There are many famous people from the past and present who are or may have been autistic. Hans Christian Anderson, who wrote many fairy tales, may have been autistic. Albert Einstein, a famous scientist, could have had autism. People also think that Bill Gates, Lewis Carroll, Thomas Jefferson, Michelangelo, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and Sir Isaac Newton may have been autistic. Temple Grandin is a famous autistic woman who has written several books on autism.