This is a list of people who are left-handed, sorted by occupation. Left-handedness is a designation of human handedness where the left hand is more dominant in precision, speed, and ability; typically serving as the writing hand. Right-handedness is more prevalent in the world population, with estimates at 90% or more, making left-handedness a distinctive trait.[1] Urban legend has generated myriad theories about left-handed people's superior intellect, reduced longevity, or even likelihood of mental illness, though these theories have been proven inaccurate.[2][3][4]
Actors and actresses
edit- Jason Alexander, American actor.[5]
- Tim Allen, American actor.[6]
- Fred Astaire, American actor, dancer and singer.[7]
- Abhishek Bachchan, Indian actor.[8]
- Amitabh Bachchan, Indian actor.[8]
- Kim Basinger, American actress.[9]
- Jason Bateman, American actor.[10]
- Peter Billingsley, American actor.
- Kenneth Branagh, Irish actor, director, screenwriter and producer.[9]
- Matthew Broderick, American actor.[5]
- Charlie Chaplin, British actor.[11]
- Lana Condor, American actress.
- Terry Crews, American actor and former football player.[6]
- Tom Cruise, American actor.[12]
- Robert De Niro, American actor, director and producer.[9]
- Matt Dillon, American actor and director.[9]
- Will Ferrell, American actor.[5]
- Tina Fey, American actress.[5]
- Martin Freeman, British actor.[9]
- Morgan Freeman, American actor.[9]
- Lucy Fry, Australian Actress
- Aidan Gallagher, American actor.
- Judy Garland, American actress.[5]
- Cary Grant, American actor.[13]
- Whoopi Goldberg, American actress, comedian and television personality.[9]
- Kathryn Hahn, American actress.[6]
- Mark Hamill, American actor.[12]
- Richard Hatch, American actor.
- Goldie Hawn, American actress.[6]
- Tippi Hendren, American actress, animal rights activist, and model.[13]
- Kate Hudson, American actress.[14]
- Hugh Jackman, Australian actor.[14]
- Scarlett Johansson, American actress.[6]
- Angelina Jolie, American actress.[5]
- Rashida Jones, American actress, writer, and producer.[6]
- Richard Karn, American actor and game show host.
- Anna Kendrick, American actress and singer.[10]
- Nicole Kidman, Australian actress and producer.[9]
- Val Kilmer, American actor.[9]
- Zoe Kravitz, American actress.[15]
- Lisa Kudrow, American actress.[9]
- Jennifer Lawrence, American actress.[5]
- Sunny Leone, American Canadian actress.[8]
- Harold Lloyd, American actor.[8]
- Peter Mayhew, English-American actor.[9]
- Kim Novak, American actress.[13]
- Sarah Jessica Parker, American actress.[5]
- Robert Patrick, American actor.
- Ron Perlman, American actor.[16]
- Anthony Perkins, American actor.[13]
- Dennis Quaid, American actor.[17]
- Robert Redford, American actor.[14]
- Keanu Reeves, Canadian actor.[5]
- Julia Roberts, American actress and producer.[5]
- Seth Rogen, Canadian-American actor, comedian and director.[18]
- Eva Marie Saint, American actress.[13]
- Jennifer Saunders, English actress and screenwriter.[9]
- Brad Savage, American actor
- Sylvester Stallone, American actor, screenwriter and director.[9]
- Ben Stiller, American actor.[14]
- Jason Sudeikis, American actor.[6]
- Henry Thomas, American actor.
- Laurence "Mr. T" Tureaud, American actor, bodyguard, TV personality and retired pro-wrestler.
- Joanne Vannicola, Canadian actress.
- Mark Wahlberg, American actor.[10]
- Allison Williams, American actress.[14]
- Bruce Willis, American actor.[14]
- Bridgette Wilson, American actress/singer and former Miss Teen USA.[14]
- Owen Wilson, American actor.[14]
- Oprah Winfrey, American talk show host and actress.[19]
Artists
edit- Karel Appel, Dutch artist.[20]
- Raoul Dufy, French artist.[20]
- M. C. Escher, Dutch artist.[21]
- Matt Groening, American cartoonist.[9]
- Hans Holbein the Younger, German artist.[21]
- Paul Klee, German painter.[9]
- Michelangelo, Italian sculptor, painter and architect.[9]
- Peter Paul Rubens, Flemish artist.[9]
- Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, French painter.[9]
Astronauts
edit- Buzz Aldrin, American astronaut.[5]
- Neil Armstrong, American astronaut.[11]
- Charles Duke, American astronaut.[22]
- Richard F. Gordon Jr., American astronaut.[22]
- Jim Lovell, American astronaut.[22]
- Edgar Mitchell, American astronaut.[22]
- Wally Schirra, American astronaut.[22]
Athletes
editAmerican football
edit- Frankie Albert, American football player and coach.[23]
- Terry Baker, American football player.[24]
- Mark Brunell, American football player.[25]
- Bobby Douglass, American football player.[23]
- Boomer Esiason, American football player and commentator.[23]
- David Greene, American football player.[24]
- Josh Heupel, American football player and coach.[24]
- Alex Hornibrook, American football player.[26]
- Dave Humm, American football player.[24]
- Matt Leinart, American football player.[24]
- Jared Lorenzen, American football player.[24]
- Todd Marinovich, American football player.[27]
- Paul McDonald, American football player.[24]
- Cade McNown, American football player.[24]
- Scott Mitchell, American football player.[26]
- Kellen Moore, American football player.[24]
- Doug Nussmeier, American football player and coach.[24]
- Tyler Palko, American football player.[24]
- Chris Simms, American football player.[24]
- Ken Stabler, American football player.[23]
- Tua Tagovailoa, American football player.[28]
- Tim Tebow, American football player.[29]
- Michael Vick, American football player.[24]
- Pat White, American football player and coach.[24]
- Steve Young, American football player.[30]
- Jim Zorn, American football player and coach.[23]
Baseball
edit- Brett Anderson, American baseball player.[31]
- Steve Avery (baseball), American baseball player.
- Cody Bellinger, American baseball player.
- Vida Blue, American baseball player.[32]
- Barry Bonds, American baseball player.[30]
- Dallas Braden, American baseball player.[31]
- Mark Buerhle, American baseball player.[31]
- Madison Bumgarner, American baseball player.[32]
- Melky Cabrera, Dominican baseball player.
- Rod Carew, American baseball player.[33]
- Steve Carlton, American baseball player.[34]
- Aroldis Chapman, Cuban American baseball player.[32]
- Will Clark, American baseball player.
- Ty Cobb, American baseball player.[33]
- Patrick Corbin, American baseball player.[25]
- Mike Cuellar, Cuban baseball player.
- John Danks, American baseball player.[31]
- Jorge de la Rosa, Mexican baseball player.[31]
- Benny Distefano, American baseball player.[34]
- Sean Doolittle, American baseball player.[25]
- Whitey Ford, American baseball player.[34]
- Lou Gehrig, American baseball player.[12]
- Jaime Garcia, Mexican baseball player.[31]
- Tom Glavine, American baseball player.[32]
- Lefty Gómez, American baseball player.
- Gio Gonzalez, American baseball player.[31]
- Mark Grace, American baseball player.
- Ken Griffey Sr., American baseball player.
- Ken Griffey Jr., American baseball player.[33]
- Tony Gwynn, American baseball player.[33]
- Cole Hamels, American baseball player.[31]
- J.A. Happ, American baseball player.[31]
- Rickey Henderson, American baseball player.
- Keith Hernandez, American baseball player.[35]
- Al Hrabosky, American baseball player.
- Carl Hubbell, American baseball player.[34]
- Reggie Jackson, American baseball player.
- Tommy John, American baseball player.[32]
- Randy Johnson, American baseball player.[30]
- David Justice, American baseball player.
- Jim Kaat, American baseball player.
- Clayton Kershaw, American baseball player.[36]
- Sandy Koufax, American baseball player.[30]
- John Kruk, American baseball player.
- Cliff Lee, American baseball player.[31]
- Jon Lester, American baseball player.[31]
- Ted Lilly, American baseball player.[31]
- Fred Lynn, American baseball player
- Francisco Liriano, Dominican baseball player.[31]
- Brian Matusz, American baseball player.[31]
- Fred McGriff, American baseball player.
- Jim Morris, American baseball player.[37]
- Stan Musial, American baseball player.[33]
- Hal Newhouser, American baseball player.[32]
- David Ortiz, Dominican baseball player.
- Andy Pettitte, American baseball player.[32]
- Luis Polonia, Dominican baseball player.
- Eddie Plank, American baseball player.[32]
- David Price, American baseball player.[31]
- Clayton Richard, American baseball player.[31]
- Wandy Rodriguez, Dominican Republican baseball player.[31]
- Ricky Romero, American baseball player.[31]
- Babe Ruth, American baseball player.[19]
- CC Sabathia, American baseball player.[32]
- Chris Sale, American baseball player.[32]
- Jonathan Sánchez, Puerto Rican baseball player.[31]
- Johan Santana, Venezuelan baseball player.[32]
- George Sisler, American baseball player.[35]
- Juan Soto, Dominican baseball player.[25]
- Warren Spahn, American baseball player.[34]
- Mark Teixeira, American baseball player.[35]
- Bill Terry, American baseball player.[35]
- Fernando Valenzuela, Mexican baseball player.
- Rube Waddell, American baseball player.[32]
- Ted Williams, American baseball player.[33]
- Mitch Williams, American baseball player.
- C. J. Wilson, American baseball player.[31]
- Barry Zito, American baseball player.[31]
Basketball
edit- Kenny Anderson, American basketball player.[38]
- Greg Anthony, American basketball player.[39]
- Nate Archibald, American basketball player.[40]
- Stacey Augmon, American basketball player.[41]
- Dick Barnett, American basketball player.[42]
- Kent Bazemore, American basketball player.[43]
- Michael Beasley, American basketball player.[39]
- Andris Biedrinš, Latvian basketball player.[43]
- Chris Bosh, American basketball player.[44]
- Joe Bryant, American basketball player and head coach.[43]
- Michael Cage, American basketball player.[43]
- Derrick Coleman, American basketball player.[42]
- Mike Conley Jr., American basketball player.[38]
- Dave Cowens, American basketball player and coach.[42]
- Billy Cunningham, American basketball player and coach.[45]
- Ed Davis, American basketball player.[43]
- Johnny Dawkins, American basketball player and coach.[39]
- Bison Dele, American basketball player.[39]
- James Donaldson, English-American basketball player.[39]
- Goran Dragić, Slovenian basketball player.[46]
- Chuck Driesell, American basketball player.[25]
- Mark Eaton, American basketball player.[38]
- Nick Van Exel, American basketball player.[38]
- Derek Fisher, American basketball player and coach.[46]
- Chris Gatling, American basketball player.[46]
- Artis Gilmore, American basketball player.[47]
- Manu Ginóbili, Argentine basketball player.[42]
- Gail Goodrich, American basketball player.[48]
- Johnny Green, American basketball player.[41]
- James Harden, American basketball player.[29]
- Lionel Hollins, American basketball player and coach.[39]
- Rodney Hood, American basketball player.[39]
- Phil Jackson, American basketball player and coach.[41]
- LeBron James, American basketball player.[6]
- Brandon Jennings, American basketball player.[46]
- Avery Johnson, American basketball player and coach.[46]
- DeAndre Jordan, American basketball player.[42]
- Stacey King, American basketball player and announcer.[43]
- Toni Kukoč, Croatian basketball player.[38]
- Raef LaFrentz, American basketball player.[46]
- Bob Lanier, American basketball player and coach.[49]
- David Lee, American basketball player.[46]
- Anthony Mason, American basketball player.[46]
- C. J. Miles, American basketball player.[39]
- Darko Miličić, Serbian basketball player.[43]
- Cuttino Mobley, American basketball player.[41]
- Greg Monroe, American basketball player.[46]
- Shabazz Muhammad, American basketball player.[43]
- Chris Mullin, American basketball player and coach.[42]
- Lamar Odom, American basketball player.[42]
- Sam Perkins, American basketball player.[46]
- Morris Peterson, American basketball player.[39]
- Tayshaun Prince, American basketball player and executive.[38]
- Julius Randle, American basketball player.[41]
- Zach Randolph, American basketball player.[38]
- Michael Redd, American basketball player.[38]
- Willis Reed, American basketball player and coach.[42]
- David Robinson, American basketball player.[50]
- Jalen Rose, American basketball player.[38]
- Bill Russell, American basketball player.[30]
- D'Angelo Russell, American basketball player.[41]
- Ben Simmons, Australian basketball player.[38]
- Josh Smith, American basketball player.[41]
- Damon Stoudamire, American basketball player and coach.[41]
- Isaiah Thomas, American basketball player.[42]
- Tristan Thompson, Canadian basketball player.[41]
- Wayman Tisdale, American basketball player.[43]
- Jeff Turner, American basketball player.[43]
- Delonte West, American basketball player.[43]
- Lenny Wilkens, American basketball player and coach.[51]
- Thaddeus Young, American basketball player.[41]
Boxing
edit- Iván Calderón, Puerto Rican boxer.[52]
- Héctor Camacho, Puerto Rican boxer.[52]
- Joe Calzaghe, Welsh boxer.[52]
- Gabriel Elorde, Filipino boxer.[52]
- Tiger Flowers, American boxer.[52]
- Rafael Giordano, American boxer.[52]
- Marvin Hagler, American boxer.[52]
- Oscar De La Hoya, Mexican-American boxer.[53]
- Sergio Martínez, Argentine boxer.[52]
- Freddie Miller, American boxer.[52]
- Manny Pacquiao, Filipino boxer.[52]
- Vicente Saldivar, Mexican boxer.[52]
- Pernell Whitaker, American boxer.[52]
Cricket
edit- Wasim Akram, Pakistani cricketer.[36]
- Saeed Anwar, Pakistani cricketer.[54]
- Michael Bevan, Australian cricketer.[54]
- Allan Border, Australian cricketer.[54]
- Shivnarine Chanderpaul, West Indian cricketer.[54]
- Alan Keith Davidson, Australian cricketer.[55]
- Stephen Fleming, New Zealand cricketer.[54]
- Andy Flower, Zimbabwean cricketer.[54]
- Sourav Ganguly, Indian cricketer.[54]
- Adam Gilchrist, Australian cricketer.[55]
- David Gower, English cricketer.[55]
- Neil Harvey, Australian cricketer.[54]
- Matthew Hayden, Australian cricketer.[55]
- Rangana Herath, Sri Lanken cricketer.[55]
- Michael Hussey, Australian cricketer.[54]
- Sanath Jayasuriya, Sri Lankan cricketer.[55]
- Mitchell Johnson, Australian cricketer.[36]
- Alvin Kallicharran, West Indian cricketer.[54]
- Zaheer Khan, Indian cricketer.[55]
- Justin Langer, Australian cricketer.[55]
- Lasith Embuldeniya, Sri Lankan cricketer.
- Brian Lara, West Indian cricketer.[55]
- Clive Lloyd, West Indian cricketer.[55]
- Arthur Morris, Australian cricketer.[54]
- Graeme Pollock, South African cricketer.[54]
- Kumar Sangakkara, Sri Lankan cricketer.[54]
- Lakshan Sandakan, Sri Lankan cricketer.
- Mitchell Starc, Australian cricketer.[56]
- Vishwa Fernando, Sri Lankan cricketer.
- Garfield Sobers, West Indian cricketer.[36]
- Sachin Tendulkar, Indian cricketer.[8]
- Isuru Udana, Sri Lankan cricketer.
- Derek Underwood, English cricketer.[57]
- Chaminda Vaas, Sri Lankan cricketer.[57]
Curling
edit- Oskar Eriksson, Swedish curler.[58]
- Dana Ferguson, Canadian curler.[58]
- Val Sweeting, Canadian curler.[58]
- Valentin Tanner, Swiss curler.[58]
- Bradley Thiessen, Canadian curler.[58]
Darts
edit- Geert Nentjes, Dutch darts player.[59]
- James Wade, English darts player.[60]
- Mark Webster, Welsh darts player.[61]
- Darin Young, American darts player.[62]
Fencing
edit- Ramón Fonst, Cuban Olympic fencer.[63]
- Benjamin Steffen, Swiss Olympic fencer.[63]
Figure skating
edit- Dorothy Hamill, American Olympic figure skater.[64]
Football (soccer)
edit- Bobby Charlton, English footballer and manager.[65]
- Diego Maradona, Argentine footballer and manager.[65]
Golf
edit- Sam Adams, American golfer.[66]
- Antti Ahokas, Finnish golfer.[67]
- Eric Axley, American golfer.[66]
- Greg Chalmers, Australian golfer.[66]
- Bob Charles, Australian golfer.[66]
- Russ Cochran, American golfer.[66]
- Nick Cullen, Australian golfer.[68]
- Steve Flesch, American golfer.[66]
- Ernie Gonzalez, American golfer.[66]
- Cody Gribble, American golfer.[66]
- Brian Harman, American golfer.[66]
- Phil Mickelson, American golfer.[30]
- Arnold Palmer, American golfer.[69]
- Ted Potter Jr., American golfer.[66]
- Bubba Watson, American golfer.[66]
Ice hockey
edit- Jaroslav Drobný, Czech ice hockey player.[70]
Mixed martial arts (MMA)
edit- Conor McGregor, Irish mixed martial arts fighter.[71]
Racing
edit- Ana Beatriz, Brazilian Indycar driver.[72]
- Ryan Briscoe, Australian Indycar driver.[72]
- Dario Franchitti, British Indycar driver.[72]
- Tony Kanaan, Brazilian Indycar driver.[72]
- Oriol Servià, Spanish Indycar driver.[72]
Softball
edit- Monica Abbott, American softball player.[73]
- Cat Osterman, American softball player.[74]
Squash
edit- Amanda Sobhy, American squash player.[56]
Swimming
edit- Josh Davis, American Olympic swimmer.[75]
- Mark Spitz, American Olympic swimmer.[65]
Table tennis
edit- Kasumi Ishikawa, Japanese table tennis player.[36]
- Wang Nan, Chinese table tennis player.[36]
- Ding Ning, Chinese table tennis player.[36]
- Mikael Appelgren, Swedish table tennis player.[citation needed]
Tennis
edit- Dianne Fromholtz, Australian tennis player.[70]
- Norman Brookes, Australian tennis player.[70]
- Bob Bryan, American tennis player.[70]
- Jimmy Connors, American tennis player.[70]
- Jaroslav Drobný, Czech tennis player.[70]
- Neale Fraser, Australian tennis player.[70]
- Andrés Gómez, Ecuadorian tennis player.[70]
- Goran Ivanišević, Croatian tennis player.[70]
- Petr Korda, Czech tennis player.[70]
- Rod Laver, Australian tennis player.[70]
- Rick Leach, American tennis player and coach.[70]
- John McEnroe, American tennis player.[70]
- Thomas Muster, Austrian tennis player.[70]
- Rafael Nadal, Spanish tennis player.[30]
- Martina Navratilova, American-Czech tennis player.[30]
- Tony Roche, Australian tennis player.[70]
- Manuel Orantes, Spanish tennis player.[70]
- Marcelo Ríos, Chilean tennis player.[70]
- Monica Seles, Yugoslav-American tennis player.[70]
- Margaret Court, Australian tennis player.[70][Note 2]
- Guillermo Vilas, Argentine tennis player.[70]
- Mark Woodforde, Australian tennis player.[70]
- Mihaela Buzărnescu, Romanian tennis player.
- Petra Kvitová, Czech tennis player.
- Yekaterina Makarova, Russian retired tennis player.
- Angelique Kerber, German tennis player.
- Feliciano López, Spanish tennis player.
- Mischa Zverev, German tennis player.
- Denis Shapovalov, Canadian tennis player.
- Elena Tatarkova, Ukrainian former tennis player.
- Varvara Lepchenko, American tennis player.
- Bob Wrenn, American tennis player.[70]
Track and field
edit- Caitlyn Jenner, Olympic decathlete and American reality television personality.[5]
- Lance Deal, American Hammer Thrower.
Wrestling
edit- Alexa Bliss, American wrestler.
- Carmella (wrestler), American wrestler.
- John Cena, American wrestler.[12]
- The Miz, American wrestler.
- Terry Funk, American wrestler.
- Nia Jax, Australian American wrestler.
- Stan Hansen, American wrestler.
- Invader #2, Puerto Rican wrestler.
- Pedro Morales, Puerto Rican wrestler.
- Harley Race, American wrestler.
- Kevin Nash, American wrestler.
- Joseph Savoldi, American wrestler.
- Hugo Savinovich,Ecuadorian wrestler
- Invader #4[disambiguation needed], Puerto Rican wrestler.
- Carly Colon, Puerto Rican wrestler.
- Eddie Colon, Puerto Rican wrestler.
- Ox Baker, American wrestler.
- Shawn Michaels, American wrestler.
- Roadblock (wrestler), American (retired) wrestler.
- A. J. Lee, American (retired) wrestler.
- Ronda Rousey, American wrestler.[6]
Businesspeople
edit- Michael Bloomberg, American businessman and politician.[69]
- Steve Forbes, American businessman and publisher.[76]
- Henry Ford, American businessman.[77]
- Bill Gates, co-founder of Microsoft.[19]
- Louis V. Gerstner Jr., American businessman.[76]
- Steve Jobs, co-founder of Apple.[78]
- David Rockefeller, American banker.[76]
- Ratan Tata, Indian businessman.[8]
- Mark Zuckerberg, founder of Facebook.[78]
- Sami Alam, Businessman.[5]
Chefs
edit- Gordon Ramsay, British chef.[5]
- Claire Saffitz, American pastry chef, host of Gourmet Makes on YouTube.[79]
Comedians
edit- Jay Leno, American stand-up comedian.[5]
- Harpo Marx, American comedian.[9]
- Jerry Seinfeld, American stand-up comedian and actor.[5]
- Jon Stewart, American comedian.[5]
- Kapil Sharma, Indian Comedian .[5]
Criminals
edit- John Dillinger, American bank robber.[64]
Designers
edit- Jean Paul Gaultier, French fashion designer.[9]
- Mary-Kate Olsen, American fashion designer.[5]
Directors
edit- James Cameron, Canadian film director.[9]
- Karan Johar, Indian film director.[8]
- Spike Lee, American film director.[12]
- Christopher Nolan, American film director.[80]
Engineers
edit- Benjamin Franklin, American polymath and Founding Father of the United States.[77]
- Leonardo da Vinci, Italian polymath.[19]
Fictional characters
edit- Link, fictional character from the Legend of Zelda series.[5]
- Ned Flanders, fictional character from the Simpsons franchise.[16]
- Bart Simpson, fictional character from the Simpsons franchise.[9]
Inventors
edit- Nikola Tesla, Serbian American inventor.[77]
Jurists
edit- Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.[78]
Military leaders
edit- Simón Bolívar, Venezuelan military and political leader.[81]
- Napoleon Bonaparte, French politician and military leader.[19]
- Julius Caesar, 1st-century BC Roman politician and general.[81]
- Osama bin Laden, co-founder of terrorist organization Al-Qaeda.[78]
- Adolf Hitler, author, founder of Nazism and dictator of Germany during World War 2.[78]
Musicians
edit- 50 Cent, American rapper.[6]
- Chris Adler, American drummer.
- Duane Allman, American musician.[82]
- Gregg Allman, American musician.[82]
- Al Anderson, American guitarist.[83]
- Leif Ove Andsnes, Norwegian pianist and chamber musician.[84]
- Reginald Arvizu, American musician
- Iggy Azalea, Australian rapper.[18]
- Daniel Barenboim, Israeli Argentine-born pianist and conductor.[84]
- Travis Barker, American drummer.
- Ludwig van Beethoven, German composer.[78]
- Chester Bennington, American musician.[85]
- Justin Bieber, Canadian musician.[78]
- Steven Blier, American pianist.[84]
- David Bowie, British performer.[78]
- Benjamin Britten, English composer.[9]
- Antonio Cabán Vale, Puerto Rican guitarist.
- Kurt Cobain, American musician.[78]
- Phil Collins, English musician.[86]
- Stewart Copeland, American drummer.
- Billy Corgan, American musician.[83]
- Elvis Costello, English musician.[83]
- Elizabeth Cotten, American musician.[86]
- Celine Dion, Canadian musician.[12]
- Lady Gaga, American musician.[16]
- Noel Gallagher, English musician.[9]
- Bob Geldof, Irish musician and author.[9]
- Janick Gers, British musician.[83]
- Barry Gibb, British composer/musician/singer, member of the Bee Gees.[83]
- Richard Goode, American pianist.[84]
- Glenn Gould, Canadian composer and pianist.[84]
- Hélène Grimaud, French pianist.[84]
- Mitch Grassi, American musician.[87]
- Jimi Hendrix, American musician.[19]
- Niall Horan, Irish musician.[10]
- Vladimir Horowitz, Russian-American pianist and composer.[84]
- Hwasa, South Korean singer.[88]
- Kim Hyo-yeon, South Korean singer.[88]
- Kwon Hyun-bin, South Korean singer.[88]
- JB, South Korean singer.[88]
- Jeongyeon, South Korean singer.[88]
- Joan Jett, American musician.[89]
- Albert King, American musician.[86]
- Mark Knopfler, British musician.[83]
- Annie Lennox, Scottish musician.[9]
- Radu Lupu, Romanian pianist.[84]
- Adam Levine, American musician.[18]
- Herman Li, Hong Kong-British musician.[83]
- Dave Lombardo, Cuban-American drummer.
- Kiko Loureiro, Brazilian guitarist.[83]
- Ricky Martin, Puerto Rican singer.[9]
- Eminem, American rapper.[78]
- Paul McCartney, English musician.[78]
- Tomo Miličević, American musician.[90]
- Cho Mi-yeon, South Korean singer.[88]
- Gary Moore, British guitarist.[83]
- Steve Morse, American guitarist.[83]
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Austrian composer.[78]
- Jesy Nelson, English musician.[10]
- Niccolò Paganini, Italian composer.[86]
- Joe Perry, American musician.[83]
- Rosé, South Korean singer.[88]
- Arthur Rubinstein, Polish-American pianist.[84]
- Donald Runnicles, Scottish conductor.[84]
- Graham Russell, English guitarist of the Air Supply duo.
- Ringo Starr, British musician.[78]
- Sting, English musician.[9]
- Paul Wittgenstein, Austrian pianist.[86]
Philosophers
edit- Aristotle, Greek philosopher.[11]
- Friedrich Nietzsche, German philosopher.[91]
Politicians
edit- Bertie Ahern, 11th Taoiseach of Ireland.[68]
- Steve Beshear, 61st Governor of Kentucky.[92]
- Cory Booker, United States Senator from New Jersey.[93]
- Sherrod Brown, United States Senator from Ohio.[93]
- George H. W. Bush, 41st President of the United States.[94]
- Jeb Bush, 43rd Governor of Florida.[95]
- David Cameron, former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.[81]
- Winston Churchill, former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.[81]
- Bill Clinton, 42nd President of the United States.[94]
- Brian Cowen, 12th Taoiseach of Ireland.[68]
- Mark Dayton, 40th Governor of Minnesota.[96]
- Andrzej Duda, President of Poland [citation needed]
- Gerald Ford, 38th President of the United States.[94]
- Barney Frank, Former United States Representative from Massachusetts[97]
- James A. Garfield, 20th President of the United States.[94]
- Maggie Hassan, United States Senator from New Hampshire and 81st Governor of New Hampshire.[98]
- Herbert Hoover, 31st President of the United States.[94]
- Uhuru Kenyatta, 4th President of Kenya.[81]
- Lee Hsien Loong, 3rd Prime Minister of Singapore.[81]
- John McCain, United States Senator from Arizona.[99]
- Narendra Modi, 14th Prime Minister of India.[8]
- Benjamin Netanyahu, 9th Prime Minister of Israel.[81]
- Barack Obama, 44th President of the United States.[94]
- Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, United States Representative from New York
- Rand Paul, United States Senator from Kentucky.[95]
- George Pataki, 53rd Governor of New York.[95]
- Ronald Reagan, 40th President of the United States.[94]
- Rick Snyder, 48th Governor of Michigan.[100]
- Harry S. Truman, 33rd President of the United States.[94]
Puppeteers
edit- Jim Henson, American puppeteer.[77]
Religious figures
edit- Joan of Arc, Roman Catholic saint.[11]
- Mother Teresa, Roman Catholic saint.[11]
Royalty
edit- Queen Elizabeth, Queen consort of King George VI, mother of Queen Elizabeth II.[9]
- Queen Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.[101]
- Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, member of the British royal family.[5]
Scientists
edit- Fidel Castro Díaz-Balart, Cuban physicist, son of Fidel Castro.[102]
- Pierre Curie, French Physicist.[11]
- Marie Curie, Polish-French scientist.[19]
- Isaac Newton, British physicist and mathematician.[77]
- Alan Turing, English mathematician and computer scientist.[77]
Television personalities
edit- David Letterman, American talk show host.[14]
- Stephanie Ruhle, American television anchor.[103]
Writers
edit- James Baldwin, American author.[104]
- Bill Bryson, American-British author.[104]
- Lewis Carroll, English author.[104]
- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, German writer, artist, and politician.[13]
- Germaine Greer, Australian writer.[9]
- Franz Kafka, Bohemian novelist.[104]
- Helen Keller, American author.[11]
- Priya Krishna, Indian-American food writer.[105]
- James Michener, American author.[106]
- Janet Street-Porter, British journalist.[9]
- Reza Shirmarz, Iranian writer, translator and researcher.
- R. L. Stine, American author of Goosebumps
- Helen Hooven Santmyer, American novelist.[107]
- Mark Twain, American author.[104]
- Ludwig Uhland, German poet and politician.[9]
- H. G. Wells, English author.[104]
- Eudora Welty, American short story author and novelist.[104]
Notes
edit- ^ Players that shoot from the left are common in ice hockey, with the National Hockey League's percentage ranging from 60-70% in any given season. However, the majority of these players are not naturally left-handed. Instead, players are taught to shoot with their non-dominant hand. For example, Canadian hockey players Sidney Crosby and Wayne Gretzky are well known for shooting left but are naturally right-handed. For this reason, only naturally left-handed players are included in this list, not those who shoot left.
- ^ Court played right-handed but is naturally left-handed.
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