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dapperd69 66M
268 posts
9/2/2015 3:44 pm
Know any lefties?


How many famous left handed people do you know? Most left-handers have at some stage in their life, been on the receiving end of a
uncomplimentary comment on the subject of their favoured hand.
This could have been during their school days, in the work place, or simply down the local pub. It‘s a fair bet though, that the
instigator of these remarks might not have been so smug had they
taken into account the thousands of famous left-handers, who throughout history have excelled in many varied fields. To produce a
comprehensive list would be almost impossible, but below are just
a small percentage, who make any southpaw proud to be left handed:-

Possibly some of the most famous left handed people come from the world of sport. Greats like: Babe Ruth; Larry Bird; Pele; Sir
Bobby Charlton; Ferenc Puskas; Sir Garfield Sobers; Dennis Compton;
Arnold Palmer; Rod Laver; Mark Spitz and “marvellous” Marvin Hagler were/are all proud “lefties”. To be added to this dazzling
list are more famous left handed people from more recent times, such
as: John McEnroe; Jimmy Connors; Ivan Lendl; Martina Navratilova; Diego Maradona; Marco Van Basten; Jimmy White; Brian Lara and
Alan Border.

There are countless numbers of famous left handed people in the world of show business, with legends like: Cary Grant; WC Fields;
Steve McQueen; Peter Ustinov; Charlie Chaplin and Fred Astaire,
plus present day actors such as Robert Redford; Tom Cruise; Robert De Niro; Sylvester Stalone; Bruce Willis and Jim Carrey, all
favouring the left hand. Not to leave the ladies out, famous actresses

include many of the greats: Judy Garland; Greta Garbo; Betty Grable; Marilyn Monroe, they were all “lefties”, as are current
screen stars like: Julia Roberts; Angelina Jolie; Nicole Kidman; Emma
Thompson and Demi Moore.

From the music industry, famous left handed people are well represented in the shape of: Bob Dylan; Jimmi Hendrix; Sir Paul McCartney;
Sting; David Bowie; Phil Collins; George Michael; Marshall
Mathers - Eminem; Annie Lennox; Celine Dion; Mark Knopfler; Paul Simon and Ringo Starr.

Some more famous left handed people from miscellaneous backgrounds include: Mr Micosoft himself - Bill Gates; J Edgar Hoover -
the former Director of the FBI; Mark Twain, HG Wells and Lewis Carroll
from the world of literature; and Prince’s Charles and William. First man on the moon: Neil Armstrong and his co-astronaut:
Buzz Aldrin; fashion designer: Jean-Paul Gaultier and The Simpsons cartoon
creator: Matt Groening are all left handed, as are/were American Presidents: JF Kennedy; Gerald Ford; Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton.

Just to show that not all famous left handed people are, or were known for the all the right reasons, there have been a few bad apples
in the shape of Billy the ; Jack the Ripper and The Boston Strangler.

Finally some of the most famous left handed people from yesteryear, are without doubt some of the greatest and influential individuals
who have ever lived. The likes of Horatio Nelson; Leonardo Da Vinci;
Michelangelo; Pablo Picasso; Julius Caesar; Wolfgang Amedeus Mozart; Ludwig Van Beethoven; Winston Churchill; Napoleon Bonaparte - and
Josephine; Queen Victoria; Alexander the Great; Joan of Arc; Marie Curie
and last but certainly not least, Albert Einstein. They all had one predominant feature in common with each other - they were all left
handed! It is worth noting that Einstein learned to speak late, had problems
in almost every subject in school and was frequently labelled as being backwards! So there is certainly no need for any left-hander to
have an inferiority complex!

Yes I am left handed... and since the right hemisphere of the brain controls the left side of a humans body... I guess you could say I am always in my right mind... hahah!

kittykitty1260 63F
15748 posts
9/2/2015 6:31 pm

<~~~~~ is a lefty too

“Who says life is fair, where is that written?”
― William Goldman, The Princess Bride


sophis_id 60F
16373 posts
9/2/2015 7:06 pm

Thing 3 is a lefty and plays trombone. It took forever to find the right one. She's embraced that leftiness and made it work for her....



Inner Fucking Peace: watch?v=92i5m3tV5XY


dapperd69 66M
1668 posts
9/2/2015 7:55 pm

Wahhhhhooooo ! Thank you ladies ! I know there are more of us out there since we make up about 10 % of the population!



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