Vegetarian Era
Continued
list of
Vegetarian and Vegan Elite of the
World
Writers, Poets, Artists & Painters
Carol J. Adams
(American feminist-vegetarian author), Nikolaj Leskov (Russian
writer and journalist), Sadeq Hedayat (Iranian writer), Jim
Mason (American author, lecturer and environmentalist ), Martin
Rowe (British writer ), Norm Phelps (American writer on animal
rights), Victoria Moran (American writer), Zoe Weil (American
writer, co-founder and president of the International Institute for
Humane Education), Judy Carman (American writer and activist
for animal rights and environmental protection), Howard Lyman
(American writer, former president of EarthSave, president of Voice
for a Viable Future).
Models & Fashion Designers
Maggie Q
(Aulacese-American model).
Film and TV Actors, Directors & Producers
Grant Aleksander (American
actor, Soap Opera Digest Awards winner, Emmy Awards nominee, animal
rights activist), Persia White (American actress, musician, human
rights advocate, animal rights activist and environmentalist), Heng
Hsu (Formosan actor), Man-Ning Si (Formosan actress), Jackie
Lui (Hong Kong actor), Chao-Te Yin (Formosan actor).
Humanitarians & Environmentalists
Danny Seo
(Korean-American environmentalist, eco-living consultant, and founder
of “Earth 2000”), Heather Mills McCartney (American
charity campaigner).
Medical Practitioners
Shu-Hui Jiang
(Formosan Chinese medicine doctor).
Singers, Pop Stars, Dancers & Musicians
Conor Oberst
(American musician), Melanie (Melanie Ann Safka-Schekeryk, American
singer and song writer), Alexander Greenwald (American musician),
Will Tuttle (American pianist, composer, author and vegan activist),
Carlos Santana (Mexican Grammy Award-winning musician and Latin-rock
guitarist), Cheng-Chi Huo (Formosan singer and actor), Jacky
Cheung (Hong Kong singer).
Philosophers & Scholars
Simon Chau
(Hong Kong professor and natural living activist), Tom Regan
(American professor of philosophy and writer on animal rights), Steven
Rosen (Satyaraja Dasa, American Hinduism scholar and writer), Joanna
Macy (American eco-philosopher and activist, Buddhism and general
systems theory scholar).
Politicians, Statespersons & Activists
Dexter Scott King
(American civil rights activist, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s
son), Julia Butterfly Hill (American eco-activist and writer),
Ashoka the Great (Indian emperor of the Maurya Empire, 273-232
BC), Lei Hong (Formosan Chief Secretary of Formosa Culture and
Education Foundation, wife of former Legislative Yuan member, Mr. Fuhsiong
Shen), Tai-Hua Lin (Formosan Legislative Yuan member).
Religious and Spiritual Leaders & Personalities
Sergei Radonezhsky
(Russian monk, later canonized as a saint), A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami
Srila Prabhupada (Indian spiritual leader and founder of International
Society for Krishna Consciousness), Suodaji (Tibetan Buddhist
and Tantric path master), Thomas Merton (French-American monk
and religious writer), Myrtle Fillmore (American co-founder of
Unity Church).
Scientists, Inventors, Architects & Engineers
Douglas R. Hofstadter
(American physicist and computer scientist), Jau-Fei Chen (Formosan
pioneer of Nutritional Immunology).
Sports, Health & Fitness Personalities
Jhoon Rhee
(Korean-born Tae Kwon Do martial arts master), ShihHsin Chen
(Formosan Olympic Tae Kwon Do gold medal winner), Shu-Ci Yuan
(Formosan Olympic archery bronze medal winner).