Distinguished Club Members
The following is a partial list of distinguished club members—accomplished individuals that have publicly stated that they have experienced bipolar disorder (manic depression) in their lives. The full list was compiled by Joy Ikelman. (The list is no longer maintained but an archive is available including the supporting bibliographic evidence.) See also Kay Redfield Jamison's list of deceased club members from the appendix of her book Touched With Fire.
- Buzz Aldrin, astronaut
- Ned Beatty, actor
- Robert Boorstin, writer, special assistant to Pres. Clinton, State Department
- Art Buchwald, writer, humorist
- Tim Burton, artist, movie director
- Dick Cavett, writer, media personality
- Rosemary Clooney, singer from the big band era
- Francis Ford Coppola, director
- Patricia Cornwell, writer
- Robert Downey, Jr., actor
- Kitty Dukakis, former First Lady of Massachusetts
- Patty Duke (Anna Duke Pearce), actor, writer
- Thomas Eagleton, lawyer, former U.S. Senator
- Carrie Fisher, writer, actor
- Stephen Fry, actor, author, comedian
- Stuart Goddard (Adam Ant), musician
- Kay Redfield Jamison, psychologist, writer
- Catherine Zeta-Jones, actress
- Vivien Leigh, actress
- Bill Lichtenstein, producer (TV & radio)
- Dimitri Mihalas, scientist
- Ilie Nastase, athlete (tennis), politician
- Sinead O'Connor, musician
- Susan Panico (Susan Dime-Meenan), business executive
- Mac Rebennack (Dr. John), musician
- Lynn Rivers, U.S. Congress
- Axl Rose, musician
- Francesco Scavullo, artist, photographer
- Earl Simmons, rapper DMX, hip-hop singer and actor
- Gordon Sumner (Sting), musician, composer
- Jean-Claude Van Damme, athlete (martial arts), actor
- Mark Vonnegut, doctor, writer
- Tom Waits, musician, composer
- Brian Wilson, musician, composer, arranger
- Virginia Woolf, writer