Jim Fitzpatrick – former Member of Parliament (MP) for Poplar and Limehouse – disclosed he had trigeminal neuralgia before undergoing neurosurgery. He has openly discussed his condition at parliamentary meetings and is a prominent figure in the TNA UK charity. Jefferson Davis – President of the Confederate States of America
Charles Sanders Peirce – American philosopher, scientist and father of pragmatism. Gloria Steinem – American feminist, journalist, and social and political activist
Anneli van Rooyen, Afrikaans singer-songwriter popular during the 1980s and 1990s, was diagnosed with atypical trigeminal neuralgia in 2004. During surgical therapy directed at alleviating the condition performed in 2007, Van Rooyen had permanent nerve damage, resulting in her near-complete retirement from performing. H.R., singer of hardcore punk band Bad Brains
Aneeta Prem, British author, human rights campaigner, magistrate and the founder and president of Freedom Charity. Aneetas experience of bilateral TN began in 2010, with severe pain and resulting sleep deprivation. Her condition remained undiagnosed until 2017. MVD Surgery to ameliorate the pain on the right-hand side was performed at UCHL in December 2019. Travis Barker, drummer of rock band Blink-182

See also
Cluster headache
Trigeminal trophic syndrome

References
External links
Trigeminal neuralgia at Curlie
Trigeminal Neuralgia at NHS Choices
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