30 celebrities you didn’t know were left-handed
In a world in which 90% of people are right-handed, left-handedness is often treated as a curiosity. Historically it has been associated with evil, and in some cultures today it is still considered rude to greet somebody with your left hand.
But being left-handed is also often associated with being exceptionally creative. Check out this gallery for some celebrity evidence that supports this claim.
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Prince William
The Duke of Cambridge is a lefty, which works out well when it comes to waving for the press. With right-handed wife Kate by his side, they’ve got all the bases covered.
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Keanu Reeves
Unlike the characters who made him famous, the star of ‘The Matrix’ and ‘Speed’ is left-handed. His characters point guns with their right hand, while Reeves signs autographs with his left.
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Julia Roberts
Although her career-defining role as Erin Brokovich required her to write with her right hand, the actress is definitely a lefty.
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Barack Obama
The former President of the United States is one of five in the last seven to be left-handed. He is joined in the lefty club by Presidents Clinton, Bush, Reagan, and Ford.
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David Bowie
Just as many actors are left-handed, so too are many musicians. Bowie is one of the most well-known lefty musicians, but he still played his guitar right-handed.
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Jennifer Lawrence
The ‘Hunger Games’ actress is left-handed, although her character Katniss Everdeen is not.
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Steve Jobs
The fact that the creator of Apple was left-handed supports the claim that being left-handed fosters creativity.
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Bill Gates
The man behind Microsoft is also a lefty. Coincidence?
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Morgan Freeman
The actor reportedly has a dominant left hand, but he sadly lost use of it after a car crash in 2008.
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Mark Wahlberg
The Hollywood star is left-handed and had to learn to shoot with his non-dominant hand for the film ‘Shooter.’
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Paul McCartney
Unlike some lefty musicians who play their instruments right-handed, the Beatles member is lefty through and through. He has played a left-handed bass guitar ever since he struggled as a child to play a right-handed one.
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Tom Cruise
The actor who never ages reportedly fell victim to the stigma surrounding left-handedness, and as a child he was forced to write with his right hand despite showing a clear preference for the left.
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Nicole Kidman
The actress is left-handed, but learned to write with her right hand in order to play Virginia Woolf in 2002 film ‘The Hours.’
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Whoopi Goldberg
The actress, author, and television personality would say she’s the epitome of left-handed creativeness!
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Oprah Winfrey
The billionaire TV personality is also a member of the southpaw club. Speculation that she would run for president perhaps has more weight to it now that we know about the presidential lefties club.
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Pierce Brosnan
The Irish-American actor is staunchly left-handed. It caused him some problems when it came to the Bond role, as 007 is a righty.
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Robert Redford
The founder of the Sundance Film Festival is also a member of the club of iconic actors who are lefties.
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Bruce Willis
The actor’s left-handedness is made clear by the fact that all his characters shoot with their left hand.
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Robert De Niro
The prolific actor is reportedly a southpaw. He has been photographed writing with his right hand, however, so we cannot be certain.
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Justin Bieber
The Youtuber-turned-millionaire is left-handed, and you can tell because he always collects his awards with his left hand.
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Ben Stiller
The multi-talented actor and comedian is left-handed and signs all his autographs as such.
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Eminem
Marshall Mathers is another member of the musical southpaws club.
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Lady Gaga
Just like Bowie, the ‘Born This Way’ singer plays guitar right-handed but writes with her left.
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Angelina Jolie
The actress is so strongly left-handed that she allegedly needed a left-handed gun made for her role in ‘Lara Croft: Tomb Raider.’
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Lisa Kudrow
Unlike her ‘Friends’ character Phoebe, who always plays her guitar right-handed, the actress is left-handed.
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Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick
The Hollywood stars, and married couple, are both lefties. Perhaps opposites really don’t attract!
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LeBron James
Perhaps proof that lefties have the advantage in team sports as well as individual sports, the basketball star signs autographs with his left hand.
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Seth Rogen
The Canadian actor and comedian is a clear lefty, always signing autographs with his left hand.
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Will Ferrell
The comedian also appears in the list of left-handed funny people. Perhaps that’s why Mugatu, his character in ‘Zoolander,’ always wields his evil dog in his left hand.
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