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  • Writer's pictureJace Shoemaker-Galloway

International Left-Handers' Day: Famous Lefties & Southpaws of the World


Today celebrates all the “lefties” and “Southpaws” of the world. Aug. 13 is International Left-Handers' Day, an annual “holiday” that not only celebrates lefties, but also raises awareness about the numerous struggles and difficulties left-handed people face in a right-handed world. Launched in 1992 by the Left-Handers Club, the annual event is marked by various left-handed Left-Handed parties and events all over the world.

Famous Lefties of the World

Despite the challenges of living in a right-handed world, many famous Southpaws have excelled in their profession.

  • Harry S. Truman – United States President

  • Gerald Ford – United States President

  • Ronald Reagan – United States President

  • George W. Bush – United States President

  • William Clinton – United States President

  • Buzz Aldrin – Astronaut

  • Benjamin Franklin

  • Leonardo Da Vinci – Artist

  • Steve Forbes – businessman

  • Ruth Bader Ginsberg – United States Supreme Court Justice

  • Anthony Kennedy – United States Supreme Court Justice

  • John McCain – United States Senator

  • Alexander the Great

  • Julius Caesar

  • John F. Kennedy, Jr. – President John F. Kennedy’s son

  • Caroline Kennedy - President John F. Kennedy’s daughter

  • Phil Collins - Singer/musician

  • Sir Paul McCartney – Singer

  • Oprah Winfrey

  • Mark Twain - Author

  • Carol Burnett – Comedian

  • Jerry Seinfeld – Comedian/actor

  • Don Rickles – Comedian

  • Tim Allen – Actor/Comedian

  • Sarah Jessica Parker – Actress (married to Matthew Broderick)

  • Matthew Broderick – Actor (married to Sarah Jessica Parker)

  • Tom Cruise – Actor

  • Nicole Kidman – Actress (and former wife of Tom Cruise)

  • Robert Redford – Actor/director

  • Julie Roberts - Actress

  • Betty Grable – Actress

  • Cary Grant – Actor

  • Fred Astaire – Actor/Dancer

  • Ginger Rogers – Actress/Dancer

  • Goldie Hawn – Actor/producer

  • Angelina Jolie – Actress

  • Demi Moore - Actress

  • Diana Lane – Actress

  • Lisa Kudrow - Actress

  • Jim Carrey - Actor

In honor of International Left-Handers' Day, let’s “give a hand” to all the lefties and Southpaws of the world! Today is also National Filet Mignon Day.


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