Top 20 Celebrity Vegans You Didn’t Know Were Plant- Based

Top 20 Celebrity Vegans You Didn’t Know Were Plant-Based

While people aim at getting balanced diets from any sources, people who identify as vegans only consume food from plants and plant extracts. These include foods such as seeds, nuts, legumes, whole grains, vegetables, and fruits. Although faced with a lot of criticism from people who consume both plant-based and animal-based foods, veganism has a lot of benefits to one’s health.

Such benefits include reduced risk of chronic diseases, reduced glucose levels, and balanced body mass index, reduced blood pressure and blood cholesterol. These benefits are achieved as a result of the composition of plant-based foods as having low cholesterol and saturated fats and richness in antioxidants, minerals, vitamins, and fiber.
Below is a list of 20 celebrities who only eat plant-based foods or are vegans.

1. Beyoncé

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Beyoncé’s full name is Beyoncé Giselle Knowles. Beyoncé gained fame in the early 1990s. She began nurturing her talent while she was still a young child by performing in various singing and dancing competitions. In 2013 together with her husband Jay-z took part in the 22-day vegan challenge.

 Her plant-based diet was a conscious effort to include more plant-based food into her daily meals which helped her reach her post- twins weight loss goals. Although the challenge didn’t go for a long time she mentioned that she often incorporates plant-based meals into her diet and continued to mention the importance of having a plant-based diet.

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2. Ellen DeGeneres

Ellen is an American comedian, television host, actress, writer, and producer. Ellen hosted the syndicated television show and the “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” which aired from 2003 to 2022. She has also starred in numerous films such as Mr. Wrong, EDtv, and The Love Letter.

In 2008 she announced that she had decided to go vegan. She is a big lover of animals and has always wanted to protect their rights. In 2008 when she decided to go vegan she substituted animal products with vegetables and plant food. In an interview, she said that it has been working out well for her and she recommends people to try it.

3. Miley Cyrus

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Miley Cyrus who is an American singer, songwriter, and actress gained fame for her leading role as Hannah Montana in the Disney Channel series called “Hannah Montana”. As a singer her fourth album “Bangerz” was a success and she became widely known. Her genre of music is pop, rock, and country.

Miley Cyrus is a big advocate of animal welfare, environmental issues, and LGBTQ rights.  Being an animal rights advocate, Miley adopted a vegan diet in 2014 and has since been passionate about it and has talked to people about adopting it.

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4. Joaquin Phoenix

Joaquin is an American actor. He began his career by appearing in television series in the early 1980s with his brother River. He has acted in many films including Gladiator, The Village, Hotel Rwanda5, and Space Camp among many others.

Joaquin has been a passionate animal rights activist had has been vegan since he was a young boy.

5. Liam Hemsworth

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Liam is an Australian actor. He acted in the soap opera Neighbours as Josh Taylor and Marcus in the children’s television series called The Elephant Princess.

He has starred in other films such as The Last Song, Gale Hawthorne, and Independence Day: Resurgence which was filmed in 2016. 

Liam adopted a vegan diet after watching the documentary “Earthlings” and he learned so much about the environmental impact of animal agriculture. He has been an advocate for plant-based living since then.

6. Ariana Grande

Ariana is an American singer, songwriter, and actress who gained fame in her role as Cat Valentine in the Nickelodeon TV series “Victorious”. As a singer, the genre of her music ranges from pop, R&B, and hip-hop.

She has been a vegan since 2013. Her reason for being a vegan was to maintain her good health. Again she wanted to protect animal rights. Since then she has been sharing her favorite vegan recipes and snacks on social media and encourages her fans to consider adopting a plant-based lifestyle.

7. Natalie Portman

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Natalie Portman is an Israeli-born American actress. She started acting while still a teenager and has starred in various blockbusters and independent films hence receiving many awards which include Academy Award and two Golden Globe Awards.

She went vegan in 2011 after reading “Eating Animals” and has been a vocal vegan advocate and investor in plant-based businesses ever since.

8. Zac Efron

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Zac Efron is an American actor. He began his acting career in the early 2000s and later gained fame in the late 2000s after starring in the film called High School Musical Trilogy has Troy Bolton.

He also starred in the musical film Hairspray and a comedy film called 17 Again. He once explained that his veganism attempt had been inspired by his wife Darin Olien.

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9. Lizzo

Mellissa Viviane Jefferson known professionally as Lizzo is an American rapper, singer, Songwriter, Flautist, and actress. She gained mainstream success after the release of her third studio album called Cuz I Love You. Her first two albums are Lizzobangers and Big Grrrl Small World.

She is one of the most vocal vegans online. She transitioned to a plant-based diet in 2020 and since then she has been sharing her vegan journey online with her fans and encouraging them to adopt the lifestyle as it has a great impact.

10. Woody Harrelson

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Woodrow Tracy Harrelson is an American actor and playwright. He is also a well-known environmental activist who has participated in initiatives concerning the environment and projects promoting sustainable living and renewable energy sources.

 In an interview with PETA, Woody explained that he has been following a plant-based diet for health for more than 30 years and he would recommend people to take up the dieting as it has a great impact on human beings’ health.

11. Billie Eilish

Billie Eilish is an American singer and songwriter. As a singer, the genre of her songs ranges from pop to alt-pop and electropop. Her first single album called “ocean eyes” made her gain public attention.

Her other albums include “Bad Guy”, “No Time to Die” and “Everything I Wanted” among many others. Billie Eilis said in her Instagram that she transitioned to a plant-based diet when she was 12 years and since then it has been well with him.

12. Madelaine Petsch

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Madelaine is an American actress and you tuber. She is well known for portraying Cheryl Blossom on the CW television series Riverdale and Marissa in F the Prom. In an interview, she said she has been on plant-based all her life.

Other than that she was also an executive producer of the documentary “Meat Me Halfway” which works to create common ground about plant-based eating at the American dinner table which is greatly known to heavily rely on meat-centric meals.

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13. Jessica Chastain

Jessica is world recognized for starring in projects with feminist themes. She developed an interest in acting from an early age and later started acting in 1998 as Shakespeare’s Juliet. Jessica has been on plant-based for a while now.

In an interview with W magazine, she explained that when she had high blood cholesterol which affected her health hence, decided to go plant-based instead of medication and it worked well for her.

14. Alicia Silverstone

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Alicia is an American actress. Her first film to star was The Crush in 1993. In 1997 she starred in the superhero film Batman & Robin playing Batgirl. Alicia Silverstone is a vegetarian on and off since the age of eight.

She went completely vegan in 1998 when she was 21 years old. Silverstone has written two books on veganism. One is called The Kind Diet which is a simple guide to losing weight and feeling great.

15. Stella McCartney

Stella is an English fashion designer. Her mother was an animal rights activist and so like her mother Stella is a firm supporter of animal rights and environmentalism.   

She is been into plant-based for over 20 years. This is highly speculated that she may have learned it from her parents, especially her mother who was an animal rights activist.

16. Maggie Q

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Maggie Q is an American actress, activist, and model. Has an actor she has starred in movies such as Gen-Y Cops, Naked Weapon, Live Free or Die Hard, The Protégé, Insurgent, and Allegiant among many others. Being an animal rights activist automatically makes her a vegan which she says she has been on it for many years.

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17. Mayim Bialik

Mayim is an American actress, game show host, and author. In 2021 she hosted the primetime version of Jeopardy that was after Mike Richards stepped down. As an actress, she has played different roles such as neuroscientist Amy Farrah Fowler on the CBS Sitcom the Big Bang Theory.

Bialik has been on a plant-based since she was 19 years and was able to let go of animal products completely after reading the book Eating Animals.

18. Evanna Lynch

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Evanna Patricia Lynch is an Irish actress and activist. She is well known for acting as Luna Lovegood in the Harry Potter Film Series. Evanna Lynch being an animal activist advocates for veganism.

She has been part of some non-profit organizations and has launched both a vegan-themed podcast and a cruelty-free cosmetics brand known as Kinder Beauty Box. She said that she went vegan in 2013 after reading the book Eating Animals by Jonathan Safron Foer.

19. Venus Williams

Venus is a well-known professional tennis player. She was once the world’s number one in both singles and doubles. She has achieved great success in her profession which includes winning awards such as seven Grand Slam singles titles, five at Wimbledon and two at the US Open.

 She went into a plant-based diet after she was diagnosed with an autoimmune disease. It was the best way to take care of her health and athletic performance and it worked so well for her.

20. Olivia Wilde

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Olivia as an actress and filmmaker gained recognition for her roles as Dr. Remy “Thirteen” on her television series called “House” which was aired from 2007- 2012. She is greatly known for her versatile acting skills as she takes on complex roles.

She uses a plant-based diet. She is vocal about animal rights and safety and that could be one of the biggest reasons why she is into a plant-based diet. She says that she is happier when she eats a plant-based diet and feels a thousand times more energetic.

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