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, hunting, and fishing.
All the people on this list are reportedly practising a vegan diet, or were at the time of their death.
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NameOccupationBirthplaceSource PhilosopherFinland Singer-songwriterUnited States, Gun Shy Assassin, 25 October 2011. Singer-songwriterCanadaJohn Briffa, "What's in your basket?" , The Observer, 27 January 2008. Writer, animal rights advocateUnited StatesCarol J. Adams, "Carol J. Adams" , caroljadams.com, accessed 30 April 2013. ActorUnited States"Casey Affleck opening vegan restaurant?" , Mother Nature Network, 24 June 2010. Activist, mass shooterIran AkalaRapper, poet and political activistUnited Kingdom Al-Ma'arriPhilosopherSyriaGeert Jan van Gelder, Gregor Schoeler "Introduction", in Abu l-Ala al-Maarri. (2016). The Epistle of Forgiveness or a Pardon to Enter the Garden. Volume 1. New York University Press. p. 27. "His diet was extremely frugal, consisting chiefly of lentils, with figs for sweet; and, very unusually for a Muslim, he was not only a vegetarian, but a vegan who abstained from meat, fish, dairy products, eggs, and honey, because he did not want to kill or hurt animals, or deprive them of their food." MusicianMexico Activist, writerUnited StatesSusan Straight, Afterword, Little Women, Signet classics edition, 2004. Actress and television presenterUnited Kingdom AlldayRapperAustraliaMusicianSweden ActressUnited States Founder of the Black Hebrew IsraelitesUnited States ComedianUnited Kingdom Singer-songwriterAustralia Professional wrestlerUnited StatesSheila Mesulam (11 April 2012). "Wrestling with a diet? Not TNA Impact wrestler — and vegan — Austin Aries" . Scripps Interactive Newspapers Group. Accessed 25 November 2013. Film directorUnited States ActressUnited States Record label ownerUnited States Fitness trainerAustraliaIce hockey playerCanadaMusician, chefUnited Kingdom Book artistUnited StatesPoliticianIsrael BoxerUnited States AxelSinger-songwriterArgentina Strength athlete, former bodybuilderIran Singer-songwriterUnited States MusicianUnited Kingdom ActressUnited States EthologistUnited Kingdom Company directorUnited StatesMatt Ball, "Living and working in defense of animals," in Peter Singer (ed.). In Defense of Animals: The Second Wave, Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 2006. MusicianUnited States Animal rights activistAustriaMartin Balluch, "How Austria Achieved a Historic Breakthrough for Animals," in Peter Singer (ed.). In Defense of Animals: The Second Wave, Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 2006. Former CEO of FTXUnited States ModelUnited States MusicianUnited StatesAndy Green, "Exclusive Interviews: Inside the Ups and Downs of Blink-182" , Rolling Stone, 30 September 2011. PhysicianUnited States MusicianUnited States Professional wrestlerUnited Kingdom ActivistUnited StatesBrian Voerding, "Farm Sanctuary founder in town to talk vegan" , MinnPost.com, 6 June 2008. ActressUnited States MusicianUnited States ActorUnited States"Interview with Ed Begley, Jr." , Vegfamily.com, accessed 30 April 2013. Christian mysticGermanyIacobbo, Karen; Iacobbo, Michael. (2004). Vegetarian America: A History. Praeger Publishing. p. 3. EthologistUnited States"Vegans Shouldn't Eat Oysters, and If You Do You're Not Vegan, So..." , HuffPost, accessed 15 November 2021. MusicianUnited States Entrepreneur, filmmakerUnited States FootballerSpain PhilosopherSouth Africa Forensic BiologistGermany Rugby playerItaly HistorianUnited States PhilosopherUnited StatesSteven Best, Terrorists or Freedom Fighters: Reflections on the Liberation of Animals, Lantern Books, 2004. Scientist, entrepreneur, biohackerUnited States ActressUnited StatesMichael Parrish DuDell, , Ecorazzi, 20 January 2010. Prince of Saudi Arabia, businessmanSaudi Arabia MusicianUnited States ComedianUnited KingdomBethany Black, "Bethany Black: Life as a transsexual comedian" , The Guardian, 28 July 2010. Editor, photographerUnited Kingdom ActressUnited StatesLinda Blair, Going Vegan, Sunny Harris Inc., 2001. Professional surferUnited States SurferPuerto Rico Musician, drummer, filmmakerUnited States LawyerUnited StatesMichael Kaminer, "One On One with Lisa Bloom", Vegetarian Times, accessed 1 May 2013. Musician, writer, artistFrancePaul McCartney's Meat Free Mondays site, January 2016 . Bimini Bon-BoulashDrag queenUnited Kingdom American author, seed saver, veganic farmerUnited States PoliticianUnited States"Talking Tofurky With Newly Vegan Cory Booker" , The Daily Beast, 26 November 2014. BOSH!Food writersUnited Kingdom ActorUnited Kingdom"Alan Davies' kitchen nightmare" , IPC Media, 22 September 2010. WriterUnited States AthleteCanada"Training for a better world" . OrganicAthlete, accessed 2 September 2011. MusicianUnited States"Interview with Sean Brennan", londonaftermidnight.com, Autumn 2010. ActorUnited StatesJeff Bridges and Bernie Glassman, The Dude and the Zen Master, Blue Rider Press, 2013, p. 200. MusicianUnited States FootballerUnited Kingdom Missionary, martyr, saintPortugal BiochemistUnited StatesMatthew Herper, "Drop That Burger" , Forbes, 12 November 2009. Singer-songwriterCanadaMark Browning, "Eating ribs bad for health, environment" , Northern Life, 13 September 2010. Musician, singerUnited States MusicianSpainBlay, Josep (2007) Lo Demas es silencio, Plaza & Janes. PoliticianIsrael MusicianUnited StatesAbleson, Jon, Interview: AFI, Alter the Press, archived from the original on 2010-12-27 MusicianAustralia Individualist anarchistFranceLegendre, Tony. (2006). Expériences de vie communautaire anarchiste en France: le milieu libre de Vaux, Aisne, 1902–1907, et la colonie naturiste et végétalienne de Bascon, Aisne, 1911–1951. Editions libertaires. p. 52. McKay, Robert; Miller, John. (2017). Werewolves, Wolves and the Gothic. University of Wales Press. p. 181. MusicianUnited Kingdom ChefUnited StatesAdrienne Samuels Gibbs, "Cult of Karyn: Stars flock to her vegan food", Chicago Sun-Times, 9 March 2014. Film directorCanadaJudith Woods, "James Cameron: 'I once nail-gunned 20 mobiles to a wall'" , The Daily Telegraph, 1 October 2012. CyclistUnited States"Vegan Athlete: Molly Cameron" , OrganicAthlete, 12 April 2011 (webcite). Specialty produce entrepreneurUnited States CapletonMusicianJamaicaJonathan Mbiriyamveka, "Capleton Show Organisers Hunt Ghetto Rappers" , The Herald (Zimbabwe), 18 October 2010. Animal rights activistAustralia Author, wellness activistUnited States Writer, activistUnited States American football playerUnited States Musician, radio DJUnited Kingdom Animal advocateUnited Kingdom Bollywood actressIndia ActressUnited StatesAlex Kuczynski, "Vegan Vanity" , Harper's Bazaar, accessed 1 May 2013. Farm workers union leaderUnited StatesSophie Morris, "Can you read this and not become a vegan?" , The Ecologist, 19 June 2009. BodybuilderUnited States"Vegan Bodybuilding is NOT an Oxymoron", Robertcheeke.com, 7 January 2007. ChikezieSingerUnited StatesChristi Atherton, "The thought that counts", Courier Press, 2 November 2008. ChokeulesRapperCanada ScientistUnited StatesErika Check Hayden, "Profile: Meet Exhibit I", Nature, 451(7180), 14 February 2008, pp. 763–765. ActorUnited States RabbiUnited StatesPLEASE DO NOT ADD BILL CLINTON; HE NOW EATS FISH. SEE "FORMER/DISPUTED VEGETARIANS" ON TALK PAGE
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