List of vegans
Appearance
The following is a list of notable people who practise or practised veganism.
Actors
- Pamela Anderson (actress) [1]
- Casey Affleck (actor) [2]
- Gillian Anderson (actress) [3]
- Ed Begley, Jr. (actor) [4]
- Jessica Biel (actress)
- Linda Blair (actress) [5]
- Jennifer Connely (actress) [6]
- Margaret Cho (actress and comedienne) [7]
- James Cromwell (actor) [8]
- Emily Deschanel (actress) [9]
- Andrew G (Australian television personality) [10]
- Daryl Hannah (actress) [11]
- Woody Harrelson (actor) [12]
- Kevin Nealon (actor) [13]
- Emma Lahana (actress & musician) Portrayed Kira Ford In Power Rangers Dino Thunder
- Gwyneth Paltrow (actress) [14]
- Gabrielle Miller (actress) [15]
- Joaquin Phoenix (actor) [16]
- River Phoenix (actor) [17]
- Summer Phoenix (actress) [18]
- Alicia Silverstone (actress) [19]
- Lynda Stoner (actress) [20]
- Gretchen Wyler (Broadway actress) [21]
Authors
- Haki R. Madhubuti (poet and non-fiction writer) [3]
- Dav Pilkey (children's author) [4]
- Benjamin Zephaniah (rastafarian poet) [5]
Musicians
- Bryan Adams (Rock musician) [6],[22]
- Fiona Apple (singer) [7]
- Erykah Badu (R&B Singer) [8]
- Brian Bell (guitarist for Weezer) [9]
- Cedric Bixler (The Mars Volta) [10]
- Dan Briggs (musician with Between the Buried and Me) [11]
- Hunter Burgan (Bassist of AFI) [12]
- Geezer Butler (Bassist, lyricist and founding member of Black Sabbath)[13]
- Greg Cipes (actor, singer, surfer) [14]
- Common (Hip Hop artist) [15]
- Michael Franti (Hip Hop artist) [16]
- Mylène Farmer (Singer/composer)
- Ben Gibbard (lead singer Death Cab for Cutie) [17]
- Mike Gordon (bass player Phish)
- Chris Hannah (Lead singer and guitarist of thrash/punk band Propagandhi) [18]
- Davey Havok (Lead singer of AFI) [19]
- Andy Hurley (Drummer for pop-punk band Fall Out Boy )
- Chrissie Hynde (Rock musician with The Pretenders) [20]
- Daniel Johns (Singer, songwriter and guitarist of Silverchair) [21]
- Steve Jocz (Drummer for Canadian Punk rock band Sum 41)[22]
- Steve Kilbey (Rock musician/singer with The Church)
- Forrest Kline (Lead singer of Hellogoodbye) [24]
- k.d. lang (Solo singer) [25]
- Murphy Lee (Hip Hop Artist)
- Ted Leo (Punk musician with Ted Leo and the Pharmacists)[26]
- Dennis Lyxzén (Singer of The (International) Noise Conspiracy and formerly of Refused) [27]
- Fred Mascherino (guitar and vocals for Taking Back Sunday) [28]
- Merzbow (Noise musician) [29]
- Moby (Electronic musician) [30]
- Morrissey (British songwriter) [31]
- Mutabaruka (Jamaican dub poet) [32]
- Bif Naked (Canadian punk rock singer) [33]
- Sinéad O'Connor (Irish singer/songwriter) [23]
- Conor Oberst (Singer and Songwriter with Bright Eyes) [34]
- Ocean(pop singer-songwriter-producer, environmental activist) [35]
- Jared Paul (hip hop/spoken word artist) [36]
- Justin Pearson (Vocalist/Bassist for The Locust) [37]
- Pep Love (rapper in underground hip hop collective, Hieroglyphics)
- Promoe (Swedish hiphop musician) [38]
- Rikki Rockett (Drummer for Poison) [39]
- Adam Russell (Bassist of Story of the Year) [40]
- Omar Rodriguez-Lopez (The Mars Volta)
- John K. Samson (from Canadian punk band the Weakerthans) [41]
- David Sandström (drummer of Refused)
- Grace Slick (Rock musician with Jefferson Airplane) [42]
- Stic.man (Hip Hop artist with Dead Prez) [43]
- Branden Steineckert (Drummer, Rancid, ex-drummer The Used)
- Ember Swift (Canadian singer-songwriter) [44]
- Shane Told (From Canadian post-hardcore band Silverstein) [45]
- Shania Twain (country artist) [46]
- Jaci Velasquez (Contemporary Christian and pop singer) [24]
- Kyle Vincent (Pop singer/songwriter/environmental activist)
- Jonathan "Yoni" Wolf (Hip hop artist with Why? and cLOUDDEAD) [47]
- Tim Holland (Hip hop artist also known as Sole) [48]
- "Weird Al" Yankovic [49]
- Thom Yorke (Rock musician with Radiohead) [50]
- James Yorkston (Scottish folk musician) [51]
Political Figures
- Cesar Chavez (civil rights activist and co-founder of the National Farm Workers Association) [52]
- Janez Drnovšek (president of Slovenia, former president of Yugoslavia) [53]
- Cathy Jamieson (member of the Scottish Parliament) [25]
- Coretta Scott King (civil rights leader) [54]
- Dennis Kucinich (Democratic Congressman from Ohio, 2008 presidential candidate) [55]
- Kerry McCarthy (UK Member of Parliament) [56]
- Peter Tatchell (human rights activist) [26]
Sportspeople
- Peter Brock (Australian touring car driver) [57]
- Mac Danzig (professional mixed martial arts fighter) [58]
- Scott Jurek (ultramarathon runner) [59]
- Carl Lewis (track and field star) [60]
- Ed Templeton (professional skateboarder) [61]
- James Southwood (London kickboxing champ) [62]
Other notable people
- Keith Akers (author and Christian vegetarianism advocate) [63]
- Neal Barnard (author and president of the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, medical consultant for the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA)) [64]
- Peter Bogdanovich (film director) [27]
- Glen E. Friedman (photographer) [65]
- Nick Giordani (Vermont Radical Vegan) [66]
- Joi Ito
- Casey Kasem (U.S. DJ/media personality/voice of Shaggy) [67]
- John Mackey (co-founder and CEO of Whole Foods Market) [68]
- Peter Max (artist) [69]
- Isa Chandra Moskowitz (chef and author) [70]
- Ingrid Newkirk (author and president of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) [71]
- John Norris (MTV newscaster) [72]
- Dan Piraro (Cartoonist and creator of Bizarro) [73]
- Russell Simmons (Entrepreneur and co-founder of Def Jam Recordings) [74]
- David Straitjacket (World record breaking escapologist and sideshow performer]]) [75]
- Donald Watson (founder of the UK Vegan Society and coiner of the term vegan) [76]
- Tomasz Szczęsny (fan FC Bayern München)
- Delwin Vriend (won a landmark legal case concerning lesbian and gay rights in Canada)
- Amy Hollenbeck (Student Activist)<Personally Know her/>
See also
References
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- ^ "Spotlight on Casey Affleck", Peta2.com. URL last accessed on March 21, 2006.
- ^ Sparkle Soojian. "The Green Scene Teens turn to vegetarianism for different reasons." The Fresno Bee. July 15, 2001. Section: Life E6. See also Reed Parsell. "Vegging Out." The Sacramento Bee. July 13, 2002. Section: Travel M1.
- ^ "Interview with Ed Begley, Jr.", Vegfamily.com. URL last accessed on December 6, 2006.
- ^ Sarah Casey Newman. "Linda Blair returns as animal activist." St. Louis Post-Dispatch. September 11, 2004. Section: Lifestyle 33. See also Linda Blair's book Going Vegan, Sunny Harris Inc., (2001).
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- ^ Jennifer Tung. "Television Nearly Destroyed Me", New York Post. June 14, 1999. URL last accessed on December 11, 2006.
- ^ "Star Bios: James Cromwell", Tribute.ca. URL last accessed on March 21, 2006.
- ^ "Bones' Emily Deschanel." People (magazine). Vo. 65 Issue 17. May 1, 2006.
- ^ "Andrew G can't live without ..." The Daily Telegraph (Australia). July 24, 2005. Section: Magazine 46.
- ^ Robert W. Welkos. "What sent Hannah up a tree." Los Angeles Times. June 16, 2006. Section: Calendar 1.
- ^ "The world according to Woody Harrelson", Toronto Vegetarian Association. URL last accessed on March 21, 2006.
- ^ "Q+A: Kevin Nealon." Los Angeles magazine. Vol. 51 Issue 6. June 1, 2006.
- ^ "An ethical diet: The joy of being vegan", The Independent. URL last accessed on December 5, 2006.
- ^ "[2]", vistamagonline.com. URL last accessed on April 13, 2007.
- ^ "Joaquin Phoenix: Glabiator Star Battles Animal Abuse", Petakids.com. URL last accessed on March 21, 2006.
- ^ Christopher Robbins. "Last Take on the Club Scene: River Phoenix." The Times. November 20, 1993. Section: Features.
- ^ Chloe Diski. "My favourite table: Summer Phoenix at the Candle Cafe." The Observer. March 10, 2002. Section: Food.
- ^ "Alicia Silverstone on the Ellen DeGeneres show, talking about veganism", youtube.com. URL last accessed on November 30, 2006.
- ^ "Interview with Lynda Stoner", AnimalLiberation.org. URL last accessed on December 11, 2006.
- ^ "Carla Hall. "A Different Kind of Starring Role for Actress." Los Angeles Times. March 18, 2006. Section: California Metro B1.
- ^ "See also Maria Croce. "Green for go if you're Vegan." Daily Record (Scotland). October 31, 2006 (26).
- ^ "Curd is the Word, A vegan diet avoids all things animal." Syracuse New Times. January 28, 2004. Page 15.
- ^ Devin Rose. "Singer Jaci Velasquez: People Haven't Given Up." Chicago Tribune. December 7, 2003. Section: Q2.
- ^ "Scots kids have had their chips", Scotland on Sunday, 16 February 2003
- ^ Lynn Barber. "Hero: Pride & Prejudice: Peter Tatchell is as Outrageous as He is Courageous." The Observer. December 19, 2004.
- ^ Sam Allis. "It's Not Curtains Yet for Famed Director Peter Bogdanovich." Boston Globe. April 28, 2002. Section: Arts & Entertainment L13.