Celebrity | colorblindness 7 Colorblind Celebs Including 2 who had to give up other career dreams By Evann Gastaldo Posted Oct 31, 2015 4:00 PM CDT Copied Paul Newman wanted to be a pilot, but his colorblindness prevented it. (AP Photo/Andrei Pungovschi) Celebrities aren't perfect—some of them are colorblind, and Ranker lists 21. A sampling: Paul Newman: The late actor had to give up his dream of being a pilot due to color blindness. Mark Zuckerberg: He's red-green colorblind, and reportedly picked blue for Facebook's logo because it's the color that looks richest to him. Howie Mandel: "I'm colorblind," he once revealed, "so when I make a choice, I'm told that it clashes." Bing Crosby: He got green and blue confused. Fred Rogers: Mr. Rogers was red-green colorblind. Rutger Hauer: The actor to give up his dream of being a sailor due to color blindness. John Kay: The Steppenwolf frontman has revealed, "I'm totally colorblind, which means that my world is black and white and gray." Click for the complete list, which includes a few politicians. Read These Next 'Sir, why are you on the roof?' State moves toward execution with defibrillator turned on. The crashes just kept on coming at this famous motorcycle rally. A new clue to what may have doomed the infamous Titan submersible. Report an error