List of people with Down syndrome

This is a list of people with Down syndrome, a condition also known as Down's syndrome or trisomy 21. Down syndrome is a genetic disorder caused by the presence of all or part of a third copy of chromosome 21.^[1] It is typically associated with developmental delays, characteristic physical features, and mild to moderate intellectual disability.^[2] The average IQ of a young adult with Down syndrome is 50, equivalent to the mental age of an 8- or 9-year-old child, but this number varies widely.^[3] At the same time, they enjoy a rich social and emotional awareness.^[4] Down syndrome is the most common chromosome abnormality in humans,^[3] occurring in about one per 1000 babies born each year.^[2]

American actor and singer Chris Burke

British actor Tommy Jessop giving a keynote speech

Spanish actor Pablo Pineda, the first European with Down syndrome to complete a university degree

British actress Paula Sage receiving her BAFTA award with Brian Cox

English disability rights activist Heidi Crowter

A–Z

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Names	Details	Lifespan	Country	Source
Ángela Bachiller	Spain's first city councillor with Down syndrome	b. 1983	Spain	[5]
Edward Barbanell	Actor who starred in The Ringer	b. 1977	United States	[6]
Sam Barnard	Actor and reality star who appeared on The Suspicions of Mr Whicher and The Undateables	b. 1985	England	[7]
Jay Beatty	Celtic F.C. fan	b. 2003	Northern Ireland	[8]
Jamie Brewer	Actress who appeared in American Horror Story: Murder House and American Horror Story: Coven	b. 1985	United States	[9]
Chris Burke	Actor and folk singer, best known for his role in Life Goes On as character Charles "Corky" Thacher	b. 1965	United States	[10]
Sujeet Desai	Multi-instrumentalist who has performed in over 13 countries and almost all states, first person with Down syndrome to play in Carnegie Hall.	b. circa 1983	United States	[11]
Collette Divitto	Entrepreneur who started Collettey's Cookies	b. 1990	United States	[12]
Pascal Duquenne	Actor who won the Best Actor Award at the 1996 Cannes Film Festival for his role in The Eighth Day	b. 1970	Belgium	[13][14][15]
Heidi Crowter	Disability rights advocate		England	[16]
Andrea Fay Friedman	Actress who appeared in Life Goes On and the Family Guy episode "Extra Large Medium"	1970-2023	United States	[17]
Claude of France	Queen consort of the Kingdom of France; diagnosis is speculative.	1499-1524	France	[18][19][20]
Karen Gaffney	Disability rights campaigner and the first living person with Down syndrome to receive an honorary doctorate degree	b. 1977	United States	[21]
Mar Galcerán	Member of the Corts Valencianes	b. 1978 or 1979	Spain	[22]
Anne de Gaulle	Youngest child of Charles and Yvonne de Gaulle	1928–1948	France	[23]
Marin Gerrier	Actor who was nominated for a Genie Award for his role in Café de Flore	Unknown	France	[24]
Marte Wexelsen Goksøyr	Actress, playwright, writer and disability rights activist	b. 1982	Norway	[25]
Ellie Goldstein	Model who has appeared on the cover of British Vogue	b. 2001	England	[26][27]
Sarah Gordy	Actress who has appeared in Upstairs Downstairs and Call the Midwife	b. 1976	England	[28][29]
Zack Gottsagen	Actor with the leading role in Peanut Butter Falcon and first presenter in the history of the Academy Awards with Down syndrome	b. 1985	United States	[30]
Sandra Jensen	The first person with Down syndrome to receive a heart-lung transplant	d. 1997	United States	[31]
Tommy Jessop	Actor, author and activist who starred in Line of Duty and Coming Down the Mountain and played Hamlet with Blue Apple Theatre	b. 1985	England	[32][33][34]
Jason Kingsley	Actor who appeared in 55 episodes of Sesame Street	b. 1974	United States	[35]
Éléonore Laloux [fr]	Disability rights activist, France's first municipal councillor and recipient of the Ordre national du Mérite	b. 1985	France	[36]
Moncho Loubriel	Water boy, supporter and mascot of Vaqueros de Bayamón and Puerto Rico men's national basketball team	b. 1970	Puerto Rico	[37]
Laz-D	Rapper	b. 1982	United States	[38]
Joey Moss	Edmonton Oilers locker room attendant	1963–2020	Canada	[39]
Chris Nikic	First person with Down syndrome to complete an Ironman triathlon	b. 1999	United States	[40]
Pablo Pineda	Actor who starred in the film Yo También. First student with Down syndrome in Europe to obtain a degree.	b. 1974	Spain	[41]
Lauren Potter	Actress who played Becky Jackson in Glee	b. 1990	United States	[42]
Gloria Ramos [es]	Actress who starred in Champions, first intellectually disabled Goya Awards nominee	b. 1993	Spain	[43]
Ruben Reuter	English actor and journalist, best known for his role as Finn McLaine in The Dumping Ground	b. 2000	England	[44][45]
Paula Sage	BAFTA Scotland award-winning actress who appeared in AfterLife	b. c. 1980	Scotland	[46][47]
Sofia Sanchez	Actress, appeared in 2023 The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes	b. c. 2009	United States	[48]
Robbie Savage	Football fan and socialite. Official mascot of the Brave Warriors, Namibia's national football team	1967–2017	Namibia	[49]
Jiří Šedý	Artist, writer, and social activist	b. 1976	Czech Republic	[50]
Judith Scott	Outsider sculptor and fiber artist	1943–2005	United States	[51]
Sanna Sepponen	Actress known for her role in Salatut elämät	b. 1977	Finland	[52]
Frank Stephens	Disability advocate who testified before US Congress in 2017 to explain that he regarded the abortion of fetuses with Down syndrome as immoral.	b. 1982	United States	[53]
Grace Strobel	Model, Brand Representative First professional model with Down syndrome to represent an international skincare line.	b. 1996	United States	[54]
Madeline Stuart	Model who walked at New York Fashion Week, hailed as the first professional model with Down syndrome	b. 1996	Australia	[55]
Madison Tevlin	Actress, talk show host	Unknown	Canada	[56]
Isabella Springmuhl Tejada	First fashion designer with Down syndrome to be featured in London Fashion Week	b. 1997	Guatemala	[11]
Tim, the "Oldenburg Baby"	An infant who was born after an unsuccessful abortion attempt and subsequently fostered	1997–2019	Germany	[57]
Ali Topaloğlu	World and European champion track and field athlete	b. 1998	Turkey	[58]
Luke Zimmerman	Actor who starred in The Secret Life of the American Teenager	b. 1979	United States	[42]

Fictional

• C.J. Casagrande, 13-year-old boy in cartoon series The Casagrandes.