Stephen Hopkins suffered from cerebral palsy and affixed his signature to the declaration of Independence with a shaking hand.

Christy brown (1932-1981)
He suffered from athetoid cerebral palsy and was treated as a mentally retarded child till he snatched a piece of chalk from his sister using his left foot. He taught himself to use his foot to write and paint. This became the topic for his autobiography" my left foot" Which was a tremendous success. He followed it with "Down All the Days", "A Shadow on summer" and "Wild Grow the Lilies". "Down all the days" was translated into fourteen languages. He has a number of good poetry collections to his name. He painted just as well as he wrote..

Chris Fonseca
He was a comedian who declared to the world that in spite of having cerebral palsy he could still laugh. He has an important role in the American comedy club circuit and has written many pieces for other comedians.

Geri Jewell
Like Chris fonseca, Geri proved to the world that even disabled people had a sense of humor, which they used to bring joy to other people's lives. She also appeared on television in the Facts of Life.

Chris Nolan
He was born with cerebral palsy and could not move or talk. When he was 14 he had a collection of poems to his name---"Dam burst of dreams". The best part was that he strapped a stick to his forehead and managed to direct the pointer to the keyboard. He later published his autobiography "under the eye of the clock" and won the Whitbread Prize.

Ken Kroll, afflicted with Cerebral Palsy, wrote a novel called Enabling Romance.

Tom Garside
He is a 12 year old who is diagnosed with spastic diplegia, but this does not deter him from fishing, hunting and snowmobiling. He is a very mature teenager who desires to get a Ph.D. in one of the sciences. The determination and ambition he exhibits can put to shame an ordinary individual with no defect.

Bill Porter otherwise known as William Macy works as a salesman for Watkins Company. Going door to door requires tremendous effort as he has cerebral palsy because it affects the way he walks and talks. Although his boss is skeptical about his success, Bill is determined to succeed. His mother believes in his abilities and Bill is set to prove her right.

Purdue University has as a student a very plucky teenager---Ben Comen who has cerebral palsy. His grit and will power has induced students to take part in the 26.2 miles cross-country race. Ben has shown that no disorder can prevent a person from achieving what he wants.

Anne McDonald and Ruth Senkenwitz Mercer, Australian Writer and Social Critic and
Writer/Lecturer respectively are also afflicted with cerebral palsy.
Thomas Ritter brother of Actor John Ritter is associated with the starting of the United Cerebral Palsy associations.

Stephen Hawking - The famous physicist who has written "A brief history of time", has cerebral palsy

Jhamak Ghimire - A Nepalese Poet and Writer (1980) had cerebral palsy right from birth. Teaching herself to read and write, she has contributed to the writing of literature in Nepal. She is sometimes called the "Helen Keller of Nepal".