Celebrities You Didn’t Know Were Left-Handed

Left-handed people make up a small share of the population, which is why fans often find it interesting when a famous star turns out to be a lefty.

Some write with their left hand. Some sign autographs left-handed. Others play instruments or sports in unusual mixed-handed ways.

This list focuses on celebrities who are widely known as left-handed.

Lady Gaga

Lady Gaga is one of the most famous left-handed entertainers in pop culture. Fans have often noticed her signing autographs with her left hand, and she regularly appears on lists of well-known left-handed celebrities.

Keanu Reeves

Keanu Reeves is widely known as left-handed. The John Wick and Matrix star is often included in left-handed celebrity lists, and fans have pointed out his left-handed autograph signing.

Oprah Winfrey

Oprah Winfrey is also commonly listed among famous left-handers. Her left-handedness is often mentioned in public trivia pieces alongside her media career, business success, and cultural influence.

Julia Roberts

Julia Roberts is one of Hollywood’s best-known left-handed actresses. The Pretty Woman and Erin Brockovich star has been identified in several public lists of famous left-handers.

Tom Cruise

Tom Cruise is often named among left-handed movie stars. The Mission: Impossible actor is frequently included in left-hander celebrity lists, though fans may not always notice because action scenes can involve stunt work, choreography, and mixed-hand use.

Nicole Kidman

Nicole Kidman is another Oscar-winning star commonly listed as left-handed. Her career has covered drama, musicals, thrillers, prestige television, and major studio films.

Angelina Jolie

Angelina Jolie has often been described as left-handed. She has been photographed and reported signing autographs with her left hand, which helped make the detail part of celebrity trivia.

Justin Bieber

Justin Bieber is widely reported as left-handed. He has been described as writing and playing guitar left-handed, while using his right hand for some sports.

Paul McCartney

Paul McCartney is one of the most famous left-handed musicians in history. His left-handed bass playing became part of his visual identity with The Beatles. For music fans, McCartney is not just a famous lefty; he is one of the most iconic left-handed performers ever.

Mark Wahlberg

Mark Wahlberg is often included in lists of left-handed actors. The actor and producer has built a career across action, comedy, drama, fitness, and business.

Robert De Niro

Robert De Niro is commonly listed as a left-handed actor. The detail may surprise fans because De Niro’s screen identity is usually tied to intense characters, method acting, and classic films rather than personal trivia.

Whoopi Goldberg

Whoopi Goldberg is another major entertainer often listed as left-handed. Her career has covered comedy, film, television, hosting, and activism. As one of the few EGOT winners in entertainment history, her handedness is a minor fact next to a much larger career, but it remains a fun one.

Bruce Willis

Bruce Willis is frequently included in left-handed celebrity lists. The Die Hard star became famous for playing tough, dry-humored action heroes, but off-screen, fans often note him as part of the left-handed celebrity club.

Matthew Broderick

Matthew Broderick is often identified as left-handed. Best known for Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, Broadway work, and voice acting, Broderick has had a long career across stage and screen.

LeBron James

LeBron James is an interesting case because he is naturally left-handed but plays basketball mostly with his right hand. James dominates basketball mainly with his right hand while being left-handed.

Prince William

Prince William is one of the most famous left-handed public figures in the world. He is regularly included in lists of well-known left-handers.

Barack Obama

Barack Obama is one of several U.S. presidents known for being left-handed. His left-handed signature became familiar during his presidency, and Time has included him among prominent left-handed public figures.

Jimi Hendrix

Jimi Hendrix remains one of the most famous left-handed musicians ever. His guitar playing became part of rock history, especially because he famously played a right-handed guitar restrung for left-handed use. His left-handed style helped make his stage presence even more distinctive.

Buzz Aldrin

Astronaut Buzz Aldrin is also often listed among famous left-handers. As one of the first humans to walk on the Moon, Aldrin’s place in history is far bigger than a handedness fact.

Leonardo da Vinci

Leonardo da Vinci was not a modern celebrity, but he is one of history’s most famous left-handed figures. He is often mentioned in left-handed history because of his writing, drawing, notebooks, and artistic genius.

Bill Gates

Bill Gates is commonly listed among famous left-handed public figures. He is not a film or music celebrity, but he is one of the best-known names in business and technology.

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