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Creed Bratton

When people who stutter watch The Office, they can take pride in knowing that this multi-talented individual is a fellow person who stutters.
Peggy Lipton: Hollywood Icon & Stuttering Pioneer

She was one of the first modern women celebrities who was open about her stuttering and a definite role model.
Most Exciting Thing in the Stuttering Community: Van Riper Tapes

While the recordings are several decades old, the ideas are anything but outdated.
What is Stuttering?

A Close Look at the Actual Speech Disruptions
Meet Mitch Guerra from Survivor

"You have to surround yourself with people who are going to encourage you to do the crazy things that no one thinks are possible."
Fall 2025 Magazine

Meet Mitch Guerra from Survivor, read letters from kids, and much more in our latest edition.
Spreading the Word About Stuttering in the Nation's Capital

During the ASHA Convention, most resources in the online store are 50% off!
Brandon Kelly on George Springer: "He never, ever gave up"

"Don't let anybody or anything get in the way of who you are and who you want to be."
Remembering William P. "Bill" Murphy

He leaves a profound legacy for the stuttering community to treasure.
Finding His Voice: How Baseball Player Inspires Young Fan

With MLB All-Star George Springer leading his team into yet another World Series, we checked back in with a diehard fan for an update.

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CELEBRITY FOCUS

John Stossel

John Stossel is one of the most recognized and articulate reporters today. However, he once considered giving up his broadcasting career because of his stuttering.

"Fear of stuttering can easily become worse than the stuttering itself," observed Stossel. "The idea that I'm on television and making speeches is still a shock to me sometimes."

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.

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