To put a murderer at the top of the list doesn't necessarily mean someone hates Aspies. It can simply mean that whomever put the list together was doing a fair one, not based on whether or not the 'famous' person would be liked or not.
That said, I too am highly skeptical of every list I've come across. Most seem to slap the label on everyone who was the least bit eccentric. Most artists are eccentric to some extent. Most of them do not have AS.
The only contemporary celebrity I know of (scratch that - have heard from second hand sources which appear reliable) who is confirmed to have AS is Dan Akroyd. Bill Gates and Daryl Hannah are strongly suspected to have it, but neither have said so to my knowledge.
Finally, I'd be careful with using celebrities to validate one's own measure of success. Rather, when I get into a discussion with someone who learns I'm AS and yet, "But you're so normal!" I use that and a celebrity reference or three to illustrate that "Autism" isn't always "Dustin Hoffman in Rainman." That yes, we often struggle - hard - to fit into the definition of 'normal,' sometimes with success, sometimes not so much. Yes, we're capable of being actors or software moguls, or murders or dictators, or humble Joe Schmos on the unemployment line!
- Jo (Schmo?)