List of people with heterochromia

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This is a list of notable people who have been documented as having heterochromia iridis, a condition when the irises have different colours. People who are frequently mistakenly thought to have heterochromia are not included, but may be listed in the Notes section.[a]

## Actors

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* Gracie Allen[2][3]
* Dan Aykroyd[4][5]
* Àstrid Bergès-Frisbey[6]
* Elizabeth Berkley[7]
* Kate Bosworth[5][8][9]
* Henry Cavill[5][9]
* Garrett Clayton[10]
* Benedict Cumberbatch[11]
* Robert Downey Jr.[7]
* Norma Eberhardt[12]
* Alice Eve[9][13]
* James Forde[14]
* Alyson Hannigan[7]
* Josh Henderson[9][15]
* Lilimar Hernandez[16]
* Liam James[17]
* Mila Kunis[5][9][18]
* Jonathan Rhys Meyers[5][19]
* Colleen Moore[20]
* Simon Pegg[5][9]
* Joe Pesci[7]
* Jane Seymour[4][5][9][21]
* Dominic Sherwood[22]
* Kiefer Sutherland[5][23]
* Christopher Walken[5][24][25]
* Olivia Wilde[7]

## Athletes and coaches

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* Shawn Horcoff[26]
* Oded Kattash[27]
* Ilya Kovalchuk[28]
* Jens Pulver[29][30]
* Max Scherzer[31][32]
* Michael Schwimer[7]
* Shane Warne[33]

## Authors, poets and writers

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* Johann Wolfgang Goethe[34]
* Les Murray[35]
* Pacho O'Donnell[36]

## Dancers

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* Michael Flatley[5][37]

## Musicians and singers

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* Awsten Knight, Waterparks[38]
* Tim McIlrath[39][40]
* Russ[41]
* Mikey Way[42]

## Politicians

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* Mike Ahern[7]
* Anastasius I of the Byzantine Empire[43][44]
* Harry M. Daugherty[45]
* Terry McAuliffe[46][47]

## Scientists

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* Louis Émile Javal[48]

## Other

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* David Headley, AKA "Daood Sayed Gilani"[49]
* Barry Maranta, Australian businessman[7]
* Sarah McDaniel, American model[50][51]
* David Ridgen, CBC podcast host of Someone Knows Something[52]

## Notes

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1. ^ Musician David Bowie is often mistakenly believed to have heterochromia, but the striking difference between his eyes is actually due to acquired anisocoria as a consequence of a teenage injury.[1]

## References

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