Close-up portrait of a man with two different eye colors used as a heterochromia example
Famous different-colored eyes

Celebrities With Heterochromia

Heterochromia can show up as two different eye colors, a contrasting ring around the pupil, or a patch within one iris. Famous examples make the patterns easier to recognize, but they also show how often heterochromia gets mislabeled online.

Which celebrities have heterochromia?

Kate Bosworth, Max Scherzer, Jane Seymour, Mila Kunis, Alice Eve, and Ana de Armas are among the public figures whose eye-color differences have been discussed by reputable or official sources.

They don’t all have the same pattern. Some have two different overall colors, some have a central ring, and Kunis is often discussed as an acquired case connected with an eye-health history.

Famous people with heterochromia

Each entry links to the source behind the heterochromia description. When a pattern has a medical history or a more specific diagnosis, the card keeps that detail instead of reducing everything to one broad label.

Kate Bosworth

Actor

Pattern: Complete or pronounced partial heterochromia

Bosworth is widely known for two-toned eyes. People and Allure have both discussed the difference, commonly describing one eye as blue and the other as partly or more hazel.

Source: People feature

Max Scherzer

Professional baseball pitcher

Pattern: Complete heterochromia

Major League Baseball identifies Scherzer as having heterochromia iridis, with a blue right eye and a brown left eye.

Source: MLB.com

Jane Seymour

Actor and artist

Pattern: Complete heterochromia

Seymour’s official site describes one eye as green and the other as brown, a classic example of two different overall iris colors.

Source: Jane Seymour official site

Mila Kunis

Actor

Pattern: Acquired heterochromia

Kunis has been described as having different-colored eyes associated with a history of chronic eye inflammation. Her example is important because heterochromia can be acquired rather than present from birth.

Source: Entertainment Tonight

Alice Eve

Actor

Pattern: Complete heterochromia

StarTrek.com has noted Eve’s heterochromia. Her eyes are often described as blue and green, a subtler complete-color difference than a blue-and-brown pairing.

Source: StarTrek.com

Ana de Armas

Actor

Pattern: Central heterochromia

People has described de Armas as having green eyes with brown centers. That pattern is commonly called central heterochromia, although many people simply describe the overall color as hazel.

Source: People profile

Different types seen in famous people

Complete heterochromia means each iris has a different main color. Max Scherzer’s blue right eye and brown left eye are a clear example. Jane Seymour and Alice Eve are also commonly described with two different overall colors.

Central heterochromia describes a different-colored ring around the pupil. Ana de Armas is often described as having green eyes with brown centers, although the overall color may also be called hazel. Sectoral heterochromia means a patch or wedge within one iris; celebrity lists often mix this with complete heterochromia even though the visual pattern is different.

Mila Kunis and acquired heterochromia

Mila Kunis is an important example because the eye-color difference has been connected in public reporting with chronic eye inflammation and treatment. Heterochromia isn’t always a trait present from birth.

A new change in one iris can have medical causes. Anyone who notices a new color difference, especially with pain, redness, pupil changes, or altered vision, should arrange an eye examination rather than compare only with a celebrity photograph.

Did David Bowie have heterochromia?

David Bowie is frequently included in celebrity heterochromia lists, but his famous eye appearance came from anisocoria. One pupil remained larger after an injury, making that eye look darker even though both irises were blue.

Anisocoria concerns pupil size. Heterochromia concerns iris color. The two can create a similar first impression in photographs, but they aren’t the same condition.

Why celebrity heterochromia claims need careful checking

Close-up photographs can show a pattern, but they can’t establish whether it’s congenital, acquired, harmless, or connected with another condition. Medical histories should not be inferred from appearance.

These entries rely on direct statements, official organizations, or established publications. They describe only what the source supports and avoid diagnosing a public figure.

A note about celebrity heterochromia descriptions

Celebrities with heterochromia show the full range of visible patterns: different overall eye colors, brown or gold centers, and acquired color changes. The examples are most useful when the type is named accurately.

For your own eyes, compare the whole iris in natural light. A ring points toward central heterochromia, a wedge or patch points toward sectoral heterochromia, and two different main colors point toward complete heterochromia.

How these heterochromia examples were checked

The source on each card supports the description shown here. Heterochromia can be complete, central, sectoral, or acquired, so different sources may describe the same eyes in different ways.

We don’t diagnose heterochromia from celebrity photos. The page relies on published descriptions and keeps medical claims separate from visual comparisons.