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There are many left-handers well known by society and culture. Here is an incomplete list of Famous left handers. There is a picture of the person mentioned using their left hand, to prove otherwise that they are truly left-handed or prefer their left hand for writing. Below that image is their signature, and their name (and/or title).

Inventors, Scientists, Technologists

Writers

Artists


Film & Entertainment

Comedians

Directors

Actors

  • Catherine Dent

Interesting Facts:

  • Alfred Hitchcock frequently had left-handed lead actresses in his films, which include Kim Novak, Tippi Hedren, and Eva Marie Saint.

Television


Puppeteers

Youtubers

Jay

Musicians and Singers

List of musicians who play left handed
Left Handed Instruments

This is a list of notable musicians who are either write left-handed, or play their instrument left-handed.

Left-handed are more inclined to artistic professions, to give an instance, lefties are about 10% to 15% of the general public, while among entertainers they are roughly 50%. [8]

(Note: Kurt Cobain and Jimi Hendrix both played guitar left-handed, but they mostly wrote with their right hands. They were naturally left-handers, but they were forced to write with their right hands. See talk page.)

[Vice-versa, lefties who play right-handed include Duane Allman (Allman Brothers), Barry Gibb (Bee Gees), Mark Knopfler (Dire Straits), and Paul Simon (Simon & Garfunkel).]

Politicians

U.S. Presidents

Politicians and Leaders

Socialities, Personalities, Royalty


Sports/Athletes

Fictional

Comics & Animated Television

  • Many characters of the Simpsons are left-handed, since the show's creator, Matt Groening, is left-handed himself.
  • While the pictures of Finn and Marceline are of them using their left hands, both of them are ambidextrous.
  • Melody from The Little Mermaid 2: Return To The Sea, is seen to be a leftie, as she usually holds her locket with the left hand.
  • Rapunzel from Tangled is shown to be ambidextrous but she tends to use her right hand more than her left.
  • Elsa and Anna from Frozen are both ambidextrous.
  • From the TV show My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic it is shown that Trxie Lulamoon is left handed
  • From TV series My Little Pony or Equestria Girls Lauren Faust said that if Spike was a human he would be 100% left handed.
  • Peter and Chris Griffin both are shown in the pictures using their left hands, both of them are ambidextrous.

Live action films

Note: Maisie Williams, who plays Arya Stark is right handed, but learned to use her left hand for Arya's role.


Video Games

Anime/Manga


References

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