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CP Notable People

Kaine, member of the rap duo Ying Yang Twins.
Christy Brown, Irish writer and painter who wrote My Left Foot, which was later adapted into an Oscar winning movie of the same name starring Daniel Day Lewis
Eric S. Raymond, an open source computer programmer.
Christopher Widdows aka Steady Eddy, Australian comedian
Francesca Martinez, English stand-up comedian.
Joel Gausten, American journalist, author and musician.
Josh Blue, comedian and winner of the fourth season of Last Comic Standing, who often jokes about his condition.
Gianna Jessen, singer-songwriter and pro-life activist
Stephen Hopkins, signer of USA Declaration of Independence, reputed to have stated, "My hand trembles, but my heart does not."
Bill Porter, a salesman for Watkins Incorporated whose life story was told in the TV movie Door to Door.
Karen Killilea, the subject of the book Karen (1952) and its sequel, With Love from Karen (1963), by her mother Marie Killilea.
RJ Mitte, American actor known for his role in the critically acclaimed AMC series Breaking Bad
Gabriela Brimmer, poet and disability rights activist
Geri Jewell, actress and comedienne best known for her roles on the TV series The Facts of Life and later Deadwood
Cara Readle, young actress known for her role as Layla on CBBC's Tracy Beaker
Paul Henshall, British TV actor
Ruben Gallego, writer of White on Black: A Boy's Story, a memoir book on his early life in Russian institutes.
David Ring, American Christian evangelist and motivational speaker
Emperor Claudius, the Roman Emperor who was also a stutterer and walked with a limp is believed to have had CP.
Susie Maroney, world-record holding marathon swimmer.
Baruch Kimmerling, Israeli sociologist and political dissident
Greg Walloch, American writer, actor and comedian
Joey Deacon, British author and television personality
Eric Gores, American actor who starred in The Kid & I
Maysoon Zayid, Palestinian-American actor and comedienne.
Christopher Nolan, Irish poet and author, died on Feb 20, 2009, after choking on food.
Abbey Curran, American beauty queen from Iowa who competed in Miss USA 2008 and was a guest on Ellen.

Source: Wikipedia