New Delhi: Every year on August 13, International Left Handers Day is observed to celebrate the uniqueness and differences of those people who are left-handed. In 1976, Dean R. Campbell, the founder of the Left-Handers Club first celebrated it and has been since observed to raise awareness about the challenges and experiences of Left-Handed individuals in a world where people are mostly right-handed. The day serves as a platform to highlight the advantages and disadvantages of being left-handed and their uniqueness along with the issues those people face.
Famous Left-Handers Around the World
Barack Obama
Barack Obama was the 44th President of the United States. He served in the role from 2009 to 2017 and was the first African-American US President. From 2005 to 2008, he was a US Senator from Illinois.
Oprah Winfrey
Oprah Winfrey is an American talk show host who is famous for her ‘The Oprah Winfrey Show’. She was reportedly the 20th century’s richest African-American and is called the ‘Queen of All Media’. She is considered one of the most influential women in the world.
Angelina Jolie
Angelina Jolie is a world-famous Hollywood actress and humanitarian who has received several awards including an Academy Award, three Golden Globe Awards and a Tony Award. Over the years, she has been the highest-paid actress in Hollywood several times.
Bill Gates
Bill Gates is an American business tycoon who founded the software company Microsoft with Paul Allen. He has been the richest person in the world several times and is also famous for his philanthropy. In the 1970s and 1980s, he pioneered the microcomputer revolution.
Amitabh Bachchan
Amitabh Bachchan is a famous Indian actor who has a cinematic career of more than 50 years. He is considered one of the greatest and most influential Indian actors. In the 1970s and 1980s, his dominance in the Indian film industry led the French director François Truffaut to describe it as a ‘one-man industry’. He has received six National Film Awards and 16 Filmfare Awards.
Keanu Reeves
Keanu Reeves is a Canadian actor whose career on screen has been going on for over 40 years. In 2020, The New York Times ranked him as the 21st century’s fourth-greatest actor and was named one of the 100 most influential people by Time magazine in 2022.
Ratan Tata
Ratan Tata is an Indian industrialist and philanthropist. He was the chairman of the Tata Group from 1990 to 2012 and was also the former chairman of Tata Sons. He is known for his charitable trusts and was honoured with the Padma Vibhushan, India’s second-highest civilian honour in 2008.
Tom Cruise
Tom Cruise is a famous American actor and producer who has received three Golden Globe Awards. An icon of Hollywood, he is one of the highest-grossing actors of all time in the world and holds the Guinness World Record for the most consecutive $100-million-grossing movies.
Sachin Tendulkar
Sachin Tendulkar is one of the greatest cricketers of all time. One of the greatest batters ever, he is the highest run-scorer in both ODI and Test cricket. In 2019, he was inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame.
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