Famous one-eyed people

Here is a short list:

James Thurber (1894-1961) American humorist and cartoonist. Lost one eye in childhood accident. Older brother shot him with an arrow. Gradually lost the sight in the other eye due to complications from the accident and cataracts.

Dale Chihuly 1942-) American glass maker. In 1976 he lost an eye in an auto accident. Although he can't blow glass any longer, he directs others in making his designs. Founder of Pilchuk Glass School.

Sammy Davis, Jr. (1923-1990) African-American actor, singer and dancer. Lost his left eye in an auto accident in 1954.

Sandy Duncan. Actress. One eye disabled following removal of brain tumor.

Peter Falk (1927-) American actor. Lost his right eye at age three as a result of a tumor

Edward Smith Hamilton: (1917?-2006) American war hero and undercover CIA operative. Hamilton graduated from West Point in 1939. At the Normandy invasion he was commander of an American Infantry battalion and in the march through France. He received the Silver Star and Distinguished Service Cross for his service in France. Shortly afterwards he was wounded in battle and lost his left eye. Hamilton subsequently received the Bronze Star and three awards of Purple Heart. He began a career as a CIA agent in 1950 in Taiwan and China. Nicknamed the “One-Eyed Dragon,” his exploits in China are detailed in the book Raiders of the China Coast. Made several visits to France where he was hailed as a war hero fro his part in freeing France from the Nazis; received Legion of Honor from French government. Suffered vision loss. Source: Los Angeles Times 8 July 2006: B-11.

Lafcadio Hearn. (1850-1904) Writer and translator. Named after the Greek island on which he was born of Greek-Irish parents. Raised in Ireland, England and France. Moved to USA in 1869. In 1890 he went to Japan for New Monthly Magazine. Stayed in Japan for the rest of his life, becoming a teacher, marrying a Japanese woman, Koizumi Setsuko. He became a citizen as Koizumo Yakumo. Published a series of books that gave the West its first sympathetic view of Japanese culture. Lost an eye in an accident at the age of 16. Sources: http://www.biography.com; Beauchamp, Edward R. “Hearn, Lafcadio.” Encyclopedia of Japan. Vol 3. P: 120-121.

People blind in one eye

• Louise Ashby (born 1971), American actress and model, lost an eye in a car accident at the age of 21
• Tex Avery (1908–1980), blind in his left eye
• Gordon Banks, English Goalkeeper, lost sight in one eye in a car accident
• Bryan Berard, American NHL defenseman, lost majority of the sight in his right eye as a result of an errant stick by Marian Hossa.
• Jón Þor Birgisson (born 1975), lead singer of the Icelandic band Sigur Rós
• Elizabeth Blackwell (1821–1910)
• Bohemund IV of Antioch (died 1231), the One-Eyed
• Gordon Brown (born 1951), lost the use of his left eye as a boy during a game of rugby.
• Bushwick Bill (born 1966), American rapper, member of the Geto Boys, lost an eye during an argument with a girlfriend
• Dale Chihuly (born 1941)
• Ry Cooder (born 1947), blind in one eye
• Sammy Davis, Jr. (1925–1990), lost his left eye in a car accident in 1954
• Moshe Dayan (1915–1981)
• Jack Elam, stabbed in left eye with a pencil at a Boy Scout meeting
• André De Toth (1912–2002), film director known for his work on House of Wax, a film notable for its 3D effects. Ironically, since he was blind in one eye, De Toth was not himself able to perceive the effects.
• Sandy Duncan, lost vision in one eye following surgery.
• Peter Falk (born 1927), lost his right eye at age three as a result of a tumor.
• Leo Fender
• Nick Griffin
• Hannibal (247 BC–183/182 BC), lost one of his eyes during the crossing of the Apennines.
• Rex Harrison (1908–1990), blind in one eye as the result of a childhood illness.
• Eric Hosking, bird photographer
• Samuel Johnson (1709–1784) compiler of the first English dictionary, blind in one eye from childhood
• Johnny Jordaan (1924–1989), Dutch singer, lost one eye in a friendly fight during childhood
• Friedrich Kuhlau (1786–1832), German classical composer, lost his right eye at the age of nine in a street accident
• Patrick Leahy (born 1940), blind in one eye from birth
• Jim McMahon (born 1959), legally blind in one eye due to a childhood accident
• Janet McTeer (born 1961), blind in one eye
• Alan Moore
• Horatio Nelson (1758–1805), lost an eye in battle and later took advantage of his disability.
• Kirby Puckett (1960–2006), Baseball Hall of Famer; baseball career ended when he lost the sight in his right eye due to glaucoma
• Claude Rains, blind in one eye
• Theodore Roosevelt, blinded in left eye in White House boxing match
• Cordwainer Smith (pen name of Paul Myron Anthony Linebarger), blinded in left eye as a child, vision impaired in right eye by infection
• Art Tatum
• James Grover Thurber
• Robert Thurman (born 1941), scholar and author, lost his left eye after a tire iron slipped[2].
• Mo Udall (1922–1998), lost an eye in a childhood accident. It was mistreated by a drunken doctor.
• Dick Vitale (born 1939), basketball sportscaster; blind in one eye from a childhood accident
• Momus, lost sight in one eye due to acanthamoeba keratitis
• Wesley Walker, Wide Receiver, New York Jets
• Rich Williams
• E.O. Wilson (born 1929), blind in his right eye from a childhood fishing accident
• Xiahou Dun, blinded by arrow during a battle. According to legend, is said to have immediately eaten it.
• Yagyu Jubei Mitsuyoshi (1607–1650), most legends state he lost it in a sword sparring session with his father; however, the truth is unknown.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_people_with_visual_disabilities#People_blind_in_one_eye