List of Vegan Celebrities

You might be surprised to learn that the world is full of vegan celebrities. For some reason, celebrities seem to gravitate towards veganism a lot more than the average joe. I would guess it’s because celebrities tend to be more health conscious, and they also have the money to experiment with new cuisines, and hire top chefs to cook their food. It’s hard to keep track of all the celebrities that are vegan, let alone find that information out in the first place, but here is a list of all the celebrities we’ve heard are vegan.

Vegan Celebrities

Mike Tyson

This is definitely surprising given Tyson’s violent profession and past, but in 2009 the former champ quit eating all animal products and became a vegan.

Thom Yorke

The Radiohead frontman has said in interviews that the song “Meat is Murder” by The Smiths is one of the reasons he decided to become a vegan. Yorke is also an avid environmentalist, so I would have to assume that the environmental impact of eating animal products also motivates him.

Alicia Silverstone

It turns out the Clueless star is not so clueless when it comes to her diet and lifestyle. If you ever wonder what Silverstone has been up to since she made the film that launched her career, she’s written a vegan cookbook called, The Kind Life.

Russell Simmons

Russell Simmons, the famous rap-mogul, practices yoga and told Ellen Degeneres that he became vegan following the guidance of his yoga mentors.

Ellen Degeneres

Ellen Degeneres has said on her show that she decided to become vegan after watching the film, Earthlings. Ellen is also a self-proclaimed animal lover.

Ozzy Ozbourne

UPDATE: Ozzy only lasted one week as a vegan. Oh well. 

It’s kind of hard to believe that a guy who is infamous for biting the heads off of things no longer eats meat or any other animal products, but it’s true. The Prince of Darkness became a vegan after watching the documentary, Forks Over Knives. Ozzy announced his veganism on his wife Sharon’s television show, The Talk.

Bill Clinton

This one is perhaps the most shocking. Yep, the U.S. president who was famous for jogging to McDonalds back in the ’90s is now a vegan. Clinton actually talks about it to great length in a CNN interview with Wolf Blitzer. In the interview he states that he’s lost 24 lb and has returned to his high school weight; however, he said he didn’t do it for the weight loss, but to heal his heart and unclog his arteries. Clinton also admitted that once in a blue moon he still has a little fish, so he’s not the strictest of vegans, but hey, what can you do.

This is only a short list of vegan celebrities but I thought these were some of the most notable and surprising.