Frank Gallo Jr., born on May 16, 1947 in Lanham, Maryland, became the first deaf member of the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) in 1972. In 1990, Gallo became the first person to win both tournaments of the National Deaf Bowling Association. The rules were then changed to prevent professional bowlers from participating in these tournaments. Gallo was married on April 4, 2004, in Las Vega, while bowling in ABC Seniors Masters. He worked in computer programming with the I

Comedian Stephen Colbert was born on this day (May 13) in 1964. image: Montclair Film What many people do not know about the comedian is that he is deaf in one ear. When he was young, it was discovered that a tumor had damaged his eardrum. Surgery to remove the tumor left him without an eardrum in his right ear. He explains: "I always wanted to be a marine biologist but then I had this ear problem. I have no eardrum. So I had this operation at the Medical University when I wa