List of vegans
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The following is a list of notable people who practise or practised veganism.
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[edit] Actors
- Casey Affleck (actor) [1]
- Gillian Anderson (actress) [2]
- Ed Begley, Jr. (actor) [3]
- Linda Blair (actress) [4]
- Margaret Cho (actress and comedienne) [5]
- James Cromwell (actor) [6]
- Emily Deschanel (actress) [7]
- Andrew G (Australian television personality) [8]
- Daryl Hannah (actress) [9]
- Woody Harrelson (actor) [10]
- Kevin Nealon (actor) [11]
- Gwyneth Paltrow (actress) [12]
- Joaquin Phoenix (actor) [13]
- Summer Phoenix (actress) [14]
- Alicia Silverstone (actor) [15]
- Lynda Stoner (actress) [16]
- Spice Williams (actress) [17]
- Forest Whitaker (actor) [18]
- Gretchen Wyler (Broadway actress) [19]
[edit] Authors
- Haki R. Madhubuti (poet and non-fiction writer) [1]
- Dav Pilkey (children's author) [2]
- Benjamin Zephaniah (rasta poet) [3]
[edit] Musicians
- Bryan Adams (Rock musician) [4],[20]
- Fiona Apple (singer) [5]
- Erykah Badu (R&B Singer) [6]
- Brian Bell (guitarist for Weezer) [7]
- Andre Benjamin (Outkast) [8]
- Dan Briggs (musician with Between the Buried and Me) [9]
- Greg Cipes (actor, singer, surfer) [10]
- Common (Hip Hop artist) [11]
- Michael Franti (Hip Hop artist) [12]
- David Frederickson (Singer/Guitarist of The Prids) [13]
- Jan-Christian Göttsche (singer of german band Kurhaus) [14]
- Chris Hannah (Lead singer and guitarist of thrash/punk band Propagandhi) [15]
- Davey Havok (Lead singer of AFI) [16]
- Chrissie Hynde (Rock musician with The Pretenders) [17]
- Daniel Johns (Singer, songwriter and guitarist of Silverchair) [18]
- Mistina Keith (Singer/Bassist for The Prids) [19]
- Butch Klotz (Singer for Houston-based punk band 30 Foot Fall) [20]
- Dennis Lyxzén (Singer of The (International) Noise Conspiracy and formerly of Refused) [21]
- Moby (Electronic musician) [22]
- Morrissey (British songwriter) [23]
- Mutabaruka (Jamaican dub poet) [24]
- Sinéad O'Connor (Irish singer/songwriter) [21]
- Conor Oberst (Singer and Songwriter with Bright Eyes) [25]
- Justin Pearson (Vocalist/Bassist for The Locust) [26]
- Prince [27]
- Promoe (Swedish hiphop musician) [28]
- Adam Russell (Bassist of Story of the Year) [29]
- John K. Samson (from Canadian punk band the Weakerthans) [30]
- Grace Slick (Rock musician with Jefferson Airplane) [31]
- Stic.man (Hip Hop artist with Dead Prez) [32]
- Shania Twain (country artist) [33]
- Jaci Velasquez (Contemporary Christian and pop singer) [22]
- Jonathan "Yoni" Wolf (Hip hop artist with Why? and cLOUDDEAD) [34]
- Thom Yorke (Rock musician with Radiohead) [35]
[edit] Politicians
- Janez Drnovšek (president of Slovenia, former president of Yugoslavia) [36]
- Dennis Kucinich (U.S. politician) [37]
- Kerry McCarthy (UK Member of Parliament) [38]
[edit] Sportspeople
- Mac Danzig (professional mixed martial arts fighter) [39]
- Scott Jurek (ultramarathon runner) [40]
- Carl Lewis (track and field star) [41]
- Ed Templeton (professional skateboarder) [42]
[edit] Other notable people
- Keith Akers (author and Christian vegetarianism advocate) [43]
- Neal Barnard (author and president of the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, medical consultant for the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA)) [44]
- Peter Bogdanovich (film director) [23]
- Cesar Chavez (Civil Rights activist and co-founder of the National Farm Workers Association) [45]
- Glen E. Friedman (photographer) [46]
- Kathleen Jannaway (founder of Movement for Compassionate Living) [47]
- Casey Kasem (U.S. DJ/media personality) [48]
- Coretta Scott King (Civil Rights Leader) [49]
- John Mackey (co-founder and CEO of Whole Foods Market) [50]
- Peter Max (artist) [51]
- Ingrid Newkirk (author and president of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) [52]
- Dan Piraro (Cartoonist and creator of Bizarro) [53]
- Russell Simmons (Entrepreneur and co-founder of Def Jam Recordings) [54]
- Donald Watson (founder of the UK Vegan Society and coiner of the term vegan) [55]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "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).
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Joaquin Phoenix: Glabiator Star Battles Animal Abuse", Petakids.com. URL last accessed on March 21, 2006.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "FamousVeggie.com's Celebrity Interview with Spice Williams-Crosby", FamousVeggie.com. URL last accessed on March 21, 2006.
- ^ "Steven Rea. "Actor Plays The Solitary, Spiritual Killer." Philadelphia Inquirer. March 15, 2000. Section: Features D1.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Sam Allis. "It's Not Curtains Yet for Famed Director Peter Bogdanovich." Boston Globe. April 28, 2002. Section: Arts & Entertainment L13.
