Famous Vegetarians
In the Past
Louisa May Alcott, writer
Clara Barton, nurse and the first president of the American Red Cross
Charles Darwin, author and scientist
Leonardo da Vinci, artist
Isadora Duncan, dancer
Thomas Edison, inventor
Albert Einstein, physicist
Ben Franklin, American statesman, philosopher and scientist
Mahatma Gandhi, Indian independence leader
Jerry Garcia, musician, member of Grateful Dead
Sylvester Graham, inventor
John Harvey Kellogg, physician and scientist
Linda McCartney
Bob Marley, musician
John Milton, writer
Sir Isaac Newton, physicist
Plato, physicist and writer
AC Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, founder of ISKCON (International Society for Krishna Consciousness)
Pythagoras, Greek philosopher
Swami Satchidananda, spiritual leader
Albert Schweitzer, musician, physician, Nobel Peace Prize winner
George Bernard Shaw, writer and Nobel Prize Laureate in Literature
Mary Wollstonecraft Shelly, English novelist
Percey Bysshe Shelley, English poet
Upton Sinclair, author
Isaac Bashevis Singer, writer & Nobel Prize winner
Socrates, Greek philosopher
Benjamin Spock, author and pediatrician
Henry David Thoreau, writer
Leo Tolstoy, author
Vincent Van Gogh, painter
Voltaire, French writer
HG Wells, author
John Wesley, religious leader

Present Vegetarians

Andre 3000 (vegan), in Outkast, musician
Fiona Apple, singer
Bryan Adams, musician
Dammon Albarn, musician (Blur)
Shri Appleby, actress
Christina Applegate, actress
Casey Affleck, actor
Quinn Allman (The Used)
Lauren Anderson, musician
Pamela Anderson, actress
Maxine Andrews, singer with Andrews Sisters
Rosanna Arquette, actress
Amitabh Bachchan, Indian actor
Erykah Badu (vegan), singer
Dave Baksh (Sum 41)
Brigitte Bardot, actress
Bob Barker, TV personality
Drew Barrymore, actress
Kim Basinger, actress
Angela Bassett, actress
Jeff Beck, musician
Ed Begley Jr, actor
Amber Benson, actress
Elizabeth Berkley, actress
Billy, guitarist (Good Charlotte)
Linda Blair, actress
Traci Bingham, actress
Linda Blair, actress
Orlando Bloom, actor
Cindy Blum, opera singer
Surya Bonaly, Olympic figure skater
David Bowie, musician
Boy George, musician
Berke Breathed, cartoonist
Brandy Norwood, singer (vegan)
Christie Brinkley, model
Brandon Brooks, actor
Pierce Broson, actor
Roger Brown, professional football player
Hunter Burgan, musician (AFI)
Ellen Burstyn, actress
Peter Burwash, tennis pro, Davis Cup winner
Lauren Bush, model and niece of the president
Andreas Cahling, bodybuilder
Chris Campbell, Olympic medallist in wrestling
David Carradine, actor
Adam Carson, musician (AFI)
Juhi Chawla, Indian actress
Deepak Chopra, medical doctor and author
Julie Christie, actress
Chelsea Clinton, daughter of ex-president
Phil Collen, musician
Rachael Leigh Cook, actress
James Cromwell, actor
Skeeter Davis, country singer
Doris Day, actress
Brad Delp (Boston)
David Duchovny, actor
Joe Elliot, guitarist with Def Leppard
Michael Eisner (Disney CEO)
Shannon Elizabeth, actress
Melssa Etheridge, rock singer
Kevin Eubanks, musician (Tonight Show)
Peter Falk, actor
Corey Feldman, actor
John Feldman (Goldfinger)
Bill Ford (CEO of Ford Motor Company)
Jorja Fox, actress
Michaek J Fox, actor
Peter Gabriel, musician
Richard Gere, actor
Sara Gilbert, actress
Elliot Gould, actor
Dick Gregory, runner (fruitarian)
Geoffry Giuliano, TV Ronald McDonald
Darah Hanah, actress
Woody Harrelson, actor
Emmylou Harris, singer
Josh Hartnett, actor
Richie Havens, musician
Davey Havok, musician (AFI) vegan
Ruth Heidrich, three time Ironman
Doug Henning, magician
Dustin Hoffman, actor
Keith Holmes, WBC World Middleweight Champion
Desmond Howard, Heisman trophy winner and professional football player
Jeph Howard, musician (The Used)
Steve Howe, guitarist with Yes
Hunter, musician (AFI)
Chrissie Hynde, musician
Natalie Imbruglia, singer
India, Arie, singer
Janet Jackson, singer

Michael Jackson, singer
Andrew Jacobs Jr, US Indian congressman
Mick Jagger, musician
Steve Jobs, Apples Computers founder & CEO
Steve Jocz, musician (Sum 41)
Howard Jones, singer
Orlando Jones, actor
Andy Kaufman, actor
Casey Kasem, radio personality
Dr John Harvey Kellogg, doctor
Jamie Kennedy, actor
Anthony Kiedis, musician (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
Billie Jean King, tennis champion
Joel, musician (Good Charlotte)
Daniel Johns, musician (Silverchair)
Nastassja Kinski, actress (states she is pretty much a vegetarian, but not totally)
Lenny Kravitz, musician
Dennis Kucinich, Congressman
Anil Kumble, Indian cricket star
K. D. Lang, musician
Tony La Russa, manager of Oakland Athletics
Jude Law, actor
Choris Leachman, actress
Sheryl Lee, actress
Annie Lennox, rock singer
Phil Lesh, bass player of the Grateful Dead
Marv Levy, head coach of the Buffalo Bills
Ananda Lewis, former BET "Teen Summit" host, former MTV VJ, talk show host
Kenny Loggins, musician
Joanna Lumley, actress
Howard Lyman, autor (vegan)

Benji Madden, musician (Good Charlotte)
Joel Madden, musician (Good Charlotte)
Tobey Maquire, actor
Catherine Malfitano, opera singer
Bill Manetti, powerlifting champion
Billy Martin, musician (Good Charlotte)
Chris Martin, musician (Cold Play)
Steve Martin, actor and comedian
James McCartney
Paul McCartney, musician
Stella McCartney, designer and daughter of Paul and Linda McCartney
Cone McCasin, musician (Sum 41)
Ian McKellen, actor
Natalie Merchant, singer
Michael Medved, film critic
Moby, musician
Demi Moore, actress
Mary Tyler Moore, actress
Morrisssey, singer
Edwin Moses, Olympic track gold medallist
Larry Mullen Jr, musician (U2)
Mya, singer
Joe Namath, football player
Martina Navratilova, tennis professional
Kevin Nealon, comedian
Olivia Newton-John, singer and actress
Stevie Nicks, musician
Leonard Nimoy, actor
Paavo Nurmi, long distance runner with 20 world records
Conor Oberst, musician (Bright Eyes)
Todd Oldham, fashion designer
Tatum O'Neal, actress
Kelly Osbourne, singer
Ozzy Osbourne, singer
Carrie Otis, model
Anna Paquin, actress
Alexandra Paul, actress
Gwyneth Paltrow, actress
Tatjana Patitz, musician
Bill Pearl, four-time Mr Universe
Anthony Peeler, Minnesota Timberwolves
Laban Phiedias, pro skater
River Phoenix, actor
Summer Phoenix (Sister of River, vgan)
Kate Pierson, singer with B-52
Gary Player, champion golfer
Martha Plimpton, actress
Natalie Portman, actress
Stan Price, world record bench press holder
Prince, musician
Prodigy, musician (Mobb Deep)
Jade Puget, musician (AFI)
Bonnie Raitt, musician
Tyler Rann (Midtown)
Phylicia Rashad, actress
Littel Richard, musician
Rikki Rockett, musician (Poison)
Fred Rogers, TV's Mr Rogers
Murray Rose, Olympic gold medallist and world record holder in swimming
Charlotte Ross, actress
Todd Rundgren, musician
RZA, record producer, composer of Kill Bill soundtrack, member of Wu-tang Clan
Gabe Saporta, musician (Midtown)
Heath Saraceno, musician (Midtown)
Claudia Schiffer, model
Fred Schneider, musician (B-52s)
Tom Scholz, musician (Boston, vegan)
Dave Scott, six-time Ironman triathlon winner
Steven Seagal, actor
Peter Sellers, actor
Ally Sheedy, actress
Russell Simmons (vegan), music, designer
Grace Slick, musician
Ringo Starr, musician
Stic.man (Dead Prez)
Julia Stiles, actress
Michael Stipe, musician (R.E.M.)
Rider Strong, actor
Serj Tankian, musician (System of a Down)
Leigh Taylor-Young, actress
Ed Templeton, pro skate-boarder
John Tesh, TV personality
Tina Turner, singer
Shania Twain, country singer
Liv Tyler
Cicely Tyson, actress
Eddie Vedder, musician (Pearl Jam)
Milo Ventimiglia, actor
Eddie Vedder, musician (Pearl Jam)
Lindsay Wagner, actress
Lesley Ann Warren, actress
Keenen Ivory Wayans, actor (vegan)
Dennis Weaver, actor
Deryck "Bizzy D" Whibley, musician (Sum 41)
Persia White, actress
Jane Wiedin, musician (The Go-Go's)
Gary Anthony Williams, actor
Vanessa Williams, actress
Weird Al Yankovic, comedian, singer (vegan)
Dwight Yoakam, country western singer
Thorn Yorke, musician (Radiohead)