Although aphantasia affects the mind’s ability to visualize imagery, some of the most creative people share the condition. Since most people have never even heard of it, it’s highly likely that most people also don’t know how many extremely talented and innovative celebrities also have aphantasia.
Here’s just a short list of some of the most inspiring aphants:
Craig Venter, biologist who first sequenced the human genome and first created synthetic life
Ed Catmull, co-founder of Pixar and former president of Walt Disney Animation Studios
Glen Keane, Disney animator who created Ariel and Pocahontas
Penn Jillette, well-known magician of the Penn and Teller act
Blake Ross, creator of the internet browser Mozilla Firefox
Matthew Yglesias, journalist and co-founder of internet-based news outlet Vox