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 physical growth delays, characteristic facial 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] Down syndrome is the most common chromosome abnormality in humans,[3] occurring in about one per 1000 babies born each year.[2]

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.
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

A–Z
Names Details Lifespan Country Source
Danny Alsabbagh Actor who played Toby in Summer Heights High Unknown  Australia [4]
Ángela Bachiller City councillor in Valladolid, Spain, representing the People's Party Unknown  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]
Collette Divitto Entrepreneur who started Collettey's Cookies b. 1990  United States [11]
Pascal Duquenne Actor who won the Best Actor Award at the 1996 Cannes Film Festival for his role in The Eight Day b. 1970  Belgium [12][13][14]
Andrea Fay Friedman Actress who appeared in Life Goes On and the Family Guy episode "Extra Large Medium" b. 1970  United States [15]
Karen Gaffney Disability rights campaigner and the first living person with Down syndrome to receive an honorary doctorate degree b. 1977  United States [16]
Anne de Gaulle Youngest child of Charles and Yvonne de Gaulle 1928-1948  France [17]
Marin Gerrier Actor who was nominated for a Genie Award for his role in Café de Flore Unknown  France [18]
Marte Wexelsen Goksøyr Actress, playwright, writer and disability rights activist b. 1982  Norway [19]
Sarah Gordy Actress who has appeared in Upstairs Downstairs and Call the Midwife b. 1976  England [20][21]
Sandra Jensen The first person with Down syndrome to receive a heart-lung transplant d. 1997  United States [22]
Tommy Jessop Actor who starred in Coming Down the Mountain and with Blue Apple Theatre b. 1985  England [23][24]
Jason Kingsley Actor who appeared in 55 episodes of Sesame Street b. 1974  United States [25]
Laz-D Rapper b. 1982  United States [26]
Joey Moss Edmonton Oilers locker room attendant 1963-2020  Canada [27]
Chris Nikic first person with Down syndrome to complete an Ironman triathlon b. 1999  United States [28]
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 [29]
Lauren Potter Actress who played Becky Jackson in Glee b. 1990  United States [30]
Paula Sage BAFTA Scotland award-winning actress who appeared in AfterLife b. c. 1980  Scotland [31][32]
Robbie Savage Football fan and socialite. Official mascot of the Brave Warriors, Namibia's national football team 1967-2017  Namibia [33]
Judith Scott Outsider sculptor and fiber artist 1943-2005  United States [34]
Sanna Sepponen Actress known for her role in Salatut elämät b. 1977  Finland [35]
Madeline Stuart Model who walked at New York Fashion Week, hailed as the first professional model with Down syndrome b. 1996  Australia [36]
Tim, the "Oldenburg Baby" An infant who was born after an unsuccessful abortion attempt and subsequently fostered 1997-2019  Germany [37]
Ali Topaloğlu World and European champion track and field athlete b. 1998  Turkey [38]
Luke Zimmerman Actor who starred in The Secret Life of the American Teenager b. 1979  United States [30]

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