This is an old revision of this page, as edited by JzG (talk | contribs) at 17:41, 9 July 2006 (Nomination for deletion). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.
Revision as of 17:41, 9 July 2006 by JzG (talk | contribs) (Nomination for deletion)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)This article is being considered for deletion for the second time in accordance with Misplaced Pages's deletion policy.
Please share your thoughts on the matter at this article's entry on the Articles for deletion page.
You are welcome to edit this article, but please do not blank this article or remove this notice while the discussion is in progress. For more information, particularly on merging or moving the article during the discussion, read the Guide to deletion.
The following is a list of notable people who practice or practiced vegetarianism.
Historical and present vegetarians
Musicians and composers
- Paula Abdul, singer
- Bryan Adams, singer (vegan)
- Zach Addikt, drummer (Fiat Lux)
- Chris Adler, Lamb of God
- Damon Albarn, singer of the band Blur and Gorillaz
- Quinn Allman, member of the band The Used
- Bobby Alt, Street Drum Corps,
- Fiona Apple, singer
- Gem Archer, (of the band Oasis)
- Dave Aguilera, Bleed the Dream
- Greg Attonito, The Bouncing Souls
- Erykah Badu
- Adam Baker, Hopesfall
- Cedric Bixler-Zavala, The Mars Volta
- Blixa Bargeld - leader of Einstürzende Neubauten, long-time member of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, (source: )
- Brandon Barnes, Rise Against
- Beastie Boys, all three band members
- Victoria Beckham
- Brian Bell, Weezer
- Andre Benjamin, Outkast a.k.a. Andre 3000
- Danny Berger, Remembering Never
- Michael Bolton, singer
- Boom Boom Kid, singer (former singer of the Argentinean band Fun People)
- Brandy, singer
- Ben Bridwell, Band of Horses
- Bulldog, Freya
- Hunter Burgan, member of the band AFI
- Kate Bush, singer
- Blu Cantrell, singer
- Belinda Carlisle, singer
- Adam Carson, member of the band AFI
- Aaron Case, Jupiter Sunrise
- Chris Chasse, Rise Against
- Brennan Chaulk, Haste the Day
- Kurt Cobain, singer and songwriter of Nirvana (source: , private journals of kurt cobain (portion) released in Newsweek magazine) (But also enjoys seafood in an IMDB account)
- Elvis Costello, singer
- Common, rapper
- Rivers Cuomo, lead singer, guitarist of the band Weezer
- Aaron Dalbec, Bane
- Carl Dalemo, Razorlight
- Dave Davies, singer
- Dead Prez, rappers
- Cathy Dennis, singer
- Des'ree, singer
- Theo Diehl, member of the band Potamous
- Stacy DuPree, member of the band Eisley
- Bob Dylan, musician
- Erick Edwards, Freya
- Kevin Eubanks, jazz guitarist, leader of the Tonight Show Band
- Perry Farrell, member of the bands Jane's Addiction and Porno For Pyros
- Brian Fair, Shadows Fall
- Adam Fisher, Fear Before the March of Flames
- Gordy Foreman, Frenzal Rhomb
- J.D. Fortune, musician, lead singer of INXS
- Colin Frangicetto, guitarist of Circa Survive
- Frenzal Rhomb, band
- Edgar Froese, Jerome Froese, members of the band Tangerine Dream
- Fugazi, band
- Chris Geddes, member of the band Belle & Sebastian
- Boy George, musician
- Ben Gibbard, lead singer of Death Cab For Cutie
- Derek Grant, Alkaline Trio
- Alexander Greenwald, Phantom Planet
- Barney Greenway, Napalm Death
- Ian Grushka, musician, member of the band New Found Glory
- Hahn-Bin, classical violinist
- Nina Hagen, singer
- Billy Hamilton, Silverstein
- Kirk Hammett, guitarist of the band Metallica
- George Harrison, musician The Beatles
- Dave Hause, The Loved Ones
- Davey Havok, member of the band AFI (vegan)
- Chris Head, Anti-Flag
- Penelope Houston, lead singer of The Avengers (band)
- Jeph Howard, member of the band The Used
- Steve Howe, musician
- Andy Hurley, Fall Out Boy
- Chrissie Hynde The Pretenders
- Billy Idol, musician
- Frank Iero, My Chemical Romance
- Natalie Imbruglia, singer
- Chris Item, member of the band Denim and Diamonds
- Cindy Jackson, singer
- Eddie Jackson, bassist, Queensrÿche
- Michael Jackson, musician
- Benjamin James, Bottom Line
- Joan Jett, musician
- Axella Johannesson, musician
- Daniel Johns Singer, songwriter and guitarist of Silverchair
- Howard Jones, singer for the band Killswitch Engage
- Ben Karis, Jupiter Sunrise
- Ben Kenney, bass player of the band Incubus
- Kreg Kennedy Singer, Angry Agency
- Anthony Kiedis, lead singer of Red Hot Chili Peppers
- B. B. King, musician
- Gladys Knight, singer
- Lenny Kravitz, singer
- KRS-One, rapper
- k.d. lang, singer
- Robert John "Mutt" Lange, record producer
- Fredrick Larzon, Millencolin
- Avril Lavigne, musician
- John Lennon, musician The Beatles
- Julian Lennon, singer, son of John Lennon
- Annie Lennox, lead singer of the Eurythmics
- Grease Leonard, Remembering Never
- Russell Lissack, guitarist of the band Bloc Party
- Little Richard, musician
- Kenny Loggins, singer
- Connor Lovat-Fraser, Boys Night Out
- Dennis Lyxzen, The International Noise Conspiracy
- Ian MacKaye, singer Fugazi
- Benji Madden, Good Charlotte
- Joel Madden, Good Charlotte
- Armand Majidi, Sick of It All
- David Marion,Fear Before the March of Flames
- Fran Mark, From Autumn to Ashes
- Bob Marley, musician
- Ziggy Marley, musician
- Billy Martin, Good Charlotte
- Chris Martin, lead singer of Coldplay
- Ricky Martin, singer
- William Dean Martin, member of the band Good Charlotte
- Doug Martsch, Built to Spill
- Fred Mascherino, Taking Back Sunday
- Masta Killa, rapper and member of the Wu Tang Clan
- Brian May, guitarist of the band Queen
- Paul McCartney, musician and composer The Beatles, animal rights activist and PETA activist
- Brandii McCoy, The Honeybees
- Adam McGrath, Cave In
- Nellie McKay, singer
- Brian Meehan, Kill Your Idols
- Bill Meis, Alove For Enemies
- Natalie Merchant, singer
- Dennis Merrich, Freya
- Moby, musician (vegan)
- Sean Moore drummer for Manic Street Preachers
- Tom Morello, guitarist of the bands Rage Against the Machine and Audioslave
- Alanis Morissette, singer
- Morrissey, singer
- Mos Def, rapper
- Larry Mullen Jr., member of the band U2
- Stuart Murdoch, founder of the band Belle & Sebastian
- Conor Oberst, singer Bright Eyes
- Sinéad O'Connor, Irish singer
- Douglas Pearce, of the band Death In June
- Anthony Peeler, Washington Wizards
- P!nk, singer
- Chynna Phillips, singer
- Prince, musician
- Brandon Proff, Fear Before the March of Flames
- Jade Puget, member of the band AFI
- Jimmy Pursey, lead singer of Sham69
- Q-Tip, rapper
- Amy Ray, musician
- Nick Rhodes, keyboardist and co-founder of Duran Duran
- Geoff Rickly, Singer and Songwriter of the band Thursday
- Ja Rule, rapper
- Adam Russell, Story of the Year
- John K. Samson, member of the band the Weakerthans
- Gabe Saporta, Midtown
- Bobby Scandiffio, Circle Takes the Square
- Carl Schwartz, First Blood
- David Sease, Stretch Arm Strong
- Bree Sharp, singer
- Jane Siberry, singer
- all members of Canadian emocore band Silverstein except vocalist Shane Told, who is vegan
- Siouxsie Sioux, British punk musician
- Matt Skiba, lead singer of Alkaline Trio
- Grace Slick, musician
- Adalita Srsen, vocalist, Magic Dirt
- Heather Small, lead singer of M People
- Drew Speziale, Circle Takes the Square
- Ringo Starr, musician, former drummer in The Beatles
- Michael Stipe, singer
- Serj Tankian, System of a Down
- Goeff Tate, Queensrÿche
- Ben Taylor, musician
- Tegan and Sara, singers
- Peter Tork, member of the band The Monkees
- Rachel Trachtenburg, member of the band Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players
- Shania Twain, singer
- Carrie Underwood, singer
- , Alove for Enemies
- Eddie Vedder, singer and guitarist from Pearl Jam
- Kyle Vincent musician/singer-songwriter
- Chris Walla, Death Cab For Cutie
- Charlie Watts, drummer
- Andrew White, Kaiser Chiefs
- Vanessa Lynn Williams, singer and actress
- Wendy O. Williams, singer
- Chely Wright, singer
- "Weird Al" Yankovic, singer/song-parodist
- Dan Yemin, Paint It Black
- Dwight Yoakam, musician/singer
- Thom Yorke, lead singer/song writer of Radiohead
- Ahmet Zappa, Diva Zappa, Dweezil Zappa, Moon Unit Zappa,
- Nick Zinner, member of the band the Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Movie, radio & television personalities
- Casey Affleck, actor
- Grant Aleksander, actor
- Pamela Anderson, actress (Baywatch), PETA activist
- Hideaki Anno, director
- Rosanna Arquette, actress
- Sean Astin, actor
- Alec Baldwin, actor
- Billy Baldwin, actor
- Christian Bale, actor
- Brigitte Bardot, actress
- Bob Barker, host of The Price is Right
- Kim Basinger, actress
- Angela Bassett, actress
- Ed Begley, Jr., actor
- Kristen Bell, actress (Veronica Mars)
- Candice Bergen, actress
- Elizabeth Berkley, actress
- Thora Birch, actress
- Linda Blair, actress
- Orlando Bloom, actor
- Kirk Cameron, actor
- Dan Castellaneta, actor
- Adriano Celentano, Italian actor and singer
- Sarah Chalke, actress
- John Cleese, actor
- Toni Collette, actress
- Rachel Leigh Cook, actress
- John Corbett, actor
- William Crawley, irish radio/tv presenter
- James Cromwell, actor
- Willem Dafoe, actor
- Danny DeVito, actor
- Doris Day, actress and singer
- Mos Def, actor, poet and rapper
- David Duchovny, actor
- Clint Eastwood, actor and director
- Shannon Elizabeth, actress
- Omar Epps, actor
- Kevin Eubanks, bandleader on The Tonight Show
- Corey Feldman, actor
- Jorja Fox, actress
- Michael J. Fox, actor
- Edward Furlong, actor
- Jennie Garth, actress
- Uri Geller, actor
- Richard Gere, actor
- Sara Gilbert, actress
- Summer Glau, actress
- Crispin Glover, actor
- Darryl Hannah, actor
- Shalom Harlow, model/actress
- Woody Harrelson, actor
- Josh Hartnett, actor
- Marilu Henner, actress
- Don Imus, radio personality
- Samuel L. Jackson, actor
- Jim Jarmusch, director
- Orlando Jones, actor
- Casey Kasem, radio personality
- Andy Kaufman, comedian/actor
- Jude Law, actor
- Michael Lawlor, actor
- Wendee Lee, voice actress
- Alison Lohman, actress
- Joanna Lumley, British actress
- Tobey Maguire, actor
- Wendie Malick, actress
- Julianna Margulies, actress
- Steve Martin, actor
- Scott Maslen, actor
- Samantha Mathis, actress
- Sir Ian McKellen, actor
- Mary Tyler Moore, actress
- Esai Morales, actor
- Cillian Murphy, actor
- Kathy Najimy, actress
- Kevin Nealon, comedian/actor
- Leonard Nimoy, actor
- Andre Noble, Canadian actor
- Tatum O'Neal, actress
- Gwyneth Paltrow, actress
- Anna Paquin, actress
- John Peel, british radio dj
- Kal Penn, actor
- Lori Petty, actress
- Joaquin Phoenix, Rain Phoenix and Summer Phoenix, and their brother:
- River Phoenix, actor, environmentalist and animal rights activist
- Brad Pitt, actor
- Natalie Portman, actress
- Richard Pryor, actor and comedian
- Fred Rogers, puppeteer, TV host
- Steven Seagal, actor
- Peter Sellers, actor
- Andy Serkis, actor
- William Shakespeare, playwright
- William Shatner, actor
- George Bernard Shaw, playwright
- Martin Shaw, British actor
- Alicia Silverstone, actress
- Terence Stamp, British actor
- Eric Stoltz, actor
- Rider Strong, actor
- Hilary Swank, Academy Award winning actress
- Gloria Swanson, actress
- Tiffani Thiessen, actress
- Jonathan Taylor Thomas, actor
- Liv Tyler, actress
- Paul Usher, actor
- Milo Ventimiglia, actor
- Lindsay Wagner, actress
- Naomi Watts, actress
- Keenan Ivory Wayans, actor
- Forest Whitaker, actor/director/producer
- Betty White, actress
- Montel Williams, television personality
- Greg Wood, Punchline
- Noah Wyle, actor
- Stephanie Zimbalist, actress
Cartoonists
- Scott Adams, creator of Dilbert
- Dan Piraro, creator of Bizarro
Authors
- Franz Alt, journalist and author
- Piers Anthony, fantasy/sci-fi author
- Nathan Lloyd Braun, author and activist, founder of the Christian Vegetarian Association and the Society of Ethical and Religious Vegetarians
- Dennis Cooper
- Ammon Hennacy
- Franz Kafka, writer
- Henry Valentine Knaggs, physician and author
- T.E. Lawrence, author
- Mark Millar comic book writer
- Alan Moore, comic book writer
- Dean Ornish
- John Oswald (d. 1793), author and revolutionary
- Plutarch, historian and biographer
- Porphyry, philosopher
- Jonathan Safran Foer, novelist
- George Sand, French writer, friend of Franz Liszt and Frederic Chopin
- Danzieri Sandrone, Italian writer, creator of the "Gorilla a sort of schizo detective"
- Matthew Scully, author, editor, and speechwriter (former speechwriter for President George W. Bush)
- George Bernard Shaw
- Mary Shelley
- Percy Bysshe Shelley
- Isaac Bashevis Singer, Yiddish writer, Nobel Prize for Literature
- Henry David Thoreau
- Leo Tolstoy
- Alice Walker
- H. G. Wells
- Patricia Wrede, fantasy author
Artists
Sports
- Ridgely Abele, winner of the karate world championship of the US karate union (vegan)
- Muhammad Ali, boxing great
- Sam Cassell, NBA basketball player
- Gunn Rita Dahle, mountain bike cyclist
- Billie-Jean King, tennis star
- Carl Lewis, track and field champion
- Bill Goldberg, professional wrestler
- Robert Millar, Tour de France cyclist
- Martina Navratilova, tennis star
- Bill Pearl, body builder, Mr. Universe 1971
- Peter Webb, New Zealand cricketer
- Ricky Williams
Models
- Nadja Auermann, German supermodel
- Kylie Bax, model
- Lauren Bush, model
- Kate Moss, supermodel
- Carre Otis, model
- Marcus Schenkenberg, supermodel
- Amber Valletta, actress and supermodel
- Veruschka, model
Business
- Jack Bishop, writer, executive editor of Cook's Illustrated magazine
- Yvonne Bishop-Weston, Nutritionist, Author -&
- Chelsea Clinton
- Thomas Edison-
- Steve Jobs, computer entrepenuer
- John Mackey, CEO of Whole Foods Market grocery chain.
- Linda McCartney, packaged vegetarian food guru
- Stella McCartney, fashion designer, PETA activist
- Todd Oldham, designer
- Graham Spencer, founder of Excite search engine, Reference: Triumph of the Nerds documentary on PBS, he stated he is a vegetarian
Scientists and physicians
- Apollonius of Tyana
- Neal Barnard, M.D.
- Nathaniel Borenstein
- T. Colin Campbell, Ph.D
- Albert Einstein
- Thomas Edison, (1847-1937)
- Pierre Gassendi, (1592-1655)
- Jane Goodall, primatologist
- Dick Gregory, entrepreneur
- David Hartley (1705-1757)
- Henry Heimlich, M.D.
- John Harvey Kellogg, physician, inventor of the corn flake
- Anna Kingsford, physician
- George Louis Leclerc, (1707-1788)
- Khaled Mardam-Bey, (MIRC programmer)
- Colin McGinn, philosopher, Rutgers University
- Sir Richard Phillips (1767-1840)
- Plato
- Pythagoras
- John Ray (1628-1704)
- Dr. Herbert M. Shelton (1895-1985), US-american health educator
- Peter Singer, philosopher, Princeton University ethics professor and animal rights activist
- Albert Schweitzer
- Benjamin Spock (1903-1998)
- Nikola Tesla, pesco-vegetarian
- Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519)
Religious leaders
- Sathya Sai Baba Indian guru considered to be an avatar
- Basil of Caesarea
- William and Catherine Booth (Salvation Army cofounders)
- John Chrysostom
- Clement of Alexandria
- Savitri Devi
- Saint David (whose symbol is the leek)
- Saint Francis of Assisi
- James, Brother of Jesus
- Mahavira
- Origen
- A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada (Founder of modern Hare Krishna movement)
- Ali Sina (Founder, FaithFreedom International)
- Emanuel Swedenborg, pesco-vegetarian
- Tertullian
- Tiruvalluvar
- John Wesley founder of Methodism
- Ellen G. White (founder of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, which advocates vegetarianism)
Political figures
- Muhamed Akbar, Great Mogul of India, Dsch. Muhamed Akbar (1542-1605)
- Aschoka, King of India and Afghanistan, Aschoka (-272--235)
- Tony Benn, long-term figure on the British left
- Wouter Bos, leader of Dutch Labour Party
- Alan Clark, British Conservative MP, historian and diarist
- Janez Drnovšek, president of Slovenia, former prime minister of Slovenia and president of presidency of Yugoslavia
- Benjamin Franklin, American statesman, author, and inventor
- Mahatma Gandhi
- Matthew F. Hale, neo-Fascist leader
- Heinrich Himmler, commander of Nazi SS
- Andy Hoover, ARC Improv Club - PRO
- Dr. A P J Abdul Kalam, President of India from 2002
- Dennis Kucinich, U.S. politician
- Greling Jackson, student activist, author, and entrepreneur.
- Francisco Madero, President of Mexico
- Michael Medved, conservative talk show host, movie critic
- Ture Nerman, early Swedish Communist leader
- Jens Orback, social-democratic polititian of Sweden
- Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, First Home Minister of India
- Gregory R. Smith, 16 year-old Ph.D. candidate, child prodigy, political activist
- Queen Sofia, Queen of Spain
- Marijke Vos, Dutch parliamentarian for the Greens
- Paul Watson, founder of Sea Shepherd Conservation Society
- Bernard Weatherill, fmr Speaker of the British House of Commons
Serial killers
- John Allen Muhammad, "The Beltway Sniper"
Maybe vegetarians
- Adolf Hitler, Chancellor of Germany 1933-1945, leader of Nazi Party and the Third Reich (see Vegetarianism of Adolf Hitler)
- Bill Maher, comedian/host
- Charles Manson and the "Manson Family." Disputed because Manson's eating preferences are not respected by his prison warden, and he is served meat daily.
- Philosopher Richard Rorty made comments in his essay, "Human Rights, Rationality and Sentimentality" that suggested vegetarianism, although he has never explicitly confirmed his status.
Nearly vegetarians
- Tenzin Gyatso, The 14th Dalai Lama, mainly vegetarian now, but eats meat when somebody offers it to him (esp. in other countries)
- Henry Rollins, musician and spoken word artist, not 100% vegetarian
Fictional characters
Film
- Marcus & Fiona Brewer, "About a Boy"
- Megan Bloomfield, But I'm a Cheerleader
- Daisy, Super Mario Bros.
- Dr. John Dolittle, Doctor Dolittle
- Liesel Hanson, "El Tigre Diablo and the Curse of the Golden Skull"
- John Henderson, "Mother"
- Layla of Buffalo 66, though she is forced to eat meat.
- Lex Murphy, Jurassic Park
- Ken Pile, "A Fish Called Wanda"
- prot from the film K-PAX
- Sookie Sapperstein, Igby Goes Down
- Karen Sillas, Bad Money
- Sonia, Sink or Swim
- Stephanie of Short Circuit
- Morris Weissman, Gosford Park
- The Vulcans
- The Were-Rabbit from the Wallace and Gromit film, Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
- Jennifer Ann 'J' Wilson, "My First Mister"
Television
- Aang, Avatar: The Last Airbender
- A.J, The Fairly Odd Parents (He was seen eating seafood in later episodes)
- Kate Austen, (she has however been seen eating bacon in season one) Lost
- Rei Ayanami, Neon Genesis Evangelion (She doesn't call herself a vegetarian)
- Dr. Harrison Blackwood, War of the Worlds
- Beast Boy, Teen Titans
- Bobobo, Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo (Mentioned in one episode)
- Bubbles, The Powerpuff Girls
- Phoebe Buffay, Friends
- Chakotay, Star Trek: Voyager
- Darlene Conner, Roseanne (in later episodes)
- Chelsea Daniels, That's So Raven
- The Doctor (at times) and Peri Brown, Doctor Who
- Count Duckula, Count Duckula
- Libby Folfax, The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius
- Dana Foster, Step by Step: in the episode Road Trip, Dana said that she did not eat meat.
- Frylock, Aqua Teen Hunger Force
- Roxie King, Sabrina the Teenage Witch
- Samantha "Sam" Manson, Danny Phantom
- Stan Marsh, South Park (became vegetarian in "Fun With Veal")
- Nadia, Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water
- Apu Nahasapeemapetilon, The Simpsons
- Emma Nelson, Degrassi: The Next Generation
- Professor Oak, from the Pokémon series (rumored because he only eats tofu)
- Omi, Xiaolin Showdown (Though he ate egg rolls in one episode)
- Shaggy Rogers, Scooby Doo
- Sara Sidle, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
- Lisa Simpson, The Simpsons
- Hayley Smith, American Dad
- Sharon Spitz, Braceface
- Spock, Star Trek
- T'Pol, Star Trek: Enterprise
- Wade Welles, Sliders
Literature
- Dr. Astrov, of Anton Chekhov's Uncle Vanya
- Beren of J. R. R. Tolkien's Silmarillion
- Frankenstein's monster from Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
- Hap, "First Warning" by Anne McCaffrey and Elizabeth Ann Scarborough Says he refused to eat meat.
- Alpha Hatsuseno from the manga Yokohama Kaidashi Kiko
- HRH Amelia Mignonette Grimaldi Thermopolis Renaldo, more commonly known as Mia Thermopolis of Meg Cabot's The Princess Diaries series
- Dawn Schafer of Ann M. Martin's The Baby-Sitters Club
- Superman
Internet
- Marzipan, Homestar Runner
- Randy and Cindy from Faux pas