Today’s the day for the 10% of people that are in their right mind – Left Hander’s Day! Did you know that the sides of your brain operate the opposite sides of your body? That’s a scary thought, considering the lefties I know. What’s interesting to note, though, is that while most right-handed people are 100% right-handed, many left-handed people are only partially left-handing. Many lefties will golf or bat with their right hands.
Did you know these folks were lefties?
United States Presidents and Politicians
James A. Garfield (20th)
Harry S. Truman (33rd)
Gerald Ford (38th)
George H.W. Bush (41st)
Bill Clinton (42nd)
Barack Obama (44th)
Henry Wallace (Vice President under F.D. Roosevelt)
Nelson Rockefeller (Vice President under Gerald Ford)
John McCain (Senator)
Bob Dole (Senator) (right arm paralyzed in World War II)
Historic Figures, Political Leaders, and Royalty
Alexander the Great
Charlemagne
Julius Caesar
Joan of Arc
Napoléon Bonaparte
Helen Keller
Fidel Castro
King Louis XVI of France
Queen Victoria of England
King George II of England
King George VI of England
Prince Charles of England
Prince William of Wales
Musicians
Jimi Hendrix
Kurt Cobain (Nirvana)
Phil Collins (Genesis)
Billy Corgan (Smashing Pumpkins)
Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
Robert Plant (Led Zepplin)
Freddie Mercury (Queen)
Paul Simon (plays guitar right-handed)
50 Cent (rapper)
Eminem (rapper)
Scientists, Authors, and Artists
Sir Issac Newton
Marie Curie
Benjamin Franklin
Buzz Aldrin
Mark Twain
H.G. Wells
Lewis Carroll
M.C. Escher
Michelangelo (ambidextrous)
Leonardo da Vinci
Rembrandt
Actors and Comedians
Angelina Jolie
Ben Stiller
Bruce Willis
Carol Burnett
Charlie Chaplin
Christian Slater
Dan Aykroyd
Diane Keaton
Dick Van Dyke
Drew Carey
Emma Thompson
Jay Leno
Jerry Seinfeld
Jon Stewart
Julia Roberts
Keanu Reeves
Lisa Kudrow
Luke Perry
Matt Dillon
Matt Groening
Matthew Broderick
Morgan Freeman
Nicole Kidman
Oprah Winfrey
Richard Dreyfuss
Richard Pryor
Robert DeNiro
Robert Redford
Sarah Jessica Parker
Tim Allen
Tina Fey
Tom Cruise
Whoopie Goldberg
Athletes
Oscar de la Hoya
Norman “Boomer” Esiason
Deion Sanders
Larry Bird
Terry Labonte
Barry Bonds
Ty Cobb
Ken Griffey, Jr.
Babe Ruth
Darryl Strawberry
Business People
Bill Gates
Ross Perot
Steve Forbes
David Rockefeller
Henry Ford
Tommy Hilfiger
Celebrate the lefties in your life today. Try writing with your left hand or using scissors with your left hand. You’ll be surprised how many things we right handers take for granted that are an everyday struggle for left handers. Lefties in KidGlue-land, what do you struggle with the most as a result of being left-handed?
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