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Famous vegans, ranked by the community

Actors, world champions, chart-topping musicians, YouTubers and campaigners who are publicly vegan — ranked by how popular they are with the itsvegan community. Every entry links a public source where they say they’re vegan, or is managed by the person themself.

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124 places up

Jessica Chastain

CelebrityActor🇺🇸 US

Academy Award-winning actor (The Eyes of Tammy Faye, Zero Dark Thirty).

5 pts
226 places up

Rooney Mara

CelebrityActor🇺🇸 US

Oscar-nominated actor (Carol, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo).

5 pts
327 places up

Leona Lewis

MusicianPop🇬🇧 GB

Singer who rose to fame winning The X Factor, best known for Bleeding Love.

5 pts
  1. 429 places up

    Gene Baur

    ActivistFarm animal rescue US Vegan since 1985

    Co-founder and president of Farm Sanctuary.

    5 pts
  2. 51 place down

    Travis Barker

    MusicianRock · Drums US

    Drummer of blink-182 and vocal vegan for well over a decade.

    5 pts
  3. 6–

    Gaz Oakley

    InfluencerCooking · YouTube GB

    Welsh chef behind the Avant-Garde Vegan YouTube channel and cookbooks.

    5 pts
  4. 71 place up

    Ed Winters (Earthling Ed)

    ActivistEducation · Public speaking GB

    Vegan educator, co-founder of Surge and author of This Is Vegan Propaganda.

    5 pts
  5. 816 places up

    Woody Harrelson

    CelebrityActor US

    Actor known for Cheers, True Detective and The Hunger Games; vegan for more than 30 years.

    4 pts
  6. 917 places up

    Evanna Lynch

    CelebrityActor · Podcaster IE

    Luna Lovegood in the Harry Potter films and co-host of The ChickPeeps vegan podcast.

    4 pts
  7. 1017 places up

    Alicia Silverstone

    CelebrityActor · Author US

    Star of Clueless and author of the vegan bestseller The Kind Diet.

    4 pts
  8. 1110 places down

    Lewis Hamilton

    AthleteFormula 1 GB Vegan since 2017

    Seven-time Formula One world champion and outspoken advocate for animals and the planet.

    4 pts
  9. 127 places down

    Tabitha Brown

    InfluencerCooking videos · TikTok US Vegan since 2017

    Actor and TikTok star loved for her warm, easy vegan cooking videos; bestselling author.

    4 pts
  10. 131 place down

    Ian Machado Garry

    AthleteMMA IE

    Irish UFC welterweight contender who credits a vegan diet for his weight management and recovery.

    4 pts
  11. 14–

    Dotsie Bausch

    AthleteTrack cycling US

    Olympic silver medallist (London 2012) and founder of the non-profit Switch4Good.

    4 pts
  12. 154 places up

    Morgan Mitchell

    AthleteSprinting AU

    Australian Olympic sprinter who represented her country at Rio 2016.

    4 pts
  13. 167 places up

    Joaquin Phoenix

    CelebrityActor US

    Oscar-winning actor (Joker) and long-time animal rights campaigner, vegan since childhood.

    4 pts
  14. 1712 places up

    Pamela Anderson

    CelebrityActor · Author CA

    Actor and animal rights activist; author of the vegan cookbook I Love You (2024).

    4 pts
  15. 1814 places up

    Max La Manna

    InfluencerZero-waste cooking US

    London-based zero-waste chef and author of You Can Cook This!

    4 pts
  16. 1910 places down

    Scott Jurek

    AthleteUltrarunning US Vegan since 1999

    Ultramarathon legend, seven-time Western States 100 winner and author of Eat & Run.

    3 pts
  17. 2010 places down

    Patrik Baboumian

    AthleteStrongman DE

    Former German strongman champion famous for his record-breaking yoke walks.

    3 pts
  18. 2110 places down

    Fiona Oakes

    AthleteMarathon · Ultrarunning GB

    Record-setting marathon runner who also runs the Tower Hill Stables animal sanctuary.

    3 pts
  19. 229 places down

    Chris Smalling

    AthleteFootball GB

    England international centre-back, formerly of Manchester United and AS Roma.

    3 pts
  20. 238 places down

    Torre Washington

    AthleteBodybuilding US Vegan since 1998

    IFBB pro bodybuilder and Olympia qualifier, one of the best-known vegan physiques in the sport.

    3 pts
  21. 248 places down

    Nimai Delgado

    AthleteBodybuilding US Vegan since 2015

    IFBB pro physique competitor who has never eaten meat.

    3 pts
  22. 258 places down

    Kendrick Farris

    AthleteWeightlifting US

    Three-time Olympic weightlifter who competed for Team USA at Rio 2016 on a vegan diet.

    3 pts
  23. 268 places down

    Meagan Duhamel

    AthleteFigure skating CA

    Two-time pairs world champion and Olympic team-event gold medallist (2018).

    3 pts
  24. 277 places down

    Steph Davis

    AthleteClimbing · BASE jumping US Vegan since 2003

    Pioneering free-solo climber, wingsuit flyer and author.

    3 pts
  25. 287 places down

    Robbie Balenger

    AthleteUltrarunning US

    Ultrarunner who ran 3,175 miles across the United States fuelled by plants.

    3 pts
  26. 297 places down

    Robert Cheeke

    AthleteBodybuilding US

    Vegan bodybuilding pioneer and co-author of The Plant-Based Athlete.

    3 pts
  27. 301 place up

    BOSH! (Henry Firth & Ian Theasby)

    InfluencerRecipe videos · Cookbooks GB

    Sheffield duo behind the BOSH! vegan recipe channel and bestselling cookbooks.

    3 pts
  28. 313 places up

    Joey Carbstrong

    ActivistAnimal rights outreach AU

    Animal rights activist known for his street outreach conversations and videos.

    3 pts
  29. 3230 places down

    Billie Eilish

    MusicianPop US Vegan since 2014

    Grammy- and Oscar-winning singer-songwriter, vegan since the age of 12.

    2 pts
  30. 3330 places down

    Moby

    MusicianElectronic US Vegan since 1987

    Electronic musician behind the album Play and director of Punk Rock Vegan Movie.

    2 pts
  31. 3427 places down

    Nisha Vora

    InfluencerRecipes · YouTube US Vegan since 2016

    Founder of Rainbow Plant Life and author of Big Vegan Flavor.

    2 pts
  32. 35–

    Carol J. Adams

    AuthorFeminism · Animal ethics US

    Author of The Sexual Politics of Meat, a landmark of feminist-vegan theory.

    1 pts

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Who is the most famous vegan?

On the itsvegan community ranking, Jessica Chastain is currently #1, followed by Rooney Mara and Leona Lewis. Among the best-known vegans in the world are Lewis Hamilton, Joaquin Phoenix, Billie Eilish and Woody Harrelson. The ranking changes daily with community votes.

When is World Vegan Day?

World Vegan Day is celebrated every year on 1 November. It was started in 1994 by Louise Wallis, then chair of The Vegan Society, to mark the society’s 50th anniversary, and the whole of November is now celebrated as World Vegan Month.

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