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This is a list of notable athletes who follow or followed a vegan diet during their athletic career.

Veganism involves following a vegan diet, which is a diet that includes no animal products of any kind. It can extend to ethical veganism which avoids or boycotts all products and activities whose production or undertaking is perceived to exploit animals, such as leather, silk, fur, wool, and cosmetics that have been tested on animals, as well as blood sports such as bullfighting and fox hunting.

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

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Name Occupation Birthplace Source
Austin Aries Professional wrestler United States [1]
James Aspey Fitness trainer Australia [2]
Andreas Athanasiou Ice hockey player Canada [3]
Cam F. Awesome Boxer United States [4]
Patrik Baboumian Strength athlete, former bodybuilder Iran [5][6]
Tyler Bate Professional wrestler United Kingdom [7]
Héctor Bellerín Footballer Spain [8]
Mirco Bergamasco Rugby player Italy [9]
Alana Blanchard Professional surfer United States [10]
Tia Blanco Surfer Puerto Rico [11]
Brendan Brazier Athlete Canada [12]
Shaun Brisley Footballer United Kingdom [13]
Molly Cameron Cyclist United States [14]
David Carter American football player United States [15][16]
Robert Cheeke Bodybuilder United States [17]
Elena Congost Athlete Spain [18]
Carlos Cuéllar Footballer Spain [19]
Luke Cummo MMA fighter United States [20]
Cade Cunningham Basketball player United States [21]
Mac Danzig MMA fighter United States [22]
Steph Davis Rock climber United States [23]
Meagan Duhamel Pair skater Canada [24]
Amy Dumas Professional wrestler United States [25]
Pete Dunne Professional wrestler United Kingdom [26]
Sophia Ellis Powerlifter United Kingdom [27]
Rip Esselstyn Health activist and food writer, former firefighter and triathlete United States [28]
Kendrick Farris Weightlifter United States [29]
Josh Garrett Athlete, hiker United States [30]
Lawrence Guy Football lineman United States [31]
Lewis Hamilton Formula 1 driver United Kingdom [32]
Andreas Hänni Ice hockey player Switzerland [33]
Adam Hansen Cyclist Australia [34]
David Haye Boxer United Kingdom [35]
Dean Howell Footballer United Kingdom [36]
Kyrie Irving Basketball player United States [37]
Vidyut Jammwal Actor, martial artist India [38]
Bryant Jennings Boxer United States [39]
Eric Johnson American football player United States [40]
Kuntal Joisher Mountaineer India [41]
Scott Jurek Runner United States [42]
Colin Kaepernick American football player United States [43]
Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner Mountaineer Austria [44][45]
Misato Komatsubara Ice dancer Japan [46]
Andy Lally Race car driver United States [47]
Czesław Lang Road racing cyclist Poland [48][49]
Ladule Lako LoSarah Footballer United States [50]
Georges Laraque Ice hockey player Canada [20]
Jason P. Lester Athlete United States [51]
Carl Lewis Athlete United States [52][53]
Oceana Mackenzie Rock climber Germany [54][55][56]
Adrian Mariappa Footballer Jamaica [57]
Russell Martin Footballer United Kingdom [58]
Chris Mayne Australian rules footballer Australia [59]
JaVale McGee Basketball player United States [60]
Taj McWilliams-Franklin Basketball player United States [61]
Alex Megos Rock climber Germany [62]
Morgan Mitchell Runner Australia [63]
Alex Morgan Footballer United States [64][65][66]
Derrick Morgan American football player United States [67]
Jim Morris Bodybuilder United States [68]
Anthony Mullally Rugby player United Kingdom [69]
Leilani Munter Race car driver United States [70]
Pat Neshek Baseball player United States [71]
Fiona Oakes Marathon runner, animal rights advocate United Kingdom [72]
Peggy Oki Skateboarder, animal rights activist United States [73]
Sebastián Pérez Cardona Footballer Colombia [74]
Steve Pilot Model, author, fitness trainer, vegan nutritionist Germany [75][76]
Spencer Pumpelly Race car driver United States [77]
Kane Richardson Cricketer Australia [78]
Neil Robinson Footballer United Kingdom [79]
Bubby Rossman Baseball player United States [80]
Zack Sabre Jr. Professional wrestler United Kingdom [81]
John Salley Professional basketball player, talk show host United States [82]
Trent Seven Professional wrestler United Kingdom [83]
Peter Siddle Cricketer Australia [84]
Billy Simmonds Bodybuilder, entrepreneur Australia [85]
Atanas Skatov Mountaineer Bulgaria [86]
Chris Smalling Footballer United Kingdom [87]
Graeme Souness Footballer United Kingdom [88]
Sarah Stewart Wheelchair basketball player Australia [89]
Salim Stoudamire Basketball player United States [22]
Ed Templeton Skateboarder United States [citation needed]
Bernard Tomic Professional tennis player Australia [90]
UltraMantis Black Professional wrestler United States [91]
Mike Vallely Skateboarder, musician, actor United States [92]
Christine Vardaros Cyclist United States [93]
Alexey Voyevoda Professional arm wrestler, bobsledder, politician Soviet Union [94]
Griff Whalen American football player United States [95]
James Wilks MMA fighter United States [96]
Ricky Williams American football player United States [citation needed]
Adam Zampa Cricketer Australia [97]
Sami Zayn Professional wrestler Canada [98]
Michael Zigomanis Ice hockey player Canada [99]
 
Patrik Baboumian, Strength athlete, former bodybuilder
 
Brendan Brazier, Canadian triathlete
 
Robert Cheeke, American bodybuilder
 
Carl Lewis, American athlete

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