From Lou Gehrig in 1939 to Eric Dane in 2025, celebrities have publicly dealt with what is now known as ALS for decades.

Stephen Hawking used his fame to raise awareness of what people need to thrive when they're living with a disability. Credit: AFP/Getty Images When Stephen Hawking spoke, the world listened.

She had met Hawking at a New Year’s party, before his diagnosis. The couple decided to marry quickly, because they did not know how long Stephen ... used an electric wheelchair to get around ...

In the 20th century, Professor Stephen Hawking made a huge difference to ... After a few years, he couldn't walk or talk and needed a special wheelchair. But he had lived longer than anyone ...

Famed physicist Stephen Hawking took gravity ... career in the 1960s, well before his diagnosis with ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) led him to use a wheelchair and communicate through ...

Even if you weren’t a science fan, or didn’t keep an eye on breakthrough developments in physics, you have heard – at some point in your life – of Stephen Hawking. Many knew of his cosmic ...

Stephen Hawking was born on the 300th anniversary ... for which he uses a wheelchair and speaks through a computer and voice synthesizer. "My goal is simple. It is complete understanding of ...