This is a list of notable people, living or dead, accompanied by verifiable source citations associating them with ankylosing spondylitis, either based on their own public statements, or reported contemporary or posthumous diagnoses. Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a type of arthritis in which there is long-term inflammation of the joints of the spine. Typically the joints where the spine joins the pelvis are also affected. Occasionally other joints such as the shoulders or hips are involved.John Addey (1920–1982), English astrologer
Simon Armitage, English poet, playwright and novelist
Mike Atherton, broadcaster, journalist and retired England international cricketer
Reverend William Barber II, civil rights activist
Beau Biden (1969-2015), American politician, lawyer and oldest child of U.S. President Joe Biden
Rico Brogna, former Major League Baseball first baseman
Karel Čapek (1890–1938), Czech writer
Jay Chou, Taiwanese musician, singer-songwriter, music and film producer, actor and director
Norman Cousins (1915–1990), American political journalist, author, professor and peace activist
Talia Dean (1987–), singer-songwriter
Bruce Furniss, American former swimmer
Andrew George, British Liberal Democrat politician
Bryan Gunn, Scottish former professional goalkeeper and football manager
Franklin Gutiérrez, Venezuelan-born Major League Baseball player
Tanya Harrison, American-Canadian planetary scientist and science communicator
Edward Hubbard (1937–1989), an English architectural historian who worked with Nikolaus Pevsner in compiling volumes of the Buildings of England
Lee Hurst, English comedian
Michael King, English professional golfer
Zachary "Zach" Kornfeld, best known as one of the Try Guys
Vladimir Kramnik, Russian chess grandmaster and former World Chess Champion
Paul Kuhr, 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, former 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
Joe Perry, snooker player
Christa Reinig (1926–2008), German writer
Dan Reynolds, lead singer of Grammy award-winning rock group Imagine Dragons, who first revealed that he had the condition at an event in Leeds, UK, in November 2015
Michael Slater, former Australian cricketer
Chris Small, retired Scottish professional snooker player
Kodi Smit-McPhee, Australian actor
William Soutar (1898–1943), Scottish poet
Jens Stoltenberg, Prime Minister of Norway and 13th Secretary General of NATO
Ed Sullivan (1901–1974), American television personality, sports and entertainment reporter and syndicated columnist
David Oswald Thomas (1924–2005), Welsh philosopher
Leonard Trask (1805–1861), whose condition provided the first American description of anklyosing spondylitis
Dylan Verrechia filmmaker
Michael Woodhouse, Minister of Immigration, Police, and Workplace Relations and Safety for New Zealand, and Honorary Life Member of Arthritis New Zealand
Ian Woosnam, Welsh professional golfer
Jessica Curry English videogame music composer
Joost Zwagerman (1963–2015), Dutch writer
Michelle Butler Hallett (1971-), Canadian writer