List of famous or notable left-handers. (See left-handedness)

Table of contents
1 Rulers
2 Politicians
3 Miscellaneous

Rulers

U.S. Presidentss

Politicians

Miscellaneous

Criminals

Artists

Musicians

Actors

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)
  • Alan 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)