Former Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre said that he has been recently diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. The three-time NFL MVP made the revelation during his testimony before a House committee on federal welfare reform.

More than a decade after retiring from football, Brett Favre says he has Parkinson’s disease. Favre told a congressional hearing Tuesday that he had been recently diagnosed.

Several prominent figures from all walks of life — including actors, singers and athletes — have been diagnosed with the disease over the years. Here are a few of those individuals and their stories.

Mr. Favre, the former N.F.L. quarterback who fell from grace after Mississippi officials accused him of helping divert funds meant for low-income residents, announced the diagnosis before Congress.

Football Hall of Famer Brett Favre revealed Tuesday he was recently diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. The famed quarterback was speaking in front of the House Ways and Means Committee in a hearing on reforming Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), where he was called to testify before Congress about welfare misspending .

Hall of Fame quarterback Brett Favre disclosed Tuesday that he has recently been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. That puts him among the 1 million people nationwide who are living with the disease, according to the head of the Parkinson's Foundation.

Brett Favre revealed Tuesday that he has Parkinson's disease while he was testifying at a hearing about welfare funding reform. What we know.

Former NFL quarterback Brett Favre revealed he has Parkinson's disease at a US Congressional hearing in an ongoing welfare fraud case.