Hyperthyroidism Madonna. These are famous people who really have thyroid disease: Tipper Gore, Gail Devers, Rod Stewart, Kim Alexis, George and Barbara Bush, Joe Piscopo, and others. George and Barbara Bush have thyroid disease? I've read that the symptoms include memory loss. Does it also cause reproductive disorders, like giving birth to stupid ape-like power grasping offspring? Thank Rob from San Francisco.