Lord Byron has a deformed right foot

Lord Byron was born with a deformed right foot, which many contemporary accounts suggest was a clubfoot. This congenital affliction consists of several abnormalities that Byron displayed, including a withered calf, a short leg, and an inward twisting of the ankle, causing him to walk on the side of his foot rather than on its sole. Other proposed diagnoses do not account for these observations.

Experts, however, are still debating whether it’s hip dysplasia or a consequence of infantile paralysis. Byron’s clubfoot did not receive appropriate treatment when it might have been corrected at an early age. Despite his disability, he grew aware of this, primarily because of the painful treatments he had to undergo to correct the condition. Despite this, he called himself "le diable boîteux,'' or the limping devil. His deformity caused him to sometimes engender derision.