You are in surprisingly distinguished company. These profiles are included where there is reasonable historical documentation — not because somebody on the internet once said a king had a sore foot.
1706–1790
Benjamin Franklin
Franklin experienced recurrent gout, sometimes severe enough to leave him bedridden. He even wrote Dialogue Between Franklin and the Gout, turning the condition into a character that argued back.
17th century
Thomas Sydenham
The English physician was himself disabled by gout and renal disease. His vivid description of a flare — including being unable to tolerate the weight of bedclothes — still sounds painfully familiar.
Our rule for famous sufferers
Historical diagnosis is not always certain. GoutSense will label uncertainty rather than turning rumours into facts.