This is a list of people who have permanently adopted a vegetarian diet at some point during their life. [1] [2] [3] [4] Former vegetarians and those whose status is disputed are not included on this list.
The following list does not include vegetarians who are identified as vegan—those who do not consume produce that utilise animal derivatives such as eggs and dairy—who are listed separately at List of vegans.
Name | Occupation | Country | Source |
---|---|---|---|
Chris Adler | Musician, drummer of Lamb of God | United States | [5] |
Agathocles | Political grindcore musical band | Belgium | [6] |
Shmuel Yosef Agnon | Writer | Israel | [7] : 171–172 |
Dianna Agron | Actress | United States | [8] [9] |
Eden Ahbez | Musician | United States | [10] : 171 [11] [12] |
William Andrus Alcott | Physician | United States | [10] : 34–44 [13] |
Sam Altman | Entrepreneur | United States | [14] [15] |
Michael Amott | Musician | Sweden | [16] |
And Then There Were None | Rock band | United States | [17] |
Johan Angergård | Musician, owner of Labrador Records | Sweden | [18] |
Lauren Anderson | Model | United States | [19] |
Anthony the Great | Christian saint | Egypt | [20] : 22–23 [nb 1] |
Álex Anwandter | Musician, director | Chile | [22] |
Apollonius of Tyana | Philosopher | Greece | [23] : 30–35 |
Christina Applegate | Actress | United States | [24] [25] [ unreliable source? ] |
Johnny Appleseed | Nurseryman | United States | [10] : 6–7 [26] [27] : 184–186, 307–310 |
Joan Armatrading | Musician | United Kingdom | [28] |
Ólafur Arnalds | Musician | Iceland | [29] |
Ashoka the Great | Emperor | India | [23] : 75–77 [30] : 14–15 [31] : 22–23 [32] : 19–20 [33] : 55–57 |
Emilie Autumn | Singer-songwriter, poet, violinist, actress | United States | [34] |
Thaila Ayala | Actress | Brazil | [35] |
Amitabh Bachchan | Actor | India | [36] |
Vidya Balan | Actress | India | [37] |
Nic Balthazar | Film director | Belgium | [38] |
Jacob Bannon | Musician, member of Converge | United States | [39] |
John Banville | Writer | Ireland | [40] |
Arnaldo Baptista | Musician | Brazil | [41] |
Bob Barker | Game show host | United States | [42] |
Samantha Barks | Actress, singer | Isle of Man | [43] |
Brandon Barnes | Musician, drummer of Rise Against | United States | [44] |
Basil of Caesarea | Bishop | Turkey | [20] : 159–160 [45] : 78 |
Rabia Basri | Mystic | Iraq | [46] [47] |
Joseph Bates | Co-founder of Seventh-day Adventist Church | United States | [48] |
Franco Battiato | Singer-songwriter, composer, filmmaker | Italy | [49] |
Beatle Bob | Dancer, St. Louis local figure | United States | [50] |
Jeff Beck | Musician | United Kingdom | [51] |
Nick Beggs | Musician | United Kingdom | [52] |
Conrad Beissel | Religious leader | Germany | [10] : 3 |
Kristen Bell | Actress | United States | [53] |
Raja Bell | Sportsman | United States | [54] |
Brie Bella | Professional wrestler, actress, WWE Ambassador | United States | [55] |
Jo Bench | Bassist | United Kingdom | [56] |
Anthony Benezet | Abolitionist and educator | United States | [57] |
Tony Benn | Politician | United Kingdom | [58] [59] |
Hilary Benn | Politician | United Kingdom | [60] |
J. D. Beresford | Novelist | United Kingdom | [61] |
Elizabeth Berkley | Actress | United States | [62] |
Annie Besant | Writer | United Kingdom | [30] : 99–107 |
Traci Bingham | Actress | United States | [63] |
Maximilian Bircher-Benner | Physician | Switzerland | [64] |
John Bishop | Comedian | United Kingdom | [65] [66] [67] |
Barry Black | Clergyman | United States | [68] [69] |
Pippa Black | Actress | Australia | [70] |
Tony Blackburn | Disc jockey | United Kingdom | [71] |
Zach Blair | Musician, guitarist of Rise Against | United States | [72] |
Alexa Bliss | Professional wrestler | United States | [73] |
Reginald Horace Blyth | Author | United Kingdom | [74] |
Kees Boeke | Missionary | Netherlands | [75] : 240 |
Beau Bokan | Musician and singer, frontman of Blessthefall | United States | [76] |
Marc Bolan | Musician | United Kingdom | [77] |
Michael Bolton | Musician | United States | [78] |
Surya Bonaly | Skater | France | [79] |
Bramwell Booth | Chief of the Staff and General of The Salvation Army | United Kingdom | [80] |
William Booth | Preacher, Founder of The Salvation Army | United Kingdom | [81] |
Nathaniel Borenstein | Computer scientist | United States | [82] [83] |
Magnus Børmark | Musician | Norway | [84] |
Wouter Bos | Politician | Netherlands | [nb 2] |
Viktor Bout | Arms dealer, entrepreneur | Russia | [86] [87] |
Josh Bradford | Guitarist for Silverstein | Canada | [88] [ unreliable source? ] |
Constantin Brâncuși | Sculptor, painter and photographer, pioneer of modernism | Romania | [89] : 228 |
Gyles Brandreth | Writer and politician | United Kingdom | [90] |
Justin Lee Brannan | Artist, community activist, organizer | United States | [91] |
Claudia de Breij | Comedian | Netherlands | [nb 3] |
Eva Briegel | Singer | Germany | [93] [ unreliable source? ] |
Christie Brinkley | Model, actress | United States | [94] |
Peter Brock | Motor racing driver | Australia | [95] |
Fenner Brockway | Politician | United Kingdom | [96] [97] |
Joseph Brotherton | Politician | United Kingdom | [98] |
Luitzen E.J. Brouwer | Mathematician | Netherlands | [75] : 236 |
Chris Browne | Cartoonist | United States | [99] |
Kathalijne Buitenweg | Politician | Netherlands | [100] |
Héctor Buitrago | Co-member of the Latin alternative band Aterciopelados | Colombia | [101] [102] |
Bully | Rock band | United States | [103] |
Tahita Bulmer | Singer-songwriter for electronic band New Young Pony Club | United Kingdom | [104] |
George Burdi | Musician and white supremacist | Canada | [105] |
Peter Burwash | Tennis player | Canada | [106] |
Kate Bush | Musician | United Kingdom | [107] |
Lauren Bush | Model, designer | United States | [108] [109] [110] [111] [ unreliable source? ] |
John Campbell | Bassist for Lamb of God | United States | [5] |
Nacho Cano | Arranger, composer, musician, record producer | Spain | [112] |
Julia Carling | Journalist | United Kingdom | [113] |
Belinda Carlisle | Singer | United States | [114] [ unreliable source? ] |
Edward Carpenter | Poet | United Kingdom | [32] : 79–80 [115] : 256–266, 276 |
Ben Carson | Neurosurgeon | United States | [116] |
Chris Carter | Musician | United Kingdom | [117] |
Paul Carton | Physician | France | [118] |
Cathy Cassidy | Author | United Kingdom | [119] |
Dan Castellaneta | Voice actor | United States | [120] |
Saint Catherine of Siena | Theologian | Italy | [20] : 167–168 [45] : 89 |
Stephanie Cayo | Actress, singer, model | Peru | [121] |
Ceschi | Musician | United States | [122] |
Stephen Chan Chi Wan | Businessman | Hong Kong | [123] |
Agustina Cherri | Actress, dancer, model | Argentina | [124] [125] |
Jacky Cheung | Singer | Hong Kong | [126] |
Sri Chinmoy | Poet | India | [127] |
Michael Guy Chislett | Musician | Australia | [128] [ unreliable source? ] |
Julie Christie | Actress | United Kingdom | [129] [130] |
Saint John Chrysostom | Early Church Father | Turkey | [45] : 79 [115] : 124 |
Daniël de Clercq | Socialist | Netherlands | [131] |
Sue Coe | Artist | United Kingdom | [132] |
J. M. Coetzee | Writer | South Africa | [133] : 63–65 [134] |
Rabbi David Cohen | Rabbi | Israel | [7] : 172 [135] |
She'ar Yashuv Cohen | Rabbi | Israel | [7] : 172–173 [135] |
John Coltrane | Musician | United States | [136] |
Pat Condell | Writer | United Kingdom | [nb 4] |
Confucius | Philosopher | China | [138] [139] [140] |
Consolidated | Radical activist music group | United States | [141] |
Jeremy Corbyn | Politician | United Kingdom | [142] |
Liam Cormier | Musician | United States | [143] |
Isabelle Cornish | Actress | Australia | [144] |
Hugo Brandt Corstius | Author | Netherlands | [145] |
Elvis Costello | Musician | United Kingdom | [146] |
Roger Crab | Haberdasher | United Kingdom | [147] : 26–38 |
Stafford Cripps | Politician | United Kingdom | [148] [149] |
Ernest Howard Crosby | Writer | United States | [10] : 143–147 |
Attila Csihar | Extreme metal musician | Hungary | [150] [151] |
Alfonso Cuarón | Film director | Mexico | [152] |
Mark Cuban | Entrepreneur | United States | [153] |
Rivers Cuomo | Musician | United States | [154] |
Peter Cushing | Actor | United Kingdom | [155] |
Leonardo da Vinci | Polymath | Republic of Florence | [156] |
Eugen d'Albert | Musician | Germany | [nb 5] |
John Darnielle | Musician, novelist | United States | [158] |
Georg Friedrich Daumer | Poet | Germany | [159] : 282–286 |
Dave Davies | Musician | United Kingdom | [160] |
Ray Davies | Musician | United Kingdom | [161] |
Zsombor Deak | Triathlete | Romania | [162] |
John Dear | Catholic priest, Christian pacifist, vegetarianism advocate | United States | [163] |
Brad Delp | Singer-songwriter, frontman of Boston and RTZ | United States | [164] |
Eugenio Derbez | Television actor, director | Mexico | [165] |
Morarji Desai | 4th Prime Minister of India | India | [166] |
Floortje Dessing | Presenter | Netherlands | [167] |
Torrey DeVitto | Actress, musician, former fashion model | United States | [168] [169] |
Thomas Di Leva | Singer-songwriter | Sweden | [170] |
Julieta Díaz | Actress | Argentina | [171] |
Dave Dictor | Musician | United States | [172] |
Mike Dirnt | Musician | United States | [173] [ unreliable source? ] |
Donovan | Musician | United Kingdom | [174] |
Eliza Doolittle | Musician | United Kingdom | [175] [176] [ unreliable source? ] [177] |
David D'Or | Musician | Israel | [178] |
Julien Doré | Singer-songwriter, musician, actor | France | [179] [180] |
Desmond Doss | Combat medic, Medal of Honor recipient | United States | [181] |
Pia Douwes | Actress | Netherlands | [92] |
Hugh Dowding | Officer in the Royal Air Force | United Kingdom | [182] |
Muriel Dowding, Baroness Dowding | Animal rights activist | United Kingdom | [183] : 137–151 |
Anna Drijver | Model | Netherlands | [184] |
Isadora Duncan | Dancer | United States | [185] |
Michael Clarke Duncan | Actor | United States | [186] [ unreliable source? ] |
Frederik van Eeden | Writer | Netherlands | [187] |
Greg Egan | Writer | Australia | [188] |
Michael Eisner | Businessman | United States | [189] |
Mattias Eklundh | Musician | Sweden | [190] |
Emmanuel | Singer | Mexico | [191] |
Emmylou Harris | Musician | United States | [192] |
Empedocles of Acragas | Ancient Greek philosopher | Greece | [23] : 30–32 [45] : 41–42 [115] : 64–66 |
Guy Endore | Writer | United States | [193] |
Selma Ergeç | Actress | Turkey | [194] |
En Esch | Musician | Germany | [195] |
Joshua Evans | Quaker minister | United States | [196] : 40 [10] : 7 |
Henri W.PH.E. van den Bergh van Eysinga | Writer | Netherlands | [75] : 228 |
Brian Fair | Vocalist for metal band Shadows Fall | United States | [197] [ unreliable source? ] |
Cosey Fanni Tutti | Performance artist, musician, writer | United Kingdom | [117] |
Corey Feldman | Actor | United States | [198] [ unreliable source? ] |
Marty Feldman | Comedian | United Kingdom | [199] |
Adam Ferguson | Philosopher | United Kingdom | [159] : 208 [200] : 204–206 |
Vanessa Ferlito | Actress | United States | [201] |
Marsilio Ficino | Philosopher | Italy | [202] |
Doug Fieger | Musician | United States | [203] |
Thomas Gabriel Fischer | Metal musician who led the groups Hellhammer, Celtic Frost and Triptykon | Switzerland | [204] |
Harley Flanagan | Founding member and former bassist of the crossover thrash band Cro-Mags. | United States | [205] |
Alba Flores | Actress | Spain | [206] |
Flux of Pink Indians | Anarcho-punk/post-punk band | United Kingdom | [207] |
Jerome Flynn | Actor | United Kingdom | [208] |
Jonathan Safran Foer | Writer | United States | [209] |
Alina Foley | Actress | United States | [210] [ unreliable source? ] |
Alan Ford | Actor | United Kingdom | [211] [212] |
Desmond Ford | Evangelical Christian | Australia | [213] [214] |
Thomas Ignatius Maria Forster | Astronomer | United Kingdom | [147] : 374–375 |
J. D. Fortune | Musician | Canada | [215] |
Jorja Fox | Actress | United States | [216] [217] [ unreliable source? ] |
Sage Francis | Rapper | United States | [218] [ unreliable source? ] |
Saint Francis of Paola | Mendicant friar | Italy | [20] : 146 |
Nat Friedman | Programmer | United States | [219] |
Edgar Froese | German artist and electronic music pioneer, best known for founding the electronic music group Tangerine Dream | Germany | [220] |
Sadie Frost | Actress | United Kingdom | [221] [ unreliable source? ] |
John Galliano | Fashion designer | United Kingdom | [222] [ unreliable source? ] |
Mahatma Gandhi | Leader of the Indian independence movement | India | [223] : xii [224] |
Gao Yuanyuan | Actress | China | [225] [ unreliable source? ] |
Jerry Garcia | Singer-songwriter and guitarist | United States | [226] |
Germán Garmendia | YouTuber | Chile | [227] [ non-primary source needed ] |
Nicky Garratt | Musician, chef | United Kingdom | [228] |
Antoni Gaudí | Architect | Spain | [229] |
John Gay | Poet and dramatist | United Kingdom | [159] : 115–119 |
Teri Gender Bender | Musician | United States | [230] |
Geoffrey Giuliano | Actor | United States | [231] |
Philip Glass | Composer | United States | [232] |
Kevin Godley | Musician | United Kingdom | [233] |
Daniel Goldhagen | Author, professor, political scientist | United States | [234] |
Bobcat Goldthwait | Comedian | United States | [235] |
Lewis Gompertz | Animal rights advocate | United Kingdom | [236] |
Jorge González | Musician, former leader of the band Los Prisioneros | Chile | [237] |
João Gordo | Singer-songwriter | Brazil | [238] |
Shlomo Goren | Rabbi | Israel | [7] : 104, 173–174 [135] |
Lawrence Gowan | Musician | Canada | [239] |
Mckenna Grace | Actress | United States | [240] [ unreliable source? ] |
Sylvester Graham | Dietary reformer | United States | [10] : 15–70 [30] : 141–148 |
Percy Grainger | Musician | Australia | [241] : 78–79 |
Dion Graus | Politician | Netherlands | [242] |
Derrick Green | Extreme metal vocalist for Sepultura | United States | [243] |
Gail Greenwood | Musician | United States | [244] |
Dick Gregory | Comedian | United States | [30] : 215–218 |
Amanda Griffin | Model | Philippines | [245] |
Angela Groothuizen | Singer | Netherlands | [246] |
Benjamin Grosvenor | Musician | United Kingdom | [247] |
Vida Guerra | Glamour model | Cuba | [248] [ non-primary source needed ] |
Nacha Guevara | Singer-songwriter, dancer and actress | Argentina | [249] |
Ramachandra Guha | Historian | India | [250] |
Chin Chin Gutierrez | Actress | Philippines | [251] [ unreliable source? ] |
GZA | Rapper | United States | [252] |
Ha Okio | Musician | Vietnam | [253] |
Alexander Hacke | Musician | Germany | [254] |
Nina Hagen | Singer and actress | Germany | [255] |
Alexander Haig | Physician | United Kingdom | [256] |
J. B. S. Haldane | Scientist | United Kingdom | [257] |
Otoman Zar-Adusht Ha'nish | Spiritual leader | United States | [258] |
Trés Hanley | Actress and singer | United States | [259] |
Hao Lei | Actress | China | [260] |
Neil Harbisson | Cyborg | Spain | [261] |
John Harris | Journalist | United Kingdom | [262] |
George Harrison | Musician | United Kingdom | [263] |
Lenie 't Hart | Animal rights activist | Netherlands | [264] |
Maarten 't Hart | Biologist | Netherlands | [nb 6] |
David Hartley | Philosopher | United Kingdom | [266] : 207–209 [nb 7] |
Thom Hartmann | Radio personality, author | United States | [268] |
Annie Haslam | Musician | United Kingdom | [269] |
Juliana Hatfield | Musician | United States | [270] |
Lizzy Hawker | Long-distance runner | United Kingdom | [271] |
Samantha Hayes | News presenter | New Zealand | [272] |
Heaven Shall Burn | Extreme metal band | Germany | [273] |
Sadegh Hedayat | Writer | Iran | [274] |
Martin van Hees | Philosopher | Netherlands | [275] [276] |
Anne-Marie Helder | Singer-songwriter | United Kingdom | [277] |
Maximiliano Hernández Martínez | Politician | El Salvador | [278] |
Rudolf Hess | Politician | Germany | [279] |
Missy Higgins | Singer-songwriter | Australia | [280] [281] |
Saint Hilarion | Anchorite | Egypt | [20] : 24–25 |
Arnold Hills | Businessman | United Kingdom | [282] |
Susumu Hirasawa | Musician | Japan | [283] |
Adolf Hitler | Politician | Austria | [284] [285] [286] [287] [nb 8] |
Isa Hoes | Actress | Netherlands | [167] |
Lancelot Hogben | Zoologist | United Kingdom | [292] |
Amanda Holden | Actress and television presenter | United Kingdom | [293] [ unreliable source? ] |
Jens Holm | Politician | Sweden | [294] |
Tuomas Holopainen | Keyboardist, songwriter | Finland | [295] |
Henriette Roland Holst | Poet | Netherlands | [75] : 230 |
Hostage Calm | Punk rock band | United States | [296] [ unreliable source? ] |
John Howard | Prison reformer | United Kingdom | [297] |
Steve Howe | Musician, guitarist for progressive rock band Yes | United Kingdom | [298] |
Mike Hranica | Singer for metalcore band The Devil Wears Prada | United States | [299] |
Dave Hughes | Television presenter | Australia | [300] |
Richard Hughes | Drummer | United Kingdom | [301] |
Henny Huisman | Television presenter | Netherlands | [302] |
Aldous Huxley | Writer | United Kingdom | [303] |
Chrissie Hynde | Musician, songwriter | United States | [304] |
Iamblichus | Philosopher | Syria | [305] |
Vanilla Ice | Rapper and actor | United States | [306] |
Eric Idle | Comedian, musician, writer | United Kingdom | [307] |
Frank Iero | Musician | United States | [308] [ unreliable source? ] |
Steve Ignorant | Singer and artist, co-founder of the anarcho-punk band Crass | United Kingdom | [309] |
Michael Imperioli | Actor | United States | [310] [ unreliable source? ] |
Ewout Irrgang | Politician | Netherlands | [311] |
La Toya Jackson | Singer | United States | [312] |
Susan Saint James | Actress | United States | [183] : 47–58 |
Reid Jamieson | Singer-songwriter | Canada | [313] |
Jim Jarmusch | Film director | United States | [314] |
JeA | Singer | South Korea | [315] [316] [317] |
Mick Jenkins | Rapper | United States | [318] |
Joan Jett | Singer-songwriter | United States | [319] |
Éder Jofre | Boxer | Brazil | [320] |
Matt Johnson | Vocalist and keyboardist of the indie pop duo Matt and Kim | United States | [321] |
Christofer Johnsson | Musician, founder member of Therion | Sweden | [322] |
James Johnston | Politician | United Kingdom | [323] |
Howard Jones | Musician | United Kingdom | [324] |
Watkin Tudor Jones | Musician | South Africa | [325] |
Jónsi | Musician, founder of post-rock band Sigur Rós | Iceland | [326] |
Sachiin J. Joshi | Actor, producer | India | [327] |
Mike Joyce | Drummer | United Kingdom | [328] |
Juanes | Singer-songwriter | Colombia | [329] |
Kabīr | Poet | India | [23] : 47–49 |
Alter Kacyzne | Photo-journalist | Lithuania | [7] : 171 |
Franz Kafka | Novelist | Austria-Hungary | [330] |
Shelly Kagan | Philosopher | United States | [331] |
A. P. J. Abdul Kalam | 11th President of India | India | [332] |
Roberta Kalechofsky | Jewish writer, feminist, animal rights activist | United States | [333] |
Antonie Kamerling | Actor | Netherlands | [334] |
Shahid Kapoor | Actor | India | [335] [ unreliable source? ] |
Eliane Karp | Anthropologist, former First Lady of Peru | France | [336] |
Raden Adjeng Kartini | Educator, feminist | Indonesia | [337] |
Bill Kaulitz | Singer | Germany | [338] |
Kayah | Singer | Poland | [339] |
Sati Kazanova | Singer | Russia | [340] |
Annette Kellermann | Swimmer and actress | Australia | [341] |
John Harvey Kellogg | Physician | United States | [30] : 149–158 |
Matthew Kenney | Chef | United States | [342] |
Kesha | Singer-songwriter | United States | [343] |
Irrfan Khan | Actor | India | [344] [345] |
Ayya Khema | Bhikkhuni | Germany and United States | [346] |
Steve Kilbey | Singer-songwriter | Australia | [347] |
Masta Killa | Rapper | United States | [348] [ unreliable source? ] |
Kim Hyo-jin | Actress | South Korea | [349] |
Anna Bonus Kingsford | Magazine editor | United Kingdom | [159] : 374–383 [350] |
Bep van Klaveren | Boxer | Netherlands | [75] : 103 [351] |
Marcela Kloosterboer | Actress | Argentina | [352] |
Nicolette Kluijver | Television presenter and model | Netherlands | [167] |
Paul Koehler | Drummer of metalcore band Silverstein | Canada | [88] [353] |
Niko Koffeman | Politician | Netherlands | [nb 9] |
Hannes Kolehmainen | Long-distance runner | Finland | [355] |
Martine Wittop Koning | Writer | Netherlands | [75] : 231 [356] |
Abraham Isaac Kook | Rabbi | Latvia | [7] : 175 [23] : 118–121 [135] |
Kim van Kooten | Actress and screenwriter | Netherlands | [334] |
David Koresh | Leader of Branch Davidians | United States | [357] |
k-os | Rapper | Canada | [358] [359] [ unreliable source? ] |
Killer Kowalski | Professional wrestler | Canada | [30] : 231–236 |
Daniel H. Kress | Physician, follower of John Harvey Kellogg | Canada-United States | [360] [ page needed ] |
Lauretta E. Kress | Physician, follower of John Harvey Kellogg | United States | [360] |
Jiddu Krishnamurti | Writer and public speaker | India | [361] |
Liv Kristine | Singer-songwriter | Norway | [362] |
KRS-One | Rapper | United States | [363] |
Alexander Krull | Singer | Germany | [362] |
Attje Kuiken | Politician | Netherlands | [364] |
Sushil Kumar | Wrestler | India | [365] |
František Kupka | Artist | Czechoslovakia | [nb 10] [nb 11] |
Yasmien Kurdi | Singer | Philippines | [245] |
Haldor Lægreid | Singer | Norway | [368] |
Christine Lagarde | managing director of the International Monetary Fund | France | [369] |
Alphonse de Lamartine | Writer, poet and politician | France | [nb 12] [nb 13] |
Carla Lane | Television writer | United Kingdom | [371] |
Robert Lange | Record producer and songwriter | South Africa | [372] |
Frances Moore Lappé | Researcher and writer | United States | [373] |
Lauren Laverne | Radio DJ, television presenter and musician | United Kingdom | [374] [375] |
Maricel Laxa | Comedian and actress | Philippines | [376] |
Benjamin Lay | Abolitionist | United States | [377] [378] [379] |
Cloris Leachman | Actress | United States | [380] |
Charles Webster Leadbeater | Author | United Kingdom | [381] |
Rita Lee | Singer-songwriter | Brazil | [382] [383] |
Patricia de León | Actress, TV host, model, beauty pageant titleholder | Panama | [384] |
Nikolai Leskov | Writer | Russia | [385] |
Chris Leslie | Electric folk musician, member of Fairport Convention | United Kingdom | [386] |
Katie Leung | Actress | United Kingdom | [387] |
Leona Lewis | Singer | United Kingdom | [388] [389] [390] [ unreliable source? ] |
Tony Levin | Musician | United States | [391] |
Liang Shuming | Philosopher, teacher, and leader in the Rural Reconstruction Movement | China | [392] |
Jimmy Liao | Picture book illustrator | Taiwan | [123] |
Bart de Ligt | Anarcho-pacifist and antimilitarist | Netherlands | [75] : 239 |
Jan Ligthart | Teacher | Netherlands | [75] : 220 |
Jack Lindsay | Writer | Australia | [241] : 77 |
Richard Linklater | Film director | United States | [393] [394] [395] |
Lucy Liu | Actress | United States | [396] [397] |
Tzipi Livni | Politician | Israel | [398] |
Eneko Llanos | Athlete | Spain | [399] |
Lo Wing-lok | Physician and politician | Hong Kong | [123] |
Michael Locher | Musician | Switzerland | [400] |
Claire Loewenfeld | Nutritionist and herbalist | Germany | [401] |
César López | Musician | Mexico | [402] |
Patricia López | Actress | Chile | [403] |
Kiko Loureiro | Musician, Guitarist | Brazil | [404] |
Lu You | Poet | China | [405] |
Arjen Lucassen | Singer-songwriter | Netherlands | [406] |
Joanna Lumley | Actress | United Kingdom | [407] |
Anni-Frid Lyngstad | Singer | Norway | [84] |
Lady Constance Lytton | Suffragette | United Kingdom | [408] |
M-1 | Rapper, member of Dead Prez | United States | [409] |
Grant MacEwan | Professor and politician | Canada | [410] |
Francisco Madero | Politician, writer and revolutionary | Mexico | [411] [412] |
R. Madhavan | Actor, writer, producer, television presenter | India | [413] |
Jamby Madrigal | Politician | Philippines | [245] |
Jaime de Magalhães Lima | Philosopher, poet and writer | Portugal | [nb 14] |
Mahavira | Sage who established tenets of Jainism | India | [30] : 19–28 |
Gustav Mahler | Composer and one of the leading conductors of his generation | Austria-Hungary | [nb 15] [nb 16] |
Lucy A. Mallory | Writer, publisher, editor, and spiritualist | United States | [417] |
Andrius Mamontovas | Musician, songwriter, record producer, actor | Lithuania | [418] [419] |
Mani | Founder of Manichaeism | Iran | [420] |
João Manzarra | Television host | Portugal | [421] |
Jodie Marsh | Media personality, glamour model | United Kingdom | [422] [ unreliable source? ] |
Andy Martin | Musician and writer | United Kingdom | [423] |
Billy Martin | Guitarist and keyboardist for pop punk band Good Charlotte | United States | [424] [ unreliable source? ] |
Luis Miguel Martín | Long-distance runner | Spain | [425] |
Ricky Martin | Singer-songwriter, actor | Puerto Rico | [426] [ unreliable source? ] |
Mariano Gabriel Martínez | Musician and producer, founder of the band Attaque 77 | Argentina | [427] |
Sebastián Martínez | Actor | Colombia | [428] |
Doug Martsch | Musician, member of Built to Spill | United States | [429] [ unreliable source? ] |
Scott Maslen | Actor, model | United Kingdom | [430] [ unreliable source? ] |
Paul Masvidal | Musician, member of progressive metal band Cynic | United States | [431] |
Mojo Mathers | Politician, member of the New Zealand House of Representatives | New Zealand | [432] |
Andre Matos | Musician | Brazil | [433] [434] |
Trixie Mattel | Drag queen, singer-songwriter, comedian | United States | [435] [ non-primary source needed ] |
Alicia Mayer | Actress, comedian | Philippines | [436] [ unreliable source? ] |
Mazdak | Founder of Mazdakism | Iran | [437] |
Paul Mazurkiewicz | Drummer for death metal band Cannibal Corpse | United States | [438] |
Winston McCall | Musician | Australia | [439] |
Colman McCarthy | Journalist, teacher, lecturer, peace activist | United States | [10] : 206–207 |
Linda McCartney | Photographer, musician, entrepreneur | United States | [440] |
Paul McCartney | Musician, composer, producer, businessman, member of The Beatles | United Kingdom | [441] [442] [443] [444] [445] |
Stella McCartney | Fashion designer | United Kingdom | [446] |
Rue McClanahan | Actress, comedian, author | United States | [447] |
Patrick McDonnell | Illustrator, creator of Mutts | United States | [448] |
James McDowall | Politician, member of the New Zealand House of Representatives | New Zealand | [449] |
Jay McGuiness | Singer, member of the boy band The Wanted | United Kingdom | [175] [176] [177] |
Tim McIlrath | Musician, vocalist and guitarist of Rise Against | United States | [450] |
Gina McKee | Actress | United Kingdom | [451] |
Virginia McKenna | Actress, author and wildlife campaigner | United Kingdom | [452] |
Edward McMillan-Scott | Member of the European Parliament | United Kingdom | [453] |
Trash McSweeney | Musician, leader of the band The Red Paintings | Australia | [454] [455] [ non-primary source needed ] |
Hemant Mehta | Author, blogger, atheist activist | United States | [456] |
Armin Meiwes | Convict who claims to be reformed and concerned about injustices | Germany | [ citation needed ] |
Shraga Feivel Mendlowitz | Rabbi, leader of American Orthodoxy | United States | [457] [458] |
Natalie Merchant | Musician, songwriter | United States | [459] |
Method Man | Hip hop artist, record producer, actor, member of the Wu-Tang Clan | United States | [460] |
Chucho Merchán | Musician | Colombia | [461] |
Saint Angela de Merici | Religious leader and saint | Italy | [20] : 125–126 |
Johan Messchaert | Singer and vocal pedagogue | Netherlands | [75] : 219 |
Reinhard Mey | Singer-songwriter | Germany | [462] |
Eustace Miles | Real tennis player and health writer | United Kingdom | [463] |
Gabrielle Miller | Actress | Canada | [464] |
Crispian Mills | Musician, songwriter, film director | United Kingdom | [465] |
Hayley Mills | Actress, singer | United Kingdom | [466] |
Milo | Rapper | United States | [467] |
Giovanni Pico della Mirandola | Renaissance philosopher | Italy | [468] |
Narendra Modi | 14th Prime Minister of India | India | [469] |
Elizabeth Maria Molteno | Suffragist and civil rights activist | South Africa | [470] |
Daniel Mongrain | Musician for metal bands Martyr and Voivod | Canada | [471] |
Théodore Monod | Naturalist, explorer, and humanist scholar | France | [472] |
Andrea Montenegro | Actress, model | Peru | [473] |
Leonardo Montero | TV host | Argentina | [474] |
Alan Moore | Comic book writer | United Kingdom | [475] |
J. Howard Moore | Zoologist, philosopher, educator and socialist | United States | [476] |
Jenna Morasca | Actor, swimsuit model, winner of Survivor: The Amazon | United States | [477] [ unreliable source? ] |
Tom Morello | Guitarist, singer, songwriter, former member of Rage Against the Machine | United States | [478] |
Edwin Moses | Former track and field athlete | United States | [479] |
Malcolm Muggeridge | Journalist, author, satirist | United Kingdom | [30] : 243–250 |
Bawa Muhaiyaddeen | Saintly Tamil-speaking teacher and Sufi mystic from the island of Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka | [23] : 175 |
Lillian Müller | Model, actress in motion pictures and television | Norway | [84] |
Desidério Murcho | Philosopher, professor, and writer | Portugal | [nb 17] |
Stuart Murdoch | Musician, member of indie pop band Belle & Sebastian | United Kingdom | [481] [ unreliable source? ] |
Keith Murray | Musician, member of indie rock band We Are Scientists | United States | [482] [ unreliable source? ] |
Murs | Rapper | United States | [483] [ unreliable source? ] |
Reuben D. Mussey | Medical doctor and an early opponent of tobacco | United States | [10] : 44–46 |
My Summer As A Salvation Soldier | Singer-songwriter | Iceland | [484] |
Adam Myerson | Cyclist | United States | [485] [486] |
Xavier Naidoo | Singer-songwriter, record producer | Germany | [487] |
Andrew Napolitano | Senior Judicial Analyst for Fox News Channel, former host of Freedom Watch | United States | [488] |
Kevin Nealon | Actor and comedian | United States | [489] |
Helen Nearing | Author | United States | [490] |
Scott Nearing | Economist, educator, writer | United States | [490] |
Sharon Needles | Drag Queen, Singer | United States | [491] [ unreliable source? ] |
Philip Neri | Priest noted for founding the "Congregation of the Oratory" | Italy | [20] : 152 [266] : 153 |
Mike Ness | Musician for punk rock band Social Distortion | United States | [492] |
Jukka Nevalainen | Musician, member of Nightwish | Finland | [493] |
Phil Neville | Footballer, played for Manchester United and Everton | United Kingdom | [494] |
George Nicholson | Nationally known printer | United Kingdom | [495] |
Ferdinand Domela Nieuwenhuis | The Netherlands' first prominent socialist | Netherlands | [75] : 214 |
Nityalila | Singer-songwriter | Philippines | [496] |
Roberto de Nobili | Jesuit missionary to Southern India | Italy | [497] |
William F. Nolan | Novelist, short story writer | United States | [498] |
Krist Novoselic | Musician, songwriter, author, activist, Nirvana member | United States | [499] |
Laura Nyro | Songwriter, singer, pianist | United States | [500] |
Suresh Oberoi | Character actor | India | [501] |
Vivek Oberoi | Actor | India | [502] |
Billy Ocean | Singer-songwriter | United Kingdom | [503] |
Natasja Oerlemans | Politician, prominent member of the Party for the Animals | Netherlands | [504] |
José Oiticica | Poet, activist | Brazil | [505] |
Henry Oldham | Obstetric physician | United Kingdom | [506] |
Margreth Olin | Film director and producer | Norway | [84] |
Maria O'Neill | Writer, poet, journalist, spiritualist | Portugal | [507] |
Onision | YouTuber and Internet personality | United States | [508] |
Natalia Oreiro | Singer, actress, fashion designer | Uruguay | [509] |
Origen of Alexandria | Early Christian Neoplatonist philosopher and theologian and Church Father | Roman province of Egypt | [510] |
Dean Ornish | Physician and researcher | United States | [511] |
Kelly Osbourne | Singer-songwriter, author, actress, television personality, radio personality, fashion designer | United Kingdom | [512] |
Maja Ostaszewska | Actress | Poland | [513] [514] [515] |
Carré Otis | Actress, model | United States | [516] |
Esther Ouwehand | Politician, marketing manager | Netherlands | [nb 18] |
Cem Özdemir | Politician | Germany | [518] |
Monty Panesar | Cricketer | United Kingdom | [519] |
Rosa Parks | Civil Rights Activist | United States | [520] |
Alice Paul | Socialist, suffragist, feminist, and women's rights activist | United States | [521] |
Alexandra Paul | Actress | United States | [522] |
Gastón Pauls | Actor, TV host, producer | Argentina | [125] |
Nicolás Pauls | Actor, musician | Argentina | [523] |
Justin Pearson | Musician for a number of noise rock and hardcore bands, as The Locust | United States | [524] [ unreliable source? ] [525] |
Kal Penn | Film and television actor, producer, and civil servant | United States | [526] |
Isaac Leib Peretz | Yiddish language author and playwright | Poland | [7] : 171 |
Tony Perry | Musician, member of Pierce the Veil | United States | [527] [ unreliable source? ] |
Fiona Phillips | Television broadcaster | United Kingdom | [293] [ unreliable source? ] |
Richard Phillips | Schoolteacher, author and publisher | United Kingdom | [159] : 235–244 |
Kellie Pickler | Singer-songwriter | United States | [528] [ unreliable source? ] |
Gary Pihl | Guitarist, member of the band Boston | United States | [529] |
Sarah M. Pike | Comparative religion scholar | United States | [530] |
Pitchshifter | Metal band | United Kingdom | [531] |
Plotinus | Ancient Greek Neoplatonist philosopher | Greece | [nb 19] [533] |
Plutarch | Biographer, essayist, priest, ambassador, magistrate | Greece | [534] |
Henri Polak | Trade unionist and politician | Netherlands | [75] : 229 |
Alexander Pope | Poet | United Kingdom | [535] |
John Porcelly | Musician | United States | [536] |
Porphyry | Ancient Greek Neoplatonist philosopher | Greece | [31] : 37–38 [45] : 58–61 |
Martín de Porres | Lay brother of the Dominican Order | Peru | [20] : 206 |
John Cowper Powys | Novelist | United Kingdom | [537] |
A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada | Gaudiya Vaishnava teacher, founder-acharya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness | India | [23] : 56–60 [30] : 173–180 |
Jade Puget | Musician, member of the alternative rock band AFI | United States | [538] |
Purified in Blood | Metalcore band | Norway | [539] |
Jimmy Pursey | Musician, record producer | United Kingdom | [540] |
Puyi | Emperor | China | [541] |
Pythagoras of Samos | Ionian Greek philosopher, religious teacher, political leader, and founder of Pythagoreanism | Greece | [46] [542] |
Martha Quinn | One of the original video jockeys on MTV | United States | [543] |
Andrea Rabagliati | Author | United Kingdom | [544] |
Shrimad Rajchandra | Jain poet and philosopher | India | [545] [546] |
C. V. Raman | Physicist | India | [547] |
Srinivasa Ramanujan | Mathematician and autodidact | India | [548] |
Anna Ramírez Bauxel | Racing cyclist | Spain | [549] |
Murray Rankin | Politician | Canada | [550] |
P.V. Narasimha Rao | 9th Prime Minister of India | India | [551] |
Guillaume Thomas François Raynal | Writer and man of letters during the Age of Enlightenment | France | [nb 20] |
Jean Jacques Élisée Reclus | Geographer, anarchist revolutionary, and writer | France | [32] : 88, 105, 173–176 |
Dame Patsy Reddy | Governor-General of New Zealand | New Zealand | [553] |
Redman | Rapper, record producer, actor | United States | [554] |
Dimitri Reinderman | Chess Grandmaster with an Elo rating of 2542 | Netherlands | [302] |
Ilya Yefimovich Repin | Leading Russian painter and sculptor of the Peredvizhniki artistic school | Russia | [385] [555] : 110–114 |
Rekha | Actress | India | [556] |
Reshma | Renowned folk singer of Pakistan | Pakistan | [557] |
Rou Reynolds | Lead vocalist of Enter Shikari | United Kingdom | [558] [ non-primary source needed ] |
Saint Richard of Chichester | Saint who was Bishop of Chichester | United Kingdom | [20] : 191 [45] : 81 |
Penny Rimbaud | Writer, poet, philosopher, co-founder of the punk band Crass | United Kingdom | [559] |
Joseph Ritson | Antiquary | United Kingdom | [159] : 185–190 |
Maura Rivera | Dancer, television performer | Chile | [560] |
Reuven Rivlin | 10th President of Israel | Israel | [561] |
Andy Robinson | English rugby union coach and retired player | United Kingdom | [562] |
Zack de la Rocha | Rapper, songwriter, activist, singer of Rage Against the Machine | United States | [478] |
Carlos Rodríguez | Musician | Argentina | [563] |
José Luis Rodríguez | Singer | Venezuela | [564] [565] [ non-primary source needed ] |
Fred Rogers | Educator, minister, songwriter, television host | United States | [566] |
Romain Rolland | Dramatist, essayist, art historian, novelist | France | [567] |
Uli Jon Roth | Musician | Germany | [568] |
Xavier Rudd | Musician, singer-songwriter | Australia | [569] [570] [ unreliable source? ] [571] |
Hastings Russell, 12th Duke of Bedford | Nobility, activist | United Kingdom | [572] |
RZA | Rapper, CEO, record producer, actor, screenwriter, author, director | United States | [573] [574] |
Jonathan Sacks | Rabbi, philosopher, and scholar of Judaism | United Kingdom | [575] |
Jacques-Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre | Writer, botanist | France | [147] : 208–214 [159] : 173–176 |
Henry Stephens Salt | Writer, teacher, social reformer | United Kingdom | [576] |
Cesár Sampson | Singer | Austria | [577] |
Diederik Samsom | Politician | Netherlands | [578] |
Ric Sanders | Violinist, member of Fairport Convention | United Kingdom | [386] |
Justin Sane | Lead guitarist, singer and songwriter of the punk rock group Anti-Flag | United States | [579] |
Gabe Saporta | Lead singer and primary creative force behind the synthpop band Cobra Starship | Uruguay | [308] [ unreliable source? ] |
Susan Sarandon | Actress | United States | [580] |
Judith Sargentini | GreenLeft politician | Netherlands | [581] |
Martin Sastre | Artist, filmmaker | Uruguay | [582] |
Swami Satchidananda | Religious teacher, spiritual master and yoga adept | India | [583] |
Kool Savas | German rapper | Germany | [487] |
Sky Saxon | Musician | United States | [584] |
Nikolas Schiller | Blogger, prominent digital map artist in the blogosphere, civil rights activist | United States | [585] |
Wim T. Schippers | Voice actor, producer, comedian | Netherlands | [100] |
Fred Schneider | Musician, frontman of the rock band The B-52's | United States | [586] [ unreliable source? ] |
Tom Scholz | Musician, founder of the band Boston | United States | [587] |
Loretta Schrijver | Television host | Netherlands | [nb 21] [ unreliable source? ] |
Richard H. Schwartz | Professor emeritus of mathematics, president of the Jewish Vegetarians of North America | United States | [589] |
Jason Schwartzman | Actor, musician | United States | [590] |
Albert Schweitzer | Music, philanthropist, theologian | Germany | [591] |
Jeremy Scott | Fashion designer | United States | [592] |
Jenny Seagrove | Actress, animal rights activist | United Kingdom | [ citation needed ] |
Kevin Seconds | Singer for hardcore punk band 7 Seconds | United States | [593] |
Virender Sehwag | One of the leading batsmen in the Indian cricket team | India | [594] |
Sandra Seifert | Nurse, beauty pageant contestant, fashion model | Taiwan | [245] |
Captain Sensible | Musician | United Kingdom | [595] |
Serenity | Erotic dancer and pornographic actress | United States | [596] |
Christian Serratos | Actress | United States | [597] |
Quintus Sextius | Philosopher, whose philosophy combined Pythagoreanism with Stoicism | Italy | [nb 22] |
Otep Shamaya | Vocalist of nu metal band Otep | United States | [599] |
Anushka Sharma | Actress, producer | India | [600] |
George Bernard Shaw | Playwright, critic, political activist | Ireland | [46] [601] |
Martin Shaw | Actor | United Kingdom | [602] |
Francis Sheehy-Skeffington | Pacifist, suffragist | Ireland | [603] |
Percy Bysshe Shelley | Poet, dramatist, essayist, novelist | United Kingdom | [159] : 218–235 |
Herbert Shelton | Alternative medicine advocate, author, pacifist | United States | [10] : 160–161 |
Sheetal Sheth | Actress, producer | United States | [604] |
Barbie Shu | Actress and singer | Taiwan | [123] |
Agostinho da Silva | Philosopher, essayist and writer | Portugal | [605] |
Sarah Silverman | Comedian, writer, actress, singer and musician | United States | [606] |
Robert B. Silvers | Editor | United States | [607] |
Aaron Simpson | Mixed martial artist | United States | [608] |
Isaac Bashevis Singer | Novelist, short story writer | United States | [30] : 237–242 [609] [610] [611] |
Peter Singer | Moral philosopher | Australia | [612] |
Fauja Singh | Centenarian marathon runner | India | [613] [614] [ unreliable source? ] |
Matt Skiba | Musician for Alkaline Trio and Blink-182 | United States | [615] |
Jon Skolmen | Actor and comedian | Norway | [368] |
Jaden Smith | Actor, Musician | United States | [616] [617] |
Frank Somerville | Journalist | United States | [618] |
Song Il-gook | Actor | South Korea | [349] |
Sonu Sood | Actor, model | India | [619] |
Matt Sorum | Musician | United States | [620] |
Patricia Sosa | Singer | Argentina | [621] |
Sotion | Neopythagorean philosopher | Greece | [622] |
Amílcar de Sousa | Medical doctor, author, president of the first Portuguese vegetarian society | Portugal | [623] |
Henry Spira | Widely regarded as one of the most effective animal rights activists of the 20th century | United States | [624] |
Victoria Starmer | Solicitor | United kingdom | [625] |
Freddie Starr | Comedian | United Kingdom | [626] |
Ringo Starr | Musician, singer-songwriter, actor, drummer for the Beatles | United Kingdom | [627] [628] |
Bill Steer | Guitarist for extreme metal band Carcass | United Kingdom | [629] |
Aad Stelylen | Former Dutch athlete, specialised in long distances | Netherlands | [75] : 102 |
Arran Stephens | Writer, founder of Nature's Path Foods | Canada | [630] |
Jon Stewart | TV show host, comedian | United States | [631] |
Courtney Stodden | Reality show contestant, actress, model | United States | [632] |
Joss Stone | Singer-songwriter, actress | United Kingdom | [633] [ unreliable source? ] [634] [635] |
Jan P. Strijbos | Naturalist, cineast, photographer, journalist, writer | Netherlands | [75] : 242 |
Joe Strummer | Musician, vocalist and guitarist of punk rock band The Clash | United Kingdom | [636] |
Stu Strumwasser | Novelist and entrepreneur | United States | [637] |
Gustav Struve | Politician | Germany | [159] : 271–281 |
Poly Styrene | Singer-songwriter | United Kingdom | [638] |
Stza | Musician | United States | [639] |
María Eugenia Suárez | Actress, singer, model | Argentina | [640] |
Mark Suppelsa | Television anchor | United States | [641] |
David Sylvian | Singer-songwriter and musician, lead vocalist and main songwriter in the group Japan | United Kingdom | [642] |
Rabindranath Tagore | Poet, playwright, essayist | India | [643] [644] |
Amber Tamblyn | Actress | United States | [645] |
Carlo Taranto | Member of the trio of TV and radio commentators Gialappa's Band | Italy | [646] |
Tarkan | Singer-songwriter, record producer, performer | Turkey | [647] |
Tertullian | Prolific early Berber Christian author from Carthage in the Roman province of Africa | Roman Empire (Carthage) | [31] : 53 [115] : 116–117 |
Nikola Tesla | Inventor, engineer and futurist | Serbia | [648] [649] |
Shashi Tharoor | Politician | India | [650] [ non-primary source needed ] |
The Giving Tree Band | Rock band | United States | [651] |
Marianne Thieme | Politician, animal rights activist, author | Netherlands | [nb 23] |
Maarten Tjallingii | Professional racing cyclist for UCI ProTeam Visma–Lease a Bike | Netherlands | [653] |
Olga Tokarczuk | Writer, public intellectual, psychologist, feminist | Poland | [654] |
Leo Tolstoy | Novelist, short story writer, playwright, essayist | Russia | [30] : 88–97 [46] [655] |
Peter Tosh | Musician, member of The Wailers | Jamaica | [656] |
Devin Townsend | Musician, former member of Strapping Young Lad | United States | [657] |
Lily Travers | Actress | United Kingdom | [658] |
Paolo Troubetzkoy | Artist, sculptor | Russia | [nb 24] |
Trương Thị May | Beauty pageant titleholder | Vietnam | [660] |
Titia van der Tuuk | Author, feminist, pacifist, teacher | Netherlands | [75] : 226 |
Shania Twain | Singer-songwriter, television personality | Canada | [661] [662] [ unreliable source? ] |
Richard Ungewitter | Writer, pioneer of the German nudist movement | Germany | [147] : 436–437 |
Uphill Battle | Metalcore band | United States | [663] |
Mellie Uyldert | Writer, alternative healer, occultist and astrologer | Netherlands | [75] : 246 |
Steve Vai | Guitarist, composer, singer, songwriter, producer | United States | [664] |
Pedro Valdjiu | Musician, member of Blasted Mechanism | Portugal | [665] |
Fernando Vallejo | Novelist, filmmaker, essayist | Colombia | [666] |
Ville Valo | Musician | Finland | [667] |
Dada Vaswani | Spiritual leader | India | [668] |
Sadhu Vaswani | Spiritual leader | India | [669] |
Gee Vaucher | Visual artist | United Kingdom | [559] |
Eddie Vedder | Musician, songwriter, member of alternative rock band Pearl Jam | United States | [670] |
David Velasco | Editor | United States | [671] |
Marly van der Velden | Actress | Netherlands | [nb 25] |
Krista van Velzen | Politician | Netherlands | [100] |
Milo Ventimiglia | Actor, director | United States | [673] [674] |
Georgina Verbaan | Actress, singer | Netherlands | [334] |
Dirk Verbeuren | Drummer for melodic death metal band Soilwork | Belgium | [675] [ unreliable source? ] |
Umberto Veronesi | Surgeon and oncologist | Italy | [676] |
Virgil | Poet | Italy | [46] |
Yolandi Visser | Musician | South Africa | [325] |
M. Visvesvaraya | Indian engineer, scholar, statesman and the Diwan of Mysore | India | [677] |
Swami Vivekananda | Chief disciple of the 19th-century saint Ramakrishna | India | [23] : 50–52 |
Voltaire | Writer, philosopher, playwright | France | [678] |
Marijke Vos | Politician | Netherlands | [100] |
Ed Vulliamy | Journalist | United Kingdom | [679] |
Vydūnas | Teacher, poet, humanist, philosopher and writer | Lithuania | [680] |
Jeffrey Walker | Vocalist and bassist for extreme metal band Carcass | United Kingdom | [681] |
David Wallechinsky | Author of many Olympic reference books and other reference books | United States | [30] : 219–224 |
George Watsky | Hip hop artist, author and poet | United States | [682] |
Gerard Way | Singer/songwriter, comic book writer, My Chemical Romance frontman | United States | [683] |
Keenen Ivory Wayans | Actor, comedian | United States | [684] |
Bernard Weatherill | Politician, Speaker of the House of Commons | United Kingdom | [685] |
Beatrice Webb | Sociologist, economist, socialist | United Kingdom | [686] |
John Wesley | Founder of Methodism | United Kingdom | [687] |
Charlotte Wessels | Singer-songwriter, lead vocalist of Delain | Netherlands | [688] |
Vivienne Westwood | Fashion designer | United Kingdom | [689] [ unreliable source? ] |
Jason Whalley | Singer for punk rock band Frenzal Rhomb | Australia | [690] |
Forest Whitaker | Actor, producer, director | United States | [691] |
Ellen G. White | Author and co-founder of the Seventh-day Adventist Church | United States | [692] |
Zara Whites | Former adult film actress | Netherlands | [nb 26] |
Norbert Wiener | Mathematician, famous child prodigy, originator of cybernetics | United States | [694] |
Evan Williams | Internet entrepreneur, co-founder of Twitter | United States | [695] |
Wendy O. Williams | Singer, actress, member of the punk rock band Plasmatics | United States | [696] |
Liam Wilson | Musician | United States | [697] |
Steven Wilson | Rock musician | United Kingdom | [698] [699] |
Wismichu | YouTuber | Spain | [700] [701] [ non-primary source needed ] |
Faye Wong | Recording artist, actress | China | [702] [703] [ unreliable source? ] |
S. Fowler Wright | Novelist | United Kingdom | [nb 27] |
Esmé Wynne-Tyson | Actress and writer | United Kingdom | [30] : 167–171 |
Jon Wynne-Tyson | Publisher, Quaker, activist and pacifist who founded Centaur Press in 1954 | United Kingdom | [705] |
Shmuly Yanklowitz | Modern Orthodox Rabbi, activist, educator, writer, motivational speaker, social entrepreneur, founder of Uri L'Tzedek | United States | [706] [707] |
"Weird Al" Yankovic | Comedy musician | United States | [708] [709] |
Owain Yeoman | Actor | United Kingdom | [710] [ unreliable source? ] |
Yoon Jin-seo | Actress | South Korea | [349] |
Thom Yorke | Musician, singer and principal songwriter of the alternative rock band Radiohead | United Kingdom | [711] |
Cy Young | Baseball pitcher | United States | [712] |
Marguerite Yourcenar | Author, essayist, poet | France | [713] [714] |
Zarathustra | Founder of Zoroastrianism | Iran | [46] [715] |
Ieva Zasimauskaitė | Singer | Lithuania | [716] |
Zendaya | Actress, singer-songwriter | United States | [717] |
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ProVeg Deutschland is a German non-profit organisation whose goal is to reduce the consumption of animal products. ProVeg Deutschland is part of ProVeg International, which serves as an international umbrella for a group of nationally operating organisations.
Animal rights are closely associated with two ideologies of the punk subculture: anarcho-punk and straight edge. This association dates back to the 1980s and has been expressed in areas that include song lyrics, benefit concerts for animal rights organisations, and militant actions of activists influenced by punk music. Among the latter, Rod Coronado, Peter Daniel Young and members of SHAC are notable. This issue spread into various punk rock and hardcore subgenres, e.g. crust punk, metalcore and grindcore, eventually becoming a distinctive feature of punk culture.
Actually, since doing that interview, I have become a complete vegetarian; I dont even eat fish now as I did then. [...]
In his own dietary habits Bircher-Benner was very circumspect. He waited until 1927, when he was almost sixty, before he made public his personal abstention from meat, [...]
Lord BROCKWAY: My Lords, perhaps I should begin by declaring an interest. I am a vegetarian and I have been so for 70 years...
Several Labour Party members of Parliament ... espoused both "bread and cheese" socialism and vegetarianism, when Independent Labour and Labour had at least formally parted ways. Foremost among them was the pacifist Fenner Brockway ...
Echeverri no es vegetariana; Buitrago sí, aunque no vegano.
Jim at Wax Trax! had assumed me and Chris [Carter] were vegetarian and asked us to contribute a track [for 1987 Animal Liberation ]. We weren't vegetarian until that envelope arrived, but we have been ever since.
I was a strict vegan for many years. But now I consume biodynamic eggs and sustainably farmed goats cheeses and yogurt.
Sir Stafford Cripps was an intensely religious vegetarian, brilliant lawyer and sometime Marxist
another Labour minister Sir Stafford Cripps, a renegade from the Conservative Party, was also a vegetarian, but, at least in the first instance, it was predicated on health grounds...
There are times when I eat something and I didn't know it was made with eggs, and I don't beat myself up. I try to do the best that I can. I'm 100-percent vegan in my fashion.
...To me being a 35-year long vegetarian...
2 años vegetariano y feliz! (2 years vegetarian and happy)
I have been a vegetarian for many years...
Desde los cinco años soy vegetariana (I have been vegetarian since five years old)
Chris Martin: [...] we made a pact that day that we would stop eating meat, and we never looked back. I've been vegetarian ever since. He's vegan now. All of Hostage Calm is vegan/vegetarian. [...]
He [Mutt Lange] meditates and exercises regularly, sticks to his vegetarian diet, eschews alcohol and drugs, and keeps a regular journal.
Soy vegetariana hace veinte años.
Lady Constance [...] made an explicit link there between vegetarianism and feminism
Soy vegetariano hace siete años y puedo decir que eso me cambió la vida. Si la humanidad fuera toda vegetariana todo sería distinto. (I've been a vegetarian for seven years and I can say that it changed my life. If all humans were vegetarian everything would be different.)
Around the same time, Nyro also decided to become a vegetarian. [...] by that time [1988], she had decided she wouldn't eat anything that had a face, let alone a creature that she loved.
Been a Vegetarian for four years now. [...]
...we're all vegetarians now in the band...
[I am] vegan when I can be, be often on tour, veggie
But I can't say very much about chickens because I'm a vegetarian and I stay milchik all the time.
It is noteworthy that Schweitzer became a vegetarian only towards the end of his life, nearly four decades after he set forth his ethics of reverence for life.
I'm a vegetarian and vegan when I can be and I can't be a vegan on the road normally because it's too hard to find.
[...] I'm vegetarian now. [...]
He followed his own peculiar dietary rules; in his later years, Tesla lived only on milk, bread, and vegetable juices.
Tesla was a vegetarian, but eventually limited himself to a peculiar diet of only milk, honey, bread and vegetable juices, according to Marc Seifer, author of "Wizard: The Life and Times of Nikola Tesla," (Citadel Press, 1996). Later in life, he was consumed by an extreme aversion to germs, and would only eat food that had been boiled, reported PBS.
[...] Another thing is that we are all vegetarian. That's a bit of a weird thing, cause about everyone that has been in our band (they already changed several times from bass and guitar players, EDS) has been vegetarian. [...]
And then you had Sadhu Vaswani. A pure vegetarian. Soft-spoken. [...]
On his way to Georgia in 1735 [Wesley] became a vegetarian. Two years later he began to eat meat again. But in 1740, ... he became a vegetarian once more. And so he remained, to the undoubted benefit of his constitution, for the rest of his life.
The former vegan now walks more of a "middle path," and has introduced some animal products into his diet—like free range eggs from Kensington Quarters. "For dessert," he says, "it's Little Baby's Ice Cream all the way."
I'm a vegetarian