Stuttering By Joseph Bates Stuttering statistics Some famous people who stuttered were Moses, Clara Barton, King George VI, Isaac Newton, and Joseph Bates. More boys than girls stutter. Everybody stutters somehow, just not always the more obvious ways. Secondary Characteristics Secondary characteristics are things that you do to get the words out quicker. It never works though. Some of my secondary characteristics are blinking and moving various body parts. Why I stutter I don’t stutter on purpose. It’s because something in my brain isn’t functioning properly. Because doctors don’t know how to cure this, please be patient with me and don’t complete my sentences for me.