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A Breathy "Happy Birthday to You, Ms. Monroe!"

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Harvey Keitel's Path to Hollywood Success

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Our Spring 2026 Magazine

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'American Idol' Sneak Peek Highlights an Audition Hopeful Who Overcomes a Stutter

"When I was singing that song, I was thinking of younger me who wouldn't speak in class, who was scared of what people thought of him. The fact that I got this, it's just proof that everything's working out how it should."
Meet Dongmyung Ahn

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Carol Kaye: Legendary American Musician & Bass Player

Women and girls who stutter have a role model in Carol Kaye, whose brilliant and highly documented 65-year of immense success speaks for itself.

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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.

Ken Venturi

As much of the nation watches the U.S. Open Golf Championship, it is impossible not to think about our late friend Ken Venturi. Ken overcame many challenges to win the Open at Congressional in 1964 and go on to become the voice of golf for more than three decades.

However, Ken faced no bigger obstacle than stuttering. Ken Venturi was a champion to those who stutter, going out of his way to share his personal experience when consulted by a colleague, friend, or child who stutters.

Emily Blunt

Actress Emily Blunt struggled with stuttering early in her life. A teacher encouraged her to act in a school play at age 12 despite her stuttering.

Blunt's name is prominently featured on the Stuttering Foundation's list of Famous People Who Stutter.

Alan Rabinowitz

Alan Rabinowitz, Ph.D., who passed away in 2018, was an explorer, wildlife conservationist, and author. He established the Hukawng Valley Tiger Reserve in northern Myanmar, which is about the size of the state of Vermont.

His love for animals began when he was very young.

Bruce Willis

While the world knows Bruce Willis as an A-list actor, few know that he struggled with stuttering throughout his first 20 years.

Walter Bruce Willis was born in 1955 in West Germany to his German mother, Marlene, and his American GI father, David Willis. The family settled in David's hometown of Penns Grove, New Jersey in 1957, and the couple has three other children.

Famous People Who Stutter