While this list (more than 400!) includes many vegans with international fame, it has famous vegans who are popular in their own countries & locality as well.

This list also contains individuals who may not be currently alive and were famous in the past.

Film Directors, Actors, and Screenwriters

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1. Joaquin Phoenix
2. Shaun Monson
3. James Cameron
4. Suzy Amis Cameron
5. James Cromwell
6. Natalie Portman
7. Maggie Q
8. Alicia Silverstone
9. Edie Falco
10. Pamela Anderson
11. Michelle Pfeiffer
12. Benedict Cumberbatch
13. Carrie-Anne Moss
14. Darren Aronofsky
15. Alan Cumming
16. Kevin Smith
17. Peter Bogdanovich
18. River Phoenix
19. Ricky Gervais
20. Tobey Maguire
21. Jared Leto
22. Casey Affleck
23. Demi Moore
24. Jessica Chastain
25. Ellen Page
26. Liam Hemsworth
27. Aamir Khan
28. Kiran Rao
29. John Schneider
30. Famke Janssen
31. Kate Mara
32. Olivia Wilde
33. Rooney Mara
34. Peter Dinklage
35. Emily Deschanel
36. Allisyn Ashley Arm
37. Alec Baldwin
38. Larry Hagman
39. Kurt Sutter
40. Ed Begley Jr.
41. Mayim Bialik
42. Linda Blair
43. Beau Bridges
44. Greg Cipes
45. Lasse Hallström
46. Laverne Cox
47. Amanda Crew
48. Geneva Cruz
49. Ted Danson
50. Thomas Dekker
51. Jenna Dewan
52. Michael Dorn
53. Peter Egan
54. Kimberly Elise
55. Nathalie Emmanuel
56. Marieke Hardy
57. Michelle Forbes
58. Sara Gilbert
59. Ellen Pompeo
60. Kangana Ranaut
61. Mena Suvari
62. Daryl Hannah
63. Woody Harrelson
64. Evanna Lynch
65. Jesse Zook Mann
66. Brit Marling
67. Liz Marshall
68. Daisy Ridley
69. Daniella Monet
70. Jenny McCarthy
71. Lauren McCrostie
72. Luísa Mell
73. Tia Mowry
74. Renee Olstead
75. Teresa Palmer
76. Madelaine Petsch
77. Rain Phoenix
78. Summer Phoenix
79. Franka Potente
80. Laura Prepon
81. Linnea Quigley
82. Jason Schwartzman
83. Bellamy Young
84. Gideon Raff
85. Dakota Blue Richards
86. Calu Rivero
87. Ruby Rose
88. Alex Ross Perry
89. Michael Christopher White
90. Portia de Rossi
91. Daniela Sea
92. Sam Simon
93. Spice Williams-Crosby
94. Gretchen Wyler
95. Persia White
96. Sadie Sink
97. Ayesha Takia
98. Astra Taylor
99. Christine Taylor
100. Aimee Teegarden
101. DeWanda Wise
102. Gregg Turkington
103. Vanessa A. Williams
104. Sheri Moon Zombie

Musicians

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1. Paul McCartney
2. Bryan Adams
3. Stevie Wonder
4. Boy George
5. Robin Gibb (member of the famous pop group The Bee Gees)
6. Richard Melville Hall (Moby)
7. Barry Eugene Carter (Barry White)
8. Sia Kate Isobelle Furler (Sia)
9. Ariana Grande
10. Leona Lewis
11. Carrie Underwood
12. William James Adams Jr. (will.i.am)
13. Shaffer Chimere Smith (Ne-Yo)
14. Jason Derulo
15. Drake
16. Ellie Goulding
17. Phil Collen
18. Jaci Velasquez
19. Kyle Vincent
20. Travis Barker
21. Chad Ackerman
22. Mýa
23. Nominjin
24. Jhené Aiko
25. Mark Hoppus
26. Akala
27. Allday
28. Fiona Apple
29. Architects
30. Atlas Genius
31. Erykah Badu
32. Courtney Act
33. Enrique Bunbury
34. Hunter Burgan
35. Geezer Butler
36. Capleton
37. Chloe x Halle
38. Yeng Constantino
39. Alissa White-Gluz
40. Deadlock (band)
41. David Desrosiers
42. John Joseph
43. Jermaine Dupri
44. Fred Durst
45. Earth Crisis (Band)
46. John Feldmann
47. Skylar Stecker
48. Bill Ward
49. Kings of Leon
50. Michael Franti
51. Laura Jane Grace
52. Davey Havok
53. Saul Stacey Williams
54. Chrissie Hynde
55. Robert Fitzgerald Diggs (RZA)
56. Jamie Adenuga (Jme)
57. John William Lowery (John 5)
58. Tony Kanal
59. Oliver Sykes (lead vocalist of the rock band Bring Me the Horizon)
60. Mon Laferte
61. Kathryn Dawn Lang (k.d. lang)
62. Ted Leo
63. Gary Llama
64. Dennis Lyxzén
65. Oliver Sykes
66. Macka B
67. Ian MacKaye
68. Mickey Madden
69. Jeff Mangum
70. Johnny Marr
71. Martha (band)
72. Jeanne Mas
73. Fred Mascherino
74. Allah Mathematics
75. Matisyahu
76. Catalyst Records
77. Dave McClain
78. Lindsay McDougall
79. Nellie McKay
80. Tomo Miličević
81. Miss Krystle
82. Gaby Moreno
83. Morrissey
84. Rob Zombie
85. Toby Morse
86. Jason Mraz
87. Mutabaruka
88. Beth Torbert (Bif Naked)
89. Natti Natasha
90. Joe Mulherin (nothing,nowhere.)
91. Victor Santiago, Jr. (N.O.R.E.)
92. Terri Nunn
93. Ellen Oléria
94. Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein
95. Lisette Oropesa
96. Carl Palmer
97. Robert Paterson
98. Robin Pecknold
99. Linda Perry
100. Doro
101. Mille Petrozza
102. Poppy
103. Chad Price
104. Princess Superstar
105. Joe Principe
106. Mårten Edh (Promoe)
107. Propagandhi
108. Russ Rankin
109. John Robb
110. Rikki Rockett
111. Rodrigo Sanchez and Gabriela Quintero (Rodrigo y Gabriela, Mexican classical guitar duo)
112. Kirsten Rosenberg
113. Alejandro Sanz
114. Rebecca Schiffman
115. Mike Scott
116. Angelica Segerbäck
117. S-Endz
118. Vanessa Wagner
119. David Rodríguez Labault (Sie7e)
120. Heather Small
121. Stéphanie Sokolinski (Soko)
122. Sóley Stefánsdóttir (Sóley)
123. Alex Somers
124. Khnum Muata Ibomu (stic.man)
125. Tommy Tallarico
126. Dara Kristen Hayes (Tigerlily)
127. Yolandi Visser
128. Paul Waggoner
129. Louise Wallis
130. Jona Weinhofen
131. Adam Yauch
132. Dan Yemin
133. James Yorkston
134. Nick Zinner

Sports & Games

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Disability Sports

Sarah Stewart

Football/Soccer

1. Carlos Cuéllar
2. Sebastián Pérez Cardona
3. Kara Lang
4. Adis “Baggio” Hušidić

Tennis

1. Venus Williams
2. Serena Williams
3. Martina Navratilova

Cricket

1. Jason Gillespie
2. Peter Siddle
3. Virat Kohli
4. Kane Richardson
5. Adam Zampa

Rugby Football

1. Mirco Bergamasco
2. Anthony Mullally

Auto Racing

1. Lewis Hamilton
2. Andy Lally
3. Leilani Munter

Boxing

1. David Haye
2. Bryant Jennings
3. Cam F. Awesome

Baseball

Pat Neshek

American Football

1. Colin Kaepernick
2. Maurice Jones-Drew
3. Derrick Morgan
4. Griff Whalen
5. Ricky Williams

Basketball

1. Kyrie Irving
2. JaVale McGee
3. Taj McWilliams-Franklin
4. John Salley
5. Salim Stoudamire

Athletics

1. Carl Lewis
2. Morgan Mitchell
3. Scott Jurek
4. Fiona Oakes
5. Brendan Brazier

Weightlifting

Kendrick Farris

Strength Athletics

Patrik Baboumian

Bodybuilding

1. Jim Morris
2. Torre Washington
3. Jehina Malik
4. Nimai Delgado
5. Ed Bauer

Swimmers

Murray Rose

Skiing

Seba Johnson

Professional Surfing

1. Alana Blanchard
2. Tia Blanco

Professional  Wrestling

1. Daniel Healy Solwold Jr. (Austin Aries)
2. Tyler Bate
3. Amy Dumas (Lita)
4. Peter Thomas England  (Pete Dunne)
5. Benjamin Maurice Webb (Trent Seven)
6. Lucas Eatwell (Zack Sabre Jr.)
7. UltraMantis Black
8. Laura Dennis (Allie)

Ice Skating

Meagan Duhamel

Ice Hockey

1. Georges Edy Laraque
2. Michael Zigomanis
3. Andreas Hänni
4. Georges Laraque

Bicycle Racing

1. Czesław Lang
2. Christine Vardaros

Triathlon

Jason P. Lester

Alpinism

1. Atanas Skatov
2. Kuntal Joisher

Rock Climbing

Steph Davis

Martial Arts

1. Jake Shields
2. James Brett Wilks
3. Mac Danzig

Professional Skateboarding

1. Ed Templeton
2. Mike Vallely (Mike V)

Bobsleigh

Alexey Voyevoda

Professional Poker

1. Ed Miller
2. Daniel Negreanu

Professional Snooker

Neil Robertson

TV & Media Personalities, Comedians and Chefs

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1. Simon Amstell
2. Russell Brand
3. Chloe Coscarelli
4. Sarah-Jane Crawford
5. Jane Velez-Mitchell
6. Craig Ferguson
7. Osher Günsberg
8. Nick Knowles
9. Nicole Lapin
10. Carol Leifer
11. Jeff Marek
12. Meredith Vieira
13. Andrew O’Neill
14. Michelle Visage
15. Sara Pascoe
16. Romesh Ranganathan
17. Marco Antonio Regil
18. Elizabeth Saary
19. George Stroumboulopoulos
20. Bryant Terry
21. Natalia Villaveces
22. Wendy Turner Webster
23. Tonya Kay

Models & Fashion Designers

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1. Rosanna Davison (Miss World 2003)
2. Tom Ford
3. Katarina Van Derham
4. Cassandra Bankson
5. Anita Dongre
6. Simone Murphy
7. Petra Němcová
8. Jayde Nicole

Graphic & Game Designers

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Jane McGonigal

Entrepreneurs, Executives & Producers

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1. Philip Wollen
2. Berry Gordy
3. Kat Von D
4. Gulu Lalvani
5. Eric Litman
6. Mortimer Zuckerman
7. F. Newman
8. Billy Simmonds
9. Biz Stone
10. Belinda Stronach
11. Karyn Calabrese

Politicians

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1. Al Gore
2. Cory Booker
3. Eric Adams
4. Ted Deutch
5. Dennis Kucinich
6. Marianne Thieme

Activists & Advocates

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1. Nathan Runkle
2. Martin Balluch
3. Anuradha Sawhney
4. Paul Shapiro
5. Ryan Shapiro
6. Paul Watson
7. Gene Baur
8. Coretta Scott King (wife of Martin Luther King Jr.)
9. Dexter Scott King (son of Martin Luther King Jr.)
10. Howard Lyman
11. Alex Pacheco
12. Jill Phipps
13. Lynda Stoner
14. Andrew Tyler
15. Haile Thomas

Religious Figures

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1. Matthieu Ricard
2. Thích Nhất Hạnh

Philosophers

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1. Al-Maʿarri
2. Will Kymlicka
3. David Benatar
4. Lori Gruen
5. David Pearce

Academics

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1. Roger Yates
2. Gary L. Francione
3. Melanie Joy

Economists

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Alfredo Sfeir

Scientists

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1. Brian Greene
2. Colin Campbell
3. Stevan Harnad

Physicians

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1. Michael Greger
2. Ellsworth Wareham
3. Caldwell Esselstyn
4. John A. McDougall
5. Benjamin Spock
6. Kim Allan Williams Sr.
7. Dr. Joel Kahn

Dietitians

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Reed Mangels

Authors

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1. Neal D. Barnard
2. Kris Carr
3. Matthew Scully
4. Gene Stone
5. Craig Taro Gold
6. Lisa Kemmerer
7. Naomi Lewis
8. Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson
9. James E. McWilliams
10. Dav Pilkey
11. John Robbins
12. Jean Ure
13. Nathan Winograd
14. Jon Wynne-Tyson
15. Benjamin Zephaniah
16. Victoria Moran

Painters, Illustrator, and Cartoonists

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1. Dan Piraro
2. Peggy Oki

Photojournalists & Photographers

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1. Jo-Anne McArthur
2. Glen E. Friedman

Internet & Social Media Personalities

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1. Markos Moulitsas
2. Jenna Marbles
3. Kristina Carrillo-Bucaram

Dancing

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Charles “Lil Buck” Riley

Disc Jockeys

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Chris Liebing

 

While we did our best to include famous vegans from various professions based on reliable sources, let us know in the comments if you know anyone from this list that cannot be considered vegan anymore with your sources.

 

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Image credits:

Daniela Catelli
Marco Maas
Morio
Mariano Vivanco