Famous Amputees with Prosthetic Legs

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Jim Byrnes - TV Actor (Highlander, X-Men, Stargate, Transformers)
Struck by car while on the side of the road; lost both legs


Ronan Tynan - Irish Tenor and 18-time Paralympic Gold Medal Winner, 14 world records
Born with leg problems, both amputated at age 20




Ted Kennedy Jr. - Son of US Senator Ted Kennedy (D-MA)
Cancer was found in one of his legs


Tom Whittaker - First disabled individual to reach the summit of Mount Everest
Right foot amputated after car crash