List of people with narcolepsy
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This is a list of notable people who have narcolepsy
. While sources are provided for each name on the list, each source should be evaluated to determine how reliable it is.
Narcolepsy
Narcolepsy is a chronic sleep disorder, or dyssomnia, characterized by excessive sleepiness and sleep attacks at inappropriate times, such as while at work. People with narcolepsy often experience disturbed nocturnal sleep and an abnormal daytime sleep pattern, which often is confused with insomnia...
. While sources are provided for each name on the list, each source should be evaluated to determine how reliable it is.
- Franck BouyerFranck BouyerFranck Bouyer is a French professional road bicycle racer for who races for Bbox Bouygues Telecom. Bouyer suffers from narcolepsy, resulting in sudden sleep attacks and cataplexy, and was unable to compete or train without Modafinil...
, French road racing cyclist http://www.equipebouyguestelecom.fr/cyclisme/une-nouvelle-experience_sto1823171/story.shtml - Aaron FlahavanAaron FlahavanAaron Adam Flahavan was an English football goalkeeper who played for Portsmouth.- Life and career :Flahavan played for the Southampton youth team before turning professional with Portsmouth at age 18 in 1994...
, Portsmouth F.C Goalkeeper who died in 2001 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/1668779.stm - Harold M. IckesHarold M. IckesHarold McEwen Ickes was White House Deputy Chief of Staff for President Bill Clinton. He is the son of Harold L. Ickes, who was Secretary of the Interior under Franklin D. Roosevelt. Ickes is a graduate of Stanford University and Columbia Law School. Ickes was a student civil rights activist in...
, deputy White HouseWhite HouseThe White House is the official residence and principal workplace of the president of the United States. Located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Washington, D.C., the house was designed by Irish-born James Hoban, and built between 1792 and 1800 of white-painted Aquia sandstone in the Neoclassical...
chief of staff to Bill ClintonBill ClintonWilliam Jefferson "Bill" Clinton is an American politician who served as the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. Inaugurated at age 46, he was the third-youngest president. He took office at the end of the Cold War, and was the first president of the baby boomer generation...
http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1316/is_n7-8_v26/ai_15585480 http://www.laborers.org/Ickes_Vanity-9-97.html - Nicole Jeray, golfer on the LPGALPGAThe LPGA, in full the Ladies Professional Golf Association, is an American organization for female professional golfers. The organization, whose headquarters is in Daytona Beach, Florida, is best known for running the LPGA Tour, a series of weekly golf tournaments for elite female golfers from...
http://lpga.com/content_1.aspx?pid=15813&mid=2 - Ryan JohnsonRyan JohnsonRyan Johnson may refer to:*Ryan Johnson , marine biologist specializing in researching sharks*Ryan Johnson , Canadian professional ice hockey centre*Ryan Johnson , Australian actor...
, Ace & TJ ShowAce & TJ ShowThe Ace & TJ Show is a syndicated morning radio show, previously on KISS 95.1 out of Charlotte, NC. The Ace & TJ Show debuted on KISS 95.1 on April 6, 1998. Their last day on Kiss 95.1 was Friday, May 20, 2011. Contract discussions with CBS Radio were not successful...
Morning Radio DJ/Producer http://www.acetj.com - Arthur LoweArthur LoweArthur Lowe was a BAFTA Award winning English actor. He was best known for playing Captain George Mainwaring in the popular British sitcom Dad's Army from 1968 until 1977.-Early life:...
, Actor http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0078fg4 - Jimmy KimmelJimmy KimmelJames Christian "Jimmy" Kimmel is an American television host and comedian. He is the host of Jimmy Kimmel Live!, a late-night talk show that airs on ABC. Prior to that, Kimmel was best known as the co-host of Comedy Central's The Man Show and Win Ben Stein's Money...
, late night talk show host http://www.esquire.com/features/what-it-feels-like/ESQ0803-AUG_WIFL - Nastassja KinskiNastassja KinskiNastassja Kinski is a German-born American-based actress who has appeared in more than 60 films. Her starring roles include her Golden Globe Award-winning portrayal of the title character in Tess and her roles in two erotic films , as well as parts in Wim Wenders' films The Wrong Move; Paris,...
, actress - Teresa Nielsen HaydenTeresa Nielsen HaydenTeresa Nielsen Hayden is an American science fiction editor, fanzine writer, essayist, and teacher. She is a consulting editor for Tor Books. She has also worked for Federated Media Publishing, where in 2007 she revived the comment section for the blog Boing Boing...
, science fiction editor and essayist http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/archives/007242.html - Harriet TubmanHarriet TubmanHarriet Tubman Harriet Tubman Harriet Tubman (born Araminta Harriet Ross; (1820 – 1913) was an African-American abolitionist, humanitarian, and Union spy during the American Civil War. After escaping from slavery, into which she was born, she made thirteen missions to rescue more than 70 slaves...
, Underground RailroadUnderground RailroadThe Underground Railroad was an informal network of secret routes and safe houses used by 19th-century black slaves in the United States to escape to free states and Canada with the aid of abolitionists and allies who were sympathetic to their cause. The term is also applied to the abolitionists,...
pioneer http://www.nyhistory.com/harriettubman/life.htm