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Celebrity Thyroid Patients

Famous People With Thyroid Conditions

By , About.com Guide

Updated June 30, 2011

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A number of celebrities have thyroid conditions. Take a look at some of the famous thyroid sufferers from the worlds of entertainment, politics and sports.

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  1. Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, President of Argentina
  2. Gena Lee Nolin
  3. Oprah WinfreyAmerica's famous daytime diva Oprah Winfrey announced she was struggling with thyroid disease
  4. Rod StewartRocker Rod Stewart had thyroid nodules, which required surgery on the gland.
  5. Missy Elliott rapper, hip-hop, missy elliott, graves disease, graves' disease, hyperthyroidism, thyroid
  6. Roger EbertFilm critic Roger Ebert has struggled with thyroid cancer.
  7. Nia VardalosNia Vardalos
  8. Sofia Vergara"Modern Family" star Sofia Vergara, a thyroid cancer survivor
  9. Tipper Gore Tipper Gore, wife of former vice president Al Gore, had a thyroid tumor.
  10. Catherine BellActress Catherine Bell is a thyroid cancer survivor.
  11. Kelly OsbourneReality tv personality and singer Kelly Osbourne has a thyroid problem
  12. Kim CattrallSex and the City's Kim Cattrall has Hashimoto's disease, a thyroid condition
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