This sign in a waiting room startled me...

If it hadn't been for Winnie Churchill, I would be long dead.

If it hadn't been for Abe Lincoln, the North American continent would have been a major place of intolerable and unending pain and suffering for many millions. Much worse than it is today, and for vastly different reasons.

We know that Lincoln's bouts with severe depression were quite debilitating. I believe they were made worse by some common cure of the day... He finally stopped taking it when he realized it was making him worse.

Robin Williams took his own life, which still saddens me... So did Hemingway. Each left a marvelous legacy...

Without Isaac Newton, would the world of Physics have bloomed? "It ain't necessarily so!" Oh, that's Gershwin!!

I love Vincent Van Gogh!!!! Starry Starry Night...

The list goes on.

Here's the website listed on the poster: <a href="http://www.namisa.org" rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.namisa.org</a>

And, here's a list I found on Wikipedia for just Major Depressive Illness: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_people_with_major_depressive_disorder" rel="noreferrer nofollow">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_people_with_major_depressiv...</a> [This link no longer works. Here is a possible replacement link. I am not sure if the list is the same: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_people_with_bipolar_disorder" rel="noreferrer nofollow">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_people_with_bipolar_disorder</a>]

Please note that some letters of the alphabet have no entries. I don't know if that is intentional on Wiki's part.

A John Adams, 2nd President of the United States and a founding father[1][2][3] Caroline Aherne, British comedienne[4] Alan Alda, American actor and author[5] Buzz Aldrin, American astronaut, the second man to set foot on the moon[6] Woody Allen, American film director and comedian[7][8] Claus von Amsberg, German diplomat and husband of Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands[9] Hans Christian Andersen, Danish writer[10] Hideaki Anno, Japanese animator and film director[11] Malcolm Arnold, British composer[12] ASAP Rocky, Rapper Richard Ashcroft, English singer-songwriter[13][14] Isaac Asimov, American author and professor[15] Julian Assange, Australian publisher and editor (WikiLeaks)[16]

B Parveen Babi, Bollywood actress.[17] Alec Baldwin, American actor[18] Christian Bale, British actor[19] Maria Bamford, Comedienne and voice-over actress[20][21] David Banner, American hip hop artist[22][23] Charles Baudelaire, French poet[24] Amanda Beard, American Swimmer and Olympic Gold Medalist[25] Ingmar Bergman, Swedish film director[26] Halle Berry, American actress.[27] Beyoncé, American singer[28] William Blake, British poet and painter[29] David Bohm, British quantum physicist[30] Ludwig Boltzmann, Austrian physicist and philosopher[31] Kjell Magne Bondevik, Norwegian politician and former Prime Minister of Norway[32] Jon Bon Jovi, American rock singer and songwriter[33][34] Nathaniel Borenstein, American computer scientist[35] Lorraine Bracco, American actress[36] Terry Bradshaw, American football player,[37] Football Analyst, Sports Anchor Wayne Brady, American comedian[38] Zach Braff, American actor[39] Frank Bruno, British boxer[40] Art Buchwald, humorist[41] Joe Budden, American hip hop artist[42] Delta Burke, American actress[43] Robert Burton British academic, (author of The Anatomy of Melancholy)[44] Barbara Bush First Lady of the United States 1989–93 and Second Lady 1981–1989.[45]

C Beverley Callard, British television actress, Coronation Street[46] Anthony Callea, Australian pop singer[47] Alastair Campbell, British journalist and political aide[48] Anna-Varney Cantodea, musician[49] Truman Capote, American writer known for Breakfast at Tiffany's and In Cold Blood.[50] Drew Carey, American comedian and actor[51] Clarke Carlisle, English professional footballer[52] Jim Carrey, Canadian actor and comedian[53] Mary Chapin Carpenter, American singer-songwriter[54] Johnny Carson, American television presenter.[55] Helena Bonham Carter, British actress[56][57] Dick Cavett, American talk show host[58] Raymond Chandler, writer of detective fiction[59] Iris Chang, Chinese American writer and historian[60] Ray Charles, African-American singer[61][62] David Chase, American writer, director and producer[63] Lawton Chiles, U.S. Senator and Governor of Florida[32] Melanie Chisholm, English pop singer-songwriter[64] Agatha Christie, English crime writer[65] Winston Churchill, former British Prime Minister[66] Eric Clapton, English musician[67] Kurt Cobain, American musician (Nirvana)[68] Leonard Cohen, Canadian singer-songwriter[69] Stan Collymore, British footballer[70] Joseph Conrad, Polish writer[71] Catherine Cookson, English novelist[72] Calvin Coolidge, 30th President of the United States.[73] Billy Corgan, American musician (The Smashing Pumpkins)[74] Jeb Corliss, American professional skydiver and BASE jumper[75] Chris Cornell, American musician (Soundgarden, Audioslave)[76] Courteney Cox, American actress[77] Sheryl Crow, American singer-songwriter[78] Rivers Cuomo, American musician (Weezer)[79] Ian Curtis, English musician (lead singer of Joy Division)[80] Louis C.K., American comedian[81]

D Roméo Dallaire, Canadian general, senator and humanitarian[82] Rodney Dangerfield, American comedian and actor[83] Charles Darwin, British naturalist[84] Larry David, American actor, writer, comedian and producer[85] Jonathan Davis, lead singer of Korn[86] Osamu Dazai, Japanese author [87] Edgar Degas, French painter[88] Ellen DeGeneres, American comedian and talk show host[89] John Denver, American musician[90] Johnny Depp, American Actor[91] Diana, Princess of Wales[92] Charles Dickens, British writer[29] Barry Dickens, Australian novelist and playwright; wrote a memoir about his battle with depression[93][94] Emily Dickinson, American poet[2][95] Monty Don, English television presenter, writer and speaker on horticulture[96] Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Russian novelist[97] Graeme Dott, Scottish professional snooker player[98] Nick Drake, British musician[99] Doug Duncan, American politician, candidate for the Democratic nomination for Governor of Maryland in the 2006 elections[32] Kirsten Dunst, American-German actress[100] Bob Dylan, American singer-songwriter, poet and artist[101]

E Thomas Eagleton, American U.S. Senator from Missouri[102] Blake Edwards, American film director, screenwriter and producer[103] Richey Edwards, guitarist and lyricist (Manic Street Preachers)[104] James Ellroy, American crime writer[105] Eminem, American rapper[106] Robert Enke, German football player[107]

F Chris Farley, American actor and comedian[108] William Faulkner, American author[109] Craig Ferguson, Scottish-American talk show host[110] Paul Feyerabend, Austrian philosopher of science[111] Lupe Fiasco, American rapper[112] F. Scott Fitzgerald, American author[113] Harrison Ford, American actor[114] Michel Foucault, French philosopher[115] Stephen Fry, English comedian, actor and writer[116] Vic Fuentes, singer and guitarist for Pierce the Veil[117] Jackson C. Frank, songwriter, musician and guitarist on the UK folk scene.

G Peter Gabriel, British singer and band member of Genesis[118] Geoff Gallop, Australian politician[119] Romain Gary, French-Lithuanian-Polish novelist and diplomat[120] Gaston Gaudio, Tennis player and 2004 French Open champion[121] Paul Gauguin, French painter[122] Carlo Gesualdo, Italian composer, diagnosed after murdering his wife, her lover, and his own son[123] Paul Getty, British philanthropist[124] Joseph Gordon-Levitt, American actor[125] Tipper Gore, Former Second Lady of the United States[113] Francisco de Goya, Spanish painter[126] Spalding Gray, American actor and writer[127] Graham Greene, British writer[128] Zack Greinke, American MLB pitcher[129] Ken Griffey Jr., American MLB player[130] Eddie Griffin, American NBA Player[131]

H Jon Hamm, American actor[132] Tony Hancock, English actor and comedian[133] Glen Hansard, Irish singer-songwriter and actor [134] Andrew Hansen, Australian comedian (part of The Chaser team)[135] Johann Hari, British journalist[136] Herbert Hart, British philosopher[137] Elizabeth Hartman, American actress[138] Anne Hathaway, American actress[139] Friedrich August Hayek, Austrian economist[140] Ernest Hemingway, American writer[29] Margaux Hemingway, American actress; granddaughter of Ernest Hemingway[141] Bill Hicks, American comedian and musician[142] Audrey Hepburn, British actress[143] Geoffrey Hill, English poet[144] John Hinckley, Jr., American would-be assassin of Ronald Reagan[145] Tuomas Holopainen, Finnish songwriter and keyboardist of Nightwish[146] Sir Anthony Hopkins, British actor[147] Vladimir Horowitz, American pianist and composer[148] Frankie Howerd OBE, British comedian[149] Michael Hutchence, Australian singer–songwriter[150] Sir Julian Huxley, British biologist, author and administrator[151]

I Janis Ian, American singer-songwriter[152] Natalie Imbruglia, Australian singer-songwriter, actress and model.[153] Jack Irons, American musician, drummer for the bands Eleven, Pearl Jam, and Red Hot Chili Peppers[154]

J Janet Jackson, American singer[155] Henry James, American writer[156] William James, American philosopher and psychologist[157] Jim Jefferies, Australian comedian Richard Jeni, American comedian and actor[158] Billy Joel, American musician[159] Daniel Johns, Australian musician[160] Samuel Johnson, British lexicographer, biographer, essayist and poet[161] Daniel Johnston, American musician[162] Angelina Jolie, American actress[163] Bruce Jones, English Television actor Coronation Street .[164] Kevan Jones, Labour Party MP for North Durham[165] Ashley Judd, American actress[166] Jung Da Bin, Korean actress[167]

K Franz Kafka, Czech writer[168] Antonie Kamerling, Dutch actor[169] Sarah Kane, British playwright[170] Hamid Karzai, Afghan President[171] Charlie Kaufman, American screenwriter[172] Susanna Kaysen, American writer[173] Demi C. Kazanis, DDS American movie actress, philanthropist, dental surgeon John Keats, British poet[174] Kid Cudi, American hip hop artist[175] Kool Keith, American hip hop artist[176] Jack Kerouac, American poet[177] Marian Keyes, Irish writer[178] Alicia Keys, American singer-songwriter[179] Anthony Kiedis, American musician, lead singer for funk rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers.[180] Stephen King, American author [181] Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, German painter[182] Anne Kirkbride, English television actress Coronation Street[183] Cris Kirkwood, American musician, Meat Puppets bassist. John Kirwan, New Zealand rugby player, former All Black, currently coach of Japan national rugby team.[184] Joey Kramer, American musician (Aerosmith)[185] Akira Kurosawa, Japanese film director[186]

L Alan Ladd, American actor[187] Lady Gaga, American singer-songwriter and actress [188] Kendrick Lamar, American hip hop artist[189] Michael Landsberg, Canadian sportscaster[190] Hugh Laurie, British actor[191] Denis Lawson, British actor[192] Jenny Lawson, American author and blogger[193] William Lee, African American man slave and valet to George Washington. John Lennon, MBE, British singer-songwriter[194] Neil Lennon, Northern Irish footballer[195] David Letterman, American comedian and television presenter[196]

Lee Joon-gi, Korean actor[197] Meriwether Lewis, American explorer[198] Richard Lewis, American comedian and actor[199] Gary Lightbody, Northern Irish singer of Snow Patrol[200] Lil' Chris, English singer-songwriter[201] Abraham Lincoln, American lawyer and politician, 16th President of the United States[202] Mary Todd Lincoln, First Lady of the United States[203] Heather Locklear, American actress[204] Oscar Lopez, Chilean-Canadian folk guitarist[205] Demi Lovato, American singer and actress[206] Courtney Love, American singer and actress (Hole)[207] H.P. Lovecraft, American cosmic horror author.

M Claudio Magris, Italian writer[208] Gustav Mahler, Austrian composer[209] Rafe Mair, Canadian broadcaster and cabinet minister[210] Shirley Manson, Scottish singer of Garbage[211] John Marsden, Australian novelist and educator known for the Tomorrow series.[212][213] Heather Matarazzo, American actress[214] Henri Matisse, French painter[215] Guy de Maupassant, French writer[216] Brian May, British guitarist[217] Vladimir Mayakovsky, Russian writer and poet[218] Garry McDonald, Australian actor known for Mother and Son and The Norman Gunston Show[219][220] Ewan McGregor, Scottish actor[221] Herman Melville, American writer[222] Paul Merton, English comedian[223] Charlotte Mew, British poet[224] Michelangelo, Italian painter and sculptor[225] John Stuart Mill, British political philosopher[226] Spike Milligan, Irish comedian and writer[227] Kylie Minogue, Australian singer[228] Joan Miró, Spanish painter[229] Frunzik Mkrtchyan, Armenian actor[230] Moby, American DJ and musician [231] Marilyn Monroe, American actress and sex symbol[232] Alanis Morissette, Canadian musician and songwriter[233] Morrissey, British singer and former frontman of The Smiths[234] Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Austrian composer[235] Bill Murray, American actor[236] Les Murray, Australian poet.[237][238]

N Isaac Newton, British physicist[239] Matthew Newton, Australian actor[240] Friedrich Nietzsche, German philosopher[29]

O Graeme Obree, British cyclist[241] Conan O'Brien, American television host, comedian, writer, producer and performer[242] Bill Oddie, British comedy performer and naturalist[243] Eugene O'Neill, American playwright[244] Robert Oppenheimer, American physicist ('father of the atomic bomb')[245] Marie Osmond, American musician[246] Ronnie O'Sullivan, English snooker player[247] Patton Oswalt, American comedian and actor[248]

P Gwyneth Paltrow, American actress[249] Dolly Parton, American country singer and actress[250] Jenny Pat, Chinese-Japanese Discovery Channel TV personality and famous art dealer[251] Ryan Phillippe, American actor[252] Deepika Padukone, Bollywood actress [253][254] T. Boone Pickens, Jr., American oil tycoon[255] János Pilinszky, Hungarian poet[256] Brad Pitt, American actor[257] Sylvia Plath, American writer[29] Edgar Allan Poe, American poet and writer[29] Jackson Pollock, American painter[258] Charley Pride, American country music singer.[259] Bill Pulsipher, American baseball player[260]

Q

R Sergei Rachmaninoff, Russian composer and pianist[261] Charlotte Rampling, English actress[262] Ayn Rand, Russian-American novelist and philosopher[263] Trent Reznor, American musician[264] Christina Ricci, American actress[113] Anne Rice, American writer[265] Rainer Maria Rilke, Austrian poet[266] John D. Rockefeller, American industrialist[267] Mark Rothko, American painter[268] Hans Rott, Austrian composer[269] Ronda Rousey, female UFC fighter [270] Jessica Rowe, Australian journalist and television presenter[271][272] J. K. Rowling, British writer[273][274] Winona Ryder, American actress[275]

S Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, French author of The Little Prince[276] J. D. Salinger, American author of The Catcher in the Rye and Franny and Zooey[277] Jim Salinger, New Zealand climate change scientist[278] Frankie Sandford, English Pop singer[279] Siegfried Sassoon, British poet and soldier[280] Terry Sawchuk, Canadian goaltender[281] Charles M. Schultz, American cartoonist [113] Robert Schumann, German composer[282] Jean Seberg, American actress[283] Hubert Selby, Jr., American writer[284] Brian Sewell, English art critic[285] Anne Sexton, American poet[286] Amanda Seyfried, actress[287] Brooke Shields, American actress[288] Sarah Silverman, American comedian[289] Elliott Smith, American musician[290] Brittany Snow, American actress[291] Andrew Solomon, American author[292] Britney Spears, American pop singer[293] Rick Springfield, American singer-songwriter[294] Bruce Springsteen, American singer-songwriter[295] Charles Spurgeon, Reformed Baptist Preacher[296] Aaron Stainthorpe, British singer of My Dying Bride[297] Nicolas de Staël, French painter of Russian origin[298] Layne Staley, American musician (Alice in Chains, Mad Season)[299] Vivian Stanshall, British humourist and musician (Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band)[300] Peter Steele, American musician[301][302] Gwen Stefani, American pop singer[303] Rod Steiger, American actor[304] Michael Stipe, American musician, frontman for R.E.M..[305] August Strindberg, Swedish playwright, novelist, poet, essayist and painter[306] William Styron, writer[307]

T Tablo (Daniel Armand Lee), Korean-Canadian hip hop artist (Epik High)[308] Amy Tan, American writer[309] Yutaka Taniyama, Japanese mathematician Catherine Tate, English comedienne and actress[310] Corey Taylor, American singer of Slipknot and Stone Sour[311] James Taylor, American singer-songwriter[312] Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian composer[313] Emma Thompson, British actress and screenwriter[314][315] Uma Thurman, American actress[316] T.I., American Rapper[317] Leo Tolstoy, Russian writer[318] Georg Trakl, Austrian poet[319] Marcus Trescothick, England cricketer[320] Lars von Trier, Danish film director[321] Mark Twain, American writer[29] Mike Tyson, American boxer[322]

U

V Ville Valo – Finnish singer (HIM)[323] Vincent van Gogh – Dutch artist[324][325] Eddie Vedder – American musician, vocalist of Pearl Jam[326] Ned Vizzini – American writer[327] Kurt Vonnegut – American author[328] Joey Votto – Canadian baseball player[329]

W David Foster Wallace, American writer[330] Mike Wallace, American journalist on 60 Minutes[331] David Walliams, British actor, writer and comedian[332] Evelyn Waugh, British novelist and journalist[333] Ruby Wax, American Comedienne[334][335] Gerard Way, American singer and comic book writer, frontman of the rock band My Chemical Romance[336] Denise Welch, English actress and television presenter[337] Jonathon Welch, Australian opera singer and choirmaster for the Choir of Hope and Inspiration (formerly known as The Choir of Hard Knocks)[338] Pete Wentz, Bassist and lyricist for rock band Fall Out Boy[339] Billy West, American voice artist[340] Delonte West, American basketball player[341] Jerry West, American basketball player and executive[342] Wil Wheaton, American actor and author[343] Dan White, American killer of Harvey Milk and George Moscone[344] Walt Whitman, American poet[345] Kevin Whitrick, British electrical engineer[346] Kenneth Williams, British Comedian[347] Robbie Williams, British pop singer[348] Robin Williams, American comedian and actor[349] Tennessee Williams, American playwright[350] William Carlos Williams, American poet[351] Alan Wilson, American musician (Canned Heat)[352] Brian Wilson, American musician (Beach Boys)[353] Owen Wilson, American comedian and actor[354] Gregory Wilton, Australian politician[355] Dean Windass, British football player[356] Oprah Winfrey, American talk show host[357] Reese Witherspoon, American actress and producer[358] Hugo Wolf, Austrian composer[359] Lewis Wolpert, British developmental biologist, author and broadcaster[360] Virginia Woolf, British novelist[361] Elizabeth Wurtzel, American writer[362]

X

Y Michael Yardy, England cricketer[363] Boris Yeltsin, first President of Russia[364] Thom Yorke, English musician, lead singer of Radiohead[365][366]

Z