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Famous Left-Handers Famous Left-Handers enfrançais | enespañol | in piglatinU.S. Presidents | Politicos | Miscellaneous | AuthorsMusicians | Artists| Actors | AthletesThe terms «famous»and «left-hander» are both subjective judgments. Forthis page, «famous» means that someone steeped inAmerican culture will recognize most of these names, and«left-handed» is a loose common classificationmeaning to write with and/or use the left hand for manual tasks. Afew of the people listed here might be better described as«ambidexterous».I would like to expand this list to include «famousleft-handers» of many cultures and activities. YOU CANHELP by nominating «famous left-handers» that are notincluded on this page: Click here to submit a newname!This page is posted for entertainment purposes. Informationpertaining to my research, myon-line HandPreference Questionnaire, my Curriculumvitae, or my Internet Underground article,"The World of SinistralSubterfuge", may be found at other sites. The top menu forthese pages is:http://www.indiana.edu/~primate/index.html gauche!Left-Handers in Society... Left-Handers speak toparents, educators, employers, physicians, manufacturers, et al. about problemsassociated with being a left-hander in a right-handedsociety. Add your comments! -- M.K. Holder, Ph.D. International Left-Handers Day13 August Left-Handed U.S. PresidentsJames A. Garfield (1831-1881) 20thHerbert Hoover (1874-1964) 31stHarry S. Truman (1884-1972) 33rdGerald Ford (1913- ) 38thRonald Reagan (1911 - ) 40thGeorge H.W. Bush (1924- ) 41stBill Clinton (1946- ) 42ndLeft-Handed U.S. PoliticosSenator Bill Bradley, Rhodes scholar, basketball starMcGeorge Bundy, presidential advisorBenjamin Franklin, statesman/publisher/scientistSteve Forbes, businessman/publisherJean-Marc Froidevaux ?, Suiss politician Ruth Bader Ginsberg, Supreme Court JusticeSenator Daniel InouyeAnthony Kennedy, Supreme Court JusticeBrigadier Gen. Lee Hsien Loon, Deputy Prime Minister of SingaporeRobert S. McNamara, Secretary of DefenseCol. Oliver North, White House aidH. Ross Perot, businessmanWilliam Perry, Secretary of DefenseNelson Rockefeller, Vice PresidentSenator Hugh ScottRobert Wagner, New York mayorHenry Wallace, Vice President[Senator Bob Dole - switched to left due to injury]Miscellaneous Left-HandersJoan of Arc (?), French heroine Lloque Yapanqui (?), Inca monarchRamses II (?), Egyptian pharaoh Tiberius (?), Roman emperor Alexander the Great Charlemagne, Holy Roman emperor Julius Caesar, Roman generalNapoléon Bonaparte (?), French emperorJosephine de Beauharnais King Louis XVI of France Queen Victoria of England King George II of EnglandKing George VI of England Prince Charles of EnglandPrince William of EnglandFidel Castro, Cuban leaderBenjamin Netanyahu, Israeli prime-ministerNicole d'Oresme, mathematician Henry Ford, automobile manufacturerDavid Rockefeller, bankerDwight F. Davis, founder of the Davis Cup in tennisHelen Keller, advocate for the blind Dr. Albert Schweitzer, physician/missionary August Piccard, inventor of stratosphere, bathosphereEdwin Buzz Aldrin, astronautWally Schirra, astronautDr. Mark Silver, surgeonPaul Prudhomme, chefCecil Beaton, photographer/costume designer Lord Baden-Powell, founder of the Boy Scouts (ambidexterous)Dave Barry, journalist Edward R. Murrow, correspondent Ted Koppel, journalist Forrest Sawyer, journalist Ray Suarez, journalist John F. Kennedy, Jr., lawyer/publisherCaroline Kennedy, lawyer/authorRon Reagan, son of Ronald ReaganVin Scully, sports broadcasterDavid Letterman (?), hostJay Leno, host Lenny Bruce, comedianAllen Ludden, hostJoel Hodgson, host of Mystery Science Theater 3000Wink Martindale, game show hostUri Geller, psychokinetic performer Richard Simmons, exercise guruEuell Gibbons, naturalistMarie Dionne, one of the Dionne quintuplets General H. Norman Schwarzkopf Clarence Darrow, lawyerF. Lee Bailey, lawyerMelvin Belli, lawyerMarcia Clark, lawyerAlan Funt, television producer Milt Caniff, cartoonistBill Mauldin, cartoonistCathy Guisevite, cartoonistMatt Groening, cartoonist Jean Plantureux (Plantu), political cartoonist Pat Oliphand, political cartoonist Ronald Searle, cartoonist Pat Robertson, evangelist/politicianN.B. Forrest, Confederate generalJohn Dillinger, criminal/bank robber Boston Strangler (Albert Henry DeSalvo), serial killer Jack-the-Ripper, serial killer John Wesley Hardin, Western gunslinger Bart Simpson, cartoon character [King Edward III of England, due to stroke]Left-Handed AuthorsJames Baldwin, novelist Bet Bowen, horror novelist Peter Benchley, novelist Lewis Carroll Richard Condon, novelist Jean GenetMarshall McLuhanDiane Paul Helen Hooven Santmyer, novelist Viktoria Stefanov Mark Twain, novelist Samuel C. Warner (?), poet H.G. WellsJessamyn WestEudora Welty, see One Writer's Beginnings (1983:27)[Thomas Carlyle - switched to left due to injury] Left-Handed MusiciansCarl Philipp Emanuel Bach, composer David Byrne (Talking Heads) Glen CampbellVicki CarrNatale ColeKurt Cobain (Nirvana)Phil Collins (Genesis)Billy Corgan (Smashing Pumpkins) Dick Dale (guitarist)Don Everly (The Everly Brothers)Phil Everly (The Everly Brothers)Bela Fleck, jazz musician Glenn Frey (the Eagles)Eric Gale, guitaristNoel Gallagher (Oasis) (?) Errol Garner, jazz pianistJudy GarlandCrysal GayleKevin Griffin, guitarist & lead singer (Better than Ezra)Thomas Hedley, vocalist/musician Jimi HendrixIsaac HayesTony Iommi, guitarist (Black Sabbath)Albert King, guitaristMelissa ManchesterChuck Mangione, trumpetMartina McBride ?, country music singerPaul McCartney (the Beatles; Wings)Christie Marie Melonson (opera) George Michael (Wham!)Peter Nero, conductorJoe Perry ? (Aerosmith)Robert Plant (Led Zepplin)Cole Porter, song-writerSergei Rachmaninoff ?, composer Maurice Ravel ?, composerLou RawlsJohn Lydon a.k.a. Johnny Rotten ( Pistols / Public Image Ltd.)Rich Szabo, trumpeterSeal Ringo Starr (?) (the Beatles)Paul Simon (Simon & Garfunkel)Tiny TimRudy ValeeLenny White, drummerPaul Williams, song-writerLeft-Handed ArtistsAlbrecht DürerM.C. Escher Hans Holbein Paul Klee Michelangelo LeRoy NeimanRaphael Leonardo da Vinci (RH paralyzed?) Left-Handed ActorsDon AdamsDan Aykroyd Eddie AlbertTim AllenJune AllysonHarry AndersonAmitabh Bachchan, Indian actor Herschel BernardiRobert BlakeMatthew BroderickBruce BoxleitnerCarol BurnettGeorge Burns, comedianRuth Buzzi, comedienneSid Caesar, comedianKeith CarradineKhaled Chahrour, Egyptian actor Charlie Chaplin George Gobel, comedianChuck ConnersHans ConreidJames Cromwell Tom CruiseQuinn CummingsDaniel Davis Bruce DavisonMatt DillonMarty Engles, comedianOlivia de HavillandRobert DeNiroMichael DornFran Drescher, comedian Richard DreyfussW.C. FieldsLarry Fine ? (of the Three Stooges)Peter FondaGreta Garbo Terri GarrPaul Michael GlaserWhoopie GoldbergBetty GrableCary GrantPeter GravesMark HamillRex Harrison Goldie HawnJoey HeathertonTippi HedrenJim Henson, puppetteerKermit the FrogRock HudsonAngelina JolieShirley Jones ?Gabe KaplanDanny KayeDiane KeatonGeorge KennedyNicole Kidman Lisa Kudrow Michael LandonHope LangeJoey Lawrence Peter LawfordCloris LeachmanHal LindenCleavon LittleShirley MacLaineAndrew McCarthyKristy McNicholSteve McQueenHowie Mandel, comedian Marcel Marceau, mime Harpo MarxMarsha MasonMary Stuart MastersonAnne Meara, comedianSasha MitchellMarilyn MonroeRobert MorseAnthony NewleyKim NovakRyan O'NealSarah Jessica ParkerEstelle ParsonsAnthony PerkinsRon PerlmanLuke PerryBronson PinchotJoe Piscopo, comedianRobert PrestonMichael J. PollardRichard Pryor, comedianRobert RedfordKeanu ReevesDon Rickles, comedianJulia RobertsMickey RourkeEva Marie SaintTelly SavalasJean SebergJerry Seinfeld, comedianChristian SlaterDick Smothers, comedianBrent SpinerSlyvester Stallone ? Terence Stamp Jessica Steen Rod SteigerAlan Thicke Terry Thomas, comedianEmma Thompson Rip TornPeter UstinovBrenda VaccaroKaren ValentineRudy ValleeDick Van DykeGraham Walker a.k.a. Grumbleweeds, English comedianWil WheatonJames WhitmoreTreat WilliamsBruce WillisWilliam WindomOprah WinfreyMare WinninghamJoanne WoodwardKeenan WynnStephanie ZimbalistLeft-Handed Athletes SOCCERJans van Breukelen (soccer)Dan Burbott (?) (soccer)Johan Cruyff (soccer)Willem van Hanegem (soccer)Hernan Medford (soccer) Pelé -Edson Arantes do Nascimento (soccer)Diego Armando Maradona (soccer) Romario (soccer)Hugo Sanchez (soccer) Richard Witschge (soccer) CRICKETAlan Border (cricket)Alistair Campbell (cricket) Denis Compton (cricket) Saurav Ganguly (cricket) David Gower (cricket) Gary Sobers (cricket) OLYMPIC SPORTSFrancis X. Gorman (diving)Greg Louganis (diving)Mark Spitz (swimming)Bruce Jenner (decathlon)Nikita Kohloff (wrestling)Dorothy Hamill (skating) GOLFBonny Bryant (golf)Bob Charles (golf) Russ Cochran (golf)Connie Decker (golf) NOT Ben Hogan (golf), who is included on many published lists FENCINGCécile Argiolas (fencing) Laura Flessel-Colovic (fencing) Fabrice Gazin (fencing) Matthieu Gourdain (fencing) Fabrice Jeannet (fencing) Giuseppe Mangiarotti (fencing)Hugues Obry (fencing) Anne-Lise Touya (fencing)Adeline Wuilleme (fencing) CYCLINGThomas Voeckler (French), cyclist HOCKEYTom BarrassoPhil EspositoCam NeelyTerry SawchukRoman Turek BOWLINGBill Allen (bowling)Patrick Allen (bowling)Earl Anthony (bowling)Mike Aulby (bowling)Steve Cook (bowling)Patty Costello (bowling)Dave Davis (bowling)Cara Honeychurch (bowling)Tish Johnson (bowling)Johnny Petraglia (bowling)Andy Varipapa (bowling) BILLARDSSteve Mizerak, Jr. (billiards)Kun-Fang Lee (billiards)Bonnie Arnold (billiards)Reynaldo Grandee (billiards) BADMINTONErik Poul Hoejer (badminton)Peter Rasmussen (badminton)Donna Stacey (netball) BOXERSCarmen Basilio (boxing)James "Gentleman Jim" Corbett (boxing)Marvin Hagler (boxing)Oscar de la Hoya (boxing)Reggie Johnson (boxing)Rafael "Bazooka" Limon (boxing)Freddie Miller (boxing)Jacker Patterson (boxing)Pernell "Sweet Pea" Whitaker (boxing) DRIVERSJohnny Herbert (Formula 1 driver)Terry Labonte (NASCAR race car driver)Ayrton Senna (Formula 1 driver)Karl Wendlinger (Formula 1 driver)Valentino Rossi (motorcycle racer) AMERICAN FOOTBALLFrankie Albert (Am.football)Terry Baker (Am.football)Mark Brunell (quarterback)Bobby Douglass (Am.football)Norman "Boomer" Esiason (Am.football)Jim Del Gaizon (Am.football)David Humm (Am.football)Paul McDonald (Am.football)Scott Mitchell (Am.football)Gayle Sayers (Am.football)Allie Sherman (Am.football, coach)Kenny Stabler (Am.football)Steve Young (Am.football)Jim Zorn (Am.football) BASKETBALLNate Archibald (basketball)Walter Berry (basketball)Larry Bird (basketball)Adrian Branch (basketball)Calbert Cheaney (basketball) Dave Cowens (basketball)Adrian Dantley (basketball)Charles "Lefty" Driesell (basketball)Mark Eaton (basketball)Nick Van Exel (basketball) Gail Goodrich (basketball)Ron Kellogg (basketball)Toni Kukoc (basketball) Bob Lanier (basketball)Brad Lohaus (basketball) Harold Minor? (basketball) Dick Motta (basketball)Chris Mullen (basketball) Sam Perkins (basketball) Digger Phelps (basketball)Willis Reed (basketball)Guy Rodgers (basketball)Bill Russell (basketball)Wayman Tisdale (basketball)Bill Walton (basketball)Lenny Wilkins (basketball)Manuel Zuleta (basketball) TENNISKenneth Carlsen (tennis) Jimmy Connors (tennis)Norman Brookes (tennis)Courtney De Mone (tennis) Guy Forget (tennis)Andres Gomez (Santos) (tennis)Goran Ivanesivic (tennis)Rod Laver (tennis)Henri LeConte (tennis)John McEnroe (tennis)Thomas Muster (tennis)Martina Navratilova (tennis) - ambidexterousManuel Orantes (tennis) Niki Pilic (tennis) Renee Richards (tennis)Marcello Chino Rios (tennis) Monica Seles (tennis)Roscoe Tanner (tennis)Guillermo Vilas (tennis) Mark Woodforde (tennis) BASEBALLSteve Carlton ? (pitcher)Whitey Ford (pitcher)Paul Gibson (pitcher)Lefty Grove (pitcher)Ron Guidry (pitcher)Al Habrosky (pitcher)Steve Howe (pitcher)Bruce Hurst (pitcher)Carl Hubbell (pitcher)Randy Johnson (pitcher)Tommy John (pitcher)Bob Kipper (pitcher)Joe Magrane (pitcher)Greg Swindell (pitcher)Brady Anderson (baseball)Steve Avery (baseball)Harold Baines (baseball)Barry Bonds (baseball)Wade Boggs ? (baseball)Lou Brock (baseball)Brett Butler (baseball)Will Clark (baseball)Ty Cobb (baseball)Adrian Dantley (basketball)Lenny Dykstra (baseball)John Franco (baseball) Tom Glavine (baseball)Lefty Gomez (baseball)Leon "Goose" Goslin (baseball)Ken Griffey, Jr. (baseball)Tony Gwynn (baseball)Rickey Henderson (baseball)Kent Hrbek (baseball)"Shoeless" Joe Jackson (baseball)Reggie Jackson (baseball)David Justice (baseball)Wally Joyner (baseball)Sandy Koufax (baseball)John Kruk (baseball)Kenny Lofton (baseball)Fred Lynn? (baseball)Kevin Maas (baseball)John McGras (baseball)Fred McGriff (baseball)Heinie Manush (baseball)Dave Martinez (baseball)Don Mattingly (baseball)Jackie Mitchell (baseball)Stan Musial (baseball)Troy O'Leary (baseball) Paul O'Neil (baseball)John Olerud (baseball)Mel Ott (baseball)Rafael Palmeiro (baseball)Dan Pasqua (baseball)Babe Ruth (baseball)"Neon" Deion Sanders (baseball/Am.football)Warren Spahn (baseball)Casey Stengel (baseball)Darryl Strawberry (baseball)Lou Whitaker (baseball)Ted Williams (baseball)Fernando Valenzuela (baseball)Tommy Lasorda (baseball manager) DISCLAIMERMuch of the information contained herein is comprisedof common knowledge; other information has been verified byhistorical references. While absolute accuracy of this informationcannot be guaranteed, a good faith effort has been made to ensurevalidity. Again, the terms famous and left-hander are bothsubjective judgments. If you find errors, please report them to mevia e-mail. contact informationMore information about handedness may be found on my other web pages.I do not have time to reply to individual e-mails about homework or science projects;instead, see my online Research Guide.For those of you concerned that the icon is of a righthand, it is not. If you ink a left palm, and press the hand ontopaper, the result is the LEFT HAND PRINT image you see used as anicon on this page.GOTO         This page has been viewed  times.© 1994-2005 M.K. Holderhttp://www.indiana.edu/~primate/left.html |
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