This is a list of people, living or dead, accompanied by verifiable source citations associating them with ankylosing spondylitis, either based on their own public statements, or (in the case of dead people only) reported contemporary or posthumous diagnoses.
John Addey (1920-1982), English astrologer
Simon Armitage (born 1963), English poet, playwright and novelist
Mike Atherton (born 1968), broadcaster, journalist and retired England international cricketer
Rico Brogna (born 1970), former Major League Baseball first baseman
Karel Čapek (1890–1938), Czech writer
Jay Chou (born 1979), Taiwanese musician, singer-songwriter, music and film producer, actor and director
Norman Cousins (1915-1990), American political journalist, author, professor and peace activist
Bruce Furniss (born 1957), American former swimmer
Andrew George (born 1958), British Liberal Democrat politician
Bryan Gunn (born 1963), Scottish former professional goalkeeper and football manager
Franklin Gutiérrez (born 1983), Venezuelan-born Major League Baseball player
Edward Hubbard (1937-1989), an English architectural historian who worked with Nikolaus Pevsner in compiling volumes of the Buildings of England
Lee Hurst (born 1962), English comedian
Michael King (born 1950), English professional golfer
Vladimir Kramnik (born 1975), Russian chess grandmaster
Paul Kuhr (born 1971), American musician, vocalist, lyricist, author, graphic designer and a founding member of the band Novembers Doom
Giacomo Leopardi (1798-1837), Italian poet, philosopher and writer; controversial case
Iain Macleod (1913-1970), British Conservative Party politician and government minister
Mick Mars (born 1951 or 1955), lead guitarist for American heavy metal band Mötley Crüe
Nikolai Ostrovsky (1904-1936), Soviet socialist realist writer, who published his works during the Stalin era
Christa Reinig (1926-2008), German writer
Dan Reynolds (born 1987), lead singer of Grammy award winning rock group Imagine Dragons
Michael Slater (born 1971), former Australian cricketer
Chris Small (born 1973), retired Scottish professional snooker player
William Soutar (1898-1943), Scottish poet
Jens Stoltenberg (born 1959), Prime Minister of Norway (2000-2001 and 2005-2013) and 13th Secretary General of NATO
Juan Luis Suárez Garrido (born 1976), guitarist for the Spanish pop-rock band El sueño de Morfeo
Ed Sullivan (1901-1974), American television personality, sports and entertainment reporter and syndicated columnist
Rachel Taylor, lead singer of the band He Is We
David Oswald Thomas (1924-2005), Welsh philosopher
Leonard Trask (1805-1861), whose condition provided the first American description of ankylosing spondylitis
Michael Woodhouse (born c. 1965), Minister of Immigration, Police, and Workplace Relations and Safety for New Zealand, and Honorary Life Member of Arthritis New Zealand
Ian Woosnam (born 1958), Welsh professional golfer
