List of vegans
The following is a list of notable people and musical bands who practise or practised veganism.
People
Actors
- Alicia Silverstone [1]
- Ben Vereen (actor) [2]
- Casey Affleck (actor) [1]
- Danica DeCosto (actress) [3]
- Daryl Hannah (actress) [4]
- Declan Joyce (actor) (producer)[5]
- Elizabeth Berkley (actor) [6]
- James Cromwell (actor) [2]
- Jennifer Connelly (actress)
- Joaquin Phoenix (actor) [3]
- Leonard Gregory (actor) [4]
- Linda Blair (actress) [7]
- Lindsay Wagner (actress) [5]
- Lisa Edelstein (actress) [8]
- Mýa (singer and actress) [9]
- Noah Wyle (actor) [10]
- Spice Williams (actress) [6]
- Summer Phoenix (actress) [11]
- Téa Leoni (actress) [12]
- Woody Harrelson (actor) [7]
ALicia Morley
Athletics & Sport
- Carl Lewis (Olympic athlete, 9 gold medals) [13]
- Katherine Monbiot (world champion arm wrestler and nutritionist) [14]
- Mac Danzig Mixed Martial Artist, current King of the Cage lightweight champion[15]
- Ruth Heidrich (Ironwoman) [16]
Authors
- Alice Walker [17]
- Bob Gunter (screenwriter, Sandlot) [18]
- Gordon Newman (TV dramatist, playwright and novelist. Wrote For The Greater Good) [19]
- Jean Ure (writer of children's books) [20]
- Tony Bishop-Weston (Food writer and author of Vegan Cookbooks - Vegan, Rainbows & Wellies) [21]
- Roger Frederick (British contemporary author) - [22]
Musicians
- Adam Russell (Bassist of Story of the Year [23]
- Andre Benjamin (Outkast) [24]
- Brian Bell (guitarist for Weezer) [25]
- Butch Klotz (Singer for Houston-based punk band 30 Foot Fall) [26]
- Bryan Erickson (Leader of Electro Industrial band Velvet Acid Christ) [27]
- Bryan Adams [28]
- Cedric Bixler-Zavala (Lead singer of The Mars Volta and formerly of At the Drive-In) [29]
- Chris Hannah (Lead singer and guitarist of thrash/punk band Pro dhi) dhi.com/faq/
- Daniel Johns (Singer, songwriter and guitarist of Silverchair) [30]
- Dave Goodman (original producer of Sex Pistols) [31]
- Davey Havok (Lead singer of AFI) [32]
- David Frederickson (Singer/Guitarist of The Prids) [33]
- Dennis Lyxzén (Singer of The (International) Noise Conspiracy and formerly of Refused) [34]
- Fernando A. Sanchez (Singer of Libertad Perdida) [35]
- Fiona Apple (singer) [36]
- Greg Cipes (actor, singer, surfer) [37]
- Hunter Burgan (Bassist for AFI) [38]
- Jack Dangers (Meat Beat Manifesto) [39]
- Jan-Christian Göttsche (singer of german band Kurhaus) [40]
- John Feldmann (Singer and guitarist from Goldfinger, music producer, vegan since age 29) [41]
- John K. Samson (from Canadian punk band the Weakerthans) [42]
- Jordan Renouf (Vocalist for Anarchoi) [43]
- Justin Pearson (Vocalist/Bassist for The Locust) [44]
- Kyle Vincent (Singer/Songwriter/Environmentalist)
- Mistina Keith (Singer/Bassist for The Prids) [46]
- Moby (Electronic musician) [47]
- Ocean(pop singer-songwriter-producer, environmental activist)
- Omar Rodriguez-Lopez (Guitarist and founder of The Mars Volta and formerly of At the Drive-In) [48]
- Patrick Vogel (Plays guitar in Tradition Dies Here a punk band from Washington, D.C.)[49]
- Prince (musician) [50]
- Promoe (Swedish hiphop musician) [51]
- Santeri Kallio (Plays keyboards in Amorphis) [52]
- Shania Twain (country artist) [53]
- Sinéad O'Connor (Irish singer/songwriter) [54] [55] [56]
- Thom Yorke (lead singer in Radiohead) [57]
- Tim McIlrath (Lead singer for Rise Against)[58]
- Vijay Hariharan (drummer for Puritan) [59]
- "Weird Al" Yankovic (vegan since 1992, musician) [60]
Politicians
- Dennis Kucinich (U.S. politician) [61]
- Janez Drnovšek, president of Slovenia, former prime minister of Slovenia and president of presidency of Yugoslavia [62]
- Carl Scully (Australian politician) [63]
Other notable people
- Arthur Ling (Innovative pioneer of Plant milk in UK and of Biofuel) [http://www.plamilfoods.co.uk/arthurling.htm
- Shala Falana (Model, Filmmaker, socialist) [64]
- Casey Kasem (U.S. DJ/media personality) [65]
- Dan Piraro (creator of Bizarro) [66]
- Donald Watson (founder of the UK Vegan Society and coiner of the term 'vegan') [67]
- Ingrid Newkirk (author and president of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) [68]
- John Mackey (co-founder and CEO of Whole Foods Market) [69]
- Kathleen Jannaway (founder of Movement for Compassionate Living) [70]
- Keith Akers [71]
- Neal Barnard (doctor, author, and president of the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine) [72]
- Pierre Robert (DJ/media personality in Philadelphia on 93.3 FM) [73]
- Serge Raynaud de la Ferriére (Founder of Universal Great Brotherhood) [74]
- Shelton Walden (Host/Producer of Walden's Pond, noted weekly radio program on animal rights, human rights, veganism, and the environment. The first radio program of its kind in New York City) [75]
- Wendy Turner (presenter on both BBC and Channel 4 TV) [76]
- Niki O'Leary (ScouseVeg group co-founder. Appeared on Channel 4 TV show: Come Dine With Me. [77]
See also
References
- ^ "Spotlight on Casey Affleck", Peta2.com. URL last accessed on March 21, 2006.
- ^ "Star Bios: James Cromwell", Tribute.ca. URL last accessed on March 21, 2006.
- ^ "Joaquin Phoenix: Glabiator Star Battles Animal Abuse", Petakids.com. URL last accessed on March 21, 2006.
- ^ "The Religious Affiliation of Actor Leonard Gregory", Adherents.com. URL last accessed on March 21, 2006.
- ^ "The Vegan Society: Celebrities", The Vegan Society. URL last accessed on March 21, 2006.
- ^ "FamousVeggie.com's Celebrity Interview with Spice Williams-Crosby", FamousVeggie.com. URL last accessed on March 21, 2006.
- ^ "The world according to Woody Harrelson", Toronto Vegetarian Association. URL last accessed on March 21, 2006.