Mental illness, just like any medical condition, affects all types of people including celebrities and other public figures. If you suffer from a mental health disorder, you are not alone. People can have a mental health disorder and be extremely successful.

Clinical Depression

• Janet Jackson—singer
• Gwyneth Paltrow — actress
• Hugh Laurie—actor
• Elton John—musician
• Pete Wentz—musician
• Anthony Hopkins—actor
• Abraham Lincoln—U.S. President
• Leo Tolstoy—author

Eating Disorders

• Tracey Gold—actress
• Billy Bob Thornton—actor
• Sally Field—actress
• Meredith Vieira—reporter
• Diana Spencer—Princess of Wales

Anxiety Disorders

• Heather Locklear—actress
• Leonardo DiCaprio—actor
• Cameron Diaz—actress
• Howard Stern—radio host

Attempted Suicide

• Halle Berry—actress
• Drew Barrymore—actress
• Elizabeth Taylor—actress
• Richard Prior—comedian
• Ricky Williams—professional football player

Bipolar Disorder

• Robin Williams—actor
• Jean-Claude van Damme—actor
• Rosemary Clooney—actress/singer
• Theodore Roosevelt—U.S. President
• Winston Churchill—British Prime Minister
• Edgar Allen Poe—poet
• Ludwig von Beethoven—composer

Self-Injury

• Johnny Depp—actor
• Angelina Jolie—actress
• Christina Ricci—actress
• Fiona Apple—singer
• Shirley Manson—singer

Those lost to Suicide

• Anne Sexton—poet
• Diane Arbus—photographer
• Ernest Hemingway—author
• Jimi Hendrix—musician (probable)
• Kurt Cobain—musician (probable)
• Marilyn Monroe—actress (probable)
• Rembrandt Bugatti—sculptor
• Ricky Berry-NBA player
• Sylvia Plath—poet and author
• Vincent van Gogh—painter
• Virginia Woolf—author