Hug a Southpaw! Today Is National Left-Handers Day!
Today is the 25th annual Left Handers Day! as a Southpaw myself, I can relate to the daily trials that only those who are left-handed can relate to! Truly, we are the only minority in America that does not get government subsidization or any awareness campaign surrounding our plight! If you know a lefty, give them a hug and let them sit at the end of the table while eating (leftys will EASILY understand this!)
The picture above was a sign that my paternal grandmother had in her house before she passed away. It is one of only two items I took to remember her by. Our similar situation in life always gave us a special bond.
With that, here is a list of some other left-handed people you might have heard of (courtesy Indiana.edu)!
- Left-Handed U.S. Politicos
Senator Bill Bradley, Rhodes scholar, basketball star
Benjamin Franklin, statesman/publisher/scientist
Steve Forbes, businessman/publisher
Ruth Bader Ginsberg, Supreme Court Justice
Anthony Kennedy, Supreme Court Justice
Alan Keyes, US Senator, US Ambasador
John McCain, US SenatorB
Robert S. McNamara, Secretary of Defense
Col. Oliver North, White House aid
H. Ross Perot, businessman
Nelson Rockefeller, Vice President
[Senator Bob Dole - switched to left due to injury]
- Miscellaneous Left-Handers
Alexander the Great
Julius Caesar, Roman general
King Louis XVI of France
Queen Victoria of England
King George II of England
King George VI of England
Prince Charles of England
Prince William of England
Fidel Castro, Cuban leader
Benjamin Netanyahu, Israeli prime-minister
Henry Ford, automobile manufacturer
David Rockefeller, banker
Helen Keller, advocate for the blind
Edwin Buzz Aldrin, astronaut
Wally Schirra, astronaut
Paul Prudhomme, chef
Cecil Beaton, photographer/costume designer
Lord Baden-Powell, founder of the Boy Scouts (ambidexterous)
Dave Barry, journalist
Edward R. Murrow, correspondent
Ted Koppel, journalist
John F. Kennedy, Jr., lawyer/publisher
Caroline Kennedy, lawyer/author
Vin Scully, sports broadcaster
David Letterman, host
Jay Leno, host
Lenny Bruce, comedian
Joel Hodgson, host of Mystery Science Theater 3000
Wink Martindale, game show host
Richard Simmons, exercise guru
Marie Dionne, one of the Dionne quintuplets
General H. Norman Schwarzkopf
Clarence Darrow, lawyer
F. Lee Bailey, lawyer
Marcia Clark, lawyer
Alan Funt, television producer
Matt Groening, cartoonist
Pat Robertson, evangelist/politician
John Dillinger, criminal/bank robber
Boston Strangler (Albert Henry DeSalvo), serial killer
Jack-the-Ripper, serial killer
John Wesley Hardin, Western gunslinger
Bart Simpson, cartoon character
[King Edward III of England, due to stroke]
- Left-Handed Musicians
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, composer
David Byrne (Talking Heads)
Glen Campbell
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
Judy Garland
Crystal Gayle=
Jimi Hendrix
Isaac Hayes
Tony Iommi, guitarist (Black Sabbath)
Albert King, guitarist
Melissa Manchester
Chuck Mangione, trumpet
Paul McCartney (the Beatles; Wings)
George Michael (Wham!)
Robert Plant (Led Zeppelin)
Cole Porter, song-writer
Lou Rawls
John Lydon a.k.a. Johnny Rotten (Sex Pistols / Public Image Ltd.)
Ringo Starr (the Beatles)
Paul Simon (Simon & Garfunkel)
Tiny Tim
- Left-Handed Actors
Don Adams
Dan Aykroyd
Eddie Albert
Tim Allen
June Allyson
Harry Anderson
Robert Blake
Matthew Broderick
Bruce Boxleitner
Carol Burnett
George Burns, comedian
Ruth Buzzi, comedienne
Keith Carradine
Charlie Chaplin
George Gobel, comedian
Chuck Conners
Tom Cruise
Matt Dillon
Marty Engles, comedian
Olivia de Havilland
Robert DeNiro
Fran Drescher, comedian
Richard Dreyfuss
W.C. Fields
Peter Fonda
Greta Garbo
Terri Garr
Whoopie Goldberg
Betty Grable
Cary Grant
Peter Graves
Mark Hamill
Rex Harrison
Goldie Hawn
Jim Henson, puppetteer
Kermit the Frog
Rock Hudson
Angelina Jolie
Gabe Kaplan
Danny Kaye
Diane Keaton
George Kennedy
Nicole Kidman
Lisa Kudrow
Michael Landon
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
Marilyn Monroe
Anthony Newley
Ryan O'Neal
Sarah Jessica Parker
Anthony Perkins
Ron Perlman
Luke Perry
Bronson Pinchot
Joe Piscopo, comedian
Richard Pryor, comedian
Robert Redford
Keanu Reeves
Don Rickles, comedian
Julia Roberts
Mickey Rourke
Eva Marie Saint
Telly Savalas
Jerry Seinfeld, comedian
Christian Slater
Dick Smothers, comedian
Alan Thicke
Emma Thompson
Rip Torn
Peter Ustinov
Dick Van Dyke
Wil Wheaton
James Whitmore
Treat Williams
Bruce Willis
Oprah Winfrey
Mare Winningham
Joanne Woodward
- Left-Handed Athletes
SOCCER
Pelé -Edson Arantes do Nascimento (soccer)
Diego Armando Maradona (soccer)OLYMPIC SPORTS
Greg Louganis (diving)
Mark Spitz (swimming)
Bruce Jenner (decathlon)
Dorothy Hamill (skating)
GOLF
Phil MickelsonHOCKEY
Phil Esposito
Cam Neely
Terry SawchukBOWLING
Earl Anthony (bowling)BILLARDS
Steve Mizerak, Jr. (billiards)BOXERS
Carmen Basilio (boxing)
James "Gentleman Jim" Corbett (boxing)
Marvin Hagler (boxing)
Oscar de la Hoya (boxing)
Pernell "Sweet Pea" Whitaker (boxing)
DRIVERS
Terry Labonte (NASCAR race car driver)
Ayrton Senna (Formula 1 driver)FOOTBALL
Terry Baker (Am.football)
Mark Brunell (quarterback)
Bobby Douglass (Am.football)
Norman "Boomer" Esiason (Am.football)
Gayle Sayers (Am.football)
Allie Sherman (Am.football, coach)
Kenny Stabler (Am.football)
Steve Young (Am.football)
Jim Zorn (Am.football)
BASKETBALL
Nate Archibald (basketball)
Walter Berry (basketball)
Larry Bird (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)
Dick Motta (basketball)
Chris Mullen (basketball)
Sam Perkins (basketball)
Digger Phelps (basketball)
Bill Russell (basketball)
Wayman Tisdale (basketball)
Bill Walton (basketball)
Lenny Wilkins (basketball)TENNIS
Jimmy Connors (tennis)
Goran Ivanesivic (tennis)
Rod Laver (tennis)
John McEnroe (tennis)
Thomas Muster (tennis)
Martina Navratilova (tennis) - ambidexterous
Renee Richards (tennis)
Monica Seles (tennis)
Roscoe Tanner (tennis)
Guillermo Vilas (tennis)BASEBALL
Steve Carlton ? (pitcher)
Whitey Ford (pitcher)
Lefty Grove (pitcher)
Ron Guidry (pitcher)
Steve Howe (pitcher)
Carl Hubbell (pitcher)
Randy Johnson (pitcher)
Tommy John (pitcher)
Barry Bonds (baseball)
Wade Boggs (baseball)
Lou Brock (baseball)
Will Clark (baseball)
Ty Cobb (baseball)
Lenny Dykstra (baseball)
John Franco (baseball)
Tom Glavine (baseball)
Lefty Gomez (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)
Heinie Manush (baseball)
Don Mattingly (baseball)
Stan Musial (baseball)
Paul O'Neil (baseball)
John Olerud (baseball)
Mel Ott (baseball)
Rafael Palmeiro (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)
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