The term left-handedness is used for the people who use their left hand to do most of their work. It is commonly seen that people use their right hand for performing most of their activities, but there are few people who use their left hand for writing, playing, painting and such other activities. Earlier it was considered as the result of some evil or sign of misfortune, but some famous left handed people proved this wrong by their deeds.
Following is the list of people who became famous despite being left-handers:
Alexander the Great, Napolean Bonaparte, Julius Caesar, Charlemagne are some of the names of rulers and generals in the great history who are remembered for their leadership qualities. They all were left-handers.
President Barack Obama, the current president of United States, has become the ninth left-handed US president when he became the forty-fourth president of the country. Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, Ronald Regan, Harry Truman and Gerald Ford are other left-handed US presidents.
The leaders of different countries who did a great job by guiding their people when they were in great crisis were Mahatma Gandhi, Otto von Bismarck, Lord Baden Powell, Bertie Ahern and Fidel Castro. They were all left handed.
Queen Victoria along with her successors King George VI, Prince Charles and Prince William are also left-handed.
Leonardo Da Vinci, the well-known painter who painted Mona Lisa and The Last Supper, was also a left-hander along with other famous painters like Pablo Picasso and Michelangelo.
Music composers Mozart, Ludwig von Beethoven, and Beatles' Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr were also left-handers.
Authors like Lewis Carroll, HG Wells, Leo Tolstoy, Mark Twain, and Goethe were also left-handed.
The most recognized comedian worldwide Charlie Chaplain preferred his left hand over the right. Other renowned artists who favor their left hand are Tom Cruise, Robert De Niro, Greta Garbo, Marilyn Monroe, Whoopie Goldberg, Angelina Jolie, Nicole Kidman, Sarah Jessica Parker, Keanu Reeves, and Oprah Winfrey.
Sports stars like Diego Maradona, Pele, Mark Spitz, John McEnroe, Martina Navratilova, Monica Seles, Mark Brunell, Frankie Albert, Paul McDonald, Yogi Berra, Wade Boggs, George Brett, Babe Ruth, Ty Cobb, and Bobby Fischer are all left handed.
Following is the list of people who became famous despite being left-handers:
Alexander the Great, Napolean Bonaparte, Julius Caesar, Charlemagne are some of the names of rulers and generals in the great history who are remembered for their leadership qualities. They all were left-handers.
President Barack Obama, the current president of United States, has become the ninth left-handed US president when he became the forty-fourth president of the country. Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, Ronald Regan, Harry Truman and Gerald Ford are other left-handed US presidents.
The leaders of different countries who did a great job by guiding their people when they were in great crisis were Mahatma Gandhi, Otto von Bismarck, Lord Baden Powell, Bertie Ahern and Fidel Castro. They were all left handed.
Queen Victoria along with her successors King George VI, Prince Charles and Prince William are also left-handed.
Leonardo Da Vinci, the well-known painter who painted Mona Lisa and The Last Supper, was also a left-hander along with other famous painters like Pablo Picasso and Michelangelo.
Music composers Mozart, Ludwig von Beethoven, and Beatles' Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr were also left-handers.
Authors like Lewis Carroll, HG Wells, Leo Tolstoy, Mark Twain, and Goethe were also left-handed.
The most recognized comedian worldwide Charlie Chaplain preferred his left hand over the right. Other renowned artists who favor their left hand are Tom Cruise, Robert De Niro, Greta Garbo, Marilyn Monroe, Whoopie Goldberg, Angelina Jolie, Nicole Kidman, Sarah Jessica Parker, Keanu Reeves, and Oprah Winfrey.
Sports stars like Diego Maradona, Pele, Mark Spitz, John McEnroe, Martina Navratilova, Monica Seles, Mark Brunell, Frankie Albert, Paul McDonald, Yogi Berra, Wade Boggs, George Brett, Babe Ruth, Ty Cobb, and Bobby Fischer are all left handed.
