American actor and singer Chris Burke
British actor Tommy Jessop (right) with his brother William
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

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]

A–Z

Names Details Lifespan Country Source
Danny Alsabbagh Actor who played Toby in Summer Heights High Unknown  Australia [5]
Ángela Bachiller City councillor in Valladolid, Spain, representing the People's Party Unknown  Spain [6]
Edward Barbanell Actor who starred in The Ringer b. 1977  United States [7]
Sam Barnard Actor and reality star who appeared on The Suspicions of Mr Whicher and The Undateables b. 1985  England [8]
Jay Beatty Celtic F.C. fan b. 2003  Northern Ireland [9]
Jamie Brewer Actress who appeared in American Horror Story: Murder House and American Horror Story: Coven b. 1985  United States [10]
Chris Burke Actor and folk singer, best known for his role in Life Goes On as character Charles "Corky" Thacher b. 1965  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]
Karen Gaffney Disability rights campaigner and the first living person with Down syndrome to receive an honorary doctorate degree b. 1977  United States [18]
Mar Galcerán Member of the Corts Valencianes b. 1978 or 1979  Spain [19]
Anne de Gaulle Youngest child of Charles and Yvonne de Gaulle 1928–1948  France [20]
Marin Gerrier Actor who was nominated for a Genie Award for his role in Café de Flore Unknown  France [21]
Marte Wexelsen Goksøyr Actress, playwright, writer and disability rights activist b. 1982  Norway [22]
Ellie Goldstein Model who has appeared on the cover of British Vogue b. 2001  England [23][24]
Sarah Gordy Actress who has appeared in Upstairs Downstairs and Call the Midwife b. 1976  England [25][26]
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 [27]
Sandra Jensen The first person with Down syndrome to receive a heart-lung transplant d. 1997  United States [28]
Tommy Jessop Actor who starred in Coming Down the Mountain and with Blue Apple Theatre b. 1985  England [29][30]
Jason Kingsley Actor who appeared in 55 episodes of Sesame Street b. 1974  United States [31]
Laz-D Rapper b. 1982  United States [32]
Joey Moss Edmonton Oilers locker room attendant 1963–2020  Canada [33]
Chris Nikic First person with Down syndrome to complete an Ironman triathlon b. 1999  United States [34]
Pablo Pineda Actor who starred in the film Yo También and first student with Down syndrome in Europe to obtain a degree b. 1974  Spain [35]
Lauren Potter Actress who played Becky Jackson in Glee b. 1990  United States [36]
Paula Sage BAFTA Scotland award-winning actress who appeared in AfterLife b. c. 1980  Scotland [37][38]
Robbie Savage Football fan and socialite. Official mascot of the Brave Warriors, Namibia's national football team 1967–2017  Namibia [39]
Judith Scott Outsider sculptor and fiber artist 1943–2005  United States [40]
Sanna Sepponen Actress known for her role in Salatut elämät b. 1977  Finland [41]
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 [42]
Madeline Stuart Model who walked at New York Fashion Week, hailed as the first professional model with Down syndrome b. 1996  Australia [43]
Madison Tevlin Actress, talk show host Unknown  Canada [44]
Tim, the "Oldenburg Baby" An infant who was born after an unsuccessful abortion attempt and subsequently fostered 1997–2019  Germany [45]
Ali Topaloğlu World and European champion track and field athlete b. 1998  Turkey [46]
Luke Zimmerman Actor who starred in The Secret Life of the American Teenager b. 1979  United States [36]

Fictional

  • Agatha, protagonist of an epic fantasy novel, The Good Hawk, written by Joseph Elliot.
  • Cosmosis (Alter Ego = Jonah Watkins) a superhero protecting Youngstown, Ohio in comic series, Superb, by Lion Forge Comics.
  • C.J. Casagrande, 13-year-old boy in cartoon series, The Casagrandes.

References

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