30 Famous Deaf People Past & Present Presented by Larry Garrison M.Ed, Ed.S.
Abbé Charles-Michel De l'Épée “Father of the Deaf” Founded the World's First Free Public School for Deaf Students in Paris.
Louis Laurent Marie Clerc aka: Laurent Clerc First Deaf Teacher, School Administrator and One of the Three Co-founders of the First School for Deaf Students in the Western Hemisphere First Deaf Teacher, School Administrator and One of the Three Co-founders of the First School for Deaf Students in the Western Hemisphere
Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet Pioneer of Deaf Education in the U.S. Founded the First School for The Deaf in Hartford, Connecticut
Edward Miner Gallaudet Founder and First President of Gallaudet University
Alice Cogswell First Graduate of the American School for the Deaf. She Started a Life Long Journey for Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet
William Elsworth "Dummy" Hoy American Baseball Player American Baseball Player.
Helen Keller American Deaf-blind Writer, Lecturer, and Activist.
Juliette Gordon Low Founder of the Girl Scouts of America
Granvill Seymour Redmond 1871 – 1935 American Painter
Douglas Tilden American Sculptor
Robert R. Davila Current President of Gallaudet University
Phyllis Frelich Won the Tony Award for Her Role in the Stage Production of Children of a Lesser God.
Marlee Matlin First Deaf Woman to Win an Academy Award for Her Role in Children of a Lesser God. She Won for Best Actress.
Heather Whitestone McCallum First Deaf Woman to Win the Title of Miss America
I. King Jordan First President of Gallaudet University With a Profound Hearing Loss.
Chuck Baird American Artist
Michelle Banks Award Winning Actress, Writer, Director, and Producer
C.J. Jones CEO, Producer, Director, Writer, Actor, Comedian, and Motivational Speaker
Shoshannah Stern Professional Actress
Linda Bove Deaf Acting Pioneer
Anthony Natale Stage and Movie Actor
Deanne Bray Co Producer, Co Host, Actress
Shelley Beattie Professional Female Bodybuilder and Actress
William W. Beadell Newspaper Editor Publisher and Originator of the “Want Ads”
Trix Bruce ASL Storyteller Interpreter Trainer Performer Teacher
LeRoy Colombo LeRoy Colombo Lifeguard Saved over 900 lives
Vinton G. Cerf Internet Pioneer “Father of the Internet”
Ella Mae Lentz Poet ASL Advocate
Kevin Frost American Speed Skater