List of people with Down syndrome

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. It is typically associated with developmental delays, characteristic physical features, and mild to moderate intellectual disability. 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.At the same time, they enjoy a rich social and emotional awareness.Down syndrome is the most common chromosome abnormality in humans, occurring in about one per 1000 babies born each year.

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Names	Details	Lifespan	Country	Source
Danny Alsabbagh	Actor who played Toby in Summer Heights High	Unknown	Australia
Ángela Bachiller	City councillor in Valladolid, Spain, representing the People's Party	Unknown	Spain
Edward Barbanell	Actor who starred in The Ringer	b. 1977	United States
Sam Barnard	Actor and reality star who appeared on The Suspicions of Mr Whicher and The Undateables	b. 1985	England
Jay Beatty	Celtic F.C. fan	b. 2003	Northern Ireland
Jamie Brewer	Actress who appeared in American Horror Story: Murder House and American Horror Story: Coven	b. 1985	United States
Chris Burke	Actor and folk singer, best known for his role in Life Goes On as character Charles "Corky" Thacher	b. 1965	United States
Collette Divitto	Entrepreneur who started Collettey's Cookies	b. 1990	United States
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
Heidi Crowter	Disability rights advocate		England
Andrea Fay Friedman	Actress who appeared in Life Goes On and the Family Guy episode "Extra Large Medium"	b. 1970	United States
Karen Gaffney	Disability rights campaigner and the first living person with Down syndrome to receive an honorary doctorate degree	b. 1977	United States
Anne de Gaulle	Youngest child of Charles and Yvonne de Gaulle	1928–1948	France
Marin Gerrier	Actor who was nominated for a Genie Award for his role in Café de Flore	Unknown	France
Marte Wexelsen Goksøyr	Actress, playwright, writer and disability rights activist	b. 1982	Norway
Sarah Gordy	Actress who has appeared in Upstairs Downstairs and Call the Midwife	b. 1976	England
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
Sandra Jensen	The first person with Down syndrome to receive a heart-lung transplant	d. 1997	United States
Tommy Jessop	Actor who starred in Coming Down the Mountain and with Blue Apple Theatre	b. 1985	England
Jason Kingsley	Actor who appeared in 55 episodes of Sesame Street	b. 1974	United States
Laz-D	Rapper	b. 1982	United States
Joey Moss	Edmonton Oilers locker room attendant	1963–2020	Canada
Chris Nikic	first person with Down syndrome to complete an Ironman triathlon	b. 1999	United States
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
Lauren Potter	Actress who played Becky Jackson in Glee	b. 1990	United States
Paula Sage	BAFTA Scotland award-winning actress who appeared in AfterLife	b. c. 1980	Scotland
Robbie Savage	Football fan and socialite. Official mascot of the Brave Warriors, Namibia's national football team	1967–2017	Namibia
Judith Scott	Outsider sculptor and fiber artist	1943–2005	United States
Sanna Sepponen	Actress known for her role in Salatut elämät	b. 1977	Finland
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
Madeline Stuart	Model who walked at New York Fashion Week, hailed as the first professional model with Down syndrome	b. 1996	Australia
Madison Tevlin	Actress, talk show host	Unknown	Canada
Tim, the "Oldenburg Baby"	An infant who was born after an unsuccessful abortion attempt and subsequently fostered	1997–2019	Germany
Ali Topaloğlu	World and European champion track and field athlete	b. 1998	Turkey
Luke Zimmerman	Actor who starred in The Secret Life of the American Teenager	b. 1979	United States