List of vegans
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This is a list of vegans, and of people who consider themselves vegan.
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[edit] Entertainers
- Casey Affleck (actor)[1]
- Gillian Anderson (actress)[2]
- Alec Baldwin (actor)[3]
- Ed Begley, Jr. (actor)[4]
- Linda Blair (actress)[5]
- Bethany Black (Stand-up Comedian) [6]
- James Cromwell (actor)[7]
- Ellen DeGeneres (actress)[8]
- Elissa Sursara (actress, animal rights activist) [9]
- Portia De Rossi (actress)[8]
- Emily Deschanel (actress)[10][11]
- Zooey Deschanel (actress/singer)[12]
- Pamelyn Ferdin (actress)[13]
- Andrew G (Australian radio and television personality)[14][15]
- Ginnifer Goodwin (actress)[16]
- Daryl Hannah (actress)[17]
- Woody Harrelson (actor)[18]
- Gabrielle Miller (actress)[19]
- Kevin Nealon (actor)[20]
- Carrie-Anne Moss (actress)[21]
- Robin Quivers (Talk-show host)[22]
- Marcus Patrick (actor)[23]
- Joaquin Phoenix (actor)[24]
- River Phoenix (actor)[25]
- Summer Phoenix (actress)[26]
- Natalie Portman (actress)
- Jason Schwartzman (actor, musician)[27]
- David Straitjacket (world record breaking escapologist and sideshow performer)[28]
- Alicia Silverstone (actress)[29]
- Lynda Stoner (actress)[30]
- Taryn Terrell (WWE Diva Tiffany)[31][32]
- Billy West (voice actor)[33]
- Olivia Wilde (actress)[34]
- Spice Williams-Crosby (actress and stunt performer)[35]
- Gretchen Wyler (Broadway actress)[36]
- Tonya Kay (television personality, professional dancer)[37]
[edit] Authors
- Steven Best (author)[38]
- T Cooper novelist[39]
- Michael C. Dorf (Cornell law professor, author)[40]
- Gary Francione (law professor, author)[41]
- Kathy Freston (health and wellness author)[42]
- Anu Garg (author, speaker, engineer)[43]
- Sarah Kramer (award-winning writer and cookbook author) [44]
- Ed Miller (poker author) [45]
- David Pearce (philosopher)[46]
- Dav Pilkey (children's author) [47]
- Alice Walker (Pulitzer prize winning author and feminist)[48]
- Benjamin Zephaniah (rastafarian poet)[49]
- Colleen Patrick-Goudreau (cookbook author and host of the podcast Vegetarian Food for Thought) [50]
[edit] Musicians
- Bryan Adams (rock musician)[51][52]
- Fiona Apple (singer)[53]
- Macka B (musician)[54]
- Erykah Badu (Singer, songwriter)[55]
- Brian Bell (Guitarist for Weezer)[56]
- Cedric Bixler-Zavala (singer for The Mars Volta)[57][58]
- Sean Brennan (musician)[59]
- Dan Briggs (musician with Between the Buried and Me)[60]
- Geezer Butler (Bassist, lyricist and founding member of Black Sabbath)[61]
- Kevin Cameron (ex-I Killed the Prom Queen) [62]
- Chikezie (American Idol finalist and singer)[63]
- Greg Cipes (actor, singer, surfer)[64]
- Tim Commerford (Bassist for Rage Against the Machine)[65]
- Common (Hip Hop Artist) [66]
- Juli Crockett (writer, director, actor, boxer, musician - lead singer of the alt-country band The Evangenitals)[67]
- Alan Donohoe (Musician - lead singer of British band, the Rakes)[68]
- John Feldmann (Lead singer and guitarist of Goldfinger and producer) [69]
- C-drik Fermont (Electronic and noise musician and composer, member of Axiome among other projects).[70]
- Michael Franti (Reggae artist)[71]
- Davey Havok (lead singer for AFI)[72]
- Jamie Hince (Hotel from The Kills)[73]
- John S. Hall (Poet, spoken-word artist, lead vocalist of all incarnations of King Missile)[74]
- Chrissie Hynde (Rock musician with The Pretenders)[75]
- Christofer Ingle (NeverShoutNever)[76]
- Steve Kilbey (Rock musician/singer with The Church)[77]
- Forrest Kline (Lead singer of Hellogoodbye)[78]
- Todd Kowalski (Singer and bassist of Propagandhi)[79]
- K.D. Lang (Solo singer)[80]
- Ted Leo (singer for Ted Leo and the Pharmacists)[81]
- Dennis Lyxzén (Singer of The (International) Noise Conspiracy and formerly of Refused)[82]
- Ian MacKaye (Punk singer-musician)[83]
- Johnny Marr (Former guitarist for The Smiths[84]
- Fred Mascherino (guitar and vocals for The Color Fred)[85]
- Tim McIlrath (Lead singer of Rise Against)[86]
- Merzbow (Noise musician)[87]
- Moby (Electronic musician)[88]
- Morrissey[89]
- Alanis Morissette (Musician)[90]
- Alison Mosshart (VV in The Kills)[91]
- Jason Mraz (American singer/songsurfer)[92]
- Mutabaruka (Jamaican dub poet)[93]
- Bif Naked (Canadian punk rock singer)[94]
- N.O.R.E. (American Rapper)[95]
- Nick Zinner (Guitarist)[96]
- Prince (American rock icon from Minneapolis)[97]
- Sinéad O'Connor (Irish singer/songwriter) [98]
- Pep Love (rapper in underground hip hop collective, Hieroglyphics)[99]
- Propagandhi Canadian punk band - all members [41]
- Justin Sane (Singer and Guitarist of Anti-Flag) [42]
- Grace Slick (Rock musician with The Great Society, Jefferson Airplane, Jefferson Starship, Starship) [43]
- Stic.man (Hip Hop artist with Dead Prez) [44]
- Ember Swift (Canadian singer-songwriter) [45]
- Oliver Sykes (Lead singer of Bring Me The Horizon)[100]
- Shane Told (From Canadian post-hardcore band Silverstein) [46]
- Jaci Velasquez (Contemporary Christian and pop singer) [101]
- Jona Weinhofen (ex-I Killed the Prom Queen/Bleeding Through) [102]
- Persia White [47]
- Saul Williams (Hip hop musician, poet, writer, and actor)[103]
- Thom Yorke (Lead vocalist of Radiohead)[104][105]
- James Yorkston (Scottish folk musician)[106]
[edit] Political figures
- César Chávez (American civil rights activist and co-founder of the National Farm Workers Association) [48]
- Janez Drnovšek (former president of Slovenia)[107]
- Maneka Gandhi (Indian politician) [49]
- Cathy Jamieson (member of the Scottish Parliament) [108]
- Coretta Scott King (civil rights leader) [50]
- Dennis Kucinich (Democratic Congressman from Ohio, 2004 & 2008 presidential candidate) [51]
- Kerry McCarthy (UK Member of Parliament) [52]
- Markos Moulitsas (prominent US political blogger) [53]
- Ingrid Newkirk (founder and president of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) [54]
- Thich Nhat Hanh (Zen monk and peace activist) [109]
- Cindy Sheehan (American anti-war activist) [110]
- Peter Tatchell (human rights activist) [111]
- Donald Watson (founder of the UK Vegan Society and coiner of the term vegan) [55]
[edit] Athletes
- Georges Laraque (Professional Ice Hockey Player) [112]
- Peter Brock (Australian touring car driver)[113]
- Mac Danzig (professional mixed martial arts fighter)[114][115]
- Ricardo Moreira (Professional Mixed Martial Arts Fighter) [116]
- Carl Lewis (track and field star)[117]
- Salim Stoudamire(Professional NBA Player) [118]
- Ed Templeton (Professional skateboarder)[119][120][121]
[edit] Other notable people
- Keith Akers (author and Christian vegetarianism advocate)[122]
- Neal Barnard (author and president of the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, medical consultant for the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals)[123]
- Gene Baur (president and co-founder of Farm Sanctuary; author, "Farm Sanctuary: Changing Hearts and Minds About Animals and Food")[124]
- Peter Bogdanovich (film director) [125]
- Amos Bronson Alcott (teacher, Transcendentalist)[126][127]
- George Church (molecular geneticist)[128]
- Glen E. Friedman (photographer)[129]
- Brian Greene (physicist)[130]
- Joi Ito (entrepreneur)[131]
- Casey Kasem (U.S. DJ/media personality/voice of Shaggy)[132]
- Eric Litman (Entrepreneur and Venture Capitalist)[133]
- Peter Max (artist)[134]
- Isa Chandra Moskowitz (chef and author)[135]
- Petra Nemcova (Supermodel)[136]
- Dan Piraro (cartoonist and creator of Bizarro)[137]
- Bob and Jenna Torres (hosts of the podcast Vegan Freak Radio)[138]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
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- ^ "Road to Veganism...". WWE. 2008-11-17. http://fans.wwe.com/wwetiffany/blog/2008/11/17/road_to_veganism.
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- ^ "Spice WIlliams Interview". FamousVeggie.com. 2000. http://www.famousveggie.com/newinterview.cfm. Retrieved 2008-05-30.
- ^ "Carla Hall. "A Different Kind of Starring Role for Actress." Los Angeles Times. March 18, 2006. Section: California Metro B1.
- ^ Tonya Kay - Professional Dancer
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- ^ Animal Rights: The Abolitionist Approach - And Abolition Means Veganism!, Francione's official website, accessed 21 March 2009
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- ^ Famous Vegetarians: Alice Walker, International Vegetarian Union, accessed 3 April 2009.
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- ^ [http://www.jimdero.com/News2005/FionaAppleFeatureDec2.htm Fiona Apple re-emerges with new outlook, album], Jimdero.com, 2 December 2005. Accessed 22 March 2009
- ^ Ital/Vegan: The Official Macka B Website, accessed 27 February, 2009.
- ^ Hip-hop artists spread word on vegetarian, vegan diets in black community, Leslie Fulbright, The Seattle Times, 25 June 2004. Accessed 22 March 2009
- ^ Insider: Weezer's Bell makes PETA's list, Knoxnews.com, 5 May 2006. Accessed 22 March 2009
- ^ Cedric Bixler-Zavala, Gighit.com, 25 January 2009. Accessed 22 March 2009
- ^ Cedric Bixler-Zavala is a vegan, Happycow.net. Accessed 22 March 2009
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- ^ Myth: All Vegans are Fanatics: The Satya Interview with Ian MacKaye, Satya Magazine, August 2006. Accessed 22 March 2009
- ^ My body & soul: Johnny Marr, musician, 45, The Guardian, July 2009. Accessed 19 July 2009
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- ^ Morrissey supports animal rights violence - Times Online
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