Well-known people who have been diagnosed with Bell's palsy include:
- Roseanne Barr, American comedian and actress whose condition occurred as a child [2]
- Stevie Benton, bassist for Texas rock band Drowning Pool [3]
- Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson, Icelandic professional strongman, actor, and professional basketball player [4]
- Amy Brenneman, American actress and producer [5]
- Pierce Brosnan, Irish actor, film producer and environmentalist [6]
- Jean Chrétien, prime minister of Canada [7]
- George Clooney, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter [8] [6]
- Norm Coleman, former United States Senator [9]
- Cassi Davis, American actress [10]
- Alexis Denisof, American actor [11]
- Glen Durrant, BDO World Darts Champion [12]
- Joel Embiid, Cameroonian-American basketball player, diagnosed during the 2024 NBA playoffs [13]
- Thomas C. Foley, American politician and businessman; U.S. Ambassador to Ireland [14]
- David Frum, Canadian-American pundit [15]
- Graeme Garden, British comedy writer and performer, who has written about his experiences with the condition [16]
- Allen Ginsberg, American beat poet [17]
- Tony Gonzalez, American NFL football player [18]
- Amy Goodman, American journalist and author [19]
- Jane Greer, American actress [20]
- Trenton Hassell, American basketball player for the New Jersey Nets of the NBA [21]
- Terrence Howard, American actor [22]
- Armando Iannucci, Scottish writer [23]
- Angelina Jolie, American actress and filmmaker [24]
- Anupam Kher, Indian actor [25]
- Ralph Kiner, American baseball player in the 1940s and 1950s [26]
- Ella Koon, Tahitian-born Hong Kong singer-actress [27]
- Angelu de Leon, Filipina actress
- Gerard Pizzaras, Filipino actor
- Curtis LeMay, United States Air Force general and 1968 independent vice presidential candidate [28]
- Gordon Lightfoot, Canadian singer [29] [6]
- Martin Love, Australian cricketer [30]
- Joe Mantegna, American actor [31] [32]
- Pete Maravich, American basketball player [33]
- Florence Mars, American civil rights activist and author [34]
- Tom McCarthy, Canadian National Hockey League player who played for the Minnesota North Stars and Boston Bruins [35]
- Glenda McKay, British actress [6]
- Danny Meyer, American restaurateur in New York City; chief executive officer of Union Square Hospitality Group [36]
- Scarlett Moffatt, British television personality [37]
- Kim Mulkey, American basketball player and coach (LSU women) [38]
- Ralph Nader, American politician [39] [6]
- Piper Niven, Scottish professional wrestler [40]
- Cliff Pennington, shortstop for the Oakland Athletics [41]
- Demond Price (Conway The Machine), musician and member of rap group Griselda. [42] [43]
- Jim Ross, professional wrestling commentator for WWE, WCW, NJPW, and AEW [44]
- Rick Savage, bass guitarist for the British rock band Def Leppard [45] [6]
- Tom Seaver, Hall of Fame Major League pitcher [46] [47]
- Bernadette Sembrano, Filipino newscaster, host of the medical program Salamat Dok! and anchor of TV Patrol Weekend [48]
- Ayrton Senna, Brazilian Formula One racecar driver [49]
- Rahul Sharma, Indian cricketer [50]
- Jamey Sheridan, American actor whose condition was written into the show Law and Order: Criminal Intent [51]
- Sarah Smart, English actress [6]
- Mike South, American pornographic director [52]
- Bruce Sutter, American Major League Baseball pitcher [53]
- Eric Swalwell, American politician and currently serving as the U.S. representative for California's 15th congressional district [54]
- Bart Tommelein, Belgian politician [55]
- Kevin Tsai, Taiwanese writer and TV host [56] [57]
- Tulisa, British singer [58]
- Colin Turkington, British touring car racing driver [59]
- Evan Turner, American basketball player [60]
- Chris Walker, British superbike racer [6]
- 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 [61] [62] [63]
- Andrew Lloyd Webber, British composer [6]
- Joseph C. Wilson, American diplomat [19]
- Nancy Zieman, American television host of the show Sewing with Nancy [64]