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Well-known people who have been diagnosed with Bell's palsy include:

• Roseanne Barr, American comedian and actress whose condition occurred as a child
• Stevie Benton, bassist for Texas rock band Drowning Pool
• Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson, Icelandic professional strongman, actor, and professional basketball player
• Amy Brenneman, American actress and producer
• Pierce Brosnan, Irish actor, film producer and environmentalist
• Jean Chrétien, prime minister of Canada
• George Clooney, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
• Norm Coleman, former United States Senator
• Cassi Davis, American actress
• Alexis Denisof, American actor
• Glen Durrant, BDO World Darts Champion
• Joel Embiid, Cameroonian-American basketball player, diagnosed during the 2024 NBA playoffs
• Thomas C. Foley, American politician and businessman; U.S. Ambassador to Ireland
• David Frum, Canadian-American pundit
• Graeme Garden, British comedy writer and performer, who has written about his experiences with the condition
• Allen Ginsberg, American beat poet
• Tony Gonzalez, American NFL football player
• Amy Goodman, American journalist and author
• Jane Greer, American actress
• Trenton Hassell, American basketball player for the New Jersey Nets of the NBA
• Terrence Howard, American actor
• Armando Iannucci, Scottish writer
• Angelina Jolie, American actress and filmmaker
• Anupam Kher, Indian actor
• Ralph Kiner, American baseball player in the 1940s and 1950s
• Ella Koon, Tahitian-born Hong Kong singer-actress
• Curtis LeMay, United States Air Force general and 1968 independent vice presidential candidate
• Gordon Lightfoot, Canadian singer
• Martin Love, Australian cricketer
• Joe Mantegna, American actor
• Pete Maravich, American basketball player
• Florence Mars, American civil rights activist and author
• Tom McCarthy, Canadian National Hockey League player who played for the Minnesota North Stars and Boston Bruins
• Glenda McKay, British actress
• Danny Meyer, American restaurateur in New York City; chief executive officer of Union Square Hospitality Group
• Scarlett Moffatt, British television personality
• Kim Mulkey, American basketball player and coach (LSU women)
• Ralph Nader, American politician
• Piper Niven, Scottish professional wrestler
• Cliff Pennington, shortstop for the Oakland Athletics
• Demond Price (Conway The Machine), musician and member of rap group Griselda.
• Jim Ross, professional wrestling commentator for WWE, WCW, NJPW, and AEW
• Rick Savage, bass guitarist for the British rock band Def Leppard
• Tom Seaver, Hall of Fame Major League pitcher
• Bernadette Sembrano, Filipino newscaster, host of the medical program Salamat Dok! and anchor of TV Patrol Weekend
• Ayrton Senna, Brazilian Formula One racecar driver
• Rahul Sharma, Indian cricketer
• Jamey Sheridan, American actor whose condition was written into the show Law and Order: Criminal Intent
• Sarah Smart, English actress
• Mike South, American pornographic director
• Bruce Sutter, American Major League Baseball pitcher
• Eric Swalwell, American politician and currently serving as the U.S. representative for California's 15th congressional district
• Bart Tommelein, Belgian politician
• Kevin Tsai, Taiwanese writer and TV host
• Tulisa, British singer
• Colin Turkington, British touring car racing driver
• Evan Turner, American basketball player
• Chris Walker, British superbike racer
• Wesley Walker, American football player (New York Jets) was unable to blink his left eye due to Bell's palsy in 1982, but played football anyway
• Andrew Lloyd Webber, British composer
• Joseph C. Wilson, American diplomat
• Nancy Zieman, American television host of the show Sewing with Nancy

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