List of famous and infamous left-handers. (See left-handedness)
Rulers Tiberius Alexander the Great Charlemagne Julius Caesar Napoleon Bonaparte King Louis XVI Queen Victoria of England George II of Great Britain King George VI, of England Prince Charles, of England Prince William of Wales Fidel Castro U.S. Presidentss James A. Garfield Herbert Hoover Harry S. Truman Gerald Ford Ronald Reagan Converted to right-handedness in childhood George H.W. Bush Bill Clinton Politicians Senator Bill Bradley, Rhodes scholar, basketball star Benjamin Franklin Ross Perot Nelson Rockefeller Miscellaneous Joan of Arc (?), French heroine Benjamin Netanyahu, politician 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, astronaut Lord Baden-Powell, founder of the Boy Scouts (ambidextrous) John F. Kennedy, Jr, lawyer/publisher David Letterman (?), TV host Jay Leno, TV host Norman Schwarzkopf, General Matt Groening cartoonist; 'Simpsons' Criminals Osama bin Laden John Dillinger, bank robber Boston Strangler (Albert Henry DiSalvo), serial killer Jack-the-Ripper (?), serial killer Artists Pablo Picasso Michelangelo Raphael Leonardo da Vinci Musicians Carl Philip Emmanuel Bach, composer David Byrne (Talking Heads) Glen Campbell Vicki Carr Natalie 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 Crystal 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 Zeppelin) 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 Vallee Lenny White, drummer Paul Williams (songwriter), 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 Engels, 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 Teri Garr Paul Michael Glaser Whoopi Goldberg Betty Grable Cary Grant Peter Graves Mark Hamill Rex Harrison Goldie Hawn Joey Heatherton Tippi Hedren Jim Henson, puppeteer of 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 Chloris 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 Sylvester 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 Jim Abbott (baseball) 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) Allan 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) 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'Neill (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)
