Sophia Smith

Sophia Smith

female, deceased (1870)
from Hampshire County, Massachusetts, University or college founder, Smith College, from Massachusetts, northampton, deaf…Clarke School for the Deaf
Sophia Smith (August 27, 1796 in Hatfield, Massachusetts - June 12, 1870) founded Smith College in 1870 with the substantial estate she inherited...
Douglas Tilden

Douglas Tilden

male, deceased (1935)
Modern sculptor, sculptor, Native American, San Francisco Bay Area, queer, deaf…California School for the Deaf
Douglas Tilden (May 1, 1861 to August 5, 1935) was a world-famous deaf sculptor who went to the California School for the Deaf in Berkeley,...
Judith Scott

Judith Scott

female, deceased (2005)
fraternal twin, Intellectually impaired, Columbus, outsider art, deaf, Outsider artist
Judith Scott (May 1, 1943 - March 15, 2005) was an Outsider artist. She was a fraternal twin to Joyce Scott, and she was deaf and had Down...
Robert Weitbrecht

Robert Weitbrecht

male, deceased (1983)
Manhattan Project, deaf, American, inventor, University of Chicago, University of California, Berkeley
Robert Haig Weitbrecht was born in Orange, California in 1920.. He was born deaf and his education was mainstream for the most part with the...
Stephanie Beacham

Stephanie Beacham

female, 62 years old
From Barnet, film actor, Bad Girls actor, Charmed cast, English, actress…deaf
Stephanie Beacham (born 28 February, 1947) is an English actress who has had an extensive acting career.

David Bower

male, 40 years old
dancer, British, Choreographer, actor, deaf, North Wales
David Bower (born 1969) is a deaf actor who is best known for his role as David, the younger brother of Charles, in the comedy "Four Weddings and a...
Jeff McWhinney

Jeff McWhinney

male, 48 years old
NISL user, Northern Ireland Sign Language, Roman Catholic, discrimination, charities, British Sign Language…Northern Ireland Workshop with the Deaf, British Deaf Association, Euro Youth Deaf Council, child of deaf adult, deaf
Jeff McWhinney is a leader in the UK deaf community. He was born in 1960, into a Deaf family in Belfast, both his brother and sister are Deaf. His...
Henry Baker

Henry Baker

male, deceased (1774)
mute, Fellow of the Royal Society, Society of Arts, Copley Medal, Weekly Journal, Recipient of the Copley Medal…deaf
Henry Baker (May 8, 1698-November 25, 1774) was an English naturalist. Baker was born in London. After serving an apprenticeship with a bookseller,...
Thomas Braidwood

Thomas Braidwood

male, deceased (1806)
deaf, Hackney, Schoolteacher, Braidwood, New South Wales, British Sign Language, Hillhead Farm, Covington, Lanarkshire
Thomas Braidwood was born in 1717 at Hillhead Farm, Covington, Lanarkshire, Scotland. He was the son of Thomas Braidwood and Agnes Meek. In 1760 he...
Shelley Beattie

Shelley Beattie

female, 41 years old
'Siren', npc, American Gladiators, National Physique Committee, heptathlete, Ms. Olympia…deaf
Shelley Beattie (born August 24, 1968 in California, USA) is a former professional female bodybuilder and actress. Beattie gradually lost her...