Top list – 10 Famous People and Their Phobias


George Washington

1. George Washington - Taphephobia (fear of being buried alive)


The first president of the United States this does look brave. He led troops and risking his life for others. He has a very serious fear of premature burial.

This fear is clearly written on his deathbed, 1799. He made ​​an official statement that the new body should be buried two days after his death. He was worried he was still alive when buried. Taphephobia is a fairly common phobia experienced by American society of the 16th century and 17th.

Ovophobia (fear of eggs)

2. Alfred Hitchcock - Ovophobia (fear of eggs)


Alfred Hitchcock, a director and producer who produced horror films turned out to have an extreme fear with eggs. He says that eggs have never tasted disgusting and eggs throughout her life. He also refused to be near the egg. He said there is nothing more disgusting than seeing something that is round, white with no holes, and contains a yellow liquid.
Billy Bob Thornton phobia

3. Billy Bob Thornton - Afraid of many things


Angelina Jolie’s ex-husband who works as an actor, director, musician and writer also has a lot of fear. For starters, he suffered chromophobia, or afraid of bright colors. There’s more, he is afraid of antique furniture. Any furniture made ​​before 1950 really scared him. A restaurant full of antique furniture made ​​him unable to eat, drink and even breathe. Finally, he is also afraid of clowns or coulrophobia.
Nikola Tesla

4 . Nikola Tesla - Fear of jewelry and precious stones


Nikola Tesla, the discoverer of electromagnetism and electric. Last name is also used as power units. He was a germaphobe who avoid touching people and other things that contain germs. Tesla was known to frequent hand washing. He was also very scared of jewelry, especially earrings containing pearls. He also has a peculiarity with the like number three or a multiple of three. For example, he insisted on staying in a hotel room whose number can be divided by three.
napoleon bonaperte

5. Napoleon Bonaparte - Ailurophobia (fear of cats)


Ailurophobia (fear of cats)
It is not clear why he could be afraid with the cat. Each saw cats including kittens are cute she would panic. Not only are scared cat Napoleon, Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini and Julius Caesar was also afraid of cute furry animals.
oprah winfrey phobia

6. Oprah Winfrey - Fear of chewing gum


Fear of chewing gum
Oprah has a big phobia of chewing gum. It begins at an early age, when her grandmother collect and store cupboard gum. Oprah was so fed up with it and caused her to be afraid of chewing gum for the rest of his life. One time, he said, he threw the plate because there is gum on it.
7. Woody Allen Panophobia - fear of many things

7. Woody Allen Panophobia (fear of many things)


Panophobia (fear of many things)
Woody Allen, including people experiencing extreme phobias. Actor and screenwriter of this 74-year-old has quite a lot of phobias. He is afraid of heights, closed spaces, insects, and concerns over normal people. He is also afraid of bright colors, animals, elevators and peanut butter stuck to the roof of his mouth.

In addition to countless phobias, he also claimed to have a very neurotic needs. Among these channels require a water bath placed in a corner, and asked for bananas cut in seven, before inserting it into the cereal every morning.

Phobia - Natalie Wood Hydrophobia (fear of water)

9. Natalie Wood Hydrophobia (fear of water)


Hydrophobia (fear of water)
Actress known for the movie Miracle on 34th Street and West Side Story is afraid of water, especially in the water. Although it is not known when the first, the news circulated calling phobia occurred since the mother deceived him to stand on a bridge to the scene of a movie. Bridge deliberately fragile for Natalie fell into the water. Ironically, he died from drowning one night after falling from cruise ships.
top phobia on the world

10. Sigmund Freud phobia Fear of guns and fern


Fear of guns and fern
Sigmund Freud, a neurologist psychoanalyst who founded the school of psychiatry and created many changes in the theory psikolgi world, afraid of guns and ferns. He often said that fear of weapons is a sign of backwardness by sexual and emotional maturity. Also, it is common for people to be afraid of weapons. While the fear of ferns is very uncommon. It’s hard to know why it happened.




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