Celebrity Vegans: From Coretta to Joaquin

by Stephanie Ernst · 2008-10-04 08:23:00 UTC
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The following is not a comprehensive list; hundreds more musicians, actors, athletes, scholars, and other prominent figures are vegans or vegetarians as well. The list has been fact-checked as much as possible, but if you have reason to believe that someone is wrongly included here, let us know!

Vegan Activists, Politicians, Authors, Religious Leaders, and Other Celebrities

  • Bob Barker

  • Brian Greene (theoretical physicist and host of PBS mini-series)

  • Coretta Scott King

  • Casey Kasem

  • Congressman Dennis Kucinich

  • Dan Piraro

  • Heather Mills

  • Howard Lyman (former cattle rancher; Oprah codefendant in “meat defamation” case)

  • John Robbins

  • Leonardo Da Vinci

  • Supreme Master Ching Hai

Vegan Actors

  • Alicia Silverstone

  • Carrie-Anne Moss

  • Casey Affleck

  • Daryl Hannah

  • Ed Begley Jr.

  • Emily Deschanel

  • Eric Roberts

  • Gabrielle Miller

  • James Cromwell

  • Jennifer Connelly

  • Joaquin Phoenix

  • Keenan Ivory Wayans

  • Kevin Nealon

  • Linda Blair

  • Lori Petty

  • Martin Shaw

  • Natalie Portman

  • Persia White

  • River Phoenix

  • Summer Phoenix

  • Tobey Maguire

  • Woody Harrelson

Vegan Athletes

  • Brendan Brazier (professional triathlete)

  • Carl Lewis (vegan during prime competitive years)

  • Geoff Rowley (professional skateboarder)

  • Luke Cummo (mixed martial artist and contender in Ultimate Fighter)

  • Mac Danzig (Ultimate Fighting and mixed martial arts champion)

  • Martina Navratilova (tennis legend)

  • Pat Neshek (MLB pitcher)

  • Ruth Heidrich (Ironman triathlete)

  • Salim Stoudamire (NBA guard)

  • Scott Jurek (ultramarathoner)

  • Seba Johnson (Olympic skier)

  • Tony Gonzalez (NFL tight end)

Vegan Musicians

  • Adam Russell (Story of the Year)

  • AFI members Davey Havok and Hunter Burgan

  • Andre Benjamin, or Andre 3000 (OutKast)

  • Andy Hurley (Fall Out Boy)

  • Anoushka Shankar

  • Anthony Kiedis (Red Hot Chili Peppers)

  • Barry White

  • Brian Bell (Weezer)

  • Bryan Adams

  • Chrissie Hynde (The Pretenders)

  • Daniel Johns (Silverchair)

  • Erykah Badu

  • Fiona Apple

  • Fred Mascherino (Taking Back Sunday)

  • John Feldmann (Goldfinger )

  • Jonathan Richman

  • k.d. lang

  • Leona Lewis

  • Moby

  • Prince

  • Quinn Allman (The Used)

  • Rikki Rocket (Poison)

  • Robin Gibb (The Bee Gees)

  • Russel Simmons (producer and cofounder of Def Records)

  • Sinead O’Connor

  • Steve Kilbey (The Church)

  • Terry Geezer Butler (Black Sabbath and the Ozzy Osbourne Band)

  • Thom Yorke (Radiohead)

  • Tim Commerford (Rage Against the Machine)

  • Weird Al Yankovic

Some Notable Vegetarians

  • Alice Walker

  • Albert Einstein

  • Albert Schweitzer

  • Alyssa Milano

  • Betty White

  • Billie Jean King

  • Bob Barker

  • Bobcat Goldthwait

  • Bonnie Raitt

  • Brad Pitt

  • Cesar Chavez

  • Diane Keaton

  • Dustin Hoffman

  • Eddie Vedder

  • George Harrison

  • George Bernard Shaw

  • Good Charlotte

  • H.G. Wells

  • Hank Aaron

  • Harriet Beecher Stowe

  • Hayley Mills

  • Ian McKellen

  • Ira Glass

  • Isaac Bashevis Singer

  • Jane Goodall

  • Jared Leto

  • Joan Jett

  • John Cleese

  • John Wesley

  • Jorja Fox

  • Joss Stone

  • Leo Tolstoy

  • Louisa May Alcott

  • Mahatma Gandhi

  • Mary Shelley

  • Matthew Scully

  • Michael Eisner

  • Missy Higgins

  • Mister (Fred) Rogers

  • Omar Epps

  • Paul McCartney

  • Percy Bysshe Shelley

  • Peter Sellers

  • Phylicia Rashad

  • Pink

  • Pythagoras

  • Robert Redford

  • The Roots

  • Ringo Starr

  • Rosa Parks

  • Rue McClanahan

  • Shania Twain

  • Susan B. Anthony

  • Tony LaRussa

  • Voltaire

Stephanie Ernst wrote the original Animal Rights blog at Change.org until December 2009. She can now be found at Animal Rights & AntiOppression.
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