List of teetotalers

List of well-known people who are now teetotal or were during their lifetime. Note that some have abstained their entire lives, but others have only abstained after prolonged alcohol use.

List of well-known teetotalers

A to E

*John Bodkin Adams, British suspected serial killer; claimed his whole life to be a teetotaler, but when arrested for murder in 1957, was found to have a well-stocked wine cellar [Cullen, Pamela V., "A Stranger in Blood: The Case Files on Dr John Bodkin Adams", London, Elliott & Thompson, 2006, ISBN 1-904027-19-9]
* Dick Advocaat, Dutch football coach [ [http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=535323&&cc=5739 Proud Advocaat receives Putin congratulations] ]
* Muhammad Ali, activist, athlete, boxer, former World Heavyweight Champion, Gold Medal Olympian [David Remnick, "King of the World: Muhammad Ali and the Rise of an American Hero", Random House, 1998]
* Prince Andrew, member of the British royal family [Guy Adams. " [http://news.independent.co.uk/people/profiles/article2060042.ece Prince Andrew: the playboy prince] " (2006-12-9), "The Independent". Retrieved 2006-12-16.]
* John Ashcroft, former U.S. Attorney General [" [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/1120440.stm Profile: John Ashcroft] " (2001-01-16), "BBC News". Retrieved 2006-12-16.]
* Isaac Asimov, American author and chemist [Isaac Asimov (1991). "Isaac Asimov's Treasury of Humor: A Lifetime Collection of Favorite Jokes, Anecdotes, and Limericks with Copious Notes on How to Tell Them and Why". Houghton Mifflin Books, 106. ISBN 0395572266.]
* Barbara Bach, American actress [Hester Lacey. " [http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_20000709/ai_n14327639 Focus: Alcohol - Danger that lurks on the alcoholic's 12 steps to] " (2000-06-09), "The Independent". Retrieved 2006-12-16.]
* Ted Baillieu, Australian politician [ [http://www.theage.com.au/news/victoria-votes/baillieu-finds-himself-washed-up-with-everywhere-to-go/2006/11/26/1164476071848.html?page=2 Baillieu finds himself washed up with everywhere to go] ]
* Simon Bamberger, only Jewish person elected Governor of Utah [ [http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/biography/Bamberger.html Jewish Virtual Library] ]
* Joseph Cyril Bamford, founder of the JCB company [ [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_20010307/ai_n14377002 Obituary: Joseph Bamford] Independent Newspaper - March 7, 2001]
* Albert Barnes, American Presbyterian minister and Bible commentator [ [http://www.swordsearcher.com/christian-authors/albert-barnes.html Biography of Barnes] ]
* Captain Robert Abram Bartlett, captain of ill-fated ship Karluk [ "The Ice Master: Niven, Jennifer. New York. K&N Bookworks Incorporated. ISBN 0-7868-8446-0]
* David Beckham, English international footballer [ [http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2003/jul/28/broadcasting.radio Judgment day for Evans] ]
* Tony Benn, British socialist politician [ [http://www.guardian.co.uk/netnotes/article/0,,728418,00.html Tony Benn] ]
* Hilary Benn, British politician [http://politics.guardian.co.uk/labour/story/0,,1943066,00.html Jackie Ashley talks to Hilary Benn] ]
* A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, founder of the Hare Krishnas [ [http://www.religionfacts.com/a-z-religion-index/hare-krishna-iskcon.htm Hare Krishna - ISKCON] (religionfacts.com)] ]
* Joe Biden, United States Senator from Delaware and 2008 Democratic Vice Presidential nominee on the Barack Obama ticket, states abstinence from alcohol due to family history of alcoholism. [ [http://iowapoliticalalert.blogspot.com/2007/12/joe-biden-in-carroll.html] ]
* John and Annie Bidwell, founders of Chico, California, prohibitionists [" [http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/WWbidwell.htm John Bidwell-Biography] ", Spartacus Education, 2006. Retrieved on December 11, 2006.]
* Hugh Bourne, joint founder of Primitive Methodism [ [http://www.wheaton.edu/bgc/archives/GUIDES/068.htm Papers of Hugh Bourne - Collection 68] ]
* David Bowie, English musician [ [http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/article1296095.ece?token=null&offset=12 The man who sold the world] ]
* Frankie Boyle, Scottish comedian [ [http://www.tv.com/frankie-boyle/person/214327/summary.html Frankie Boyle - TV.com] ]
* Don Bradman, Australian cricketer [ [http://www.cricket.mailliw.com/archives/2005/11/03/bradman-leave-strong-drink-alone/ ‘Bradman: Leave strong drink alone’] ]
* Russell Brand, English comedian [ [http://www.chortle.co.uk/news/2006/06/04/4246/unfairly_branded Unfairly Branded] ]
* Ian Brown, English singer [ [http://www.contactmusic.com/new/xmlfeed.nsf/mndwebpages/teetotal%20brown%20im%20not%20a%20hellraiser_22_05_2006 Ian Brown - Teetotal Brown: 'I'M Not A Hellraiser'] ]
* Phil Brooks, American professional wrestler, known as "CM Punk" cite video | people = CM Punk | title = [http://www.rfvideo.com/browseproducts/Shoot-with-CM-Punk.html Shoot with CM Punk] |medium = DVD|publisher = RF Video|date = November 2003 ]
* George N. Briggs, Governor of Massachusetts from 1844 to 1851 [Giddings, Edward Jonathan. "American Christian Rulers", p. 66. New York: Bromfield & Company, 1890.]
* Warren E. Buffett, billionaire Investor [Lowe, Janet. "Damn Right!", p. 173. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2000.]
* George W. Bush, 43rd U.S. President, former heavy drinker, claims to have quit drinking in 1986 after determining alcohol began to "compete with his energy" [http://www.amazon.com/dp/0061134058 The Other Book...of the Most Perfectly Useless Infomation] , pg 168, section Teetotalers] (but see also George W. Bush substance abuse controversy)
* Naomi Campbell, British model
* Jim Carrey, Canadian actor [60 minutes TV programme (2004), CBS]
* Kim Cattrall, Canadian actress [ [http://www.fazed.com/movienews/Teetotal_Cattrall.html Teetotal Cattrall] ]
* Johnny Chan, American poker player, winner of ten WSOP bracelets [ [http://www.poker.com/professionalplayers/chan.htm Poker.com - Johnny Chan "Oriental Express" - Poker Pro Career Profile, Pics & Quotes] ]
* Keith Chegwin, English television presenter ['Shaken But Not Stirred' (Chegwin, Keith (March 1995). Shaken But Not Stirred. Hodder and Stoughton. ISBN 978-0340639788.).]
* Djibril Cissé, French international footballer [ [http://www.uefa.com/magazine/news/kind=1024/newsid=263771.html Cissé and desist] ]
* Eric Clapton, English musician [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/3978109.stm BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Music | Eric Clapton: Blues guitar legend] ]
* Billy Connolly, Scottish comedian [ [http://www.chortle.co.uk/comics/b/164/billy_connolly Billy Connolly's Biography] ]
* Dane Cook, American comedian [ [http://modernfix.com/?page_id=34 "Modern Fix" interview] ]
* Fearne Cotton, British TV presentor [ [http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/tv/article636915.ece Fearne Cotton's a total quitter] ]
* Kristin Davis, American actress [ [http://observer.guardian.co.uk/life/story/0,6903,647780,00.html Barbara Ellen interviews Kristin Davis | Food monthly | The Observer] ]
* Eric Dolphy, jazz musician [ [http://www.salon.com/05/reviews/dolphy.html SALON Reviews: Eric Dolphy] ]
* Graeme Dott, snooker player [ [http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/an-email-coversation-with-graeme-dott-we-need-an-abramovich-to-take-the-game-to-a-new-level-432207.html An email coversation with Graeme Dott: 'We need an Abramovich to take the game to a new level'] ]
* Rosie Douglas, Caribbean politician and former Prime Minister of Dominica [ [http://www.candw.ag/~jardinea/ffhtm/ff001006.htm Fan The Flame by Leonard Tim Hector] ]
* Neal S. Dow, an early prohibitionist who was presidential candidate for the Prohibition Party in 1880 [The Reminiscences of Neal Dow: Recollections of Eighty Years by Neal Dow, page 682 [http://books.google.com/books?id=dE_P6FOcQSQC&pg=PA682&lpg=PA682&dq=%22neal+dow%22+teetotaler&source=web&ots=LqdKkerkWd&sig=rhhY0YQMGOcX4E-vKc_Wnel0lu8#PPA682,M1] ]
* Eliza Dushku, American actress [ [http://www.contactmusic.com/news.nsf/article/teetotal%20dushku%20plays%20bartender%20in%20wine%20film_1076937 ELIZA DUSHKU - TEETOTAL DUSHKU PLAYS BARTENDER IN WINE FILM] ]
* Michael Eavis, organiser of the Glastonbury Festival [citeweb|url=http://arts.guardian.co.uk/glastonbury2005/story/0,,1509864,00.html|title=Far-out man|author=Smith, David|publisher=The Guardian|date=2005-06-19|accessdate=2008-06-28]

F to J

*Lord Faulkner, Prime Minister of Northern Ireland [Faulkner, Lord, "Memoirs of a Statesman" (posthumous autobiography)]
*Brett Favre, New York Jets quarterback [ [http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/magazine/specials/sportsman/2007/12/03/sportsman.2007/1.html 2007 Sportsman of the Year: Brett Favre, "Sports Illustrated", Dec. 3, 2007] ]
* Vincent Gallo, American filmmaker and musician [ [http://video.google.com/url?docid=-8764652727689054957&esrc=sr4&ev=v&len=1174&q=vincent%2Bgallo&srcurl=http%3A%2F%2Fvideo.google.com%2Fvideoplay%3Fdocid%3D-8764652727689054957&vidurl=%2Fvideoplay%3Fdocid%3D-8764652727689054957%26q%3Dvincent%2Bgallo%26total%3D81%26start%3D0%26num%3D10%26so%3D0%26type%3Dsearch%26plindex%3D3&usg=AL29H22z685eYTE3RAxjmsJ_-AOaM-KBMg Vincent Gallo (Brown Bunny) - David Lamble / Claudesplace.com Interview] ]
* George Galloway, British Member of Parliament [ [http://news.scotsman.com/topics.cfm?tid=818&id=1525932006 Meet the cat that got the cream - Scotsman.com News] ]
* Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, Indian political leader [ [http://www.lloydthomas.org/1-IsraelTimeLine/7-1930-1999/1933-1939.htm 1933 to 1939] ]
* Lee Gaze, lead guitarist in Welsh alternative rock band Lostprophets [http://dragonninja.com/knowledge/faq/ What is Straight Edge? How many of the prophets are straight edge?] ]
* A. A. Gill, British journalist and restaurant critic for "The Times" [ [http://observer.guardian.co.uk/life/story/0,6903,1117164,00.html The secret diary of Adrian Gill, aged 45 | Food monthly | The Observer] ]
* Richard E Grant, English actor [cite web | date = 2007-09-20 | url =http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/showbiz/article-23413070-details/Richard+E+Grant:+At+11+I+caught+my+mother+cheating+with+dad's+best+friend/article.do | title = Richard E Grant: At 11 I caught my mother cheating with dad's best friend | publisher = London Evening Standard]
* Pat Gray, American radio talk-show host [KVCE/KSEV broadcast, 3/30/2007]
* Dick Gregory, American comedian and activist [ [http://www.martialactivist.org/book/export/html/81 Dick Gregory] ]
* Kathy Griffin, comic [Tim Nasson. [http://www.wildaboutmovies.com/interviews/KathyGriffinQueenOfTheD-ListInterview.php D-List Status In Jeopardy!] .]
* Elisabeth Hasselbeck, co-host on ABC's "The View" [ [http://www.celiaccentral.org/Hidden/48/vobId__1112/ Elisabeth Hasselbeck tastes Redbridge, discusses celiac on The View. | National Foundation for Celiac Awareness] ]
* Davey Havok, lead singer for the band AFI and Blaqk Audio [http://www.buzznet.com/tags/jadepuget/video/1527201/ Exclusive: Blaqk Audio talks about straight edge. in Jade Puget video] ]
* Rutherford B. Hayes, [ [http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/rh19.html whitehouse.gov biography of Rutherford B. Hayes] ] 19th U.S. President, and his wife Lucy Webb Hayes [ [http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/firstladies/lh19.html whitehouse.gov biography of Lucy Hayes] ]
* James Hetfield, frontman of Metallica, after recovering from alcoholism [ [http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1452494/20020221/metallica.jhtml Sober Hetfield Talks About Rehab - News Story | Music, Celebrity, Artist News | MTV News] ]
* Jennifer Love Hewitt, American actress [ [http://www.contactmusic.com/new/xmlfeed.nsf/mndwebpages/the%20things%20they%20say%202225_11_06_2006 JENNIFER LOVE HEWITT - THE THINGS THEY SAY] ]
* Hinduja brothers (Srichand, Gopichand, Prakash & Ashok), Indian business family [ [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1319931/The-teetotal-Hinduja-brothers,-who-partied-their-way-to-power.html The teetotal Hinduja brothers, who partied their way to power] ]
* Jack Hobbs, English batsman [ [http://content-www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/353046.html Hobbs' however, was teetotal, and the drink was nothing more than ginger ale.] ]
* Anthony Hopkins (since 1975), Welsh actor [http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4153/is_20050922/ai_n15622634]
* Crazy Horse, Native American leader [ [http://www.slate.com/id/2164062/slideshow/2164626/fs/0//entry/2164641/ Uncle Ben, CEO?] ]
* Samuel L. Jackson, American Oscar nominated actor - 15 years abstinent since rehab [ [http://www.tiscali.co.uk/entertainment/film/interviews/samuel_l_jackson.html Samuel L Jackson Interview] ]
* Thomas Stonewall Jackson, Confederate General and Presbyterian [ [http://stonewall.hut.ru/leaders/jackson.htm Confederate General Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson] ] [ [http://www.fratfiles.com/essays/50187.html Essays on Thomas Stonewall Jackson - FratFiles.com] ]
* Ken Jennings, Jeopardy! champ and blogger (Mormon) [ [http://www.slate.com/id/2103882/ Slate] : "If you're a teetotaler, how come you know so much about booze?" Ken's response: His wife has been quizzing him with cocktail-themed flashcards.]
* Penn Jillette, American magician, comedian, and member of Penn and Teller Bullshit! Season 2: 12-Stepping, Showtime]
* Elton John, English musician [http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2004/11_november/12/elton_john.shtml Friday Night with Jonathan Ross, 12 November 2004]
* Griff Rhys Jones, Welsh comedy writer and performer [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/343888.stm BBC News | Entertainment | Clowning around with Mr Jones] ]

K to O

* Paul Kagame, President of Rwanda [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/722358.stm New president for Rwanda] ]
* Franz Kafka, Czech-Jewish novelist [ [http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/f/franzkafka152020.html Franz Kafka Quotes] ] [ [http://books.guardian.co.uk/reviews/classics/0,6121,1237484,00.html Observer review: Kafka by Nicholas Murray]
* Abdul Kalam, former Indian President [ [http://living.oneindia.in/celebrity/other-celebrities/kalam-indian-president.html A.P.J. Abdul Kalam - The President of the masses] ]
* Peter Kay, English comedian [ [http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,3604,1327879,00.html The Guardian profile: Peter Kay] ]
* Aga Khan IV, current Imām of the Shia Imami Ismaili [ [http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-62676153.html RACING: THE DERBY: DERBY SINN AND TONIC; SINNDAR 7-1 J Murtagh SAKHEE4-1 R Hills BEAT HOLLOW 7-2f T Quinn.]
* Stephen King, American author [On Writing by Stephen King, Chapter 35. ISBN 0743455967.]
* Dave Keuning, guitarist for the rock band The Killers [ [http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2006/sep/24/popandrock.killers Songs of praise] ]
* Ian Khama, President of Botswana [ [http://www.africa-confidential.com/_articles.aspx New man, new discipline] ]
* Bruce Lee, martial arts practitioner and actor [ [http://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~chenj/brucelee/bruce_faq.html Bruce Lee FAQ/Facts] ]
* Mike Lewis, rhythm guitarist for the Welsh alternative metal band Lostprophets
* Abraham Lincoln, 16th U.S. President [ [http://showcase.netins.net/web/creative/lincoln/speeches/temperance.htm Address to the Springfield (Ill.) Washington Temperance Society, 1842] ]
* Kenny Lofton, Major League Baseball player [ [http://media.wildcat.arizona.edu/media/storage/paper997/news/2006/09/13/Sports/Former.Cat.Hits.Big.In.Majors-2269311.shtml Former Cat hits big in majors - Sports] ]
* Jennifer Lopez, American actress, pop/Latin, pop/R&B singer, fashion designer, and dancer [InStyle Magazine, Jan. '03]
* H.P. Lovecraft - American Fantasy/Horror writer [ [http://www.waldeneast.fsnet.co.uk/collision.htm A COLLISION OF WORLD-VIEWS] ]
* Rob Lowe, American actor [ [http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2007/jun/17/features.review Rob Lowe] ]
* James Russell Lowell, American poet and diplomat [Wagenknecht, Edward. "James Russell Lowell: Portrait of a Many-Sided Man". New York: Oxford University Press, 1971: 29.]
* Ian MacKaye, musician of Fugazi and Minor Threat, founder of Dischord Records [ [http://www.xsisterhoodx.com/index.php/New-Articles-06/TranscriptTrue-Til-Death-BBC-Radio-1-2001.html Transcript:True Til Death, BBC Radio 1, 2001] ]
* Julia Mallam, English actress
* Bernard Manning, English comedian [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/3123234.stm Carry on drinking?] ]
* Marie-Antoinette, French Queen and Austrian Archduchess [Fraser, Antonia. Marie Antoinette: The Journey. New York: Anchor Books, 2002. page 280.]
* Chris Martin, lead singer of the British rock band, Coldplay [ [http://arts.guardian.co.uk/features/story/0,,1156819,00.html Keane: the bland played on | | Guardian Unlimited Arts] ]
* Michael Martin, Speaker of the House of Commons in the United Kingdom [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/986496.stm The new Speaker: Michael Martin] ]
* Sir Stanley Matthews, legendary English footballer [ [http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/manchester_united/s/1060231_comment_scholes_can_go_on_and_on Comment: Scholes can go on and on] ]
* Malcolm McDowell, British actor, abstained since 1983 [ [http://www.guardian.co.uk/weekend/story/0,3605,1201919,00.html What if ... | Weekend | Guardian Unlimited] ]
* Ewan McGregor, Scottish actor [http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/entertainment/entertainment-news/celebrity-news/2007/09/06/i-don-t-miss-boozing-i-ve-had-my-fill-of-being-drunk-86908-19741866/ Scottish Daily record, 6 September 2006]
* Robert Mugabe, President of Zimbabwe [ [http://www.zimbabwesituation.com/jun28a_2006.html My friend Mugabe became a monster] ]
* Andy Murray, Scottish tennis player [ [http://andymurray.com/about/news/18-12/andy-answers-more-of-your-questions-part-1/ Andy Murray (andymurray.com) | Official Site » Andy answers more of your questions - part 1] ]
* Jimmy Nail, British actor, writer and singer [South Bank Show,ITV]
* Carrie Nation, Notable member of the temperance movement [ [http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/columnists/2008/03/25/hatchet-job-on-drink-was-a-right-carrie-on-91466-20666620/ Hatchet job on drink was a right Carrie on] ]
* Friedrich Nietzsche, Prussian-born, German philosopher and philologist ["Ecce Homo"]
* Ross Noble, English stand-up comedian [ [http://www.edinburgh-festivals.com/topics.cfm?tid=924&id=740032003 Edinburgh Festivals - Edinburgh Festival 2003 preview pt.2 - Fame spotting] ]
* Ted Nugent, American rock musician [ [http://www.daveling.co.uk/quotes.htm Dave Ling - Music Journalist] ]
* Gary Oldman, English actor [ [http://www.itv.com/Entertainment/celebrity/Articles/Gary-Oldmans-tongue-rehab-999896945.html Gary Oldman's tongue rehab] ]

P to T

* Ian Paisley, Ulster politician [ [http://www.dailymail.co.uk/mailonsunday/article-1024887/Hungry-change--croissants.html Hungry for change... and croissants | Mail Online] ]
* Gwyneth Paltrow, award winning American actress [ [http://www.nowmagazine.co.uk/celebrity-news/235864/gwyneth-paltrow-lay-off-the-booze-ladies/1/ Gwyneth Paltrow: Lay off the booze ladies] ]
* Natalie Portman, American actress [ [http://www.natalieportman.com/articles/nparticles_en.php?viewarticle=1&article_number=78 NataliePortman.Com - Viewing article - "Plus"?Natalie Portman] ]
* Prince, American musician [ [http://music.msn.com/music/features/prince Inside Music: Feature] ]
* Jade Puget, American musician of AFI
* Albert Pujols, Major League Baseball player [http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/sports/stories.nsf/cardinals/story/787BDDD89DE3AF4C862572A8000B9990?OpenDocument]
* Vladimir Putin, Russian President [ [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/1566263/Vladimir-Putin-arrives-in-Iran-despite-'plot'.html Vladimir Putin arrives in Iran despite 'plot'] ]
* Brett Ratner, American film director [ [http://www.brightcove.com/title.jsp?title=1125900894&channel=196217268 Brett Ratner on His Hugh Hefner Film - Brightcove] ]
* Christina Ricci, American actress [The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, cbs, 3 March 2008]
* Terry Richardson, American photographer [ [http://arts.guardian.co.uk/features/story/0,,1329207,00.html Interview: Terry Richardson | | Guardian Unlimited Arts] ]
* Anne Robinson, British game show host ("The Weakest Link")
* John D. Rockefeller, Jr., industrialist and philanthropist ["Great Fortune", by Daniel Okrent, Penguin Books 2003, p. 84]
* Fred Rogers, American children's television host [http://www.pts.edu/archive/panorama%20lent%202003.pdf]
* Henry Rollins, former Black Flag singer [ [http://harpmagazine.com/articles/detail.cfm?article_id=4139 HARP Magazine] ]
* Mitt Romney, former Governor of Massachusetts (Mormon) ["Matinee Mitt: the governor of Massachusetts may soon be appearing in a theater near you", John J. Miller, "National Review", June 20, 2005.]
* Hans-Ulrich Rudel, German bomber pilot [ Stuka Pilot, Hans Ulrich Rudel (Author), Lynton Hudson (Translator), Douglas Bader (Preface), Ballantine Books; New York, 1st American paperback edition (1958)]
* George Bernard Shaw, Irish playwright [ [http://everything2.com/title/George%2520Bernard%2520Shaw George Bernard Shaw] ]
* Tommy Sheridan, Scottish socialist politician [ [http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2006/aug/08/gender.otherparties A win for machismo] ]
* Sarah Silverman, American stand-up comedian, actress, and writer [ [http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/8719206/dirty_rotten_princess/ Dirty Rotten Princess : Rolling Stone] ]
*Gene Simmons, Kiss [ [http://www.roadrun.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=44820 BLABBERMOUTH.NET - GENE SIMMONS In Commercial For MILLER LITE Beer: Video Available] ]
* Jada Pinkett Smith, American actress [ [http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/celebrity/34982004.htm Jada Pinkett Smith: Why I Turned Teetotal]
* Alan Smith, English footballer [ [http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_20050816/ai_n14881675 Football: Smith's England career in jeopardy | Independent, The (London) | Find Articles at BNET.com] ]
* John Snow, British physician [ [http://www.ph.ucla.edu/epi/snow/teetotal.html John Snow's Teetotal Address] ]
* Philip Snowden, British politician [ [http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/REsnowden.htm Philip Snowden] ]
* Dee Snider, Singer, songwriter and radio personality [ [http://www.komodorock.com/interviews/interviews/komodo-rock-talks-with-dee-snider-200711182672/ Komodo Rock | Komodo Rock Talks With Dee Snider] ]
* Hal Sparks, American actor [ [http://www.tv-now.com/stars/hsparks.html Hal Sparks Biography] ]
* Rachel Stevens, English popstar [http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/tm_objectid=17521126&method=full&siteid=66633&headline=i-m-happy-not-being-famous-for-my-love-life-anymore--name_page.html Daily Record, August 7 2006, Rick Fulton]
* Lucy Stone, American suffraget [ [http://www.assumption.edu/ahc/1853TemperanceConvention.html The Whole World's Temperance Convention, held September 1-2, 1853] ]
* Teddy Taylor, British politician [ [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/wine/main.jhtml?xml=/wine/2002/11/09/eddrink09.xml Drinks are in the House] ]
* Teller, American magician and member of Penn and Teller
* Bill Tilghman, US Marshal and gunslinger who owned a saloon for financial reasons [ [http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USAtilghman.htm Spartacus Educational] ]
* Donald Trump, entrepreneur [The America We Deserve, by Donald Trump, p. 24-25 Jul 2, 2000]
* Victor Trumper, Australian who was among the Wisden Cricketers of the Year [ [http://gutenberg.net.au/dictbiog/0-dict-biogT-V.html#trumper1 Dictionary of Australian Biography] ]
* Shania Twain, Canadian singer [ [http://www.teamshania.com/lounge/showthread.php?t=2205 Celebrity bodies: Shania Twain - ShaniaLounge.com] ]

U to Z

* Matti Vanhanen, Prime Minister of Finland [ [http://www.taz.de/pt/2003/06/25/a0148.nf/text taz.de - Archive] ]
* Tom Waits, American musician [ [http://observer.guardian.co.uk/magazine/story/0,,1932046,00.html Tom Waits, now teetotaller, is at 56 making the music of his life, he tells Sean O'Hagan | Magazine | The Observer] ]
* Rick Wakeman, English keyboardist with the Progressive rock band Yes [ [http://www.tiswasonline.com/interviews.php?section=guest_stars&article=rickwakeman Interviews at Tiswas Online] ]
* Ian Watkins, lead singer of the Welsh band Lostprophets [ [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4161/is_20050911/ai_n15368739 FASHION SPECIAL: DO I FANCY ROBBIE? GOD YES] ]
* Gerard Way, lead singer for My Chemical Romance [ [http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2007/02/04/PKGRJN83SU1.DTL&type=printable POP QUIZ: Gerard Way of My Chemical Romance] (interview on SFGate)]
* John Wetton, English rock singer and musician, after recovering from alcoholism [ [http://www.vintagerock.com/jwetton_interview.aspx Vintage Rock - Interview] ]
* Jack White, songwriter and guitarist with The White Stripes [ [http://arts.guardian.co.uk/features/story/0,,1125722,00.html The Observer Profile: Jack White | | guardian.co.uk Arts] ]
* Jonny Wilkinson, English rugby union player and member of the England national team cite web | work=uk.reuters.com | title= Teetotal Wilkinson nursed Cup hangover | url=http://uk.reuters.com/article/sportsNews/idUKL2249417020071022 | accessdate=October 22 |accessyear=2007 |date=October 22 2007]
* Bruce Willis, American actor
* Bill Woodfull, Australian cricketer [ [http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A120627b.htm Woodfull, William Maldon (1897 - 1965)] ]
* Malcolm X, American activist/minister [http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/database/article_display.cfm?HHID=370"]
* Michael York, British actor
* Frank Zappa, American musician [ [http://www.ineedcoffee.com/00/05/zappa/ Frank Zappa: Coffee Achiever (INeedCoffee.com)] ]

Relationship with religion

Most practicing Bahá'ís, Brahmins, Mormons, Hare Krishnas, Muslims, Seventh-day Adventists, and Sikhs can be considered to be teetotalers as it is a belief of all of their religions. However, there are some exceptions.

Many Christians such as Methodists, Quakers and Baptists are often associated with teetotalism due to their traditionally strong support for temperance movements and prohibition. Abstinence is not a religious requirement, but the tradition is strong enough to make ritual and recreational alcohol consumption a controversial issue among some members. Members of the Salvation Army make a promise on joining the movement to observe life-long abstinence from alcohol, but they don't consider partaking of alcohol to be inherently wrong. Catholicism, the Orthodox Churches, and Anglicanism all require wine in their central religious rite of the eucharist, and while many Protestant churches often allow grape juice or dealcoholized wine in their eucharistic celebrations, only a few Protestants require a non-alcoholic beverage as official policy. (See Christianity and alcohol.)

References

See also

*Christianity and alcohol
*Straight edge - A subculture promoting abstinence from drugs