusively in black and white.1901–1980United StatesHypnotistb. 1970United StatesActressHad trouble reading cue cards while hosting Saturday Night Live.b. 1972United StatesBMX riderFoster once held a job painting bikes.Snap BMX Magazine March/April 1997, vol. 4, issue 2, no. 15, p. 65.red–greenb. 1952United States86th United States Attorney GeneralKept a list of matching suits and ties.b. 1955United StatesFounder of Microsoftb. 1971EnglandActor, modelWas prevented from becoming a pilot.red–greenb. 1975United StatesVideo game journalistblue cone monochromacy1728–1774EnglandWriterAmong the oldest believed incidences of colorblindness.red–greenb. 1971EnglandComposer, member of Radioheadachromatopsiab. 1984SpainUnited KingdomIrelandArtist, musician, political activistStarted a project in 2003 to develop a sensor that transposed color frequencies into sound frequencies.b. 1981United KingdomProgrammerWorked on applications to make the Internet more accessible to colorblind people.red–greenb. 1974EnglandIrelandAssociation football playerb. 1993IrelandMusicianred–greenb. 1975EnglandMusician, member of Keanered–greenb. 1978EnglandTV presenter, journalistPublicly stated on BBC Radio 5 Live comedy sports show Fighting Talk.red–greenb. 1979EnglandCricketerPublicly stated in BBC interview.achromatopsiab. 1944GermanyCanadaLead singer of SteppenwolfLegally blind because of the severity of colorblindness.1934–2005AustraliaEntertainerb. 1981IndiaTV ActorRevealed during a stint on Celebrity MasterChef India.b. 1980United StatesGame designerPublicly stated on his Twitter account.red–greenRepublic of KoreaAnimatorWas barred from art school, so studied economics; animated for Disney for 20 years.b. 1963IsraelJournalist, politicianWas known to wear a black shirt because of his colorblindness.b. 1955CanadaTV hostPublicly stated: "I'm colorblind".1906–1993United StatesAstronomerDissuaded from becoming a Mining Engineer.b. 1983United StatesComedianHas joked about his colorblindness.PhilippinesSculptorWorked as a color separator in a publishing house for three years.1821–1868FranceArtistFocused on etching instead of painting.deuteranopiab. 1930United StatesArtist, teacherHorrified to learn that his landscapes were pink, so he switched to monochrome art.red–greenb. 1983United StatesAuthor (Eragon)Gave some of his characters red-green CVD.red–greenb. 1995United StatesYouTuber, actorCaused controversy for allegedly faking his reaction to color-corrective lenses in a vlog.red–greenb. 1942NetherlandsVeterinarian, TV hostprotanopia1924–1990AustraliaArtistWon three Archibald Prizes.b. 1976United StatesMusicianb. 1982EnglandActorPublicly stated that he is colorblind. achromatopsiab. 1985United StatesMusherFirst legally blind person to complete the Iditarod.b. 1964LebanonCanadaActorb. 1970DenmarkDirector, screenwriter, producerPublicly stated that he is unable to see mid-tones but has not specified which colors.b. 1977AustraliaCricketerStruggles with ball color. red–green1928–2003United StatesChildren's television presenter (Mister Rogers' Neighborhood)red–greenb. 1942United StatesNFL quarterbackNaval officer who could not distinguish port (red) from starboard (green).red–greenb. 1945EnglandSinger-songwriterHeld a job at 15 selling and designing wallpaper.b. 1987United StatesNFL quarterbackWas confused by his daughter's gender reveal party.red–greenb. 1963United StatesNFL quarterbackFirst overall draft pick in 1987. red-green1835–1910United StatesAuthorRegularly joked about his colorblindness.b. 1987AustraliaCricketerStruggles with ball color.red–greenb. 1975WalesSnooker playerHas mistakenly sunk the wrong balls while playing.red–greenb. 1945CanadaMusicianred–greenb. 1984United StatesFounder of Facebook

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