Qty | Response |
32 | Joaquin Phoenix (for his role in Earthlings/for demanding a vegan wardrobe) |
22 | Howard Lyman and his book MAD COWBOY www.madcowboy.com |
20 | Alicia Silverstone/and her vegan dogs, U.S. Actress ("great role model") |
18 | Gary Francione and his 'Abolitionist' Writings www.abolitionistapproach.com |
18 | Ingrid Newkirk, founder of PETA www.peta.org |
18 | John Robbins (and Diet for a New America) www.foodrevolution.org |
14 | Peter Singer (also mentioned his book: The Ethics of our Eating) |
12 | Capt. Paul Watson (Sea Shepherd Conservation Society) www.seashepherd.org |
12 | Bob and Jenna Torres, Vegan Freak Radio podcasts www.veganfreakradio.com |
11 | Moby (techno artist) |
11 | Paul McCartney (musician) |
11 | Gene Baur, Farm Sanctuary President & co-founder www.genebaur.org |
11 | Benjamin Zephaniah, British Poet |
11 | Pamela Anderson, U.S. Actress/ P.E.T.A. spokesperson |
10 | Gandhi - Indian statesman, pacifist |
10 | Colleen Patrick Goudreau, U.S., www.compassionatecooks.com |
10 | Natalie Portman, U.S. actress (EcoRazzi www.ecorazzi.com & her vegan shoe line) |
9 | Farm Sanctuary and it's volunteers www.farmsanctuary.org |
9 | Neal Barnard, M.D. (Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, recommending a vegan diet) www.pcrm.org |
8 | Woody Harrelson, U.S. actor (one responder wrote for his 'go further' promo advocating raw food veganism) |
8 | Dr. John McDougall www.drmcdougall.com |
7 | Dr. Will Tuttle (The World Peace Diet) U.S. Activist www.worldpeacediet.org |
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7 | Earthlings Film/or it's filmmaker; Shaun Monson www.Earthlings.com |
7 | Isa Chandra Maskowitz, U.S. vegan cookbook author; 'Vegan with a Vengeance' www.theppk.com |
7 | Dennis Kucinich, U.S. Congressman (preferred presidential candidate one responded) |
6 | River Phoenix, the late U.S. actor |
6 | Rory Freedman, author of 'Skinny Bitch' - U.S. www.SkinnyBitch.net |
6 | Keith Mann (ALF activist) Author of: From Dusk 'til Dawn; An insider view of the growth of the animal rights movement. |
6 | T. Colin Campbell's THE CHINA STUDY www.thechinastudy.com |
6 | ALF (The Animal Liberation Front) www.animalliberationfront.com |
6 | The Animals themselves |
5 | Morrissey, British vegetarian (musician) |
5 | Chrissie Hynde, American (vegan) Rock musician |
5 | Leonardo DaVinci - Italian sculptor, inventor, artist, etc. |
5 | Shac 7 the activists currently imprisoned working against Huntington Life Sciences |
4 | Donald Watson, British man who coined the word 'vegan' and formed the first vegan society in the U.K. |
4 | Joan Dunayer, author of Speciesism and Animal Equality |
4 | Gary Yourofksy, U.S. vegan activist - www.adaptt.org |
4 | Wayne Pacelle, Humane Society of the U.S. |
4 | Earth Crisis, 100% vegan straight edge band |
4 | Prince, musician |
4 | Tribe of Heart, U.S. James LaVeck and Jenny Stein, filmmakers of 'The Witness' and 'The Peaceable Kingdom' www.tribeofheart.org |
4 | Paul Shapiro, Director of Factory Farm Campaigns for H.S.U.S. |
4 | Oprah Winfrey's 3 week trial of vegan diet |
4 | Carl Lewis, champion athlete while eating vegan diet |
4 | Rod Coronado, former ALF activist |
4 | Alice Walker, U.S. author, (even if she is not vegan, someone wrote) |
4 | Paul and Linda McCartney |
4 | Alex Hershaft, Farm Animal Reform Movement www.farmusa.org |
3 | Tom Regan, U.S. forerunner, author and animal rights philosopher www.cultureandanimals.org |
3 | Stella McCartney, British designer, child of Paul & Linda McCartney, no animal products in her fashion |
3 | The Buddha/teachings of the Buddha |
3 | Dr. Michael Klaper, M.D. - vegan physician, international lecturer, 'Vegan Health Study' www.vegsource.com/klaper |
3 | Bruce Freiderich, P.E.T.A., 'Veganism in a Nutshell' CD |
3 | Sarah Kramer, U.S. vegan cookbook author www.govegan.net |
3 | Jo Stepaniak, U.S. vegan author/advocate Ask Jo on VegSource |
3 | Gentle World, Vegan non-profit educational organization/community - www.gentleworld.org |
3 | Freya and Jay Dinshah, The American Vegan Society www.americanvegan.org |
3 | James Cromwell, for going vegan with the filming of BABE |
3 | St. Francis of Assisi |
3 | Dr. Douglas Graham (influencing knowledge on healthy fruitarian/raw food vegan diet) www.foodnsport.com/about.html |
3 | Veg News (Editors: Joe Connelley & Colleen Holland) U.S. www.vegnews.com |
3 | Tom Yorke, U.K. musician |
3 | S.A.F.E., New Zealand's vegan and animal advocacy organization www.safe.org.nz |
3 | Dr. Steve Best, philosopher, writer, activist www.DrSteveBest.org |
3 | Dan Mathews, vice president of P.E.T.A. |
3 | Bryan Adams, musician, "though he doesn't advertise his veganism" |
3 | Jeffrey Moossaieff Masson, author of 'The Pig Who Sang to the Moon: The Emotional Lives of Farm Animals' www.jeffreymasson.com |
3 | Robert Cohen (The NOT-Milk man) www.notmilk.com |
3 | Russell Simmons, U.S. Music mogul, vegan supporter |
2 | Sienna Blake, Vegan Voice Magazine www.veganic.net |
2 | Brendan Brazier, triathlete www.brendanbrazier.com |
2 | The Smith's Song 'Meat is Murder', British Rock band |
2 | Propagandhi, Canadian all vegan punk band www.propagandhi.com/faq |
2 | Storm and Jinjee Talifero, documentary on their raw food vegan family |
2 | Juliet Gellately, Viva! U.K. www.viva.org.uk |
2 | Helen and Scott Nearing, back to the landers |
2 | Avril Lavigne, Canadian born musician , www.avrillavigne.com |
2 | Casey Affleck, U.S. actor, vegan |
2 | Chris Martin, vegan musician, married to Gwyneth Paltrow |
2 | Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn, M.D., U.S. www.heartattackproof.com |
2 | Christian Vegetarian Association, U.S. www.christianveg.com |
2 | Vegan Outreach, U.S. organization www.veganoutreach.org |
2 | Lori Bouston, co-founder Farm Sanctuary |
2 | Harold Brown, U.S. Beef farmer turned vegan and spokesperson |
2 | Rae Sikora, U.S. www.plantpeacedaily.org |
2 | Dan Piraro, cartoonist www.Bizarro.com |
2 | Jesus (Joshua bin Joseph) |
2 | Pink, musician |
2 | Patty Mark, Australia OPEN RESCUE www.openrescue.org |
2 | Matt Ball, Vegan Outreach www.veganoutreach.org |
2 | Eric Prescott, publishes ananimalfriendlylife.com, Boston Vegan Association www.bostonvegan.org |
2 | "my conscience is my inspiration" |
2 | Carrie Underwood, U.S. singer |
2 | Lindsay McDougall, vegan guitarist with Australian band Frenzal Rhomb |
2 | Eric Markus, U.S. author www.vegan.com |
2 | Jill Ovnik, U.S. www.vegangal.com |
2 | David Cantor, Responsible Policies for Animals - www.RPAforALL.org |
2 | Bryanna Clark Grogan, vegan chef www.bryannaclarkgrogan.com |
2 | Peaceful Prairie Sanctuary (the people who run it) www.peacefulprairie.org |
2 | Albert Einstein - German born/American Noble Prize recipient, physicist |
2 | Nathan Runkle, U.S., founder of Mercy for Animals www.mercyforanimals.org |
2 | Pythagoras, Greek philosopher -'Father of Vegetarianism' |
2 | Socrates, classical Greek philosopher |
2 | Plato, classical Greek philosopher |
2 | Cesar Chaves, Mexican/American labor leader, civil rights activist |
2 | Alex Bourke, U.K. www.veggieguides.com |
2 | Daniel Johns from Silverchair Band, musician |
2 | Steve Hindi - founded SHARK; Showing Animals Respect and Kindness www.sharkonline.org |
2 | Davey Havok -vegan, lead singer of AFI |
2 | Animal Aid, U.K. organization www.animalaid.org.uk |
2 | Vegan Activists on MySpace |
2 | The Phoenix Family, vegan celebrity family, U.S. |
1 | Animal Rights Organizations |
1 | Meet your Meat Video, P.E.T.A. |
1 | Zoe Weil, U.S. Humane Education www.zoeweil.com |
1 | Marti Kheel, U.S. Eco/Feminist; author of Nature Ethics. www.martikheel.com |
1 | Carol Adams, U.S. feminist author of: The Sexual Politics of Meat, etc. www.caroljadams.com |
1 | Heather Mills, celebrity, was married to Paul McCartney www.heathermills.org |
1 | Alec Baldwin, U.S. Actor, spokesperson for P.E.T.A. |
1 | Yolanda Soryl, Christchurch Vegetarian Centre, New Zealand |
1 | Shirley Wilkes-Johnson, U.S. (Go Vegan Texas! is now World Vegan Radio at this link) |
1 | Dr. Joel Fuhrman, M.D., U.S. www.drfuhrman.com |
1 | Dick Gregory, American comedian/social activist |
1 | Daryl Hannah, U.S. Actress |
1 | Stephen Walsh, U.K., author of Plant-Based Nutrition www.stephenwalsh.co.uk |
1 | Mother Earth |
1 | Shanaia Twain, musician |
1 | Stanley Sapon www.VeganValues.org |
1 | The sights and sounds of video footage |
1 | Christine Townend, founded Animal Liberation (NSW) in 1976, and co-founded Animals Australia in 1980 (with Peter Singer). |
1 | The Film: The Peaceable Kingdom (Tribe of Heart) |
1 | The week long international vegan festival in San Diego, California |
1 | Andrew Linzey, Anglican priest, Oxford Centre for Animal Ethics |
1 | Jim Mason, writer; Author of: Animal Factories with Peter Singer, etc. |
1 | Mark Rowlands, author of: Animals Like Us, philosophy teacher University of Miami |
1 | Karen Dawn, Dawn Watch, U.S. www.DawnWatch.com |
1 | Karen Davis, U.S. United Poultry Concerns www.upc-online.org |
1 | Woodstock Sanctuary, U.S. (the folks that run it) www.woodstockfas.org |
1 | Julia Butterfly Hill, U.S. environmental activist |
1 | Marc Delaney, Salem Vegan Society, U.S. www.salemvegan.org |
1 | Janice Blue, Go Vegan Texas Radio show host
(Go Vegan Texas! is now World Vegan Radio at this link) |
1 | Rosamund Raha, Vegan Society U.K. www.vegansociety.com |
1 | Jane Goodall, primatologist www.JaneGoodall.org |
1 | The Vegan Society and their magazine THE VEGAN www.vegansociety.com |
1 | Vegetarian/Vegan Society of Queensland (and it's members) www.vegsoc.org.au |
1 | Karen Johnson, E.L.A.T.E.D., South African Vegan Advocacy Group www.elated.co.za |
1 | Steve Smit www.AnimalRightsAfrica.org |
1 | Barry Horne, died in U.K. prison protesting vivisection |
1 | Drew Barrymore, U.S. Actress |
1 | Bill Maher, U.S. political talk show host www.BillMaher.com |
1 | Dr. Dean Ornish, President/Founder Preventative Medicine Research Institute |
1 | Fit for Life Book, Harvey and Marilyn Diamond, U.S. |
1 | Victoras Kulvinskas, U.S., 'Survival into the 21st Century' Early Raw Food advocate |
1 | Gail Eisnitz, U.S., Author of SLAUGHTERHOUSE; expose of U.S. slaughterhouses www.meat.org.uk/slaught.html |
1 | Vegan Vixens, U.S. Vegan Dance Troup with a mission www.veganvixens.com |
1 | Jeremy Rifkin, Author of: Beyond Beef; The Rise and Fall of the Cattle Culture |
1 | Henry Spira, forerunner in the Animal Rights Movement, founder of ARI |
1 | Niki O'Leary, www.scouseveg.co.uk |
1 | Neil Lea Rip, U.K. Vegan Visionary, died 2007 |
1 | Tim Barford, U.K. Yaoh organic vegan hemp products www.yaoh.co.uk |
1 | In Defense of Animals (volunteering there), U.S. www.idausa.org |
1 | Tonya Zavasta 'Beautiful on Raw' |
1 | Forest Whitaker, Vegetarian actor, U.S. |
1 | Anarcho Punk Band, Scotland, vegan hardcore metal band |
1 | Dr. Spock, the late influential pediatrician, U.S. |
1 | Gretta Gaard, Eco Feminist writer |
1 | Operation Biteback, direct action on vivisection labs/fur facilities in the U.S. in the 90's |
1 | Eddie Lama, (The Witness) www.tribeofheart.org/wit1.htm |
1 | Ed Begley Jr., U.S actor |
1 | Weird Al Yankovic www.weirdal.com (vegan diet) |
1 | John Feldman, Goldfinger's (vegan) lead singer |
1 | Kate Bush, Vegetarian singer/song writer |
1 | Linda Blair, U.S. Actress www.lindablair.com |
1 | Brook Katz, vegan chef and cookbook author www.brookkatz.com |
1 | Kristen Lee Ohanyan, Founder of Society of Peace www.societyofpeace.org |
1 | Joanna Lumley, English Actress |
1 | Scarlett Thomas, writer |
1 | Linda Nunn, New Zealand www.petsonthenet.co.nz |
1 | The Film 'EATING', Second Edition Plus, Michael Anderson |
1 | Kristal Parks, Denver, US. www.Kristalparks.com |
1 | Rynn Berry, author, philosopher www.vegsource.com/berry |
1 | Bernie Unti, (HSUS) |
1 | NZ VegFamilies Chat Group |
1 | Optimum Health Institute in Austin www.optimumhealth.org |
1 | Hippocrates Health Institute www.hippocratesinst.org |
1 | Mary Lou Randour, Author, professional psychologist and animal rights advocate |
1 | Lynda Stoner, former Australian Actress, vegan and animal rights activist |
1 | Info from Animal Rights Organizations |
1 | Vegan Blogs |
1 | Michael Franti, vegan musician |
1 | Jonny Ablewhite, U.K., serving prison sentence for conspiracy to blackmail the Hall Family, who run New Church guinea pig farm. |
1 | Sam McCreesh, U.K. Star quality vegan at age 15 |
1 | Mark Bekoff, author, professor Emeritus of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology |
1 | Many of the Vegan Athletes |
1 | Kevin Kjonaas, National Director of SHAC www.shac7.com/kevin |
1 | Mac Danzig (vegan fighter), Tanya Kay (bodybuilder) & all at GoVeg.com |
1 | Peter Young, Vegan Straight-Edge political prisoner for fur-farm raids |
1 | Albert Schweitzer, Alsatian theologian, musician, philosopher, and physician |
1 | Abraham Lincoln, 16th president of the U.S. |
1 | Aristotle, Greek philosopher |
1 | Sir Isaac Newton, mathematician and physicist |
1 | Ralph Waldo Emerson, was an American essayist, philosopher, poet, leader of the transcendentalist movement. |
1 | Henry David Thoreau, was an American author, poet and philosopher |
1 | Krishnamurti, Indian philosopher |
1 | John Lennon/Yoko Ono |
1 | Mark Twain, was an American author and humorist |
1 | Rosa Parks, U.S. civil rights leader www.rosaparks.org |
1 | Coretta Scott King, the late wife of Martin Luther King, who had adopted a vegan diet |
1 | Charles Darwin, was an English naturalist |
1 | Thich Nhat Hanh, Zen-Buddhist monk/teacher, now advocating veganism neufeld blog |
1 | Hugo Weaving, Australia Actor (not vegan), but an animal rights advocate |
1 | Cleveland Amory, Animal Rights Movement forerunner in the U.S. |
1 | The book 'DOMINION' by Mathew Scullery www.matthewscully.com |
1 | ETERNAL TREBLINKA: Our Treatment of Animals and the Holocaust by Charles Patterson www.powerfulbook.com |
1 | Richard Ryder, British psychologist who once performed tests on animals and now speaks against it www.richardryder.com |
1 | Dan Vishney, author of: "You Don't Have To Be A Treehugger To Be A Vegan" |
1 | Eric Schlosser, author of: Fast Food Nation |
1 | VegWeb and VegSource websites |
1 | MeatFreeMedia.com, New Zealand based animal rights organization |
1 | Bands, Seven Generations, Gorilla Biscuits, Cherem, Gather, Birthright, H20 |
1 | Vegan Riech, Hardcore punk band |
1 | John Stuart Mill, British philosopher, etc. |
1 | David Cantor, Responsible Politics for Animals www.RPAforAll.org |
1 | Association Vegetarienne de France (promotes veganism 100%) |
1 | Erica Meier, Executive Director Compassion Over Killing www.cok.net |
1 | Echart Tolle's - author of: A New Earth |
1 | St. Padre Pio, St. Anthony of Padua and other Catholic Saints |
1 | Freeman Wicklund, Mercy for Animals Director of Campaigns/Compassionate Action for Animals www.freemanwicklund.org |
1 | Jenny Brown (Woodstock Farm Sanctuary) www.woodstockfas.org |
1 | Carla Lane, Britain's television writer www.carlalane.com |
1 | Kim Herman a DC-area vegan and independent and very active activist. |
1 | The Activists at UNCAGED CAMPAIGNS, U.K. www.uncaged.co.uk |
1 | Senator Andrew Bartlett, Australian, vegan, Queensland senator |
1 | Raquy Danziger, (Caveman Musician Group) drummer |
1 | All the speakers at the Vegetarian Summerfest, North American Vegetarian Society www.vegetariansummerfest.org or www.navs-online.org |
1 | Robin Lane, London Vegan Festival www.vegancampaigns.org |
1 | Barry Horne, deceased animal liberationist |
1 | Vee & Rhian/others from Stockport Animal Protection |
1 | A TV. program from the Movement for Compassionate Living, www.mcl.unisonplus.net |
1 | A Vegan Activist from Vegan Campaigns, U.K. www.vegancampaigns.org.uk |
1 | Mark Berriman, Australia, Editor Natural Health and Vegetarian Magazine |
1 | Brenda Davis, R.D. Author of Vegan Nutrition Books www.brendadavisrd.com |
1 | Ben Read/Band 'Foot Sativa', his lyrics are based on animal rights/global issues |
1 | New Zealand band 'Antagonist', all veg |
1 | Justin Sane from band Anti-Flag |
1 | Gretchen Wyler, deceased U.S. Actress/Animal Rights advocate |
1 | The book: The Pig Who Sang to the Moon; The Emotional Lives of Farm Animals |
1 | Joyce Di Benedetto-Colton, M.S., Earth Ethics Institute, Miami Dade College |
1 | Susan Hargreaves, U.S., founder of Humane Educators Reaching Out |
1 | The Supreme Master Ching Hai, Vietnamese www.godsdirectcontact.org |
1 | Jan and Dave, Albany NY Vegetarian Network http://www.nyvegetarianexpo.org |
1 | Bumper Sticker: If you Love Animals; Don't Eat them! |
1 | Peter Cox's book: Why You Don't Need Meat, English, bestselling author |
1 | Rajendra Pachauri, chief of intergovernmental panel on climate change www.rkpachauri.org |
1 | Priscilla Feral, President of Friends of Animals www.friendsofanimals.org |
1 | A Local EarthSave Representitive's lecture |
1 | 'Pig' plays guitar in a Gisborne, N.Z. band called Saving Grace, (Vegan-straight-edge) Christchurch www.vegetarianchristchurch.org.nz |
1 | "Activists yes, celebrities, ick, no." Dustin, Washington D.C. |
1 | "Anyone who gets positive press and is vegan is great." |
1 | "Drew Barrymore used to be vegan and then was advocating fish for the omegas..." |
1 | "Celebrities pop up and then dissapear. These people are not models for young people; people who make a differnece for animals are." |
1 | I respect Moby and Joaquin Phoenix for Earthlings and their vegan publicity, but I'm not a follower of thier music or mainstream films. |
1 | "No, in fact, I got to know very well a few high profile 'activists' and found out they are neither vegan, nor ethical." |
1 | "I draw inspiration from the celebrities and all the unacknowledged activists and all the great minds who have ever understood the vegan ideal." |