List of people with heterochromia

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This is a list of notable people who have been documented as having heterochromia iridis, a condition when the irises have different colours. People who are frequently mistakenly thought to have heterochromia are not included, but may be listed in the Notes section. ^[a]

Actors

• Gracie Allen ^{[2] [3]}
• Dan Aykroyd ^{[4] [5]}
• Àstrid Bergès-Frisbey ^[6]
• Elizabeth Berkley ^[7]
• Kate Bosworth ^{[5] [8] [9]}
• Henry Cavill ^{[5] [9]}
• Garrett Clayton ^[10]
• Benedict Cumberbatch ^[11]
• Robert Downey Jr. ^[7]
• Norma Eberhardt ^[12]
• Alice Eve ^{[9] [13]}
• James Forde ^[14]
• Alyson Hannigan ^[7]
• Josh Henderson ^{[9] [15]}
• Lilimar Hernandez ^[16]
• Liam James ^[17]
• Mila Kunis ^{[5] [9] [18]}
• Jonathan Rhys Meyers ^{[5] [19]}
• Mariel Molino ^[20]
• Colleen Moore ^[21]
• Simon Pegg ^{[5] [9]}
• Joe Pesci ^[7]
• Jane Seymour ^{[4] [5] [9] [22]}
• Dominic Sherwood ^[23]
• Kiefer Sutherland ^{[5] [24]}
• Christopher Walken ^{[5] [25] [26]}
• Olivia Wilde ^[7]

Sportspeople

• Shawn Horcoff ^[27]
• Oded Kattash ^[28]
• Ilya Kovalchuk ^[29]
• Jens Pulver ^{[30] [31]}
• Max Scherzer ^{[32] [33]}
• Michael Schwimer ^[7]
• Shane Warne ^[34]

Authors, poets and writers

• Johann Wolfgang Goethe ^[35]
• Les Murray ^[36]
• Pacho O'Donnell ^[37]

Dancers

• Michael Flatley ^{[5] [38]}

Musicians and singers

• Awsten Knight, Waterparks ^[39]
• Tim McIlrath ^{[40] [41]}
• Russ ^[42]
• Mikey Way ^[43]

Politicians

• Mike Ahern ^[7]
• Anastasius I of the Byzantine Empire ^{[44] [45]}
• Harry M. Daugherty ^[46]
• Pete Hegseth ^[47]
• Terry McAuliffe ^{[48] [49]}

Scientists

• Louis Émile Javal ^[50]

Other

• David Headley, AKA "Daood Sayed Gilani" ^[51]
• Gina-Lisa Lohfink ^[52]
• Barry Maranta, Australian businessman ^[7]
• Sarah McDaniel, American model ^{[53] [54]}

Notes

1. Musician David Bowie is often mistakenly believed to have heterochromia, but the striking difference between his eyes is actually due to acquired anisocoria as a consequence of a teenage injury. ^[1]

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