Famous Vegetarians and Vegans
Some famous personalities who have followed a vegetarian diet are:
- Abdul Kalam Dr. President of India and Space Scientist
- Abraham Lincoln, former President of the United States
- Adam Russell, bassist of Story of the Year
- Al Gore, politician, advocate and philanthropist
- Alan Donohue, singer of British rock band The Rakes
- Alan Ford, actor, British
- Albert Einstein, renowned scientist
- Albert Schweitzer, theologian, philosopher, and physician
- Alec Baldwin, actor and animal rights advocate
- Amitabh Bachchan, Indian celebrity superstar
- Anna Nicole Smith, actress, model
- Anne Hathaway, actress
- Annie Lennox, singer and songwriter
- Anoushka Shankar, musician and sitar virtuoso
- Aristotle, Greek philosopher
- Ashley Judd, actress
- Aubrey Chandler, actress
- Benjamin Franklin, author, politician, and scientist
- Benjamin Spock, M.D., pediatrician,
- Bill Clinton, former American President
- Billie Jean King, tennis player
- Billie Joe Armstrong, musician and singer of Greenday
- Bob Dylan, singer, songwriter, and musician
- Bob Marley, musician and reggae legend
- Boy George, singer
- Brad Pitt, actor
- Brigitte Bardot, French actress
- Brooke Shields, actress
- Bruce Springsteen, musician, singer and songwriter
- Bryan Adams, singer and songwriter,
- Carl Lewis, athlete
- Carlos Santana, musician and guitar player
- Charles Darwin, renowned scientist
- Chelsea Clinton, daughter of Bill Clinton and Hilary Clinton
- Cheryl Cole, singer of the Girls Aloud
- Claudia Schiffer, super model
- Dalai Lama, Spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism
- Deepak Chopra, author and doctor
- George Harrison, musician of the Beatles
- George Bernard Shaw, writer
- Leonardo Da Vinci- Painter
- Thomas Alva Edison- Scientist
- Mahatma Gandhi- leader
This list is by no means exhaustive.