5.Stephen Colbert
This satirist and host of The Late Show is deaf in his right ear. Colbert said surgeons tried to remove a tumor when he was a kid and “scooped it out with a melon baller.” Colbert once hoped for a career in marine biology. But the damage to his ear meant he couldn’t scuba dive because he wouldn’t be able to equalize the pressure in his ears under water.
6.Lance Allred
The former Cleveland Cavaliers center in 2008 became the first legally deaf player in the NBA. Allred had less than 20% of normal hearing. He had worn hearing aids since elementary school, but he didn’t wear them while playing basketball. Instead, he relied on lip reading and hand gestures to communicate with his teammates.
