Celebrity Vegans: From Coretta to Joaquin

category: Vegan

Published October 04, 2008 @ 08:23AM PT

The following is not a comprehensive list; hundreds more musicians, actors, athletes, scholars, and other prominent figures are vegans or vegetarians as well. The list has been fact-checked as much as possible, but if you have reason to believe that someone is wrongly included here, let us know!

Vegan Activists, Politicians, Authors, Religious Leaders, and Other Celebrities

Bob Barker

Brian Greene (theoretical physicist and host of PBS mini-series)

Coretta Scott King

Casey Kasem

Congressman Dennis Kucinich

Dan Piraro

Heather Mills

Howard Lyman (former cattle rancher; Oprah codefendant in “meat defamation” case)

John Robbins

Leonardo Da Vinci

Supreme Master Ching Hai

Vegan Actors

Alicia Silverstone

Carrie-Anne Moss

Casey Affleck

Daryl Hannah

Ed Begley Jr.

Emily Deschanel

Eric Roberts

Gabrielle Miller

James Cromwell

Jennifer Connelly

Joaquin Phoenix

Keenan Ivory Wayans

Kevin Nealon

Linda Blair

Lori Petty

Martin Shaw

Natalie Portman

Persia White

River Phoenix

Summer Phoenix

Tobey Maguire

Woody Harrelson

Vegan Athletes

Brendan Brazier (professional triathlete)

Carl Lewis (vegan during prime competitive years)

Geoff Rowley (professional skateboarder)

Luke Cummo (mixed martial artist and contender in Ultimate Fighter)

Mac Danzig (Ultimate Fighting and mixed martial arts champion)

Martina Navratilova (tennis legend)

Pat Neshek (MLB pitcher)

Ruth Heidrich (Ironman triathlete)

Salim Stoudamire (NBA guard)

Scott Jurek (ultramarathoner)

Seba Johnson (Olympic skier)

Tony Gonzalez (NFL tight end)

Vegan Musicians

Adam Russell (Story of the Year)

AFI members Davey Havok and Hunter Burgan

Andre Benjamin, or Andre 3000 (OutKast)

Andy Hurley (Fall Out Boy)

Anoushka Shankar

Anthony Kiedis (Red Hot Chili Peppers)

Barry White

Brian Bell (Weezer)

Bryan Adams

Chrissie Hynde (The Pretenders)

Daniel Johns (Silverchair)

Erykah Badu

Fiona Apple

Fred Mascherino (Taking Back Sunday)

John Feldmann (Goldfinger )

Jonathan Richman

k.d. lang

Leona Lewis

Moby

Prince

Quinn Allman (The Used)

Rikki Rocket (Poison)

Robin Gibb (The Bee Gees)

Russel Simmons (producer and cofounder of Def Records)

Sinead O’Connor

Steve Kilbey (The Church)

Terry Geezer Butler (Black Sabbath and the Ozzy Osbourne Band)

Thom Yorke (Radiohead)

Tim Commerford (Rage Against the Machine)

Weird Al Yankovic

Some Notable Vegetarians

Alice Walker

Albert Einstein

Albert Schweitzer

Alyssa Milano

Betty White

Billie Jean King

Bob Barker

Bobcat Goldthwait

Bonnie Raitt

Brad Pitt

Cesar Chavez

Diane Keaton

Dustin Hoffman

Eddie Vedder

George Harrison

George Bernard Shaw

Good Charlotte

H.G. Wells

Hank Aaron

Harriet Beecher Stowe

Hayley Mills

Ian McKellen

Ira Glass

Isaac Bashevis Singer

Jane Goodall

Jared Leto

Joan Jett

John Cleese

John Wesley

Jorja Fox

Joss Stone

Leo Tolstoy

Louisa May Alcott

Mahatma Gandhi

Mary Shelley

Matthew Scully

Michael Eisner

Missy Higgins

Mister (Fred) Rogers

Omar Epps

Paul McCartney

Percy Bysshe Shelley

Peter Sellers

Phylicia Rashad

Pink

Pythagoras

Robert Redford

The Roots

Ringo Starr

Rosa Parks

Rue McClanahan

Shania Twain

Susan B. Anthony

Tony LaRussa

Voltaire

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Funny list: proves the "smart people are vegetarian" theory.

Posted by Lisa Smolen on 10/10/2008 @ 10:04PM PT
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Good list!

Posted by Avita F on 12/28/2008 @ 08:54AM PT
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Stephanie is an independent animal rights advocate, a vegan, a tree-hugging environmentalist, and a freelance editor and writer. She lives in St. Louis with an aging corgi-lab and an adolescent rescued pit bull.