List of famous left-handed people

Rulers

• Ramses (?), Egyptian pharaoh
• Tiberius Many Julio-Claudians probably left-handed
• Alexander the Great
• Charlemagne
• Julius Caesar
• Napoleon Bonaparte
• King Louis XVI[?]
• Queen Victoria of England
• King George II[?] of England
• King George VI, of England
• Prince Charles, of England
• Prince William of England
• Fidel Castro

U.S. Presidents

• James A. Garfield
• Herbert Hoover
• Harry S. Truman
• Gerald Ford
• Ronald Reagan
• George H.W. Bush
• Bill Clinton

Politicians

• Benjamin Franklin
• Ross Perot
• Nelson Rockefeller

Miscellaneous

• Joan of Arc (?), French heroine
• Benjamin Netanyahu
• Henry Ford automobile manufacturer
• David Rockefeller[?] banker
• Dwight F. Davis[?] founder of the Davis Cup in tennis
• Helen Keller advocate for the blind
• [Edwin Buzz Aldrin]]
• Lord Baden-Powell, founder of the Boy Scouts (ambidexterous)
• John F. Kennedy, Jr[?], lawyer/publisher
• David Letterman (?), host
• Jay Leno host
• Norman Schwarzkopf
• Mat Groening[?] cartoonist; 'Simpsons'

Criminals

• John Dillinger bank robber
• Boston Strangler[?] (Albert Henry DeSalvo), serial killer
• Jack-the-Ripper[?] (?) serial killer

Artists

• Pablo Picasso
• Michelangelo
• Raphael
• Leonardo da Vinci

Musicians Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, composer David Byrne (Talking Heads) Glen Campbell Vicki Carr Natale Cole Kurt 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, guitarist Noel Gallagher (Oasis) (?) Errol Garner, jazz pianist Judy Garland Crysal Gayle Kevin Griffin, guitarist & lead singer (Better than Ezra) Thomas Hedley, vocalist/musician Jimi Hendrix Isaac Hayes Tony Iommi, guitarist (Black Sabbath) Albert King, guitarist Melissa Manchester Chuck Mangione, trumpet Martina McBride ?, country music singer Paul McCartney (the Beatles; Wings) Christie Marie Melonson (opera) George Michael (Wham!) Peter Nero, conductor Joe Perry ? (Aerosmith) Robert Plant (Led Zepplin) Cole Porter, song-writer Sergei Rachmaninoff, composer Maurice Ravel ?, composer Lou Rawls John Lydon a.k.a. Johnny Rotten (Sex Pistols / Public Image Ltd.) Rich Szabo, trumpeter Seal Ringo Starr (?) (the Beatles) Paul Simon (Simon & Garfunkel) Tiny Tim Rudy Valee Lenny White, drummer Paul Williams, song-writer

Actors

Don Adams

Dan Aykroyd

Eddie Albert

Tim Allen

June Allyson

Harry Anderson

Amitabh Bachchan, Indian actor

Herschel Bernardi

Robert Blake

Matthew Broderick

Bruce Boxleitner

Carol Burnett

George Burns, comedian

Ruth Buzzi, comedienne

Sid Caesar, comedian

Keith Carradine

Khaled Chahrour, Egyptian actor

Charlie Chaplin

George Gobel, comedian

Chuck Conners

Hans Conreid

James Cromwell

Tom Cruise

Quinn Cummings

Daniel Davis

Bruce Davison

Matt Dillon

Marty Engles, comedian

Olivia de Havilland

Robert DeNiro

Michael Dorn

Fran Drescher, comedian

Richard Dreyfuss

W.C. Fields

Larry Fine ? (of the Three Stooges)

Peter Fonda

Greta Garbo

Terri Garr

Paul Michael Glaser

Whoopie Goldberg

Betty Grable

Cary Grant

Peter Graves

Mark Hamill

Rex Harrison

Goldie Hawn

Joey Heatherton

Tippi Hedren

Jim Henson, puppetteer

Kermit the Frog

Rock Hudson

Angelina Jolie

Shirley Jones ?

Gabe Kaplan

Danny Kaye

Diane Keaton

George Kennedy

Nicole Kidman

Lisa Kudrow

Michael Landon

Hope Lange

Joey Lawrence

Peter Lawford

Cloris Leachman

Hal Linden

Cleavon Little

Shirley MacLaine

Andrew McCarthy

Kristy McNichol

Steve McQueen

Howie Mandel, comedian

Marcel Marceau, mime

Harpo Marx

Marsha Mason

Mary Stuart Masterson

Anne Meara, comedian

Sasha Mitchell

Marilyn Monroe

Robert Morse

Anthony Newley

Kim Novak

Ryan O'Neal

Sarah Jessica Parker

Estelle Parsons

Anthony Perkins

Ron Perlman

Luke Perry

Bronson Pinchot

Joe Piscopo, comedian

Robert Preston

Michael J. Pollard

Richard Pryor, comedian

Robert Redford

Keanu Reeves

Don Rickles, comedian

Julia Roberts

Mickey Rourke

Eva Marie Saint

Telly Savalas

Jean Seberg

Jerry Seinfeld, comedian

Christian Slater

Dick Smothers, comedian

Brent Spiner

Slyvester Stallone ?

Terence Stamp

Jessica Steen

Rod Steiger

Alan Thicke

Terry Thomas, comedian

Emma Thompson

Rip Torn

Peter Ustinov

Brenda Vaccaro

Karen Valentine

Rudy Vallee

Dick Van Dyke

Graham Walker a.k.a. Grumbleweeds, English comedian

Wil Wheaton

James Whitmore

Treat Williams

Bruce Willis William Windom Oprah Winfrey Mare Winningham Joanne Woodward Keenan Wynn Stephanie Zimbalist

Athletes

Jans 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)

Alan Border (cricket) Alistair Campbell (cricket) Denis Compton (cricket) Saurav Ganguly (cricket) David Gower (cricket) Gary Sobers (cricket)

Francis X. Gorman (diving) Greg Louganis (diving) Mark Spitz (swimming) Bruce Jenner (decathlon) Nikita Kohloff (wrestling) Dorothy Hamill (skating)

Bonny Bryant (golf) Bob Charles (golf) Russ Cochran (golf) Connie Decker (golf)

Cécile 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)

Tom Barrasso (hockey) Phil Esposito (hockey) Cam Neely (hockey) Terry Sawchuk (hockey) Roman Turek (hockey)

Bill 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)

Steve Mizerak, Jr. (billiards) Kun-Fang Lee (billiards) Bonnie Arnold (billiards) Reynaldo Grandee (billiards)

Erik Poul Hoejer (badminton) Peter Rasmussen (badminton) Donna Stacey (netball)

Carmen 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)

Johnny Herbert (Formula 1 driver) Terry Labonte (NASCAR race car driver) Ayrton Senna (Formula 1 driver) Karl Wendlinger (Formula 1 driver) Valentino Rossi (motorcycle racer)

Frankie 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)

Nate 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)

Kenneth 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) - ambidexterous Manuel Orantes (tennis) Niki Pilic (tennis) Renee Richards (tennis) Marcello Chino Rios (tennis) Monica Seles (tennis) Roscoe Tanner (tennis) Guillermo Vilas (tennis) Mark Woodforde (tennis)

Steve 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)