So who has alopecia?

A question from Mr Nosey a while ago still needs an answer. So who has alopecia?

It is quite difficult to know who has alopecia and who doesn't. For example, if the condition is alopecia areata it happens only in patches and these can be disguised or hidden with remaining hair.

Also those with complete hairloss, namely alopecia totalis or universalis, then a good fitting wig can be worn completely, hiding the condition. Thus we only really know about those people who come out of the "bald closet".

That said there are a few famous faces, that have either declared their condition or the media has alledged that they are suffering from it.  Some of them are entertaining like: Kojak! Even I had forgotten about him.

Then there are some sports people like the swimmers Duncan Goodhew and Staciana Stitts.  And most recently more famous, Joanna Rowsell (British track cycling champion) who I blogged about during the London Olympics.

Here are some others, surprising how many there are.

Christopher Reeve, aka Superman
Gail Porter, a British TV presenter
Princess Caroline of Monaco
Pier Luigi Collina, Italian football/soccer referree
Neve Campbell, a Canadian actress
Toni Warne, the girl who was recently on the TV show "The voice"
David Duchovny, actor X files
Matt Lucas, the hilarious British actor, in Little Britain and Shooting Stars
Friar Tuck, the fictitious fat and jovial monk, who is Robin Hood's friend
Phyllis Diller, a Canadian comedian who recently died at age 95
Margaret Baker, a beautiful American model, who is gloriously bald

And these are the ones I am aware of.

So this is just a reminder of the prevalence of the condition, and how in some cases, we don't actually realize that they are bald. They just look that way!

Let me know who else you know.