These are people whose stories can inspire many. These are people whose names carry a certain story of success. These are also people with an autism spectrum disorder.
On World Autism Awareness Day, here are famous personalities who have, at some point in their lives, been diagnosed or believed to have been on the spectrum.
The list also includes people who have displayed classic signs of autism or Asperger’s syndrome according to researchers.
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Dan Aykroyd
![Here are five famous people in the public eye who have been diagnosed with or speculated to be on the spectrum.](https://images.thequint.com/thequint%2F2019-04%2F04d285d6-b218-454b-810d-114a7fc6f6f8%2F2.jpg?auto=format%2Ccompress&fmt=webp&width=720)
Courtney Love
![Here are five famous people in the public eye who have been diagnosed with or speculated to be on the spectrum.](https://images.thequint.com/thequint%2F2019-04%2F5c8cadeb-b67a-44c9-922e-00cedfb22855%2F3.jpg?auto=format%2Ccompress&fmt=webp&width=720)
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Albert Einstein
![Here are five famous people in the public eye who have been diagnosed with or speculated to be on the spectrum.](https://images.thequint.com/thequint%2F2019-04%2F0952472b-b4c7-4336-8571-fee7e319cfc0%2F4.jpg?auto=format%2Ccompress&fmt=webp&width=720)
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Susan Boyle
![Here are five famous people in the public eye who have been diagnosed with or speculated to be on the spectrum.](https://images.thequint.com/thequint%2F2019-04%2F07d2a625-b83f-424a-b879-1eba280f98c6%2F5.jpg?auto=format%2Ccompress&fmt=webp&width=720)
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Andy Warhol
![Here are five famous people in the public eye who have been diagnosed with or speculated to be on the spectrum.](https://images.thequint.com/thequint%2F2019-04%2Fccff674e-db21-4295-932a-70afda9b2293%2F6.jpg?auto=format%2Ccompress&fmt=webp&width=720)
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