Massively successful celebrities with disabilities - Did you know that 'Mission Impossible' star Tom Cruise has dyslexia, or that Barcelona soccer player Leo Messi suffers from autism?

Click here to learn which celebrities have battled disabilities.

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Robin Williams - The late actor had dyslexia, a disorder characterized in some cases by reading difficulties, but which also affects people differently.

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Muhammad Ali - The boxer, who's considered one of the greatest of all time, battled Parkinsons in his post-boxing life.

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Lionel Messi - The Argentinian soccer player suffers from autism, a neurological disorder characterized by a difficulty in using language and communicating, as well as forming social relationships.

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Tom Cruise - The actor also suffers from dyslexia. 

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Whoopi Goldberg - The award-winning actress also lives with dyslexia. 

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Abraham Lincoln - The 16th President of the United States suffered from Marfan syndrome, a genetic disorder that affects the connective tissue. People who suffer from it are usually characterized by their abnormally long limbs.

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Grandpa Elliott - The New Orleans musician has visual impairment. 

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Tiger Woods - The golf player has battled a debilitating stutter since his childhood.

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Agatha Christie - This one may seem a bit odd, but the prestigious British author had dyslexia. 

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Stevie Wonder - Stevie Wonder is possibly one of the most famous blind people in history. 

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Mia Farrow - The actress suffered from polio, an infectious viral illness caused by the poliovirus that strikes the central nervous system.

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Albert Einstein - The German theoretical physicist, who developed the theory of relativity, also battled dyslexia. 

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Harry Belafonte - The Jamaican-American singer has dyslexia.

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Andrea Bocelli - The Italian musician and composer has battled blindness since he was a child. 

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Andy Warhol - The American artist lived with autism. 

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Richard Pryor - The American comedian, who passed away in 2005, was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, a chronic degenerative disease that affects the central nervous system. 

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Charles Darwin - History's most famous naturalist suffered from dyslexia. 

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Christopher Reeve - The American actor, famous for playing Superman, was left quadriplegic after a horse riding accident in 1995. 

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Claudius - The fourth Roman emperor had an unknown disability - his own mother called him a 'monster.'

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Donald Sutherland - The Canadian actor also had polio.

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F.D Roosevelt - The 32nd President of the United States also battled polio. 

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Frida Kahlo - The Mexican painter contracted polio when she was a child.

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Heather Whitestone - The first Miss America suffers from an hearing impairment. 

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Ida Lupino - The British-American actress and director also struggled with polio. 

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Lars Grael - The Brazilian sailor had one of his legs amputated after he suffered an accident at a boat race in 1998. 

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Leonardo DaVinci - Leonardo DaVinci was a many of many talents: he was a scientist, mathematician, engineer, inventor, anatomist, painter, sculptor, architect, botanic, poet and musician. But he too suffered from dyslexia. 

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R.J. Mitte - The actor, known for his performance in 'Breaking Bad,' has cerebral palsy, a disorder marked by impaired muscle coordination.

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Ludwig van Beethoven - The German composer and all-round music genius was known for being deaf. 

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Ray Charles - The blues legend was blind since he was a child. 

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Marlee Matlin - The American actress has suffered from a hearing impairment since she was 18.

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Thomas A. Edison - The American inventor and businessman battled dyslexia and hearing impairment.

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Jamie Brewer - The actress, known for her role in TV show 'American Horror Story,' has Down Syndrome. 

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Walt Disney - The animator, entrepeneur, and co-founder of The Walt Disney Company was dyslexic. 

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Paul Stanley - The KISS lead singer was born with Microtia, a rare congenital deformity where the external ear is underdeveloped.

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Rob Lowe - The actor hasn't been able to hear from his right ear ever since he was a baby.

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Stephen Hawking - The late theoretical physicist and cosmologist battled amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) since he was diagnosed with it at the age of 21.

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