Famous People in History with Gout
These are not the only famous people who have had gout, when we look at both today and throughout history the list grows, and grows.
Ludwig Van Beethoven, musician
Charles Dickens, English author and social critic
Benjamin Franklin, USA Founding Father
John Hancock, American Revolution leader
William Pitt, Former Prime Minister of Great Britain
Sir Isaac Newton, English mathematician and physicist
Nostradamus, French apothecary
Leonardo da Vinci, Italian painter, sculptor, architect and engineer
Samuel Johnson (1709 to 1784) British author and poet, suffered from what he and his doctors labelled as gout, beginning in 1775, when he was 65.
Queen Victoria. The British Monarch had nine children and lived a very full life before her passing at 82 years of age. Her last few years she suffered from a few medical issues, one of them being gout.
Alexander the Great, conqueror
John Calvin, religious leader
Charlemagne , Holy Roman Emperor
Pope Clement XII
Christopher Columbus, explorer
Karl Marx, economist/philosopher
Michelangelo, sculptor
Diet can play a role but mostly it's already baked in the cake. There are meds to reduce uric acid levels. Good luck guys!