List of teetotalers
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List of well-known people who are now teetotal or were during their lifetime. Note that some have abstained their entire lives, but others have only abstained after prolonged alcohol use.
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[edit] Real people
[edit] A to E
- John Bodkin Adams, British suspected serial killer. Claimed his whole life to be a teetotaler, but when arrested for murder in 1957, was found to have a well-stocked wine cellar.[1]
- Muhammad Ali, Activist, athlete, boxer, former World Heavyweight Champion, Gold Medal Olympian[2]
- Prince Andrew, Member of the British royal family[3]
- John Ashcroft, former U.S. Attorney General[4]
- Isaac Asimov, American author and chemist[5]
- Barbara Bach, American actress[6]
- Ted Baillieu, Australian politician.[7]
- Simon Bamberger, Only Jewish person elected Governor of Utah.[8]
- Captain Robert Abram Bartlett, Captain of ill-fated ship Karluk.[9]
- Tony Benn, British socialist politician[10]
- Hilary Benn, British politician[11]
- A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, Founder of the Hare Krishnas[12]
- John and Annie Bidwell, founders of Chico, California, prohibitionists[13]
- David Bowie, English musician[14]
- Don Bradman, Australian Cricketer[15]
- Russell Brand, English comedian[16]
- Ian Brown, English singer[17]
- Phil Brooks, American professional wrestler, known as "CM Punk"[18]
- George N. Briggs, Governor of Massachusetts from 1844 to 1851[19]
- Warren E. Buffett, Billionaire Investor[20]
- George W. Bush, 43rd U.S. President, former heavy drinker, claims to have quit drinking in 1986 after determining alcohol began to "compete with his energy"[21]
- Naomi Campbell, British model[21]
- Jim Carrey, Canadian actor[22]
- Kim Cattrall, Canadian actress[23]
- Johnny Chan, American poker player, winner of ten WSOP bracelets[24]
- Eric Clapton, English Musician[25]
- Billy Connolly, Scottish comedian[26]
- Dane Cook, American comedian[27]
- Kristin Davis, American actress[28]
- Eric Dolphy, jazz musician[29]
- Graeme Dott, snooker player [30]
- Rosie Douglas, Caribbean politician and former Prime Minister of Dominica[31]
- Neal S. Dow, An early Prohibitionist who was Presidential candidate for the Prohibition Party in 1880.[32]
[edit] F to J
- Lord Faulkner Prime Minister of Northern Ireland[33]
- Brett Favre, Green Bay Packers quarterback[34]
- Vincent Gallo, American Filmmaker and Musician[35]
- George Galloway, British Member of Parliament[36]
- A. A. Gill, British journalist and restaurant critic for The Times[37]
- Richard E Grant, English actor [38]
- Pat Gray, American radio talk-show host[39]
- Dick Gregory, American comedian and activist[40]
- Kathy Griffin, comic.[41]
- Elisabeth Hasselbeck, co-host on ABC's The View[42]
- Davey Havok, Lead singer for the band AFI and Blaqk Audio[43]
- Alan Heath publisher[44] and holocaust historian
- James Hetfield, Frontman of Metallica, after recovering from alcoholism [45]
- Jennifer Love Hewitt, American actress[46]
- Jack Hobbs, English batsman
- Anthony Hopkins (since 1975), Welsh actor[47]
- Crazy Horse, Native American leader[48]
- Samuel L. Jackson, American Oscar winning actor - 15 years abstinent since rehab [49]
- Thomas Stonewall Jackson, Confederate General and Presbyterian [50][51]
- Ken Jennings, Jeopardy! champ and blogger. (Mormon)[52]
- Penn Jillette, American magician, comedian, and member of Penn and Teller[53]
- Elton John, English musician [54]
- Griff Rhys Jones, Welsh comedy writer and performer [55]
[edit] K to O
- Franz Kafka, Czech-Jewish novelist[56][57]
- Peter Kay, English comedian[58]
- Stephen King, American author[59]
- Bruce Lee, Martial Arts practitioner and actor[60]
- Abraham Lincoln, 16th President of the United States[61]
- Kenny Lofton, Major League baseball player[62]
- Jennifer Lopez, American actress, pop/Latin, pop/R&B singer, fashion designer, and dancer[63]
- Ian MacKaye, Musician of Fugazi and Minor Threat, Founder of Dischord Records. [64]
- Julia Mallam , English actress[65]
- Marie-Antoinette, French Queen and Austrian Archduchess[66]
- Chris Martin, lead singer of the British rock band, Coldplay[67]
- Malcolm McDowell, British actor, abstained since 1983[68]
- Ewan McGregor, Scottish actor[69]
- Andy Murray, Scottish tennis player[70]
- Jimmy Nail, British actor, writer and singer[71]
- Friedrich Nietzsche, Prussian-born, German philosopher and philologist[72]
- Ross Noble, English stand-up comedian[73]
- Ted Nugent, American rock musician[74]
[edit] P to T
- Monty Panesar, English Cricketer
- Natalie Portman, American actress[75]
- Jade Puget, American Musician of AFI[76]
- Albert Pujols, Major League Baseball player[77]
- Brett Ratner, American Film director [78]
- Christina Ricci, American actress [79]
- Terry Richardson, American photographer[80]
- Anne Robinson, British game show host (The Weakest Link)[21]
- John D. Rockefeller, Jr., Industrialist and founder of the Standard Oil company, later philanthropist. Regarded as richest man in history [81]
- Fred Rogers, American children's television host[82]
- Henry Rollins, former Black Flag singer[83]
- Mitt Romney, Former Governor of Massachusetts (Mormon)[84]
- Sarah Silverman, American stand-up comedian, actress, and writer[85]
- Gene Simmons, Kiss[86]
- Jada Pinkett Smith, American actress[87]
- Alan Smith, English footballer[88]
- John Snow, British Physician[89]
- Dee Snider, Singer, songwriter and radio personality[90]
- Rachel Stevens, English popstar [91]
- Teller, American magician and member of Penn and Teller [92]
- Bill Tilghman, US Marshal and gunslinger who owned a saloon for financial reasons.[93]
- Donald Trump, Entrepreneur[94]
- Victor Trumper, Australian who was among the Wisden Cricketers of the Year.[95]
- Shania Twain, Canadian singer[96]
- Prince, American Musician [97]
[edit] U to Z
- Matti Vanhanen, Prime Minister of Finland[98]
- Tom Waits, American musician[99]
- Rick Wakeman, English keyboardist with the Progressive Rock band Yes[100]
- Ian Watkins, lead singer of the Welsh band Lostprophets[101]
- Gerard Way, lead singer for My Chemical Romance[102]
- John Wetton, English rock singer and musician, after recovering from alcoholism[103]
- Jack White, songwriter and guitarist with The White Stripes[104]
- Jonny Wilkinson, English rugby union player and member of the England national team.[105]
- Bruce Willis, American actor[21]
- Malcolm X, American activist/minister[106]
- Michael York, British actor[21]
- Frank Zappa, American musician [107]
[edit] Relationship with religion
Most practicing Bahá'ís, Brahmins, Buddhists, Latter-day Saints, Hare Krishnas, Muslims, Seventh-day Adventists, and Sikhs can be considered to be teetotalers as it is a belief of all of their religions. However, there are some exceptions.
Methodists, Quakers and Baptists are often associated with Teetotalism due to their traditionally strong support for temperance movements. This is not a religious requirement, but the tradition is strong enough to make alcohol consumption a controversial issue among some members. Members of the Salvation Army make a promise on joining the movement to have life-long abstinence from alcohol. The Southern Baptist Convention takes a strong stand on temperance. [3][4]
Primitive Baptists use real wine in Communion for theological reasons and are not opposed to the moderate consumption of alcohol. They view this as the proper scriptural attitude since drunkenness but not moderation is forbidden in the Bible.
Many Protestant churches use grape juice or "unfermented wine" for communion for similar reasons, but only the Methodists and most Conservative Baptists and Independent Baptist Congregations do so as official policy; in other denominations the decision is made by each local congregation. (See Christianity and alcohol and Thomas Bramwell Welch.)
[edit] References
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- ^ David Remnick, "King of the World: Muhammad Ali and the Rise of an American Hero", Random House, 1998
- ^ Guy Adams. "Prince Andrew: the playboy prince" (2006-12-9), The Independent. Retrieved 2006-12-16.
- ^ "Profile: John Ashcroft" (2001-01-16), BBC News. Retrieved 2006-12-16.
- ^ Isaac Asimov (1991). Isaac Asimov's Treasury of Humor: A Lifetime Collection of Favorite Jokes, Anecdotes, and Limericks with Copious Notes on How to Tell Them and Why. Houghton Mifflin Books, 106. ISBN 0395572266.
- ^ Hester Lacey. "Focus: Alcohol - Danger that lurks on the alcoholic's 12 steps to" (2000-06-09), The Independent. Retrieved 2006-12-16.
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- ^ Jewish Virtual Library
- ^ "The Ice Master: Niven, Jennifer. New York. K&N Bookworks Incorporated. ISBN 0-7868-8446-0
- ^ Tony Benn | Today's issues | Guardian Unlimited
- ^ Jackie Ashley talks to Hilary Benn | Special Reports | Guardian Unlimited Politics
- ^ Hare Krishna - ISKCON (religionfacts.com)]
- ^ "John Bidwell-Biography", Spartacus Education, 2006. Retrieved on December 11, 2006.
- ^ The man who sold the world - Times Online
- ^ ‘Bradman: Leave strong drink alone’ | The Corridor (a cricket blog)
- ^ Unfairly Branded : News 2006 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide
- ^ Ian Brown - Teetotal Brown: 'I'M Not A Hellraiser'
- ^ CM Punk. (2003, November). Shoot with CM Punk [DVD]. RF Video.
- ^ Giddings, Edward Jonathan. American Christian Rulers, p. 66. New York: Bromfield & Company, 1890.
- ^ Lowe, Janet. "Damn Right!", p. 173. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2000.
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- ^ 60 minutes TV programme (2004), CBS
- ^ Teetotal Cattrall
- ^ Poker.com - Johnny Chan "Oriental Express" - Poker Pro Career Profile, Pics & Quotes
- ^ BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Music | Eric Clapton: Blues guitar legend
- ^ Billy Connolly's Biography : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide
- ^ Modern Fix interview
- ^ Barbara Ellen interviews Kristin Davis | Food monthly | The Observer
- ^ SALON Reviews: Eric Dolphy
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- ^ Fan The Flame by Leonard Tim Hector
- ^ The Reminiscences of Neal Dow: Recollections of Eighty Years by Neal Dow, page 682[2]
- ^ Faulkner, Lord, Memoirs of a Statesman (posthumous autobiography)
- ^ 2007 Sportsman of the Year: Brett Favre, Sports Illustrated, Dec. 3, 2007
- ^ Vincent Gallo (Brown Bunny) - David Lamble / Claudesplace.com Interview
- ^ Meet the cat that got the cream - Scotsman.com News
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- ^ Samuel L Jackson Interview
- ^ Confederate General Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson
- ^ Essays on Thomas Stonewall Jackson - FratFiles.com
- ^ Slate: "If you're a teetotaler, how come you know so much about booze?" Ken's response: His wife has been quizzing him with cocktail-themed flashcards.
- ^ Bullshit! Season 2: 12-Stepping, Showtime
- ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2004/11_november/12/elton_john.shtml Friday Night with Jonathan Ross, 12 November 2004
- ^ BBC News | Entertainment | Clowning around with Mr Jones
- ^ Franz Kafka Quotes
- ^ Observer review: Kafka by Nicholas Murray | By genre | Guardian Unlimited Books
- ^ The Guardian profile: Peter Kay | The Guardian | Guardian Unlimited
- ^ On Writing by Stephen King, Chapter 35. ISBN 0743455967.
- ^ Bruce Lee FAQ/Facts
- ^ Address to the Springfield (Ill.) Washington Temperance Society, 1842
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- ^ InStyle Magazine, Jan. '03
- ^ Transcript:True Til Death, BBC Radio 1, 2001
- ^ Jackie Ashley talks to Hilary Benn | Special Reports | Guardian Unlimited Politics
- ^ Fraser, Antonia. Marie Antoinette: The Journey. New York: Anchor Books, 2002. page 280.
- ^ Keane: the bland played on | | Guardian Unlimited Arts
- ^ What if ... | Weekend | Guardian Unlimited
- ^ http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/entertainment/entertainment-news/celebrity-news/2007/09/06/i-don-t-miss-boozing-i-ve-had-my-fill-of-being-drunk-86908-19741866/ Scottish Daily record, 6 September 2006
- ^ Andy Murray (andymurray.com) | Official Site » Andy answers more of your questions - part 1
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- ^ Ecce Homo
- ^ Edinburgh Festivals - Edinburgh Festival 2003 preview pt.2 - Fame spotting
- ^ Dave Ling - Music Journalist
- ^ NataliePortman.Com - Viewing article - "Plus"?Natalie Portman
- ^ Exclusive: Blaqk Audio talks about straight edge. in Jade Puget video
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- ^ Brett Ratner on His Hugh Hefner Film - Brightcove
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- ^ Interview: Terry Richardson | | Guardian Unlimited Arts
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- ^ HARP Magazine
- ^ "Matinee Mitt: the governor of Massachusetts may soon be appearing in a theater near you", John J. Miller, National Review, June 20, 2005.
- ^ Dirty Rotten Princess : Rolling Stone
- ^ BLABBERMOUTH.NET - GENE SIMMONS In Commercial For MILLER LITE Beer: Video Available
- ^ Jada Pinkett Smith: Why I Turned Teetotal
- ^ Football: Smith's England career in jeopardy | Independent, The (London) | Find Articles at BNET.com
- ^ John Snow's Teetotal Address
- ^ Komodo Rock | Komodo Rock Talks With Dee Snider
- ^ http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/tm_objectid=17521126&method=full&siteid=66633&headline=i-m-happy-not-being-famous-for-my-love-life-anymore--name_page.html Daily Record, August 7 2006, Rick Fulton
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- ^ Tom Waits, now teetotaller, is at 56 making the music of his life, he tells Sean O'Hagan | Magazine | The Observer
- ^ Interviews at Tiswas Online
- ^ FASHION SPECIAL: DO I FANCY ROBBIE? GOD YES | Sunday Mirror | Find Articles at BNET.com
- ^ POP QUIZ: Gerard Way of My Chemical Romance (interview on SFGate)
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- ^ The Observer Profile: Jack White | | guardian.co.uk Arts
- ^ Teetotal Wilkinson nursed Cup hangover. uk.reuters.com (October 22, 2007). Retrieved on October 22, 2007.
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- ^ Frank Zappa: Coffee Achiever (INeedCoffee.com)
[edit] See also
- Christianity and alcohol
- Straight edge - A subculture promoting no drugs
