Celebs with Asthma

One out of every 12 people has asthma. Check out these celebrities, sports stars and historical figures who don't let asthma stop them from achieving success.

PROFILE:

Who Else Has Asthma?

Musicians with asthma:

• Lindsay Lohan (pop singer/actress)
• Pink (pop singer)
• Coolio (actor/singer)
• Aphex Twin (aka electronic music artist Richard D. James). His 1995 single "Ventolin," was about the common asthma medication.

TV and Film stars with asthma:

• Martin Scorsese (film director)
• Jason Alexander (actor)
• Ricki Lake (talk show host)
• Elizabeth Taylor (actress)

Canadian athletes with asthma:

• Gary Roberts (NHL, Toronto Maple Leafs)
• Anton Stralman (NHL, Toronto Maple Leafs)
• Curt Harnett (Olympic cyclist)
• Seamus McGrath (Olympic mountain biker)
• Sylvie Bernier (Olympic diver)
• Susan Auch (Olympic speed skater)
• Charmaine Crooks (Olympic runner)
• Derek Gillespie (PGA Golfer)
• Paul Bennet (Winnipeg Blue Bombers Hall of Famer)

American athletes with asthma:

• Dennis Rodman (Basketball player)
• Greg Louganis (Olympic diver)
• Jackie Joyner-Kersee (Olympic runner)
• Nancy Hogshead (Olympic swimmer)
• Amy Van Dyken (Olympic swimmer)

Historical figures with asthma:

• Peter the Great (1672 - 1725 Russian Czar)
• Antonio Vivaldi (1678 - 1741 musician/composer)
• Ludwig von Beethoven (1770 -1827 composer)
• Charles Dickens (1812 - 1870 author)
• John F. Kennedy (1917 - 1963, 35th US president)
• Ernesto (Che) Guevara (1928-1967 Cuban physician/freedom fighter)