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Leo Carlsson Becomes the Highest Paid Player in the NHL

There seems a likelihood that the name Leo Carlsson will soon be among the NHL players who stutter whose name will be engraved on Lord Stanley’s Cup.
New Look, Same Commitment to Helping Those Who Stutter

You probably noticed our website has undergone some major changes.
Jeanna Riley, Pioneer in Stuttering Research and Clinical Care, Dies at 94

Dr. Riley leaves behind an extraordinary legacy.
Noel Gallagher’s Stuttering Story Behind England’s Anthem

Wonderwall, Oasis’ smash hit, becomes the unofficial anthem of England’s 2026 FIFA World Cup team.
Sam Neill, Acclaimed Actor Who Helped Give a Voice to People Who Stutter, Dies at 78

His career spanned more than five decades and 150 roles.
Finding His Voice: Eric Roberts Opens Up About Stuttering

40 years and more than 600 screen credits later, the actor remains a role model for people who stutter.
Stuttering and the American Presidency

A look back at three past leaders.
Singer Lazaro Arbos

We caught up with Lazaro to discuss where life has taken him since his time on Idol.
Actor Charlie Sheen

Very few famous actors in history have created as much controversy in both their careers and private lives as Charlie Sheen.
Meet a Future Superstar: Jesse Findling

He was a Season 24 contestant on American Idol.

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Byron Pitts

Byron Pitts has brought much attention to stuttering with his memoir, Step Out on Nothing: How Faith and Family Helped Me Conquer Life's Challenges, released in September, 2009. The book not only details his speech difficulties, but also his illiteracy until age 12 and his unstable family life. Pitts overcame the odds to become the chief national correspondent with ABC News.

Winston Churchill

Seeking to "remove Winston Churchill's stutter by second guessing the diagnosis" indicates neither a truthful retelling of history nor an informed opinion about a complex speech disorder, say experts in the field of speech-language pathology.

Recent news reports that quote Dr. John Mather, a Washington physician, as saying that Churchill's stutter "is a lie" brought adamant critical response from specialists in the field of stuttering and fluency disorders.

Bill Walton

From BillWalton.com

Thank you for your interest in my life long problem with my speech and communication skills. I was a very shy and reserved young man who could not speak at all without severely stuttering until I was 28 years old. Always a success in the classroom and on the basketball court, I took refuge in the things that I did well as a youngster. A straight A student, my athletic abilities covered the deficiencies that limited my overall growth and development. The game of basketball was my religion, the gym my church. It was a convenient way of avoiding my responsibilities of developing my human relation skills.

When I was 28, a chance encounter at a social event with Hall of Fame broadcaster Marty Glickman completely changed my life in so many ways that things have never been the same since, nor have they ever been better. That day, in a very brief, private conversation (one way, mind you, since I literally could not speak at the time) Marty explained, patiently and concisely, that talking, communicating was a skill not a gift or a birthright and that like any skill, whether it be sports, music, business or whatever, needed to be developed over a lifetime of hard work, discipline, organization and practice. Marty gave me some simple tips that day and then encouraged me to take those keys and apply them to methods of learning that I had received from the special teachers that I had come across in my life, particularly the 6 Hall of Fame basketball coaches that I had played for throughout my career. The beginning of my whole new life was as simple as that. No gimmicks, tricks or shortcuts. Just the realization that with some help, guidance and a lot of hard work that I too could do what seemed so easy, simple and natural to everyone else, yet seemed impossibly out of my reach and comprehension.

King George

In November 2010, worldwide movie audiences were presented with a most interesting and unusual movie release with The King's Speech, starring Colin Firth as King George VI and Helena Bonham Carter as his wife Elizabeth.

Unfortunately, history may have forgotten the courageous and inspiring story of Prince Albert who stuttered badly and never dreamed that he would ever be king when his older brother, King Edward VIII, abruptly abdicated the throne in 1936 to marry Wallis Simpson, an American divorcee.

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.

Famous People Who Stutter