Famous Vegetarians

I've heard it over & over.
"If you don't eat meat, you don't get enough protein. If you don't get protein, you can't be an athlete." Right?

WRONG!
Here's a short list of famous athletes and sports/fitness personalities:
Anthony Peeler (NBA)
Bill Pearl (bodybuilder)
Bill Walton (NBA)
Billie Jean King (tennis)
Billy Simmonds (bodybuilder)
Bryan Danielson (wrestling)
Chris Evert (tennis)
Danny Garcia (skateboarding)
Ed Templeton (skateboarding)
Edwin Moses (track & field)
Fiona Oakes (cycling & marathon)
Hank Aaron (baseball)
Hannah Teter (snowboarding)
Jake Shields (MMA)
John Salley (NBA)
Kathy Johnson (gymnastics)
Ken Bradshaw (surfer)
Killer Kowalski (wrestling)
Luke Cummo (UFC)
Mac Danzig (MMA)
Mark Levy (NFL coach)
Mike Tyson (boxing)
Pat Neshek (baseball)
Prince Fielder (baseball)
Raja Bell (NBA)
Ricky Williams (NFL)
Salim Stoudamire (NBA)
Scott Jurek (ultramarathoner)
Stanley Matthews (soccer)
Steve Bellamy (tennis coach)
Tony Horton (P90X)
Tony LaRussa (baseball)
Tyrone Willingham (Notre Dame football coach)


And just because you're a vegetarian doesn't mean you can't be a phenomenal person either. So here's a short list of people who are well-known who are vegetarians as well:
Abraham Lincoln
Adam Ant
Alan Cumming
Alanis Morissette
Albert Einstein
Albert Schweitzer
Alicia Silverstone
Alyssa Milano
Andre 3000
Anne Hathaway
Anthony Kiedis
B.B. King
Barry White
Billie Jean King
Bernadette Peters
Brad Pitt
Bob Barker
Buddha
Charles Darwin
Carrie Underwood
Charlotte Bronte
Christian Bale
Christie Brinkley
Cillian Murphy
Claudia Schiffer
Coretta Scott King
Dennis Kucinich
Diane Keaton
Diogenes
Dizzie Gillespie
Doris Day
Dustin Hoffman
Ellen Degeneres
Emily Dickinson
Emmylou Harris
Enya
Erykah Badu
Fiona Apple
Forest Whitaker
Franz Kafka
Gandhi
Gavin Rossdale
George Harrison
George Barnard Shaw
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Hayden Panettiere
Hayley Mills
Ian McKellan
India Arie
Ira Glass
Jack Johnson
James Cromwell
Jamie Kennedy
Jamie Lee Curtis
Jared Leto
Jason Mraz
JD Salinger
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Jenna Jameson
Jesse Eisenberg
Jesus Christ
John Cleese
John Lennon
Joss Stone
Kate Winslet
Kelly Clarkson
Kevin Eubanks
Kevin Nealon
Kim Basinger
Larry Hagman
Lea Michele
Leo Tolstoy
Leonard Cohen
Leonardo da Vinci
Linda Carter
Lisa Simpson ;)
Louisa May Alcott
Marilu Henner
Marty Feldman
Mary Shelley
Mary Tyler Moore
Matthew Scully
Melanie Griffith
Melissa Etheridge
Michael Bolton
Michael Dorn
Michael Franti
Michael Jackson
Moby
Mr. Rogers
Naomi Watts
Natalie Merchant
Nelly
Oliver Stone
Olivia Wilde
Orlando Jones
Pamela Anderson
Paul McCartney
Pauly Shore
Percy Bysshe Shelley
Peter Gabriel
Peter Sellers
Phylicia Rashad
Pierce Brosnan
Pink
Plato
Plutarch
Portia de Rossi
Prince
Pythagoras of Samoa
Raffi
Rainer Maria Wilke
Ralph Waldo Emerson
River Phoenix
Rob Zombie
Rosa Parks
Russell Brand
Saint Francesco d'Assisi
Samuel L. Jackson
Sandra Oh
Scott Adams
Seal
Shania Twain
Shannon Elizabeth
Sir Isaac Newton
Socrates
Steve Perry
Steve Wynn
Steve-O
Superman/Clark Kent!
Susan B. Anthony
The Roots
Thomas Edison
Thora Birch
Tobey Maguire
Tom Morello
Tommy Lee
Tracy Chapman
Vanilla Ice
Vanna White
Voltaire
Weird Al
Woody Harrelson
Yoko Ono
Zach de la Rocha

Happy meat-free eating!