11 Personalities Who Triumphed Over Their Disabilities To Achieve Success

He is considered to be a British War Hero who was an excellent flying ace despite of losing both of his legs in a plane crash.   Ludwig van Beethoven He is renowned for his Beethoven Symphonies and is considered to be one of the greatest composers of the world. He became totally deaf in 1817, despite that, continued composing melodious music all along.   Andrea Bocelli An Italian opera singer who achieved singing success worldwide. He was blinded at the age of 12.   Louis Braille Famous for inventing the Braille system of printing with raised dots that helped blinded people to read. He himself was blind.   Miguel de Cervantes Famous Spaniard to whom goes the credit of authorship of Don Quixote. He lost an arm in a battle.   Terry Fox Canadian athlete and an activist, lost a leg to cancer. He continued long distance running despite that (using an artificial leg) through which he raised money for a cancer charity.       7. Evelyn Glennie Famous Scottish percussionist who became a world class musician. She overcame deafness to achieve the success.       8. Stephen Hawking Famous British physicist and a celebrated author of many works including A Brief History of Time. He suffers from a motor neuron disease, confined to a wheelchair and uses the aid of voice synthesizer for speaking.      9.  Helen Keller She was a famous author and lecturer who was blind and deaf as well.  

He is renowned for his Beethoven Symphonies and is considered to be one of the greatest composers of the world. He became totally deaf in 1817, despite that, continued composing melodious music all along.   Andrea Bocelli An Italian opera singer who achieved singing success worldwide. He was blinded at the age of 12.   Louis Braille Famous for inventing the Braille system of printing with raised dots that helped blinded people to read. He himself was blind.   Miguel de Cervantes Famous Spaniard to whom goes the credit of authorship of Don Quixote. He lost an arm in a battle.   Terry Fox Canadian athlete and an activist, lost a leg to cancer. He continued long distance running despite that (using an artificial leg) through which he raised money for a cancer charity.       7. Evelyn Glennie Famous Scottish percussionist who became a world class musician. She overcame deafness to achieve the success.       8. Stephen Hawking Famous British physicist and a celebrated author of many works including A Brief History of Time. He suffers from a motor neuron disease, confined to a wheelchair and uses the aid of voice synthesizer for speaking.      9.  Helen Keller She was a famous author and lecturer who was blind and deaf as well.  

An Italian opera singer who achieved singing success worldwide. He was blinded at the age of 12.   Louis Braille Famous for inventing the Braille system of printing with raised dots that helped blinded people to read. He himself was blind.   Miguel de Cervantes Famous Spaniard to whom goes the credit of authorship of Don Quixote. He lost an arm in a battle.   Terry Fox Canadian athlete and an activist, lost a leg to cancer. He continued long distance running despite that (using an artificial leg) through which he raised money for a cancer charity.       7. Evelyn Glennie Famous Scottish percussionist who became a world class musician. She overcame deafness to achieve the success.       8. Stephen Hawking Famous British physicist and a celebrated author of many works including A Brief History of Time. He suffers from a motor neuron disease, confined to a wheelchair and uses the aid of voice synthesizer for speaking.      9.  Helen Keller She was a famous author and lecturer who was blind and deaf as well.  

Famous for inventing the Braille system of printing with raised dots that helped blinded people to read. He himself was blind.   Miguel de Cervantes Famous Spaniard to whom goes the credit of authorship of Don Quixote. He lost an arm in a battle.   Terry Fox Canadian athlete and an activist, lost a leg to cancer. He continued long distance running despite that (using an artificial leg) through which he raised money for a cancer charity.       7. Evelyn Glennie Famous Scottish percussionist who became a world class musician. She overcame deafness to achieve the success.       8. Stephen Hawking Famous British physicist and a celebrated author of many works including A Brief History of Time. He suffers from a motor neuron disease, confined to a wheelchair and uses the aid of voice synthesizer for speaking.      9.  Helen Keller She was a famous author and lecturer who was blind and deaf as well.  

Famous Spaniard to whom goes the credit of authorship of Don Quixote. He lost an arm in a battle.   Terry Fox Canadian athlete and an activist, lost a leg to cancer. He continued long distance running despite that (using an artificial leg) through which he raised money for a cancer charity.       7. Evelyn Glennie Famous Scottish percussionist who became a world class musician. She overcame deafness to achieve the success.       8. Stephen Hawking Famous British physicist and a celebrated author of many works including A Brief History of Time. He suffers from a motor neuron disease, confined to a wheelchair and uses the aid of voice synthesizer for speaking.      9.  Helen Keller She was a famous author and lecturer who was blind and deaf as well.  

Canadian athlete and an activist, lost a leg to cancer. He continued long distance running despite that (using an artificial leg) through which he raised money for a cancer charity.       7. Evelyn Glennie Famous Scottish percussionist who became a world class musician. She overcame deafness to achieve the success.       8. Stephen Hawking Famous British physicist and a celebrated author of many works including A Brief History of Time. He suffers from a motor neuron disease, confined to a wheelchair and uses the aid of voice synthesizer for speaking.      9.  Helen Keller She was a famous author and lecturer who was blind and deaf as well.