Deafinitely Famous People

Ann Marie (Jade) Bryan
Jade Films is an independent film production company engaged in the development
and production of multi-media technology, video, broadcasting, television and film. The purpose of our mission is to raise the consciousness about African Americans and Latinos who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing, whether culturally Deaf or with varied degrees of hearing loss who do not identify with Deaf culture.

Bernard Bragg
An accomplished actor, director, playwright and lecturer

Betty Miller

Betty G. Miller is both a professional visual artist, and a professional counselor working in the field of alcohol and drug abuse with deaf and hard of hearing people. She holds an Ed.D. in art education from Penn State University; and is a certified alcohol and drug counselor (C.A.D.C., a certification formerly known as C.A.C., clinical alcohol counselor).

Chuck Baird

Masterful Deaf painter and teacher

Clayton Valli

Dr. Valli's Ph.D. in Linguistics and ASL Poetics from the Union Institute in Cincinnati, Ohio which he received in 1993 made him the first person ever to achieve a doctorate in ASL poetry. He was also the first individual to identify the features of ASL poetry as a literature genre in its own right.

Deanne Bray
Official website for actress Deanne Bray. She is the star of “Sue Thomas: F.B.EYE,” and portrays a deaf woman who works as an undercover surveillant for the FBI.

Dummy Hoy
First deaf Major League baseball player. This site is providing information about him and trying to campaign to get him put into the baseball hall of fame.

Heather Whitestone McCallum
First deaf Miss America

I. King Jordan
First deaf president of Gallaudet University

Marlee Matlin
Official site of the Oscar-winning Deaf actress

Phyllis Frelich
Tony award winning Deaf actress

Pinky the Deaf Juggler & Unicyclist
Biography, Pictures, Experience, Workshops, Upcoming Events, Booking Info, & more!

Terrylene Sachetti
Deaf actress, poet, storyteller, mime, and dancer

Trix Bruce
Trix performs amazing feats of American Sign Language skill, thrives on audience interaction, and enjoys accepting artistic challenges. With her creative storytelling, she brings into play various handshapes, classifiers, 3-D representations, personification, role shifts, international sign, and more. Let Trix take you on a roller coaster ride through ASL poetry, storytelling, and folk tales.

Famous Deaf People
Articles and links for well-known deaf and hard of hearing celebrities and personalities

Other famous Deaf people - Gil Eastman, Mary Lou Novitsky, Patrick Graybill, Ella Mae Lentz, and many many more.