List of vegetarians


This is a list of people who have permanently adopted a vegetarian diet at some point during their life. 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.

List

NameOccupationCountrySource
Chris AdlerMusician, drummer of Lamb of GodUnited States
AgathoclesPolitical grindcore musical bandBelgium
Shmuel Yosef AgnonWriterIsrael
Dianna AgronActressUnited States
Eden AhbezMusicianUnited States
William Andrus AlcottPhysicianUnited States
Sam AltmanEntrepreneurUnited States
Michael AmottMusicianSweden
And Then There Were NoneRock bandUnited States
Johan AngergårdMusician, owner of Labrador RecordsSweden
Lauren AndersonModelUnited States
Anthony the GreatChristian saintEgypt
Álex AnwandterMusician, directorChile
Apollonius of TyanaPhilosopherGreece
Christina ApplegateActressUnited States
Johnny AppleseedNurserymanUnited States
Joan ArmatradingMusicianUnited Kingdom
Ólafur ArnaldsMusicianIceland
Ashoka the GreatEmperorIndia
Emilie AutumnSinger-songwriter, poet, violinist, actressUnited States
Thaila AyalaActressBrazil
Amitabh BachchanActorIndia
Vidya BalanActressIndia
Nic BalthazarFilm directorBelgium
Jacob BannonMusician, member of ConvergeUnited States
John BanvilleWriterIreland
Arnaldo BaptistaMusicianBrazil
Bob BarkerGame show hostUnited States
Samantha BarksActress, singerIsle of Man
Brandon BarnesMusician, drummer of Rise AgainstUnited States
Basil of CaesareaBishopTurkey
Rabia BasriMysticIraq
Joseph BatesCo-founder of Seventh-day Adventist ChurchUnited States
Franco BattiatoSinger-songwriter, composer, filmmakerItaly
Beatle BobDancer, St. Louis local figureUnited States
Jeff BeckMusicianUnited Kingdom
Nick BeggsMusicianUnited Kingdom
Conrad BeisselReligious leaderGermany
Kristen BellActressUnited States
Raja BellSportsmanUnited States
Brie BellaProfessional wrestler, actress, WWE AmbassadorUnited States
Jo BenchBassistUnited Kingdom
Anthony BenezetAbolitionist and educatorUnited States
Tony BennPoliticianUnited Kingdom
Hilary BennPoliticianUnited Kingdom
J. D. BeresfordNovelistUnited Kingdom
Elizabeth BerkleyActressUnited States
Annie BesantWriterUnited Kingdom
Traci BinghamActressUnited States
Maximilian Bircher-BennerPhysicianSwitzerland
John BishopComedianUnited Kingdom
Barry BlackClergymanUnited States
Pippa BlackActressAustralia
Tony BlackburnDisc jockeyUnited Kingdom
Zach BlairMusician, guitarist of Rise AgainstUnited States
Alexa BlissProfessional wrestlerUnited States
Buddhist monk and translatorUnited States
Reginald Horace BlythAuthorUnited Kingdom
Kees BoekeMissionaryNetherlands
Beau BokanMusician and singer, frontman of BlessthefallUnited States
Marc BolanMusicianUnited Kingdom
Michael BoltonMusicianUnited States
Surya BonalySkaterFrance
Bramwell BoothChief of the Staff and General of The Salvation ArmyUnited Kingdom
William BoothPreacher, Founder of The Salvation ArmyUnited Kingdom
Nathaniel BorensteinComputer scientistUnited States
Magnus BørmarkMusicianNorway
Wouter BosPoliticianNetherlands
Viktor BoutArms dealer, entrepreneurRussia
Josh BradfordGuitarist for SilversteinCanada
Constantin BrâncușiSculptor, painter and photographer, pioneer of modernismRomania
Gyles BrandrethWriter and politicianUnited Kingdom
Justin Lee BrannanArtist, community activist, organizerUnited States
Claudia de BreijComedianNetherlands
Eva BriegelSingerGermany
Christie BrinkleyModel, actressUnited States
Peter BrockMotor racing driverAustralia
Fenner BrockwayPoliticianUnited Kingdom
Joseph BrothertonPoliticianUnited Kingdom
Luitzen E.J. BrouwerMathematicianNetherlands
Chris BrowneCartoonistUnited States
Kathalijne BuitenwegPoliticianNetherlands
Héctor BuitragoCo-member of the Latin alternative band AterciopeladosColombia
BullyRock bandUnited States
Tahita BulmerSinger-songwriter for electronic band New Young Pony ClubUnited Kingdom
George BurdiMusician and white supremacistCanada
Peter BurwashTennis playerCanada
Kate BushMusicianUnited Kingdom
Lauren BushModel, designerUnited States
John CampbellBassist for Lamb of GodUnited States
Nacho CanoArranger, composer, musician, record producerSpain
Julia CarlingJournalistUnited Kingdom
Belinda CarlisleSingerUnited States
Edward CarpenterPoetUnited Kingdom
Ben CarsonNeurosurgeonUnited States
Chris CarterMusicianUnited Kingdom
Paul CartonPhysicianFrance
Cathy CassidyAuthorUnited Kingdom
Dan CastellanetaVoice actorUnited States
Saint Catherine of SienaTheologianItaly
Stephanie CayoActress, singer, modelPeru
CeschiMusicianUnited States
Stephen Chan Chi WanBusinessmanHong Kong
Agustina CherriActress, dancer, modelArgentina
Jacky CheungSingerHong Kong
Sri ChinmoyPoetIndia
Julie ChristieActressUnited Kingdom
Saint John ChrysostomEarly Church FatherTurkey
Daniël de ClercqSocialistNetherlands
Sue CoeArtistUnited Kingdom
J. M. CoetzeeWriterSouth Africa
Rabbi David CohenRabbiIsrael
She'ar Yashuv CohenRabbiIsrael
Alice ColtraneMusicianUnited States
John ColtraneMusicianUnited States
Pat CondellWriterUnited Kingdom
ConsolidatedRadical activist music groupUnited States
Jeremy CorbynPoliticianUnited Kingdom
Liam CormierMusicianUnited States
Isabelle CornishActressAustralia
Hugo Brandt CorstiusAuthorNetherlands
Elvis CostelloMusicianUnited Kingdom
Roger CrabHaberdasherUnited Kingdom
Stafford CrippsPoliticianUnited Kingdom
Ernest Howard CrosbyWriterUnited States
Attila CsiharExtreme metal musicianHungary
Alfonso CuarónFilm directorMexico
Rivers CuomoMusicianUnited States
Peter CushingActorUnited Kingdom
Leonardo da VinciPolymathRepublic of Florence
Eugen d'AlbertMusicianGermany
John DarnielleMusician, novelistUnited States
Georg Friedrich DaumerPoetGermany
Dave DaviesMusicianUnited Kingdom
Ray DaviesMusicianUnited Kingdom
Zsombor DeakTriathleteRomania
John DearCatholic priest, Christian pacifist, vegetarianism advocateUnited States
Brad DelpSinger-songwriter, frontman of Boston and RTZUnited States
Eugenio DerbezTelevision actor, directorMexico
Morarji Desai4th Prime Minister of IndiaIndia
Floortje DessingPresenterNetherlands
Torrey DeVittoActress, musician, former fashion modelUnited States
Thomas Di LevaSinger-songwriterSweden
Julieta DíazActressArgentina
Dave DictorMusicianUnited States
Mike DirntMusicianUnited States
DonovanMusicianUnited Kingdom
Eliza DoolittleMusicianUnited Kingdom
David D'OrMusicianIsrael
Julien DoréSinger-songwriter, musician, actorFrance
Desmond DossCombat medic, Medal of Honor recipientUnited States
Pia DouwesActressNetherlands
Hugh DowdingOfficer in the Royal Air ForceUnited Kingdom
Muriel Dowding, Baroness DowdingAnimal rights activistUnited Kingdom
Anna DrijverModelNetherlands
Isadora DuncanDancerUnited States
Michael Clarke DuncanActorUnited States
Frederik van EedenWriterNetherlands
Greg EganWriterAustralia
Michael EisnerBusinessmanUnited States
Mattias EklundhMusicianSweden
EmmanuelSingerMexico
Emmylou HarrisMusicianUnited States
Empedocles of AcragasGreek philosophy|Ancient Greek philosopher]Greece
Guy EndoreWriterUnited States
Selma ErgeçActressTurkey
En EschMusicianGermany
Joshua EvansQuaker ministerUnited States
Henri W.PH.E. van den Bergh van EysingaWriterNetherlands
Brian FairVocalist for metal band Shadows FallUnited States
Cosey Fanni TuttiPerformance artist, musician, writerUnited Kingdom
Corey FeldmanActorUnited States
Marty FeldmanComedianUnited Kingdom
Adam FergusonPhilosopherUnited Kingdom
Vanessa FerlitoActressUnited States
Marsilio FicinoPhilosopherItaly
Doug FiegerMusicianUnited States
Thomas Gabriel FischerMetal musician who led the groups Hellhammer, Celtic Frost and TriptykonSwitzerland
Harley FlanaganFounding member and former bassist of the crossover thrash band Cro-Mags.United States
Alba FloresActressSpain
Flux of Pink IndiansAnarcho-punk/post-punk bandUnited Kingdom
Jerome FlynnActorUnited Kingdom
Jonathan Safran FoerWriterUnited States
Alina FoleyActressUnited States
Alan FordActorUnited Kingdom
Desmond FordEvangelical ChristianAustralia
Thomas Ignatius Maria ForsterAstronomerUnited Kingdom
J. D. FortuneMusicianCanada
Jorja FoxActressUnited States
Sage FrancisRapperUnited States
Saint Francis of PaolaMendicant friarItaly
Nat FriedmanProgrammerUnited States
Liv Lisa FriesActressGermany
Edgar FroeseGerman artist and electronic music pioneer, best known for founding the electronic music group Tangerine DreamGermany
Sadie FrostActressUnited Kingdom
John GallianoFashion designerUnited Kingdom
Mahatma GandhiLeader of the Indian independence movementIndia
Gao YuanyuanActressChina
Jerry GarciaSinger-songwriter and guitaristUnited States
Germán GarmendiaYouTuberChile
Nicky GarrattMusician, chefUnited Kingdom
Antoni GaudíArchitectSpain
John GayPoet and dramatistUnited Kingdom
Teri Gender BenderMusicianUnited States
Geoffrey GiulianoActorUnited States
Philip GlassComposerUnited States
Kevin GodleyMusicianUnited Kingdom
Daniel GoldhagenAuthor, professor, political scientistUnited States
Bobcat GoldthwaitComedianUnited States
Lewis GompertzAnimal rights advocateUnited Kingdom
Jorge GonzálezMusician, former leader of the band Los PrisionerosChile
João GordoSinger-songwriterBrazil
Shlomo GorenRabbiIsrael
Lawrence GowanMusicianCanada
Mckenna GraceActressUnited States
Sylvester GrahamDietary reformerUnited States
Percy GraingerMusicianAustralia
Dion GrausPoliticianNetherlands
Derrick GreenExtreme metal vocalist for SepulturaUnited States
Eva GreenActressFrance
Gail GreenwoodMusicianUnited States
Dick GregoryComedianUnited States
Amanda GriffinModelPhilippines
Angela GroothuizenSingerNetherlands
Benjamin GrosvenorMusicianUnited Kingdom
Vida GuerraGlamour modelCuba
Nacha GuevaraSinger-songwriter, dancer and actressArgentina
Ramachandra GuhaHistorianIndia
Chin Chin GutierrezActressPhilippines
GZARapperUnited States
Ha OkioMusicianVietnam
Alexander HackeMusicianGermany
Nina HagenSinger and actressGermany
Alexander HaigPhysicianUnited Kingdom
J. B. S. HaldaneScientistUnited Kingdom
Alan HalsallActorUnited Kingdom
Otoman Zar-Adusht Ha'nishSpiritual leaderUnited States
Hao LeiActressChina
Neil HarbissonCyborgSpain
John HarrisJournalistUnited Kingdom
George HarrisonMusicianUnited Kingdom
Lenie 't HartAnimal rights activistNetherlands
Maarten 't HartBiologistNetherlands
David HartleyPhilosopherUnited Kingdom
Thom HartmannRadio personality, authorUnited States
Annie HaslamMusicianUnited Kingdom
Juliana HatfieldMusicianUnited States
Lizzy HawkerLong-distance runnerUnited Kingdom
Samantha HayesNews presenterNew Zealand
Heaven Shall BurnExtreme metal bandGermany
Sadegh HedayatWriterIran
Martin van HeesPhilosopherNetherlands
Anne-Marie HelderSinger-songwriterUnited Kingdom
Maximiliano Hernández MartínezPoliticianEl Salvador
Rudolf HessPoliticianGermany
Missy HigginsSinger-songwriterAustralia
Saint HilarionAnchoriteEgypt
Arnold HillsBusinessmanUnited Kingdom
Susumu HirasawaMusicianJapan
Adolf HitlerPoliticianAustria
Isa HoesActressNetherlands
Lancelot HogbenZoologistUnited Kingdom
Jens HolmPoliticianSweden
Tuomas HolopainenKeyboardist, songwriterFinland
Henriette Roland HolstPoetNetherlands
Hostage CalmPunk rock bandUnited States
John HowardPrison reformerUnited Kingdom
Steve HoweMusician, guitarist for progressive rock band YesUnited Kingdom
Mike HranicaSinger for metalcore band The Devil Wears PradaUnited States
Dave HughesTelevision presenterAustralia
Richard HughesDrummerUnited Kingdom
Henny HuismanTelevision presenterNetherlands
Aldous HuxleyWriterUnited Kingdom
Chrissie HyndeMusician, songwriterUnited States
IamblichusPhilosopherSyria
Vanilla IceRapper and actorUnited States
Eric IdleComedian, musician, writerUnited Kingdom
Frank IeroMusicianUnited States
Steve IgnorantSinger and artist, co-founder of the anarcho-punk band CrassUnited Kingdom
Michael ImperioliActorUnited States
Ewout IrrgangPoliticianNetherlands
La Toya JacksonSingerUnited States
Susan Saint JamesActressUnited States
Reid JamiesonSinger-songwriterCanada
Jim JarmuschFilm directorUnited States
JeASingerSouth Korea
Mick JenkinsRapperUnited States
Joan JettSinger-songwriterUnited States
Éder JofreBoxerBrazil
Adelaide JohnsonSculptor, suffragist, feministUnited States
Matt JohnsonVocalist and keyboardist of the indie pop duo Matt and KimUnited States
Christofer JohnssonMusician, founder member of TherionSweden
James JohnstonPoliticianUnited Kingdom
Howard JonesMusicianUnited Kingdom
Watkin Tudor JonesMusicianSouth Africa
JónsiMusician, founder of post-rock band Sigur RósIceland
Sachiin J. JoshiActor, producerIndia
Mike JoyceDrummerUnited Kingdom
JuanesSinger-songwriterColombia
KabīrPoetIndia
Alter KacyznePhoto-journalistLithuania
Franz KafkaNovelistAustria-Hungary
Shelly KaganPhilosopherUnited States
A. P. J. Abdul Kalam11th President of IndiaIndia
Roberta KalechofskyJewish writer, feminist, animal rights activistUnited States
Antonie KamerlingActorNetherlands
Shahid KapoorActorIndia
Eliane KarpAnthropologist, former First Lady of PeruFrance
Raden Adjeng KartiniEducator, feministIndonesia
Bill KaulitzSingerGermany
KayahSingerPoland
Sati KazanovaSingerRussia
Diane KeatonActressUnited States
Annette KellermannSwimmer and actressAustralia
John Harvey KelloggPhysicianUnited States
ChefUnited States
WriterIsrael
KeshaSinger-songwriterUnited States
Irrfan KhanActorIndia
Ayya KhemaBhikkhuniGermany and United States
Steve KilbeySinger-songwriterAustralia
Masta KillaRapperUnited States
Kim Hyo-jinActressSouth Korea
Anna Bonus KingsfordMagazine editorUnited Kingdom
Bep van KlaverenBoxerNetherlands
Marcela KloosterboerActressArgentina
Nicolette KluijverTelevision presenter and modelNetherlands
Paul KoehlerDrummer of metalcore band SilversteinCanada
Niko KoffemanPoliticianNetherlands
Hannes KolehmainenLong-distance runnerFinland
Martine Wittop KoningWriterNetherlands
Abraham Isaac KookRabbiLatvia
Kim van KootenActress and screenwriterNetherlands
David KoreshLeader of Branch DavidiansUnited States
k-osRapperCanada
Killer KowalskiProfessional wrestlerCanada
Daniel H. KressPhysician, follower of John Harvey KelloggCanada-United States
Lauretta E. KressPhysician, follower of John Harvey KelloggUnited States
Jiddu KrishnamurtiWriter and public speakerIndia
Liv KristineSinger-songwriterNorway
KRS-OneRapperUnited States
Alexander KrullSingerGermany
Attje KuikenPoliticianNetherlands
Sushil KumarWrestlerIndia
František KupkaArtistCzechoslovakia
Yasmien KurdiSingerPhilippines
Haldor LægreidSingerNorway
Shaul LadanyRacewalkerIsrael
Christine Lagardemanaging director of the International Monetary FundFrance
Alphonse de LamartineWriter, poet and politicianFrance
Carla LaneTelevision writerUnited Kingdom
Robert LangeRecord producer and songwriterSouth Africa
Frances Moore LappéResearcher and writerUnited States
Lauren LaverneRadio DJ, television presenter and musicianUnited Kingdom
Maricel LaxaComedian and actressPhilippines
Benjamin LayAbolitionistUnited States
Cloris LeachmanActressUnited States
Charles Webster LeadbeaterAuthorUnited Kingdom
Rita LeeSinger-songwriterBrazil
Patricia de LeónActress, TV host, model, beauty pageant titleholderPanama
Nikolai LeskovWriterRussia
Chris LeslieElectric folk musician, member of Fairport ConventionUnited Kingdom
Katie LeungActressUnited Kingdom
Leona LewisSingerUnited Kingdom
Tony LevinMusicianUnited States
Liang ShumingPhilosopher, teacher, and leader in the Rural Reconstruction MovementChina
Jimmy LiaoPicture book illustratorTaiwan
Bart de LigtAnarcho-pacifist and antimilitaristNetherlands
Jan LigthartTeacherNetherlands
Jack LindsayWriterAustralia
Richard LinklaterFilm directorUnited States
Lucy LiuActressUnited States
Tzipi LivniPoliticianIsrael
Eneko LlanosAthleteSpain
Lo Wing-lokPhysician and politicianHong Kong
Michael LocherMusicianSwitzerland
Claire LoewenfeldNutritionist and herbalistGermany
César LópezMusicianMexico
Patricia LópezActressChile
Musician, GuitaristBrazil
Lu YouPoetChina
Arjen LucassenSinger-songwriterNetherlands
Joanna LumleyActressUnited Kingdom
Anni-Frid LyngstadSingerNorway
Lady Constance LyttonSuffragetteUnited Kingdom
M-1Rapper, member of Dead PrezUnited States
Grant MacEwanProfessor and politicianCanada
Francisco MaderoPolitician, writer and revolutionaryMexico
R. MadhavanActor, writer, producer, television presenterIndia
Jamby MadrigalPoliticianPhilippines
Jaime de Magalhães LimaPhilosopher, poet and writerPortugal
MahaviraSage who established tenets of JainismIndia
Gustav MahlerComposer and one of the leading conductors of his generationAustria-Hungary
Lucy A. MalloryWriter, publisher, editor, and spiritualistUnited States
Andrius MamontovasMusician, songwriter, record producer, actorLithuania
ManiFounder of ManichaeismIran
João ManzarraTelevision hostPortugal
Jodie MarshMedia personality, glamour modelUnited Kingdom
Andy MartinMusician and writerUnited Kingdom
Billy MartinGuitarist and keyboardist for pop punk band Good CharlotteUnited States
Luis Miguel MartínLong-distance runnerSpain
Ricky MartinSinger-songwriter, actorPuerto Rico
Mariano Gabriel MartínezMusician and producer, founder of the band Attaque 77Argentina
Sebastián MartínezActorColombia
Doug MartschMusician, member of Built to SpillUnited States
Scott MaslenActor, modelUnited Kingdom
Paul MasvidalMusician, member of progressive metal band CynicUnited States
Mojo MathersPolitician, member of the New Zealand House of RepresentativesNew Zealand
Andre MatosMusicianBrazil
Trixie MattelDrag queen, singer-songwriter, comedianUnited States
Alicia MayerActress, comedianPhilippines
MazdakFounder of MazdakismIran
Paul MazurkiewiczDrummer for death metal band Cannibal CorpseUnited States
Winston McCallMusicianAustralia
Colman McCarthyJournalist, teacher, lecturer, peace activistUnited States
Linda McCartneyPhotographer, musician, entrepreneurUnited States
Paul McCartneyMusician, composer, producer, businessman, member of The BeatlesUnited Kingdom
Stella McCartneyFashion designerUnited Kingdom
Rue McClanahanActress, comedian, authorUnited States
Patrick McDonnellIllustrator, creator of MuttsUnited States
James McDowallPolitician, member of the New Zealand House of RepresentativesNew Zealand
Jay McGuinessSinger, member of the boy band The WantedUnited Kingdom
Tim McIlrathMusician, vocalist and guitarist of Rise AgainstUnited States
Gina McKeeActressUnited Kingdom
Virginia McKennaActress, author and wildlife campaignerUnited Kingdom
Edward McMillan-ScottMember of the European ParliamentUnited Kingdom
Trash McSweeneyMusician, leader of the band The Red PaintingsAustralia
Hemant MehtaAuthor, blogger, atheist activistUnited States
Armin MeiwesConvict who claims to be reformed and concerned about injusticesGermany
Shraga Feivel MendlowitzRabbi, leader of American OrthodoxyUnited States
Natalie MerchantMusician, songwriterUnited States
Method ManHip hop artist, record producer, actor, member of the Wu-Tang ClanUnited States
Chucho MerchánMusicianColombia
Saint Angela de MericiReligious leader and saintItaly
Johan MesschaertSinger and vocal pedagogueNetherlands
Reinhard MeySinger-songwriterGermany
Eustace MilesReal tennis player and health writerUnited Kingdom
Gabrielle MillerActressCanada
Crispian MillsMusician, songwriter, film directorUnited Kingdom
Hayley MillsActress, singerUnited Kingdom
MiloRapperUnited States
Giovanni Pico della MirandolaRenaissance philosopherItaly
Narendra Modi14th Prime Minister of IndiaIndia
Elizabeth Maria MoltenoSuffragist and civil rights activistSouth Africa
Daniel MongrainMusician for metal bands Martyr and VoivodCanada
Théodore MonodNaturalist, explorer, and humanist scholarFrance
Andrea MontenegroActress, modelPeru
Leonardo MonteroTV hostArgentina
Alan MooreComic book writerUnited Kingdom
J. Howard MooreZoologist, philosopher, educator and socialistUnited States
Jenna MorascaActor, swimsuit model, winner of Survivor: The AmazonUnited States
Tom MorelloGuitarist, singer, songwriter, former member of Rage Against the MachineUnited States
Edwin MosesFormer track and field athleteUnited States
Malcolm MuggeridgeJournalist, author, satiristUnited Kingdom
Bawa MuhaiyaddeenSaintly Tamil-speaking teacher and Sufi mystic from the island of Sri LankaSri Lanka
Lillian MüllerModel, actress in motion pictures and televisionNorway
Desidério MurchoPhilosopher, professor, and writerPortugal
Stuart MurdochMusician, member of indie pop band Belle & SebastianUnited Kingdom
Keith MurrayMusician, member of indie rock band We Are ScientistsUnited States
MursRapperUnited States
Reuben D. MusseyMedical doctor and an early opponent of tobaccoUnited States
My Summer As A Salvation SoldierSinger-songwriterIceland
Adam MyersonCyclistUnited States
Xavier NaidooSinger-songwriter, record producerGermany
Andrew NapolitanoSenior Judicial Analyst for Fox News Channel, former host of Freedom WatchUnited States
Kevin NealonActor and comedianUnited States
Helen NearingAuthorUnited States
Scott NearingEconomist, educator, writerUnited States
Sharon NeedlesDrag Queen, SingerUnited States
Elizabeth Neesom19th-century Chartist and social reformerUnited Kingdom
Philip NeriPriest noted for founding the "Congregation of the Oratory"Italy
Alexander NesmeyanovChemist and president of the Academy of Sciences of the Soviet UnionUSSR
Mike NessMusician for punk rock band Social DistortionUnited States
Jukka NevalainenMusician, member of NightwishFinland
Phil NevilleFootballer, played for Manchester United and EvertonUnited Kingdom
George NicholsonNationally known printerUnited Kingdom
Ferdinand Domela NieuwenhuisThe Netherlands' first prominent socialistNetherlands
NityalilaSinger-songwriterPhilippines
Roberto de NobiliJesuit missionary to Southern IndiaItaly
William F. NolanNovelist, short story writerUnited States
Krist NovoselicMusician, songwriter, author, activist, Nirvana memberUnited States
Laura NyroSongwriter, singer, pianistUnited States
Suresh OberoiCharacter actorIndia
Vivek OberoiActorIndia
Billy OceanSinger-songwriterUnited Kingdom
Natasja OerlemansPolitician, prominent member of the Party for the AnimalsNetherlands
José OiticicaPoet, activistBrazil
Henry OldhamObstetric physicianUnited Kingdom
Margreth OlinFilm director and producerNorway
Maria O'NeillWriter, poet, journalist, spiritualistPortugal
OnisionYouTuber and Internet personalityUnited States
Natalia OreiroSinger, actress, fashion designerUruguay
Origen of AlexandriaEarly Christian Neoplatonist philosopher and theologian and Church FatherRoman province of Egypt
Dean OrnishPhysician and researcherUnited States
Kelly OsbourneSinger-songwriter, author, actress, television personality, radio personality, fashion designerUnited Kingdom
Maja OstaszewskaActressPoland
Carré OtisActress, modelUnited States
Esther OuwehandPolitician, marketing managerNetherlands
Cem ÖzdemirPoliticianGermany
Monty PanesarCricketerUnited Kingdom
Rosa ParksCivil Rights ActivistUnited States
Alice PaulSocialist, suffragist, feminist, and women's rights activistUnited States
Alexandra PaulActressUnited States
Gastón PaulsActor, TV host, producerArgentina
Nicolás PaulsActor, musicianArgentina
Justin PearsonMusician for a number of noise rock and hardcore bands, as The LocustUnited States
Kal PennFilm and television actor, producer, and civil servantUnited States
Isaac Leib PeretzYiddish language author and playwrightPoland
Tony PerryMusician, member of Pierce the VeilUnited States
Fiona PhillipsTelevision broadcasterUnited Kingdom
Richard PhillipsSchoolteacher, author and publisherUnited Kingdom
Kellie PicklerSinger-songwriterUnited States
Gary PihlGuitarist, member of the band BostonUnited States
Sarah M. PikeComparative religion scholarUnited States
PitchshifterMetal bandUnited Kingdom
PlotinusAncient Greek Neoplatonist philosopherGreece
PlutarchBiographer, essayist, priest, ambassador, magistrateGreece
Henri PolakTrade unionist and politicianNetherlands
Alexander PopePoetUnited Kingdom
John PorcellyMusicianUnited States
PorphyryAncient Greek Neoplatonist philosopherGreece
Martín de PorresLay brother of the Dominican OrderPeru
John Cowper PowysNovelistUnited Kingdom
A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami PrabhupadaGaudiya Vaishnava teacher, founder-acharya of the International Society for Krishna ConsciousnessIndia
Jade PugetMusician, member of the alternative rock band AFIUnited States
Purified in BloodMetalcore bandNorway
Jimmy PurseyMusician, record producerUnited Kingdom
PuyiEmperorChina
Pythagoras of SamosIonian Greek philosopher, religious teacher, political leader, and founder of PythagoreanismGreece
Martha QuinnOne of the original video jockeys on MTVUnited States
Andrea RabagliatiAuthorUnited Kingdom
Amit RahavActorIsrael
Shrimad RajchandraJain poet and philosopherIndia
C. V. RamanPhysicistIndia
Srinivasa RamanujanMathematician and autodidactIndia
Anna Ramírez BauxelRacing cyclistSpain
Murray RankinPoliticianCanada
P.V. Narasimha Rao9th Prime Minister of IndiaIndia
Guillaume Thomas François RaynalWriter and man of letters during the Age of EnlightenmentFrance
Jean Jacques Élisée ReclusGeographer, anarchist revolutionary, and writerFrance
Dame Patsy ReddyGovernor-General of New ZealandNew Zealand
RedmanRapper, record producer, actorUnited States
Dimitri ReindermanChess Grandmaster with an Elo rating of 2542Netherlands
Ilya Yefimovich RepinLeading Russian painter and sculptor of the Peredvizhniki artistic schoolRussia
RekhaActressIndia
ReshmaRenowned folk singer of PakistanPakistan
Rou ReynoldsLead vocalist of Enter ShikariUnited Kingdom
Saint Richard of ChichesterSaint who was Bishop of ChichesterUnited Kingdom
Penny RimbaudWriter, poet, philosopher, co-founder of the punk band CrassUnited Kingdom
Joseph RitsonAntiquaryUnited Kingdom
Maura RiveraDancer, television performerChile
Reuven Rivlin10th President of IsraelIsrael
Andy RobinsonEnglish rugby union coach and retired playerUnited Kingdom
Zack de la RochaRapper, songwriter, activist, singer of Rage Against the MachineUnited States
Carlos RodríguezMusicianArgentina
José Luis RodríguezSingerVenezuela
Fred RogersEducator, minister, songwriter, television hostUnited States
Romain RollandDramatist, essayist, art historian, novelistFrance
Uli Jon RothMusicianGermany
Xavier RuddMusician, singer-songwriterAustralia
Hastings Russell, 12th Duke of BedfordNobility, activistUnited Kingdom
RZARapper, CEO, record producer, actor, screenwriter, author, directorUnited States
Jonathan SacksRabbi, philosopher, and scholar of JudaismUnited Kingdom
Jacques-Henri Bernardin de Saint-PierreWriter, botanistFrance
Henry Stephens SaltWriter, teacher, social reformerUnited Kingdom
Cesár SampsonSingerAustria
Diederik SamsomPoliticianNetherlands
Ric SandersViolinist, member of Fairport ConventionUnited Kingdom
Justin SaneLead guitarist, singer and songwriter of the punk rock group Anti-FlagUnited States
Gabe SaportaLead singer and primary creative force behind the synthpop band Cobra StarshipUruguay
Susan SarandonActressUnited States
Judith SargentiniGreenLeft politicianNetherlands
Martin SastreArtist, filmmakerUruguay
Swami SatchidanandaReligious teacher, spiritual master and yoga adeptIndia
Kool SavasGerman rapperGermany
Sky SaxonMusicianUnited States
Nikolas SchillerBlogger, prominent digital map artist in the blogosphere, civil rights activistUnited States
Wim T. SchippersVoice actor, producer, comedianNetherlands
Fred SchneiderMusician, frontman of the rock band The B-52'sUnited States
Musician, founder of the band BostonUnited States
Loretta SchrijverTelevision hostNetherlands
Richard H. SchwartzProfessor emeritus of mathematics, president of the Jewish Vegetarians of North AmericaUnited States
Jason SchwartzmanActor, musicianUnited States
Albert SchweitzerMusic, philanthropist, theologianGermany
Jeremy ScottFashion designerUnited States
Jenny SeagroveActress, animal rights activistUnited Kingdom
Kevin SecondsSinger for hardcore punk band 7 SecondsUnited States
Virender SehwagOne of the leading batsmen in the Indian cricket teamIndia
Sandra SeifertNurse, beauty pageant contestant, fashion modelTaiwan
Captain SensibleMusicianUnited Kingdom
SerenityErotic dancer and pornographic actressUnited States
Christian SerratosActressUnited States
Quintus SextiusPhilosopher, whose philosophy combined Pythagoreanism with StoicismItaly
Otep ShamayaVocalist of nu metal band OtepUnited States
Anushka SharmaActress, producerIndia
George Bernard ShawPlaywright, critic, political activistIreland
Martin ShawActorUnited Kingdom
Francis Sheehy-SkeffingtonPacifist, suffragistIreland
Percy Bysshe ShelleyPoet, dramatist, essayist, novelistUnited Kingdom
Herbert SheltonAlternative medicine advocate, author, pacifistUnited States
Sheetal ShethActress, producerUnited States
Barbie ShuActress and singerTaiwan
Agostinho da SilvaPhilosopher, essayist and writerPortugal
Sarah SilvermanComedian, writer, actress, singer and musicianUnited States
Robert B. SilversEditorUnited States
Aaron SimpsonMixed martial artistUnited States
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