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] Authors
- Haki R. Madhubuti (poet and non-fiction writer) [1]
- Dav Pilkey (children's author) [2]
- Benjamin Zephaniah (rastafarian poet) [3]
[edit] Musicians
- Bryan Adams (Rock musician) [4],[1]
- 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]
- Hunter Burgan (Bassist of AFI) [10]
- Greg Cipes (actor, singer, surfer) [11]
- Common (Hip Hop artist) [12]
- Michael Franti (Hip Hop artist) [13]
- Mylène Farmer (Singer/composer)
- Ben Gibbard (lead singer Death Cab for Cutie) [14]
- Mike Gordon (bass player Phish)
- Chris Hannah (Lead singer and guitarist of thrash/punk band Propagandhi) [15]
- Davey Havok (Lead singer of AFI) [16]
- Andy Hurley (Drummer for pop-punk band Fall Out Boy )
- Chrissie Hynde (Rock musician with The Pretenders) [17]
- Jerry Lee Lewis (1950's singer) [18]
- Daniel Johns (Singer, songwriter and guitarist of Silverchair) [19]
- Steve Jocz (Drummer for Canadian Punk rock band Sum 41)[20]
- Steve Kilbey (Rock musician/singer with The Church)
- k.d. lang (Solo singer) [22]
- Murphy Lee (Hip Hop Artist)
- Ted Leo (Punk musician with Ted Leo and the Pharmacists)[23]
- Dennis Lyxzén (Singer of The (International) Noise Conspiracy and formerly of Refused) [24]
- Fred Mascherino (guitar and vocals for Taking Back Sunday) [25]
- Moby (Electronic musician) [26]
- Morrissey (British songwriter) [27]
- Mutabaruka (Jamaican dub poet) [28]
- Bif Naked (Canadian punk rock singer) [29]
- Sinéad O'Connor (Irish singer/songwriter) [2]
- Conor Oberst (Singer and Songwriter with Bright Eyes) [30]
- Ocean(pop singer-songwriter-producer, environmental activist) [31]
- Jared Paul (hip hop/spoken word artist) [32]
- Justin Pearson (Vocalist/Bassist for The Locust) [33]
- Pep Love (rapper in underground hip hop collective, Hieroglyphics)
- Prince [34]
- Promoe (Swedish hiphop musician) [35]
- Rikki Rockett (Drummer for Poison) [36]
- Adam Russell (Bassist of Story of the Year) [37]
- John K. Samson (from Canadian punk band the Weakerthans) [38]
- Grace Slick (Rock musician with Jefferson Airplane) [39]
- Stic.man (Hip Hop artist with Dead Prez) [40]
- Ember Swift (Canadian singer-songwriter) [41]
- Shane Told (From Canadian post-hardcore band Silverstein) [42]
- Shania Twain (country artist) [43]
- Jaci Velasquez (Contemporary Christian and pop singer) [3]
- Jonathan "Yoni" Wolf (Hip hop artist with Why? and cLOUDDEAD) [44]
- Tim Holland (Hip hop artist also known as Sole) [45]
- "Weird Al" Yankovic [46]
- Thom Yorke (Rock musician with Radiohead) [47]
- James Yorkston (Scottish folk musician) [48]
[edit] Political Figures
- Cesar Chavez (civil rights activist and co-founder of the National Farm Workers Association) [49]
- Janez Drnovšek (president of Slovenia, former president of Yugoslavia) [50]
- Cathy Jamieson (member of the Scottish Parliament) [4]
- Coretta Scott King (civil rights leader) [51]
- Dennis Kucinich (U.S. politician) [52]
- Kerry McCarthy (UK Member of Parliament) [53]
- Peter Tatchell (human rights activist) [5]
[edit] Sportspeople
- Peter Brock (Australian touring car driver) [54]
- Mac Danzig (professional mixed martial arts fighter) [55]
- Scott Jurek (ultramarathon runner) [56]
- Carl Lewis (track and field star) [57]
- Ed Templeton (professional skateboarder) [58]
- James Southwood (London kickboxing champ) [59]
[edit] Other notable people
- Keith Akers (author and Christian vegetarianism advocate) [60]
- Neal Barnard (author and president of the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, medical consultant for the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA)) [61]
- Peter Bogdanovich (film director) [6]
- Glen E. Friedman (photographer) [62]
- Casey Kasem (U.S. DJ/media personality/voice of Shaggy) [63]
- John Mackey (co-founder and CEO of Whole Foods Market) [64]
- Peter Max (artist) [65]
- Isa Chandra Moskowitz (chef and author) [66]
- Ingrid Newkirk (author and president of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) [67]
- John Norris (MTV newscaster) [68]
- Dan Piraro (Cartoonist and creator of Bizarro) [69]
- Russell Simmons (Entrepreneur and co-founder of Def Jam Recordings) [70]
- David Straitjacket (World record breaking escapologist and sideshow performer]]) [71]
- Donald Watson (founder of the UK Vegan Society and coiner of the term vegan) [72]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "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.
