Lance Collin Allred (born February 2, 1981 in Salt Lake City, Utah) is an American professional basketball player. Allred is hearing impaired, with a 75-80% hearing loss.^[1][2][3] He is the first legally deaf player in NBA history

Signmark (born Marko Vuoriheimo on June 26, 1978 in Helsinki)^[2] is a deaf Finnish rap artist. He describes his music as being party hip hop that takes a stand.^[3] Born into a signing family, Vuoriheimo feels that society should not treat the deaf as disabled people but as a linguistic minority with their own culture and history.^[3][4]

Sean Berdy (born June 3, 1993)^[1] is a deaf American actor and comedian. He has appeared in the film sequel The Sandlot 2 and currently stars in Switched at Birth, playing the role of Emmett Bledsoe. He is one of the two main deaf characters in the show. He was nominated for TV Breakout Star for the Teen Choice Awards 2011.