List of teetotalers

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List of well-known teetotalers, practicing complete abstinence from alcoholic beverages. Note that some have abstained their entire lives, but others have only abstained after prolonged alcohol use.

Bruce Lee, Martial Artist and Actor
Prince Andrew, Member of the British royal family ^[1]
Ben Affleck, American actor admitted himself into a rehabilitation center in late 2001.^[2] He now claims to forgo the partying atmosphere.^[3]
John Ashcroft, former U.S. Attorney General^[4]
Isaac Asimov, American author and chemist^[5]
Barbara Bach, American actress ^[6]
Richard Bach, American author of Jonathan Livingston Seagull^{[citation needed]}
Amitabh Bachchan, Indian film actor^{[citation needed]}
Vidya Balan,Indian film actress^{[citation needed]}
Hrithik Roshan, Indian film actor
Jimmy Barnes, Australian Rock musician^{[citation needed]}
Captain Robert Abram Bartlett, Captain of ill-fated ship Karluk. ^[7]
Glenn Beck Former alcoholic who now abstains from alcohol entirely
David Beckham, British football player ^[8]
Kate Beckinsale, British actress
Tony Benn, British socialist politician ^[9]
Hilary Benn, British politician ^[10]
A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, Founder of the Hare Krishnas^[11]
Glynn Birch, president of Mothers Against Drunk Driving^{[citation needed]}
Mary J. Blige, American singer^{[citation needed]}
Félix Houphouët-Boigny, first President of Ivory Coast^{[citation needed]}
Bramwell Booth, General of The Salvation Army^{[citation needed]}
Catherine Booth, mother of The Salvation Army^{[citation needed]}
Evangeline Booth, General of The Salvation Army^{[citation needed]}
John Wilkes Booth, actor, infamous for killing President Lincoln^{[citation needed]}
Bartholomew Roberts, (rumored) pirate better known as Black Bart^{[citation needed]}
William Booth, founder and first General of The Salvation Army^{[citation needed]}
Don Bradman, Australian Cricketer ^[12]
Russell Brand, English comedian^[13]
Arthur Bremer, American criminal^{[citation needed]}
Ian Brown, English singer ^[14]
William Jennings Bryan, American politician of the Democratic Party^{[citation needed]}
Phil Brooks, American professional wrestler, known as "CM Punk"^[15]
George N. Briggs, Governor of Massachusetts from 1844 to 1851^[16]
George W. Bush, 43rd U.S. President, former heavy drinker, claims to have quit drinking in 1986 after determining alcohol began to "compete with his energy" (but see also George W. Bush substance abuse controversy)^[8]
Bryan Callen, actor^{[citation needed]}
Naomi Campbell, British model^[8]
Bishop James Cannon, Jr., American bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South^{[citation needed]}
George Carpenter, General of The Salvation Army^{[citation needed]}
Benjamin Carson, Famous American Neurosurgeon and Seventh-day Adventist
Kim Cattrall, Canadian actress ^[17]
Johnny "Oriental Express" Chan, American poker player, winner of a record ten WSOP bracelets ^[18]
Graham Chapman, member of Monty Python and recovering alcoholic^{[citation needed]}
Eric Clapton, English Musician ^[19]
Adam Clayton, Bass player in musical group U2^{[citation needed]}
Carlo Citrone, English professional poker player^{[citation needed]}
John Coltrane, American jazz musician
Billy Connolly, Scottish comedian ^[20]
Alice Cooper, American singer and recovering alcoholic^{[citation needed]}
Chris Cornell, American singer and musician^{[citation needed]}
Frederick Coutts, General of The Salvation Army^{[citation needed]}
Stephen Covey, self-help writer^{[citation needed]}
Wayne Coyne, American singer in the band The Flaming Lips^{[citation needed]}
Graham Coxon, English singer/songwriter^{[citation needed]}
Tom Cruise, American actor, Scientologist^{[citation needed]}
Kristin Davis, American actress ^[21]
Clarissa Dickson-Wright, English cook, one of the stars of the BBC's Two Fat Ladies cooking series^{[citation needed]}
Eric Dolphy, jazz saxophonist^{[citation needed]}
Dane Cook, American comic^{[citation needed]}
Rosie Douglas, Caribbean politician and former Prime Minister of Dominica ^[22]
Neal S. Dow, American prohibitionist known as "The Father of Prohibition"^{[citation needed]}
Steve Earle, American singer^{[citation needed]}
Mary Baker Eddy, founder of Christian Science^{[citation needed]}
Jerry Falwell, fundamentalist Baptist pastor^{[citation needed]}
Richard Feynman, Nobel Prize-winning physicist (enjoyed hanging out in bars even though he didn't drink)^{[citation needed]}
Lupe Fiasco, Chicago-based rapper^{[citation needed]}
Charles Fillmore (Unity Church), co-founder, Unity Church^{[citation needed]}
Myrtle Fillmore, co-founder, Unity Church^{[citation needed]}
Paul Francis, better known as hip-hop artist Sage Francis^{[citation needed]}
Freddie Frinton, British comedian^{[citation needed]}
Peter Gabriel, English singer^{[citation needed]}
Jim Gaffigan, American comedian^[23]
Vincent Gallo, American filmmaker^{[citation needed]}
George Galloway, British Member of Parliament ^[24]
Mohandas Gandhi, nonviolent activist for Indian independence^{[citation needed]}
A. A. Gill, Famous British journalist and restaurant critic for The Times ^[25]
Richard E. Grant, British actor, author^{[citation needed]}
Pat Gray, American radio talk-show host^[26]
Kathy Griffin, comic. ^[27]
George Hacker, head of the Alcohol Policies Project^{[citation needed]}
Alex Van Halen, in the band Van Halen
Rob Halford, vocalist of heavy metal band Judas Priest
Wendy J. Hamilton, past president of Mothers Against Drunk Driving^{[citation needed]}
Carl Stuart Hamblen, radio's first singing cowboy^{[citation needed]}
Orrin Hatch, U.S. Senator from Utah^{[citation needed]}
Lucy Hayes, U.S. First Lady, aka "Lemonade Lucy"^{[citation needed]}
James Hetfield, American frontman for heavy metal band Metallica^{[citation needed]}.
Jennifer Love Hewitt, American actress ^[28]
Edward Higgins, General of The Salvation Army^{[citation needed]}
Heinrich Himmler, German Nazi leader, head of the SS^{[citation needed]}
Gordon B. Hinckley, fifteenth President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints^{[citation needed]}
Anthony Hopkins (since 1975), Welsh actor ^[29]
Bernard Hopkins, World Champion Boxer^{[citation needed]}
Mark Hoppus, bassist of Southern California pop punk band Blink 182^{[citation needed]}
Dave Hughes, Australian stand-up comedian^{[citation needed]}
Barry Humphries aka Dame Edna, Australian actor and author^{[citation needed]}
Mary Hunt, Women's Christian Temperance Union leader^{[citation needed]}
John Ireland 19th century Catholic Church churchman in the United States^{[citation needed]}
David Irving, revisionist historian^{[citation needed]}
Samuel L. Jackson, American Oscar winning actor^{[citation needed]}
Thomas Stonewall Jackson, Confederate General and Presbyterian [1][2]
Michael Jacobson president of the Center for Science in the Public Interest^{[citation needed]}
Xeni Jardin, American journalist and blogger
Ken Jennings, noted Jeopardy! game show contestant^{[citation needed]}
Elton John, English musician^{[citation needed]}
William E. Johnson, aka “Pussyfoot Johnson,” leader of the prohibitionist Anti-Saloon League^{[citation needed]}
Penn Jillette, American magician, comedian, and member of Penn and Teller^{[citation needed]}
Franz Kafka, Czech-Jewish novelist ^[30]^[31]
Paul Kagame, President of Rwanda^{[citation needed]}
Abdul Kalam, President of India^{[citation needed]}
Peter Kay, English comedian ^[32]
Marian Keyes, English writer^{[citation needed]}
Aga Khan, spiritual and general leader of the Ismaili Nizārī Muslims^{[citation needed]}
Anthony Kiedis, singer in the band Red Hot Chili Peppers^{[citation needed]}
Gayle King, television personality^{[citation needed]}
Stephen King, American author ^[33]
Milo Kirk, past president of Mothers Against Drunk Driving^{[citation needed]}
Wilfred Kitching, General of The Salvation Army^{[citation needed]}
Osama bin Laden, figurehead of al-Qaeda, a terrorist organization^{[citation needed]}
Karl Lagerfeld, fashion designer
Robert John "Mutt" Lange, record producer^{[citation needed]}
John Larroquette, American actor, had struggled with alcoholism during the 70's and 80's^{[citation needed]}
T.E. Lawrence, British poet, scholar, and soldier^{[citation needed]}
Robert E. Lee, Confederate General^{[citation needed]}
Dr. Arnold Spencer Leese, noted British veterinarian, anti-Semite and fascist politician^{[citation needed]}
David Letterman, American talk show host and comedian^{[citation needed]}
Paul Michael Levesque, American professional wrestler known as Triple H^{[citation needed]}
Tommy Lindgren, Finnish musician, main vocalist of the Don Johnson Big Band^{[citation needed]}
Paul London, American professional wrestler^{[citation needed]}
Jennifer Lopez, American actress, pop/Latin, pop/R&B singer, fashion designer, and dancer ^[34]
Howard Phillips Lovecraft, influential American author of fantasy, horror and science fiction^{[citation needed]}
Ewan MacGregor, Scottish actor^{[citation needed]}
Ian MacKaye, American musician, founder of Dischord Records^{[citation needed]}
Alexander Mackenzie, second Prime Minister of Canada^{[citation needed]}
Francisco Madero, former President of Mexico^{[citation needed]}
Tobey Maguire, American actor ^[35]
Julia Mallam , English actress ^[36]
Marie-Antoinette, French Queen and Austrian Archduchess ^[37]
Chris Martin, lead singer of the British rock band, Coldplay ^[38]
Sir Stanley Matthews, English footballer^{[citation needed]}
William Topaz McGonagall, Scottish poet reputed to be the worst in the English language^{[citation needed]}
Malcolm McDowell, British actor, abstained since 1983^{[citation needed]}
Ian McShane, English actor^{[citation needed]}
Scott Miller, Supreme Being^{[citation needed]}
Andy Murray, Scottish tennis player ^[39]
Jimmy Nail, British actor, writer and singer ^[40]
Carrie Nation, temperance movement activist^{[citation needed]}
Olivier Parmentier, French Futurologist^{[citation needed]}
Ture Nerman, Swedish Communist leader^{[citation needed]}
Mike Ness, American rock musician
Friedrich Nietzsche Polish, German Philosopher, Psychologist ^[41]
Bill Nighy, English actor^{[citation needed]}
Ross Noble, English stand-up comedian^[42]
Jim Norton, American stand-up comedian^{[citation needed]}
Ted Nugent, American rock musician ^[43]
Karolyn Nunnallee, past president of Mothers Against Drunk Driving^{[citation needed]}
Bill O'Reilly, host of The O'Reilly Factor^{[citation needed]}
Gwyneth Paltrow, American actress^{[citation needed]}
Bartholomew Roberts, the legendary pirate dubbed "Black Bart"^{[citation needed]}
Albert Orsborn, General of The Salvation Army^{[citation needed]}
Ozzy Osbourne, British musician (after rehabilitation from drug and alcohol abuse)^{[citation needed]}
Bettie Page, American Pin-up Model^{[citation needed]}
Matthew Perry, American actor
Lukas Podolski, Footballer for the German National Team and FC Bayern München^{[citation needed]}
Iggy Pop, American singer^{[citation needed]}
Natalie Portman, American actress ^[44]
Katherine Prescott, past president of Mothers Against Drunk Driving^{[citation needed]}
Prince, American singer
Albert Pujols, Major League Baseball player^[45]
Vladimir Putin, current President of Russia^{[citation needed]}
James Randi, American magician^{[citation needed]}
Greg Raymer, 2004 World Series of Poker main event winner ($5,000,000)^{[citation needed]}
Eric Raymond, hacker and open source spokesman^{[citation needed]}
Stevie Ray Vaughan, American blues guitarist (after rehabilitation from drug and alcohol abuse)^{[citation needed]}
Walter Reuther, American labor leader, former president of the UAW^{[citation needed]}
Bosse Ringholm, Former Swedish Finance Minister^{[citation needed]}
Anne Robinson, British game show host (The Weakest Link)^[8]
Fred Rogers, American children's television host^[46]
Henry Rollins, Singer/Songwriter/Actor/Spoken Word Artist^{[citation needed]}
Mitt Romney, Former Governor of Massachusetts^[47]
Jonathan Ross (television presenter), British talkshow host^{[citation needed]}
Karl Rove, adviser to President Bush^[48]
Mickey Sadoff, past president of Mothers Against Drunk Driving^{[citation needed]}
Thomas Sankara, President of Burkina Faso^{[citation needed]}
Shakira, Colombian Latin pop singer-songwriter^{[citation needed]}
George Bernard Shaw, Irish playwright, socialist, vegetarian^{[citation needed]}
Frank Skinner, British comedian^{[citation needed]}
Sarah Silverman, American stand-up comedian, actress, and writer^[49]
Gene Simmons, American musician of the band KISS^{[citation needed]}
Manmohan Singh, Prime Minister of India^{[citation needed]}
Jada Pinkett Smith, American actress ^[50]
Alan Smith, English footballer ^[51]
Bob Smith (doctor), American co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous
Hal Smith, American actor^{[citation needed]}
John Snow, British Physician^[52]
Lovie Smith, current head coach of the Chicago Bears
Dee Snider, frontman of Twisted Sister and host of The House Of Hair
Phillip Snowden, 1st Viscount Snowden, British politician^{[citation needed]}
Hal Sparks, American actor^{[citation needed]}
Ringo Starr, English musician^{[citation needed]}
Izzy Stradlin', American musician
Lucy Stone, American suffragist^{[citation needed]}
Milt Stegall, Canadian footballer^{[citation needed]}
Jeb Stuart, Confederate cavalry general^{[citation needed]}
Gunde Svan, Swedish skier, olympic gold medal winner ([3] (Swedish))^{[citation needed]}
Billy Sunday, evangelist^{[citation needed]}
Elizabeth Taylor, American actress and screen icon^[8]
Teller, American magician and member of Penn and Teller^{[citation needed]}
Henry David Thoreau, American Transcendentalist philosopher^{[citation needed]}
Norma Phillips Thornworth, past president of Mothers Against Drunk Driving^{[citation needed]}
Daley Thompson, Decathlon Olympic Gold Medallist
Pete Townsend, English musician
Donald Trump, American businessman^{[citation needed]}
Morgan Tsvangirai, Leader and founder of the MDC, the opposition party in Zimbabwe^{[citation needed]}
Shania Twain, Canadian singer ^[53]
Tracy Ullman, British comedienne^[8]
Farin Urlaub, aka Jan Vetter, German musician and member of German punk rock band die Ärzte^{[citation needed]}
Steve Vai, American guitarist
Gerard Way, American vocalist of My Chemical Romance
Matti Vanhanen, Prime Minister of Finland^{[citation needed]}
Andrew Volstead, U.S. legislator and the man behind Prohibition in America^{[citation needed]}
Tom Waits, American singer and musician, after recovering from alcoholism^{[citation needed]}
Joe Walsh, American guitarist, singer, songwriter, member of The Eagles, after recovering from alcoholism and drug addiction^{[citation needed]}
Ian Watkins, lead singer of the Welsh band Lostprophets ^[54]
Millie I. Webb, past president of Mothers Against Drunk Driving^{[citation needed]}
Thomas Bramwell Welch, physician, discoverer of pasteurization process to prevent the fermentation of grape juice^{[citation needed]}
Fred West, British serial killer
John Wetton, English rock singer and musician, after recovering from alcoholism^[55]
Ellen G. White, co-founder of the Seventh-day Adventist Church^{[citation needed]}
Frances Willard, American educator, suffragist, President of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union^{[citation needed]}
Bruce Willis, American actor^[8]
Bill Wilson, American co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous^{[citation needed]}
"Weird Al" Yankovic, American singer-songwriter/comedian/parodist^{[citation needed]}
Stevie Wonder, American singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist
Trinny Woodall, British television personality and fashion journalist, recent star of the U.K. (original) version of What Not To Wear^{[citation needed]}
Michael York, British actor^[8]
Angus Young, lead guitarist of AC/DC. Unlike many teetotaling rock stars, Young is NOT a recovering alcoholic, as he has never been on alcohol his entire life.^{[citation needed]}
Frank Zappa, American musician and polymath ^[56]
Ben Zyskowicz, Finnish politician^{[citation needed]}
A.R.Rahman, Indian music composer (Composer of Bombay Dreams)

1 Fictional persons
2 Relationship with religion
3 References
4 See also

[edit] Fictional persons

Batman abstains from drinking entirely, though he presents his alter-ego, Bruce Wayne as a borderline alcoholic in which case he pretends that his ginger ale is actually champagne. ^[57]
MacGyver does not drink alcohol.^{[citation needed]}
Phil Mitchell stopped drinking alcohol^{[citation needed]}
Theodore “T.C.” Calvin avoids alcohol

[edit] Relationship with religion

Most practicing Baha'is, Brahmins, Latter-day Saints, Hare Krishnas, Muslims, and Seventh-day Adventists, and Sikhs can be considered to be teetotalers as it is a belief of all of their religions. However, there are some exceptions.

Methodists, Quakers and Baptists are often associated with Teetotalism due to their traditionally strong support for temperance movements. This is not a religious requirement, but the tradition is strong enough to make alcohol consumption a controversial issue among some members. Members of the Salvation Army make a promise on joining the movement to have life-long abstinence from alcohol. The Southern Baptist Convention takes a strong stand on temperance. [4][5]

Many Protestant churches use grape juice or "unfermented wine" for communion for similar reasons, but only the Methodists and most Conservative Baptists and Independent Baptist Congregations do so as official policy; in other denominations the decision is made by each local congregation. (See Christianity and alcohol and Thomas Bramwell Welch.)