Mental health activists

Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, known professionally as Lady Gaga, is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. Known for her image reinventions and versatility across the entertainment industry, she is an influential figure in popular music. With estimated sales of 124 million records, she is one of the best-selling music artists of all time. Publications such as Billboard and Rolling Stone have ranked her among the greatest artists in history.

English modernist writer (1882–1941)

Diana, Princess of Wales was a member of the British royal family. She was the first wife of Charles III and mother of Princes William and Harry. Her activism and glamour made her an international icon and earned her enduring popularity.

American singer, songwriter, and actress (born 1992)

member of the British Royal Family and princess of Wales since 2022

Deepika Prakash Padukone is an Indian actress who works predominantly in Hindi films. Her accolades include three Filmfare Awards. Time named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2018 and awarded her the Time100 Impact Award in 2022.

Glenn Close is an American actress. In a career spanning five decades on screen and stage, she has received numerous accolades, including three Primetime Emmy Awards, three Tony Awards and three Golden Globe Awards, in addition to nominations for eight Academy Awards, three Grammy Awards, and two British Academy Film Awards. She was named by Time as one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2019.

First Lady of the United States from 1977 to 1981

American and British actor

American actress (1919–2009)

American actress (1946–2016)

American writer, educator, artist, and activist (1934–2017)

Scott Ramon Seguro Mescudi, also known by his stage name Kid Cudi, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, actor, and fashion designer. Born and raised in Cleveland, Cudi moved to New York City in pursuit of a musical career, where he first gained recognition for his song "Day 'n' Nite". Initially self-published on his MySpace page, the song became a hit online and served as a catalyst for Cudi to team up with record producers Plain Pat and Emile Haynie to record his first full-length project, a mixtape titled A Kid Named Cudi (2008). Its release helped Cudi rise to prominence and establish a fanbase, catching the attention of rapper Kanye West—who signed Cudi to his GOOD Music label by late 2008.

American actor

Brittany Anne Snow is an American actress and singer. She gained recognition for her role in the CBS soap opera Guiding Light (1998–2001), for which she won a Young Artist Award for Best Young Actress and was nominated for two other Young Artist Awards and a Soap Opera Digest Award. She then starred in the NBC drama series American Dreams (2002–2005), for which she was nominated for a Young Artist Award and three Teen Choice Awards.

French psychiatrist (1745–1826)

American physician, educator, and author (1746-1813)

American actress and author

American commercial airline pilot

American author and social reformer (1802–1887)

British-Australian comedian, actor and musician (born 1975)

American actress

English YouTuber, radio personality, and writer

French psychiatrist (1772-1840)

English rapper and singer-songwriter

Scottish politician and peer

American politician, Rhode Island

Sanism, saneism, mentalism, or psychophobia refer to the discrimination against and oppression of people based on actual or perceived mental disorder or cognitive impairment. This discrimination and oppression are based on factors such as stereotypes about neurodiversity. Sanism impacts individuals who have learning disorders, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD), bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, personality disorders, tics, or intellectual disability, are autistic, or experience other cognitive impairments.

New Zealand rugby union footballer and coach, and rugby league footballer

Indian indigenist and politician

founder of the American mental hygiene movement. (1876–1943)

Gavin Perry Casalegno is an American actor. He is known for playing Jeremiah Fisher in the television series The Summer I Turned Pretty.

English psychiatrist (1794-1866)

Indian activist

American philanthropist

British writer and activist

Canadian politician

Canadian politician (1937-2019)

Salvadoran-American physicist, mental health-care advocate

English businessman and philanthropist (1732-1822)

Nigerian spoken word poet

Scottish phrenologist

Indian human rights activist

British psychiatrist (1840–1938)

Filipino and Taiwanese influencer (2006–2025)

Australian actor

British politician (born 1961)

Indonesian People's Consultative Assembly Ambassador, actress, model

Psychiatric Survivor Activist

Dutch mental health activist and author

American activist (1816-1897)

American activist, mother of Dylan Klebold

French nurse

American mental health activist

Self-advocacy is the act of speaking up for oneself and one's interests. It is used as a name for civil rights movements and mutual aid networks for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The term arose in the broader civil rights movements of the 1960s and 1970s, and is part of the disability rights movement. Today, there are self-advocacy organizations across the world.

Indonesian model and beauty pageant titleholder

Italian psychiatrist (1759-1820)

American writer and editor

Indonesian actress

Brazilian activist